Posted by Elizabeth Lira on February 26, 19100 at 19:31:01 :
In Reply to: Re: Long Distance Catering posted by Sam, Again, my real follow up on February 26, 19100 at 14:39:10 :
: I will try to think of a "to die for" veg/starch recipe, BUT i must ask the basics, are you using cambro carriers for your hot food, Preheated & preheated insert pans, cooking your hot food close as possible to your travel time, using chafers on your plate up line....is there any way to "build" a make shift kitchen???? butane burners, table top convection ovens, grills outside??????I like to cook as much as possible at the site, but all being said HOT food HOT should be everyones pet peeve....
: Now on to the rice dish, try converted rice, sauteed w/ aromatics & your choice of other veg-like making rissoto, add real stock from chix & crab, cook til about 2/3 of liquid is absorbed (i prefer oven method), at plate up stir in parm or asiago (one pan at a time)& plumped white raisens or mayby other indian fruits or roasted corn....mayby add some chipotle chili,......just rambling......hope this helps.........Sam Sears, CEC
Dearest Sam Sears :
Thank you very much for the reply.
Yes, I have cambros.
Preheated & preheated insert pans?
By this you are referring to hotel pans preheated prior to filling? Keeping hotel pans, filled with said food, in oven until transport time is essetially the same?
I really love the idea of make-shift kitchen; time is a problem! I'm pretty much head cook, head set up, head manager both front and back, so while I should be setting up make shift kitchen one hour there, one hour back who is prepping and preparing at commissary? Staff is very simple-minded (do not mean to sound condiscending, they just do not have the knowledge and are learning as we go).
Problem mainly is the hall restrictions. Same day setup (i.e. not before noon)and execution (dinner served at 7) and clean up does not lend well to being far away.
Your suggestions sound fun. I'll begin playing with them. Any other ideas, thoughts and suggestions would be great!