What is this MYSTERIOUS gluten free flour I’m using?

September 21, 2014|Richard Nikoley||

 All will be revealed Tuesday morning. I’ll give you a few hints:

  • It’s NOT a nut flour
  • It’s NOT a legume flour
  • It IS naturally sweet

As an “official tester,” I’ve used it in baking and most recently, breading for both liver and a trout dish.

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Calf Liver Wok Fried in Bacon Drippings and Coconut Oil
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With Potatoes and Onions
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Pan Fried Trout (coconut oil)

Bonus surprise: the asparagus was oven roasted in a new MYSTERY oil as well.

I must say, that was hands down the best liver I’ve ever made. In fact, I’m doing it again tonight.

All (and much more) will be revealed on Tuesday morning.

Update: Did the whole liver, onions and potatoes deal again, but with lots more of [easyazon_link asin=”B00B1L0412″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”fretheani-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Juka’s Red Palm Oil (100% Organic & Natural From Africa)[/easyazon_link] in the wok.

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MYSTERY OIL For the Salad, emulsified with coconut vinegar and apple cider vinegar (salt & pepper seasoning)
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Beef Liver, Onions, Potatoes, Bacon Bit Garnish
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My Plate. Dijon Mustard For The Liver (learned that in France)

Update: The Post is Up.

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28 Comments

  1. j3nn on September 21, 2014 at 11:11

    Coffee flour?



  2. Tiziano Solignani on September 21, 2014 at 11:39

    Chufa
    Sesame seeds
    ?



  3. FrenchFry on September 21, 2014 at 11:42

    Green banana flour.



  4. Darcie on September 21, 2014 at 12:33

    Uh, coconut flour? :)



  5. Darin on September 21, 2014 at 12:40

    Insect flour?



  6. FrenchFry on September 21, 2014 at 12:49

    Crushed pork rinds … I doubt this is sweet though …



  7. Best Guess on September 21, 2014 at 13:23

    Tiger nut flour? Does it exist?



  8. Nenad Kojić on September 21, 2014 at 13:39

    Cricket flour is my guess. :D



  9. Beans McGrady on September 21, 2014 at 14:03

    . . . and when we didn’t have no crawfish, we ate sand.



  10. AJ on September 21, 2014 at 15:30

    My guess would be plantain or green banana flour?



  11. Jennifer on September 21, 2014 at 16:20

    Jesus Christ! TUESDAY MORNING ??? !!

    Why not Monday?? Why make us wait?



    • Richard Nikoley on September 21, 2014 at 17:24

      Ha, Jennifer. Because I’m a “cunt shaming asshole.”

      :)

      The real reason is that Tuesday morning is when the stars align just the way I want them.

      OK, the real reason is the product is very new, with related new products and it’s just now that pretty much everything is ready.

      Also, I have a post for tomorrow that has an embedded clue. However, you have to press it into vinyl and play it backwards to get the clue.



    • Regina on September 21, 2014 at 20:07

      This is really microaggressive. Ugh.



    • Jennifer on September 22, 2014 at 07:41

      I can get behind the “stars aligning” thing; that’s important. Since I have to wait, I think I’ll vote for Rudy’s guess below – fecal matter flour – that’s hilarious! I laughed out loud!



  12. Melissa on September 21, 2014 at 17:33

    One of the Anti-Grain flours??



    • Rudy on September 22, 2014 at 03:03

      Fecal matter flour?



  13. EF on September 22, 2014 at 05:23

    Tiger Nut Flour!

    I just tried the nuts for the first time. Tastes great, filling. Almost like a mild marzipan. Very dense and dry so you need to drink water while eating. Quite pricey.

    Monster TMI the following day after two or three servings.

    Thanks for introducing them to us!



  14. eddie on September 22, 2014 at 07:51

    I was going to say tiger nut flour too…

    I grind up almonds in a MAGIC BULLET instead of paying the crazy price for it done and put in a bag at bobs red mill

    Cant see why you cant do the same with TIGER NUTS



  15. Richard Nikoley on September 22, 2014 at 08:25

    I updated the post with three pics from last night’s dinner.



  16. deborahkrueger on September 22, 2014 at 08:34

    Inulin?



  17. GeoffD on September 22, 2014 at 09:00

    New product up at the tiger nuts usa site. Tiger nut flour!!!



  18. SusieCruising on September 22, 2014 at 09:31

    As a side note, I’ve found red palm oil to be a great anti-aging topical, applied in the evening (stains the skin) before going to bed, (you’ll want to warn your bed partner)…after cleansing and exoliating (you really want it to penetrate, alternatively you could use a dermal roller). It contains a concentrated amount of evidence based actives, shown to reverse photo-aging of the skin.



    • elmo on September 22, 2014 at 18:17

      i like it too – i try to add 1/2 to 1 tbsp each red palm, evoo, and coconut oil with every meal.



  19. Jason on September 23, 2014 at 10:24

    Tuesday morn looking for your reveal. Though I suspect it is the chufa flour. great work here Richard I enjoy your work here and your passion thxs for bringing it to us!



    • Richard Nikoley on September 23, 2014 at 10:57

      Working on the final touches of the post now.



  20. Serth on September 23, 2014 at 10:42

    hopefully I’m not too late – it hasn’t been revealed yet has it? I’m going with apple flour, full of pectin…..



  21. Richard Nikoley on September 24, 2014 at 08:02

    Here’s the reveal post, in case you missed it:

    freetheanimal.com/2014/09/incredible-edible-tigernut.html



  22. GTR on September 25, 2014 at 13:49

    Speaking about flours – has anybody tried cricket flour?