Today I got to school and finished prepping and assembling my turkey tetrazzini. I had to make the sauce and saute my mushrooms and infuse them with lemon zest and just mix it all together and bake it.
I had some major issues with my sauce that needed correcting. I found my recipe on the internet and changed it based on several reviews about the recipe itself. I ended up with too much roux for my sauce and it was basically gravy instead. We had to thin it out with water, turkey and mirepoix base to keep the flavor. After several minutes, we finally got it to the right consistency. I mixed it all together, sprinkled my fresh breadcrumbs and parmesan on top.
I covered it with foil and baked it off. I didn't ask Rex if I was doing it right because there were 20 high school kids running around like chickens with their heads cut off demanding his attention and I didn't want to bother him.
I put it in the convection oven to cook it more quickly ... first mistake.
After checking on it, it was getting really brown and drying out the noodles ... second mistake.
I should have asked Rex before I baked it, but I didn't.
Trick I learned at school:
If you want to bake something and keep it moist at the same time, cover the pan with plastic wrap and then with foil. The plastic will trap the moisture in.
I should have covered my noodles with plastic first, and didn't so they were a little dry. I also should have used the regular oven instead of the convection because it had too much heat circulating around it.
I learned a trick or two and will hopefully not make the same mistake next time. It turned out pretty good considering my mistakes.
I also proofed and baked my second tray of rolls, and this one turned out better than yesterdays. Yesterdays were a tiny bit overcooked. That was about it for my day.
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