STACK #121 Nov 2015

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Barfly Bourbon and Beer Nut Brownie with Crumbled Pretzels on a Salted Dulce de leche and a Stout and Molasses Ice Cream

BARFLY

by contributor Aaron Harvie From MasterChef: Series 2 and MasterChef All Stars

Photo: brettstanleyphoto.com

L ast year I was doing my tri-weekly comb through of all of the DVDs and Blu-rays at my local JB Hi-Fi (which the team at the Moore Park Super Centre can testify to) in the hope of finding the remake of Maniac with Elijah Wood (awesome movie by the way). When I found the 2012 Maniac, I was thrilled to see a reissue of the ‘80s film with original artwork sitting right next to it, on the label Cinema Cult. Over the course of the next few months, I found other beloved forgotten titles like Flesh for Frankenstein , Driller Killer , The Burning , Lifeforce and The Abominable Dr. Phibes , to name a few… as well as the unbelievably underrated 1987 classic, Barfly . Barfly follows Henry Chinaski (Mickey Rourke), who serves as the literary alter ego of Charles Bukowski in several of his novels, and this semi-autobiographical journey of his time in Los Angeles, drinking heavily. Henry is a destitute alcoholic, living in a shabby apartment and carving out

an existence through a series of menial jobs. Despite his life and outward appearance, Henry is a talented writer and expresses himself through short stories and poetry. Henry spends his life in a series of dive bars, drinking and bent on self destruction. He meets fellow alcoholic and kept woman Wanda (Faye Dunaway) and the two begin an affair, living together and purchasing alcohol on the account that Wanda’s older lover settles. But things change when Henry is tracked down by wealthy female book publisher Tully Sorenson, who offers to publish his work. Given money and a way out of his circumstances, Henry must choose between being true to himself and his work, or selling out his ideals for success and money. Barfly is a classic movie, simultaneously dark and funny, gritty and hopeful, and serves as a great introduction for anyone out there who wants to get into

the wild and weird world of Bukowski and his incredible body of work. The author wrote the screenplay himself with Sean Penn in mind for the lead role, but the two couldn’t see eye to eye on a director. The role eventually went to Mickey Rourke, who is nothing short of amazing. And although he was initially critical of his performance, Bukowski went on to say in later years “…Part of my luck was the actor who played Henry Chinaski. Mickey Rourke stayed with the dialogue to the word and the sound intended. What surprised me was that he added another dimension to the character, in spirit.” Charles Bukowski would go on to write the book Hollywood , which is based on his experiences while making Barfly the movie, with the characters all thinly veiled versions of the real-life actors and directors he worked with during the process. I decided to make a bar- themed dessert for this movie using things you would normally find in a dive bar, including beer, bourbon, pretzels and beer nuts. Now you may think that Beer Ice Cream is not a delicious idea, but I promise you, you are wrong. The molasses sweetens its dark, malty flavours and they work perfectly together with the ultra rich and gooey brownie and the salty sweet caramel. For the full recipe, download the STACK app or visit stack.net.au

Ingredients

For the Bourbon & Beer Nut Brownie 90g Salted Beer Nuts 40g g Flour ¼ tsp. Baking Power ¼ tsp. Salt 225g Dark Chocolate 150g Castor Sugar 160g Unsalted Butter 2 Eggs 30ml Bourbon 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract 100g Milk Chocolate For the Stout and Molasses Ice Cream 330ml Stout ¼ Cup Molasses 1 Vanilla Bean 2 Cups of Heavy Cream 2 Cups Milk ¾ Cup Castor Sugar 6 Egg Yolks

For the Salted Dulce de leche 1 Tin Condensed Milk Sea Salt To Finish Pretzels Sea Salt Hot Chocolate Fudge

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