Dinner 2016 (Part 5)

[ElainaA]

Salmon stuffed with mascarpone and spinach, topped with bread crumbs and parmesan and baked. I cut this recipe out of a magazine (Cuisine? Food and Wine?) at least 20 years ago. With broccolini and rice with pine nuts.

 

[huiray]

Fish & Shrimp Soup.

Fish stock (see below), baby carrots [Silverthorn Farm], sliced de-stringed celery, chunks of halibut [from Caplinger's], trimmed baby sprouting broccoli [Earthly Delights], wild Gulf shrimp [also Caplinger's] halved lengthwise. Parsley leaflets.

 

Cipriani tagliarelle w/ olive oil & black pepper.

The tagliarelle was cooked in salted water as usual, bowled directly from the pot & tossed w/ a nice olive oil [Moulin Cornille (Fruité Noir), Maussane-les-Alpilles] & fresh ground black pepper.

 

Fish stock – cleaned trimmed bones in water; stuff that went in.

Two meaty large red snapper frames w/ heads from Caplinger's (they were filleting the fish - I asked for the frames, got them cheap) – backbones snapped off from heads, fins trimmed, snapped in half; heads trimmed of gills & stuff then chopped in half. All soaked in salted cool water for a while then rinsed off, removing as much blood & blood clots as possible; then back into the rinsed-out large stock pot in cool water. Brought to a simmer, skimming off scum. The aromatics & veggies went in (thinly sliced onion, young carrots [Silverthorn Farm], destringed celery, young leek [Norman Mullet Farm], parsley, thyme sprigs, crushed black peppercorns, dried bay leaves) plus some salt. Simmered for somewhere around 40-50 minutes (IIRC) then decanted off (sieve w/ paper towels). Cooled down. Clarified w/ egg whites mixed in w/ another finely chopped young leek & final filtration through Melitta coffee filters.

 

Had several bowls of the stuff just by itself w/ some parsley.

Very enjoyable, lips glued together by the gelatin.  :-) 

[sartoric]

A Vietnamese hot pot of sorts. Homemade pork and beef stock, star anise, cinnamon, chicken lightly marinated, wedges of tomato, sliced carrots, sliced bamboo shoots, noodles and wombok. 

The additions are sliced beef, bits of pig, lettuce, herbs, bean sprouts and fried shallots. Finished with Nuoc Cham.

[Anna N]

 

Mac 'n' cheese for grownups or Fettuccine Alfraido. Yeah I do know how to spell but few dishes are more likely to attract the slings and arrows of outraged experts than this simple but delicious dish. So my method and ingredients shall remain mine and mine alone. 

[suzilightning]

The heat has eased off here today...John is due back and asked for shrimp and pasta so.....sautéed zucchini and garlic, bucatini , shrimp, capers and a tomato.  I also poached some red pepper halves, made some Spanish rice and mixed sautéed bison, red pepper and onion into the rice with which to stuff the peppers.  Not sure if I want to top it with a bit of cheddar or 3 Italian.  Also made a small smooch.

Got some nice apricots at the farmer's market and want to make an apricot and raspberry clafoutis as well as some blueberry kucken for John's breakfasts.

[David Ross]

After watching Aaron Franklin slow-smoke beef ribs on his show, BBQ with Franklin, I just had to try some beef ribs for Memorial Day.  I got these massives bones from Tim's Custom Cut Meats over in Couer d'Alene, Idaho, about 30 minutes from my home in Spokane.  You have to buy ribs cut from the plate as short ribs won't work, and they have to be meaty. 

 

The only seasoning was a rub of olive oil and a smattering of Kosher salt, then a heavy dose of black pepper. No

marinade, no rub, no injection.

 

I used alderwood, although I know most of the professionals use oak or mesquite.  Alderwood is more characteristic of what we use in the Pacific Northwest for Salmon, but I like the milder flavor and it doesn't destroy meat.  Smoked for  hours at 280 and then rested for 46 minutes. 

 

I was very worried as I've never done beef ribs and the boys weren't cheap.  And then I cut into it, and was quite

pleased at how juicy and moist the meat was.............and oh so tender and delicious. 

[Okanagancook]

Oh , Lordie, Lordie!!!!  You are killing me, oh just a minute, need to wipe the droole off my chin.  They look so moist. How many hours did you smoke them?  Great job.

[David Ross]

6 hours but I think next time I might go nearly 7 just for even more tenderness

[Steve Irby]

A few dishes from the past week. House ground beef (brisket, round, trimmings and pork fat) combined with spinach, Fulvi romano, pancetta,  egg and a little matzo meal then grilled and served with a nice romaine mediterranean'ish salad  with Bulgarian feta.

 

 

 

A very simple dinner zucchini, onions and mushrooms sauted in sunflower oil with Halloumi.

 

And the start to dinner last night with a killer pork butt smoked with pecan and mesquite.

 

 

Edited May 31, 2016 by Steve Irby (log)

[kayb]

David, those are gorgeous. Pretty enough they could be pork. 

 

We cooked a couple of T-bones and grilled some corn, shucked, buttered, salted and wrapped in foil.

 

I had mine with sliced tomatoes.

 

 

Just excellent.

 

[Shelby]

Anna, I think your alfredo looks delicious.  I would happily dig into that!

 

Gorgeous ribs, David

 

Kay, the steak looks to die for but it's the tomatoes that have me going.  I hope they tasted as good as they look (as I look at the pouring rain outside once again drowning my 'mater plants)

 

Ribs, collards from the garden, breaded tomatoes and mac and cheese

 

[huiray]

Pad woon sen. The night's version, chez huiray.

 

Plus a beer. :-) 

[kayb]

@Shelby, tomatoes were excellent. These are hoop-house-started tomatoes from the Amish farmers at the Farmers Market. I'm several weeks away from having a ripe one in the garden, though I'm watching anxiously. It appears I will have a bumper crop of Romas; 22 on the vines already.

 

[mgaretz]

Tri-tip, cooked SV for 8 hours at 131F then seared with a torch.  

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

This weekend:

 

Morel Mushroom Hot and Sour Soup 

 

Rich chicken broth ( browned Bones )- Soy, white pepper, white Vinegar, bamboo shoots, tofu,  blk wood ear, morels and egg

 

 

 

[sartoric]

Risotto Milanese with reheated Osso Buco from a few nights ago. Served with a small salad and crusty bread.

 

 

 

[robirdstx]

 

Beef Nachos with Guacamole and Sour Cream

[David Ross]

Grilled Skirt Steak Tacos-

[David Ross]

The best part--frying fresh corn tortillas to make the taco shells!

[Thanks for the Crepes]

54 minutes ago, David Ross said:

The best part--frying fresh corn tortillas to make the taco shells!

 

I thought those looked like fresh ones. I made some the other night for enchiladas.

 

Your tacos look great. I love skirt steak when I can get it.

[HungryChris]

Sausage and peppers pizza.

HC

[Anna N]

 

Duck breast (a bit overcooked), wilted spinach, shiitake mushrooms with a reduced maple syrup/sherry vinegar/hazelnut oil gastrique.  

[zend]

Had a big appetite for Uighur lamb kebabs (Yang Rou Chuanr) and I live in an apartment, so charcoal grilling was not an option.

 

Hence I went for Mutton Jerky. Dehydrated my lamb for ~30 hours @70C, pre-seasoned with salt, chile powder, cumin and fennel . Bit of sugar. 

 

As a note to self, I will trim off the excess fat next time. 

 

 

[Shelby]

Sandwiches on homemade buns with large amounts of lettuce from the garden.  This all came about because I had leftover gravy from fried chicken night that I wanted to dip french fries in.

 

 

[zend]

how did you get the nice pink hue in your eggs?