Dinner! 2013 (Part 3)

[robirdstx]

OMG! This topic just continues to amaze! So many wonderful dishes that inspire! Thank you everyone!

Our dinner tonight:

Grilled chicken thighs, duck fat fried potatoes, and (from our neighbor) home grown tomatoes.

[SobaAddict70]

Warm lobster and heirloom potato salad, with microgreens

Lobster salad -- lobster, Yukon Gold potatoes, Valdisa heirloom potatoes, Adirondack Blue heirloom potatoes, scallions, shallots, homemade lemon mayonnaise (lemon juice, egg yolks, canola oil, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon zest, garlic, Dijon mustard, sea salt)

The potatoes were boiled whole in lightly salted water, then peeled, coarsely diced and combined with the rest of the ingredients.



Spaghetti con arogosta e pomodoro (spaghetti with lobster and tomato)

No real recipe here, just something I threw together. Contains olive oil, unsalted butter, lobster scraps, cherry tomatoes, sea salt, peperoncini and Italian parsley.

[patrickamory]

How perfect that lobster pasta looks.

[ChrisTaylor]

My lamb burger. The patty was made from leg chops. I minced the chops through a fine die and then formed the patties loosely, binding them only with salt. The patties were jacked with a little bit of liquid smoke. Instead of lettuce the patties rest on a bed of wilted baby spinach. Instead of a brioche bun like David Ross used (my inspiration in making this burger) I used focaccia rolls.

Edited June 16, 2013 by ChrisTaylor (log)

[heidih]

Lovely looking burger Chris. If you made the rolls yourself, can you give us a rough recipe? Also on the liquid smoke was that because you cooked them in the pan and opposed to on a grill?

[ChrisTaylor]

I purchased the rolls. And yes, I used the liquid smoke because I cooked them in a pan. I oiled the pan with a small amount of dripping to emulate, as best I could, cooking on a seasoned grill.

Edited June 16, 2013 by ChrisTaylor (log)

[scubadoo97]

I love scallops and corn<br />The splash a little wheated bourbon in the corn and flamed it off. Left a hint of vanilla and caramel<br /><br />

[huiray]

Ann_T, nice stuff. BTW if you ever had Chinese, Japanese or Korean guests you might not want to stick those chopsticks in that fried rice like you pictured. It symbolizes the joss sticks one lights, stuck in that pot of sand, for the funeral of whoever one is mourning.

[heidih]

Soba - you know how you keep getting echos of the same idea and then can't get it out of your head? - well your lobster salad dovetailed with this post I thought sounded lovely. Perhaps a lemony lobster and potato salad is in my very near future http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/05/lobster-and-potato-salad/

[David Ross]

My lamb burger. The patty was made from leg chops. I minced the chops through a fine die and then formed the patties loosely, binding them only with salt. The patties were jacked with a little bit of liquid smoke. Instead of lettuce the patties rest on a bed of wilted baby spinach. Instead of a brioche bun like David Ross used (my inspiration in making this burger) I used focaccia rolls.

Great lamb burger and thank you for the compliment. As cooks we all hope to inspire someone to try out our dishes.

[David Ross]

Grilled Skirt Steak, Chimmichurri and a Radish and cucumber Salad-

[Ann_T]

Ann_T, nice stuff. BTW if you ever had Chinese, Japanese or Korean guests you might not want to stick those chopsticks in that fried rice like you pictured. It symbolizes the joss sticks one lights, stuck in that pot of sand, for the funeral of whoever one is mourning.

Thanks Huiray, I appreciate the advice.

[SobaAddict70]

Soba - you know how you keep getting echos of the same idea and then can't get it out of your head? - well your lobster salad dovetailed with this post I thought sounded lovely. Perhaps a lemony lobster and potato salad is in my very near future http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/05/lobster-and-potato-salad/

heidi -- actually I was inspired by an item on Gramercy Tavern's current dinner tasting menu, although their execution is different than mine. they have carrots and fingerling potatoes as accompaniments, and the salad contains no potatoes.

patrick -- thanks. one lobster at Citarella for $9.99/lb. (1 1/2 lbs.) made enough for 2 dishes.

lots of good stuff above.

tonight:

remember those peas I peeled from last year? -- http://kitchenseasons.com/2012/06/15/thursday-snapshot-5/

well, I decided to do that tonight again, because I am a masochist. =P

"Field and forest salad" (Red Russian kale, Lollo Rosso heirloom lettuce, English peas, micro greens, edible marigold flowers, white wine vinaigrette)

The marigolds add a hint of citrus without any acridness. The flavor is more like a very light lemony/orange-y taste.

Pasta con salsa di pomodoro (Pasta with uncooked tomato sauce)

I don't have a recipe intentionally. A rough guideline is something like this: 2 tomatoes, cored and diced; 1 shallot, peeled, trimmed and minced; 1 scallion, trimmed and minced; 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano; 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil; sea salt and black pepper to taste. Combine all ingredients together and let sit for 30 minutes minimum so the flavors can blend. Cook pasta in lightly salted water until al dente; drain. Add pasta to the sauce, mix well, then serve at once.

You can adjust the proportions to your preference.

A couple of tablespoons fresh ricotta cheese mixed in is wonderful.

Edited June 16, 2013 by SobaAddict70 (log)

[rotuts]

that lamb burger looks nice and rare!

[Baselerd]

That salad looks great SobaAddict.

Here's a dish adapted from The Uchi Cookbook: Kombu-cured mackerel, blueberry (original recipe called for huckleberry) gastrique, pickled shimeji mushrooms, charred onions, and juniper powder.

[Plantes Vertes]

It looks like a tasty Miró, Baselerd!

[mm84321]

Grilled monkfish, peas, lemon butter

[Peter Green]

Red neck inarizushi tonight for Father's Day. Fried chicken skin wrapped around (good) rice.

[jvalentino]

Carby goodness for Fathers Day. Picci with chili and garlic, finished with breadcrumbs and green onion.

Edited June 16, 2013 by jvalentino (log)

[patrickamory]

White beans with shallots, garlic, sage, hyssop, aleppo pepper, olive oil and reggiano

[Steve Irby]

Thank god the warden let me out early. After a few months in the hinterlands it's nice to be back to my stove. I've been dining vicariously on the terrific posts. Tonight's dinner was root beer\five spice braised short ribs, garlic mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts with house cured guanciale and root vegetables. As the saying goes be it ever so humble there's no place (or food) like home.

Edited June 17, 2013 by Steve Irby (log)

[PattyO]

Welcome Home!

[SobaAddict70]

thanks Baselerd. nice plate you got there.



Clockwise from top right: Chinese white-cut chicken, scallion-ginger sauce; stir-fried turnip tops with garlic; rice, cooked with chicken liver and shallots

[furzzy]

Wow. I don't normally venture out of the pastry forums but there are some stunning bits of food on display here! Its making me very hungry!!

Although I stick more to the chocolatiering/patisserie/baking side of food, I recently promised my other half I would devise and cook her a 10-course tasting menu for her birthday. So this was my first attempt - some things really pleased with, some things not as happy with but all tasted good at least!

J

Please come back often and share. To me, this is all amazing!

[Keith_W]

Sobaaddict that salad of yours is inspiring. I think if I made it, I would want to throw in some elderflower or violet concentrate as well. In fact I have everything I need to make that salad tonight ... except the marigold

Baselerd and ChrisTaylor i'll have 10 of those please!