Comments on: Duck, Onion and Date Pastilla

By: deana-Lostpastremembered

deana-Lostpastremembered — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:48:02 +0000

Great recipe… I like tamarind better with the duck.. it’s brighter than the pomegranate molasses. I really want to give this a try… great photo too!

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By: The Grubworm

The Grubworm — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:22:57 +0000

This looks like a complex, time consuming and utterly worth-the-effort recipe. When i can set i aside the time i am determined to give it a go because it looks delicious.

By: James

James — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:10:14 +0000

Hibernation sounds goooood. Bet you could still cook while hibernating though…..

By: Adelina

Adelina — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:03:01 +0000

Quite a complicate dish but as always, your creativity in combining flavors, texture is always so inspiring!

Thanks for posting and for sharing!

By: Madalene

Madalene — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:28:56 +0000

I posted this comment on behalf of one of my readers Diana Ratzer who says……..
“I always enjoy reading your recipes, you are amazingly inventive! I have just read your Duck, Onion and Date Pastilla in which you use tamarind paste. I used to use it but now I prefer to use pomegranate molasses as I think it has a more interesting depth of flavour and gives a very good sweet/sour tang to dishes. (The tamarind paste I used to use was the TRS concentrated paste brand, ready to use but without any additives etc.)”
Thank you Diana, great tip about the pomegranate molasses.

By: Choclette

Choclette — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:04:24 +0000

This has just sent me of on a book reviewing adventure of middle eastern cookery – very inspiring.

By: Thermomixer

Thermomixer — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:11:46 +0000

Well done – they look superb as usual. Have you ever tried making your own filo pastry?

It is a great book, as is their next book, Turquoise. Another is on the way, which is great, as Greg is remarrying this month (may well have happened), but the business/book partnership continues.