Dining Review- Kangaroo Stew

Article by: Eric

When in Australia there are a few things one must do: surf, visit the Sydney Opera House, and eat Kangaroo. Kangaroo comes in a variety of cuts and sizes, but is usually served as a loin or steak. One scrumptious dish, very popular in Australia, is kangaroo tail soup with dumplings. Usually this is a delicious combination of kangaroo meat- either tail or steak, carrots, celery, and onions combined with chopped tomatoes or tomato paste. Then for a flavor, spices range from nutmeg to thyme creating a delectable balance between flavor and texture. While it is cooking one would not believe the aromas surrounding the dish. The meat and any cookingwines added waft up a multitude of heavenly smells.

The preparation of the kangaroo entails, no pun intended, a light browning, usually with the onions. This can either be done in the oven or on a stove. Here, in this first step, the aromas come the life, and climb right out of the pan. The sizzling and that recognizable smell of fresh cooked meat where the blood starts to separate from the meat. Following the cooking of the meat the vegetables and any potatoes and onions, if they haven’t been cooked, get thrown into the pan to the instantly familiar sizzle. These can be sautéed or slowly cooked depending on the recipe. Here the flavors start to animate and one can almost taste the stew as it’s being created. Then, the dish finally starts to come together. You add the meat and any spices/herbs to the veggies and cover with water. In slightly more advanced recipes one can also start by adding port and wine to a soup pot then adding the meat and veggies. The tomato and spices are then added before the stew is simmered.

When the dish is ready the smell will be overwhelming, and the stew will be slowly bubbling. At that point one can serve it in a variety of manners. The stew can be served alone with a light garnish, or as heavily as with potato dumplings and bread. Either way the result is out of this world. The textures and tastes of that first bite will overpower the senses. The texture of the kangaroo is balanced perfectly with the vegetables. And not only will the meal be tasty, but it is good for you. Kangaroo meat is one of the leanest meats there is. The fat content can be as low as 2%. So whether you are looking to get fit, or get happy, kangaroo stew is the meal for you.

Links to Kangaroo stew recipes:
http://www.macromeats-gourmetgame.com.au/Recipes/Kangaroo_Stew.aspx
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/628/KangarooTailSoup19295.shtml
http://www.soupsong.com/rkangaro.html

Editorial

Article by: Kevin

In the story the apothecary sold Roger poison. It was illegal for him to sell the poison, and he would have been given the death penalty if he was caught. Also he knew that Roger was going to use the poison to hurt someone but he still sold it to him anyway. Roger did take advantage of the apothecary’s financial trouble, but he still let roger take advantage of him. He let roger kill himself just so he could get some extra money.

The apothecary might have been able to stop roger from killing himself. If he just tried to talk to him about why he wanted the poison then he could of tried to talk him out of it. Instead he just minded his own business and took the money and didn’t bother trying to find out what his poison was being used for.

The apothecary knew what the penalty was for selling poison, (death) but he did it anyway. Now roger is dead and it is partially the apothecary’s fault. So the only rational thing to do would be to give the apothecary the death penalty. Also not enough was being done to stop these apothecaries from selling poison to anybody with money. This apothecary had poison on display for crying out loud. So to make sure that this never happens again the police should be able to do random raids on apothecary store and arrest anyone in possession of poison.

Now there are three dead people (Roger, Julia, and Paris.) All of these deaths could have prevented if it wasn’t for the apothecary. All though this man never killed anybody himself he is still responsible for these deaths. For this reason this man should be given the death penalty. It is definitely the right thing to do.