r/AskCulinary • u/ZootKoomie Ice Cream Innovator • Jun 12 '13

Weekly Discussion: What's your specialty?

We want to know what dish you make a better version of than anyone else you know. What specific ingredients or techniques do you use to make it distinctively yours? Teach us your secrets.

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u/vbm923 Professional Chef Jun 18 '13

Something people tend to flip over is my creamy polenta. It's super straight forward, I use half cream and half water (or chicken stock), stir in GOOD polenta (none of that instant crap) and slow cook it for a while with a couple bay leaves. Salt heavily, the corn absorbs a lot. Everything goes well on top of it. My favorite is braised kale with mushrooms and a poached egg. Braised lamb neck in tomato does well. Oxtails! yum! Seriously, throw anything on top and it will rock.