We love love love the raw milk, ground beef, bratwurst sausages and everything we’ve ordered from Kelly! So glad we found this store and the close by pick up is so convenient and the prices are so reasonable! Love the quality of the products and her service. Thank you so much for all your work! We appreciate it everyday and so thankful that we can enjoy such amazing healthy food!
I have been buying escarole exclusively from Next Step Produce for over 15 years given the beauty of this farm's full heads which are so fresh that they last longer than their store-bought counterparts. The outer leaves are great simply sautéed in olive oil or braised with a little stock, onion, garlic and red chile flakes. Douse with lemon or red wine vinegar once done. Great on pizza, or stuffed into a traditional Southern Italian pie, or use in white bean soup. The pale, inner leaves are wonderful in crisp winter salads with a strong dressing.
Cookbooks.by Marcella Hazan, Lidia Basstianich and Deborah Madison include excellent recipes for escarole. Here are some online sources:
https://lidiasitaly.com/recipes/escarole-white-bean-soup/
https://mariquita.com/recipes/escarole.html
https://emisgoodeating.com/2015/03/23/napoli-soul-food-pizza-di-scarola-escarole-pie-with-a-side-of-history/
There are 40 recipes on The NYTimes Cooking app and plenty of other resources.
12/27/24 — On Waitlist: pork shoulder (3-4lb) or butt; ground lamb; and thick-cut bacon. Thanks, mingtree10@gmail.com
Can the skin be minced and used?
The grass fed milk from this farm is super good and Kelly's customer service is way better than any store. The prices are also very reasonable
will this be back in stock soon?
Erratum: Do not be confused by the fact that we refer to this spice as "peppercorns" since what you want to use are actually the pink pods. 2024 is the second year that Next Step Produce has offered fresh Sichuan peppercorns; I LOVED them last year. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to try them fresh from the farm!!
The flavor is floral, a bit like citrus fruit and very spicy, though they are not even half as intense as Habanero chilies (50,000-75,000 on Scoville scale vs 150,000-250,000 for the latter.). Sichuan peppercorns are essential for Mapo Tofu, a classic Chinese dish that can be adapted for vegans by substituting fresh shiitake mushrooms and broth made from their stems for the traditional ground pork as in a recipe by David Tanis; Hetty Lui McKinnon, instead, crumbles extra-firm tofu as a substitute for the meat and features silky slabs of eggplant. Both preparations are delicious!! It is very difficult to find a high quality of this ingredient at specialty markets and it is no longer available at supermarkets like Whole Foods. Do no be confused by the fact that we refer to this spice as peppercorns since you want to use are the pink pods. Removing the black seeds is recommended. Leave them on a clean towel or plate to dry by the sun if you don't use them all right away.
My kids' favorite by far!
