scott peterson rumpus california cabernet sauvignon 2015

the wine was a California (Sonoma) white, Scott Peterson Rumpus California Sauvignon Blanc 2015, from Naked Wines.

pieces broken from an Eric Kayser ‘baguette monge’.

Duck Trap River smoked whitefish from Whole Foods served with some lightly-dressed upland cress from Two Guys from Woodbridge and sections of a sweet local lemon from Fantastic Gardens of Long Island.

This rich meal began with a light course of smoked fish, garnished. In any event, it was tasty, and there was enough left to include in another dinner. One of the reasons I’ve avoided flank, skirt or similar cuts is my fear of slicing the meat in the wrong direction once it’s been cooked, which is probably what happened here (it’s best sliced “across the grain”, a description not always obvious to me when I’m in a hurry). I’ve had very little experience with that cut, even with beef, so I did some reading, and although I thought I had approached the process in a reasonable manner, the result was more chewy that I had supposed it would be.

At that time it had been a sirloin steak on Sunday it was a flank steak.

We had some elk in the freezer, remaining from some given to us last spring by a friend who has a cousin who hunts, in the wilds of Kansas.

Scott peterson rumpus california cabernet sauvignon 2015