Session 39 — Different Acids, Different Effects
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Skill: Not all acid is the same. Lemon juice is bright and immediate. Red wine vinegar is assertive and fruity. Sherry vinegar is mellow and nutty. White balsamic is sweet and gentle. Tamarind is deep and complex. Tonight you'll use two different acids in two different components of the same meal and taste the difference.
Full Meal: Serious Eats — Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Reduction + Serious Eats — Lentil Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette + Serious Eats — Roasted Carrots with Cumin
Balsamic on the pork: sweet, deep, slightly caramelized. Sherry vinegar in the lentil salad: dry, nutty, assertive. Two acids, two entirely different effects.
- Protein: Pork tenderloin with balsamic glaze
- Starch/Salad: Warm French lentil salad with sherry vinaigrette
- Veg: Roasted carrots with cumin
🎥 Compare Notes: The Eight Vinegars to Keep in Your Pantry — A guided tasting of eight vinegars and what makes each one distinct