Dinner! 2013 (Part 5)

[basquecook]

Funny you should say that, the steak rested for 15 minutes and in that time, the juices came from the steak. I left it on the cutting board and when I came back, the juices had run down the cutting board and began to drip on the floor.. By the time I sliced it, the entire board was covered in that juice. I am assuming because it was wagyu and super juicy that this happened. But, yeh, I know not to cut into a steak like that!

Edited October 4, 2013 by basquecook (log)

[Norm Matthews]

I too have had well rested medium rare beef lose a lot of liquid before and after cutting and still remain juicy. Sometimes it just does.

[rotuts]

as long as that Jus get back on the Steak .....

maybe cut the Steak in some way to preserve that Jus ?

[basquecook]

The steak was super juicy, it was wagyu. I just think that once the connective tissue or the marbling turned to liquid, there was no place for it to go.

[rotuts]

it goes on the Steak!

[Robenco15]

Thanks..What I post here is done for fun. Learned through practice. I also have some nice books, which help. This recipe is from Yannick Alleno's Terroir Parisien. His books and magazines are what I cook from most.

Very cool. Yannick's books all seem to be out of print unfortunately. I'm not too familiar with him.

[Dejah]

First time making stuffed squash! A friend gave me a very pretty squash and I hated to cut into it to cook...But tonight, I caved. It was 7C when I got home from work, so, baking in the oven was a good choice!

I had 2 kinds of squash: one was called veg. marrow by the lady who gave it to me. The other one may be a bi-coloured acorn?

The stuffing is ground beef, chopped red bell peppers, garlic, cilantro, onion. The spices were cumin, coriander, chili powder, , and I added a glug of chunky salsa instead of hot sauce, and a can of mixed beans (didn't have black). It was a bit of southwest flavours in the house tonight.

The cheese topping was meant for tacos or nachos, so I thought it would suit.

My first attempt turned out pretty good!

[Norm Matthews]

I never thought about stuffing squash before. Great idea.

[rotuts]

was the stuffing pre-cooked? what were the baking times and temps?

looks very interesting.

[cookalong]

Made lamb shank sous vide for the first time. Turned out really good! Served with rosmary-infused potato purée and a carrot fluid gel.

[mm84321]

No "after" picture, but this was a particularly beautiful sweetbread that I had for dinner tonight. One of my favorite things to eat.

[Dejah]

was the stuffing pre-cooked? what were the baking times and temps?

looks very interesting.

Yes. The stuffing was done on top of the stove while the halved squash were baking in a 375 F oven for 30 minutes - when they were soft. Then I stuffed the squash, topped them with cheese, and baked for 15 minutes at 325 F for about 15 minutes.

[liuzhou]

We seldom get decent lamb round here - perhaps some ropey mutton from time to time.

So, tonight's dinner was kind of special.

Lamb with chickpeas and fresh mint (plus onion, garlic, freshly ground cumin and coriander seeds).

Green beans with lemon dressing.

Rice.

Edited October 6, 2013 by liuzhou (log)

[mm84321]

Hare, shoulder en civet, loin roasted with green peppercorns

[nickrey]

Mexican today.

After guacamole served in stone mortar (no picture), moved to seafood cocktail. Prawns cooked, scallops prepared with lime juice.

Next up enchiladas with Rick Bayless quick mole, homemade frijoles, homemade creme fraiche, and cactus/red onion pickle.

Finished with fish (snapper) Veracruz.

Edited October 6, 2013 by nickrey (log)

[Wapi]

Grilled sous vide octopus (77°C for 5 hours - as recommended in "Under Pressure" - Thomas Keller) with salsa verde (basil, parsley, oregeano, garlic, olive oil) and potatoes boiled in butter and sherry.

Stew of wild boar

Sous vide salmon (43°C - 13 minutes) with cream sauce of paprika, shrimp, sherry, chilli, lemon grass and tomato.

[rotuts]

looks good

Wapi

but how was that Octopus?

perfect? it sure looks like that.

[Gary]

Frittata for dinner tonight. Recipe inspired by Ina Garten's "potato basil frittata".

Potato, sausage, basil, ricotta, gruyere, eggs, S&P, butter, flour, baking powder.

Baked it for about an hour at 350 so it came out nicely browned on top.

Lots of leftovers for breakfast tomorrow.

(ps. Thanks Ina Garten!!!)

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/potato-basil-frittata-recipe/index.html

[Dejah]

Did a chicken with a commercial Chinese salted chicken spice mix: (basically salt and 5-spice powder) in The Big Easy - beautiful colour and crispy skin (sounding like a stuck record / CD). I cooked some wild rice 2 days ago. It took forever, so we had it tonight. It didn't have much flavour even though I used half water and half chicken stock. So, I diced up some veg and sauteed it all together with the drippings from the chicken. Good stuff! Did the same thing with green beans.Even hubby ate a few green beans - most unusual for him.

The little dish was a dip - smoking drippings added to the chopped ginger, cilantro, and some of the spice mix.

[Paul Bacino]

Spring Roll with Peanut Sauce

[rotuts]

nice very nice, PB

[Baselerd]

Looks awesome PB.

Here's a dish I adapted from this recipe. Sous vide egg yolk (1 hr @ 150 F, cooked in hazelnut oil), sous vide carrots (30 minutes @ 193 F, finished with brown butter and thyme), and hazelnut-arugula crumble.

[huiray]

Some recent dinners.

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• Very thinly sliced Finocchiona; as appetizer munchies.

• Tomato soup. Deseeded deskinned ripe tomatoes, cut-up, juices retained; finely chopped celery & celery leaves, 1 finely sliced small shallot, sautéed in EV olive oil; fresh basil leaves; sea salt; simmered about ¾ hour. Coarsely blended (stick blender). Drizzle of black truffle oil, mixed in.

• Cavolini di Bruxelles con aglio e olio.

• Marcella Hazan style tomato sauce – Ripe tomatoes (deskinned, deseeded, juices retained), butter, halved onion, sea salt, only roughly break up tomato pieces, simmer, onion removed. Served on fusilli col buco [Rustichella d’Abruzzo]. I put on a fair bit of sauce, I wanted to savor the sauce as much as the pasta. In honor of her passing.

• Gelato al pistacchio [Gooose the Market].

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• Harm Choy Tong. Pork spare ribs, chicken breast meat, sour pickled mustard (soaked a bit and drained/squeezed out), tomatoes (canned), sliced ginger, water, a bit of sea salt, a bit of rice vinegar [Kong Yen].

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• Atlantic salmon fillet (farmed); dressed w/ Shaohsing wine (Nuerhong; “Premium Matured”) [Gold Plum], vegetable oil, sea salt, ground white pepper, finely sliced/chopped fresh young ginger, sliced green onions & small fresh oyster mushrooms scattered on both sides and on top; then steamed till just done.

• Young "Taiwan Bok Choy" (台灣白菜) (this is a variety of what would be familiar to USAmericans as "Napa-type cabbage"), stir-fried w/ chopped smashed garlic (Music) & fermented bean curd (fu yee) [Chan Moon Kee].

• White rice (Basmati) [Royal].

Edited October 7, 2013 by huiray (log)

[mm84321]

Hare loin au poivre

Hare with mashed potatoes

Hare á la royale

[rotuts]

mm: your stuff looks sooooooooooo good and sooooooooooo delicious,

but might I have 6 - 10 plates of the stuff ?

Id be actually hungry ............

Edited October 7, 2013 by rotuts (log)