Lye Trumbles (or Trumbles in Lye):
Serves 4-6 people.
This is a culinary delight favoured by many in the Galaxy, although for some strange reason, most of them seem to be blue eyed and blond. Some even claim it’s right up there with the famous and fabulous cuisine of Riedquat. However, given the lengthy and complicated preparation and cooking process, Lye Trumbles are rarely available in restaurants. If you do see this on the menu, give it a try.
The preparation of this culinary delight is a lengthy process, but well worth it when the tantalizing flavours that naturally emerge with this revolutionary process meet your taste buds.
Stage 1
Ingredients for stage one:
After putting your Trumbles to “sleep” they need to be dried. Make several small incisions in the skin to let out any gasses produced during the drying process. Apply a generous amount of salt and hang up to dry in the sun for approximately 60 days in a dry Earth like atmosphere*.
If an Earth like atmosphere is not available to you, the Trumbles can be dried in the hold of your ship by sun-skimming for a prolonged period while the Trumbles are suspended in your cargo hold. Do make sure that it doesn’t get too hot as the Trumbles will be destroyed. Also, it is ill advised for humans to be present in the hold during this process. If you must enter the hold, please remember to wear your Remlock (you have been warned).
When the Trumbles have dried (25-30% residual humidity in your Trumbles is ideal) you are ready for stage two.
Stage 2
Ingredients for stage two:
Submerge the Trumbles in the solution and leave for 3-4 days. If you are preparing Lye Trumbles on your ship it is again ill advised for humans to be present while the Trumbles are maturing in the lye solution and as always, your Remlock is your friend.
(Warning: The lye solution is highly corrosive and can cause chemical burns on live tissue (that would be you, the cook, assuming you are human) as well as severe damage to your ship unless due care is taken. Wear protective gear at all times when working with lye solutions.)
After the Trumbles have been submerged in lye they are highly poisonous, and need to be rinsed in water. Take the Trumbles out of the lye solution and rinse in clean, fresh water for 10 days. Change the water once every day for the first 8 days and twice a day for the last two days of the rinsing process.
The Trumbles will now have swelled to twice their original size and attained a jelly like consistency. While this looks quite revolting, it’s perfectly normal and part of the preparation process.
You are now ready for stage three.
Stage 3
Ingredients for stage three:
Lye Trumbles
Earth Green Pea stew
Directions
Lye Trumbles
Earth Green Pea stew (or Lavian Broad Bean stew)
Putting it all together
History
Legend has it that this dish originates from the northern parts of the Old Earth continent of Europe. The original ingredient that was replaced by Trumbles is believed to be a sea creature called "Cod", "Torsk" or "Skrei" (language unknown). How the people of Old Earth stumbled upon the idea of submerging something edible into something as poisonous as Lye remains a mystery.
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*) Note: Earth like atmosphere:
**) Note: Standard galactic measure of the kg is used. Remember to compensate if your local gravity differs from the standard.
***) Note: Standard galactic measure of volume in litres is used.
****) Note: It has been reported that baked Lye Trumbles serves as an adequate sealant in case of hull breach when allowed to cool and coagulate in the breach.
Serves 4-6 people.
This is a culinary delight favoured by many in the Galaxy, although for some strange reason, most of them seem to be blue eyed and blond. Some even claim it’s right up there with the famous and fabulous cuisine of Riedquat. However, given the lengthy and complicated preparation and cooking process, Lye Trumbles are rarely available in restaurants. If you do see this on the menu, give it a try.
The preparation of this culinary delight is a lengthy process, but well worth it when the tantalizing flavours that naturally emerge with this revolutionary process meet your taste buds.
Stage 1
Ingredients for stage one:
- 2-4 young Trumbles. (Using Trumbles at the last stage of mitosis will give a superior result)
- Salt
After putting your Trumbles to “sleep” they need to be dried. Make several small incisions in the skin to let out any gasses produced during the drying process. Apply a generous amount of salt and hang up to dry in the sun for approximately 60 days in a dry Earth like atmosphere*.
If an Earth like atmosphere is not available to you, the Trumbles can be dried in the hold of your ship by sun-skimming for a prolonged period while the Trumbles are suspended in your cargo hold. Do make sure that it doesn’t get too hot as the Trumbles will be destroyed. Also, it is ill advised for humans to be present in the hold during this process. If you must enter the hold, please remember to wear your Remlock (you have been warned).
When the Trumbles have dried (25-30% residual humidity in your Trumbles is ideal) you are ready for stage two.
Stage 2
Ingredients for stage two:
- 2-4 dried Trumbles
- Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda on some planets.
- Fresh water (H2O)
Submerge the Trumbles in the solution and leave for 3-4 days. If you are preparing Lye Trumbles on your ship it is again ill advised for humans to be present while the Trumbles are maturing in the lye solution and as always, your Remlock is your friend.
(Warning: The lye solution is highly corrosive and can cause chemical burns on live tissue (that would be you, the cook, assuming you are human) as well as severe damage to your ship unless due care is taken. Wear protective gear at all times when working with lye solutions.)
After the Trumbles have been submerged in lye they are highly poisonous, and need to be rinsed in water. Take the Trumbles out of the lye solution and rinse in clean, fresh water for 10 days. Change the water once every day for the first 8 days and twice a day for the last two days of the rinsing process.
The Trumbles will now have swelled to twice their original size and attained a jelly like consistency. While this looks quite revolting, it’s perfectly normal and part of the preparation process.
You are now ready for stage three.
Stage 3
Ingredients for stage three:
Lye Trumbles
- 2-4 Lye Trumbles
- 2 - 3 tablespoons of salt
- 1 kg** of potatoes
- 0.2 kg** pork bacon, sliced. (Alternative if pork bacon is not available: Cured and smoked Rirediian mountain slug)
- Fresh water (H2O)
- Coarse ground pepper (or the local equivalent)
- Leesti Sting Mustard
Earth Green Pea stew
- 0.5 l*** of whole, dry Earth Green Peas (Alternative if Earth Green Peas are not available: Lavian Broad Beans)
- Fresh water (H2O)
- 0.1 l*** Ma Cow milk (preferably fresh but freeze dried will do - re-hydrate first)
- 0.1 kg** wheat flour.
- Salt
Directions
Lye Trumbles
- Remove the skin from the Lye Trumbles
- Bake the Lye Trumbles in an oven.
- Preheat the oven to 370°K.
- Lay the Trumbles on a grate (use a pan below the grate to collect excess fluids as the Trumbles shrink back to their original size while baking).
- Sprinkle over with salt and cover with aluminium or titanium foil.
- Put into the oven for about 40 minutes.
- Dice the bacon and fry on low heat so the fat melts and the dices get crispy.
- Peal and boil potatoes in fresh water until soft, approximately 30 minutes.
Earth Green Pea stew (or Lavian Broad Bean stew)
- Soften the dried Earth Green Peas in water over night.
- Boil the peas for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Strain water and crush the peas into a stew
- Make a thickener out of the Ma Cow Milk and wheat flour. Mix into the stew and let it boil for 5–6 minutes.
- Add salt to taste.
Putting it all together
- Serve the Lye Trumbles hot with Earth Green Pea stew, cooked potatoes, bacon fat and crispy bacon dices. (At this point it is important to keep the Lye Trumbles hot at all times. Allowing them to cool will cause the meat to coagulate and harden into something very similar to an old Earth building material called concrete, destroying your cooking utensils in the process.****)
- Place coarse salt, freshly ground pepper (or the local equivalent) and Leestiian Sting Mustard on the table.
- Serve with Orrereian vicious brew and aged Leestiian evil juice.
History
Legend has it that this dish originates from the northern parts of the Old Earth continent of Europe. The original ingredient that was replaced by Trumbles is believed to be a sea creature called "Cod", "Torsk" or "Skrei" (language unknown). How the people of Old Earth stumbled upon the idea of submerging something edible into something as poisonous as Lye remains a mystery.
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*) Note: Earth like atmosphere:
21% Oxygen
78.% Nitrogen
0.93% Argon
0.04% Carbon Dioxide
The ideal temperature for the drying process is between 267° K and 277° K. Higher temperatures will shorten the time needed to dry your Trumbles.
78.% Nitrogen
0.93% Argon
0.04% Carbon Dioxide
The ideal temperature for the drying process is between 267° K and 277° K. Higher temperatures will shorten the time needed to dry your Trumbles.
**) Note: Standard galactic measure of the kg is used. Remember to compensate if your local gravity differs from the standard.
***) Note: Standard galactic measure of volume in litres is used.
****) Note: It has been reported that baked Lye Trumbles serves as an adequate sealant in case of hull breach when allowed to cool and coagulate in the breach.
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