Anwar and Trigirls Home on Super Bowl Sunday
Tasted Sunday, February 1, 2009 by Vino Me with 832 views
Our third gourmet dinner was hosted by Anwar and Trigirl at theit home. In attendance was Allred, his wife, Scubarex, his wife, my wife, myself and our hosts. Anwar picked the theme which was "bacon" and the date of Super Bowl Sunday and dubbed the event Bacon Bowl I. All of the courses had to include bacon. As usual, everyone was assigned a course and was in charge of the wine pairing for their dish. I thought the idea, food and wines for this dinner where outstanding. There was a lot of food and wine. Here are my notes on the food and wine:
Scuba put this together to snack on during the pregame festivities.
Scuba used applewood smoked bacon to wrap ramekins and filled them with polenta, gruyere, white cheddar, green onion and an egg and then baked them. This dish had a wonderful flavor. My only concern is the the bacon did not cook up crispy enough in the ramekin and had a chewy and slightly fatty texture.
My wifes course. A sort of amuse bouche takeoff of tea and finger sandwich. She made a potato soup with Nueske's canadian bacon which was served in a tea cup with a finger sized BLT sandwich. The sandwich was white bread round baked with a parmesan/sour cream spread and Nueske's applewood bacon and then garnished with half of a cherry tomato and fresh basil. This was one of my favorite courses. I think everyone had seconds.
Scubarex bought some specialty duck bacon to make these and topped them with a with a spicy bean and corn salsa. Very tasty
Anwar sourced some mail order pork bellies (can't recall the supplier) and cooked them two ways. He baked half and braised the other half. They were served with and orange glaze and natural jus on a bed of haricots verts and carrot succotash. I preferred the braised. It was much more tender and had more flavor in my opinion. Very interesting dish.
Allreds course. The rosemary and goat cheese were stuffed inside the quail and added a richness to this dish. This had a wonderful flavor and the quail was tender and succulent. The skin of the quail could have been crispier which would have added another layer of texture.
Anwar took this course and ran with it. This was right up there as my favorite course. He made homemade waffles with bacon bits in the batter and then dipped them in chocolate. A scoop of candied bacon ice cream was served on top with a maple syrup reduction. A strip of bacon dipped chocolate was served on the side. This really came together. The bacon was not overpowering as you might expect. It added a little saltiness and texture. No dessert wines were served with this course. Everyone just drank whatever was left over.
A great event and a fun game to watch as well. Thanks for hosting Anwar and Trigirl and thanks to all the chefs.
VM
2003 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese 85 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
3rd time I have had this wine and it has never impressed me. I expect so much more from this producer. It was sweet and on the flabby side. notes of apricot and melon. Still has a little spritz which shows itself on the finish. Served too warm for my tastes. 85 points.
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2003 Copain Roussanne James Berry Vineyard 86 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Anwar opened this with the creme fraiche and bacon bit dip. 2nd time I have had this wine. Last time was in 2004 with a similar score. Full bodied with notes of liquid smoke, spice and lavender. Not my favorite style of white wine. 86 points.
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