Dinner 2019

[shain]

Thai green curry. Eggplant, green beans, soft tofu, onion - all stir fried before being mixed into the sauce.

Kaffir lime and lemongrass flavored rice.

 

 

[Norm Matthews]

17 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

The other white meat...

 

 

 

Berkshire chop.

 

 

 

A few years ago I saw some packages in the meat cooler marked "the other white meat" and it sure looked white alright. When looked closer, it was pure pork fat.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

2 minutes ago, Norm Matthews said:

 

A few years ago I saw some packages in the meat cooler marked "the other white meat" and it sure looked white alright. When looked closer, it was pure pork fat.

 

Mmmmmmmm....homemade lardo!   

[Norm Matthews]

This recipe for lasagne in a bundt pan looked like fun to make. It wasn't all that much fun.  They put the lasagne noodles in the bundt pan and they went in so nice but when I tried it, the noodles were not long enough to go up one side and hang over on the outside.  Even if they had been long enough they were too limp to stand up on the inside of the bundt pan.  I finally wrapped an extra piece of pasta around the tube and hoped it would work.  The bundt pan was non stick and pretty well greased but when it was done it didn't want to come out.  One piece of noodle didn't come out and I covered it up as best as I could. It cooked for 45 minutes but after about ten minutes I worried that it might get too browned on top so I checked and it was getting really brown so I covered it with foil but the top (bottom) was crusty enough that we didn't eat very much of that part.  Charlie had seconds so I guess it was not a total loss.  I don't have any desire to do it again though. The picture with the recipe showed a bowl of red sauce in the middle but I put it in a gravy boat and made some bechamel with cheese as well.  Neither of us ate any of them though... well i ate some from the one I put sauce on for the picture. 

Edited July 27, 2019 by Norm Matthews (log)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

3 minutes ago, Norm Matthews said:

This recipe for lasagne in a bundt pan looked like fun to make. It wasn't all that much fun.  They put the lasagne noodles in the bundt pan and they went in so nice but when I tried it, the noodles were not long enough to go up one side and hang over on the outside.  Even if they had been long enough they were too limp to stand up on the inside of the bundt pan.  I finally wrapped an extra piece of pasta around the tube and hoped it would work.  The bundt pan was non stick and pretty well greased but when it was done it didn't want to come out.  One piece of noodle didn't come out and I covered it up as best as I could. It cooked for 45 minutes but after about ten minutes I worried that it might get too browned on top so I checked and it was getting really brown so I covered it with foil but the top (bottom) was crusty enough that we didn't eat very much of that part.  Charlie had seconds so I guess it was not a total loss.  I don't have any desire to do it again though. The picture with the recipe showed a bowl of red sauce in the middle but I put it in a gravy boat and made some bechamel with cheese as well.  Neither of us ate any or them though... well i ate some from the one I put sauce on for the picture. 

Well it looks great!    I am as impressed with your getting it out of the bundt pan successfully as I am with your story of its recalcitrant creation.

[gfweb]

8 hours ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

I want in!    Please point me to your skin removal system.    Tomato skins, pro and con, are raising some hackles on another site.     Must be the season!   TIA.

(Is there a club handshake or secret word?)

 

CSO at 400 steam for 10 min or so

[Anna N]

6 minutes ago, gfweb said:

 

CSO at 400 steam for 10 min or so

But if you would like to avoid cooking your tomatoes at all then Shelby’s method works. 

[Anna N]

1 hour ago, Norm Matthews said:

This recipe for lasagne in a bundt pan looked like fun to make. It wasn't all that much fun.  

 I can relate. So many recipes that make it look so easy to do something turn out to be a PITA  to execute successfully.  They just make me want to execute person who did the video or who wrote the recipe.

[Jacksoup]

@suzilightningI’m with John, sandwiches just don’t excite me.  Maybe a Cheesesteak or patty melt but meat and cheese or anything between a couple of pieces of bread don’t do it for me.  I’d rather just eat the innards.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

2 hours ago, Norm Matthews said:

This recipe for lasagne in a bundt pan looked like fun to make. It wasn't all that much fun.  They put the lasagne noodles in the bundt pan and they went in so nice but when I tried it, the noodles were not long enough to go up one side and hang over on the outside.  Even if they had been long enough they were too limp to stand up on the inside of the bundt pan.  I finally wrapped an extra piece of pasta around the tube and hoped it would work.  The bundt pan was non stick and pretty well greased but when it was done it didn't want to come out.  One piece of noodle didn't come out and I covered it up as best as I could. It cooked for 45 minutes but after about ten minutes I worried that it might get too browned on top so I checked and it was getting really brown so I covered it with foil but the top (bottom) was crusty enough that we didn't eat very much of that part.  Charlie had seconds so I guess it was not a total loss.  I don't have any desire to do it again though. The picture with the recipe showed a bowl of red sauce in the middle but I put it in a gravy boat and made some bechamel with cheese as well.  Neither of us ate any of them though... well i ate some from the one I put sauce on for the picture. 

 

 

It sure looks good to me!

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

2 hours ago, Norm Matthews said:

 

A few years ago I saw some packages in the meat cooler marked "the other white meat" and it sure looked white alright. When looked closer, it was pure pork fat.

 

About describes a good Berkshire chop.

 

[Kim Shook]

8 hours ago, Shelby said:

Ronnie has been out of town for a few days fishing in the ocean.  I had to pick him up from the airport at about 6 last night so I made a lasagna earlier in the day so it would be easy to heat up when we finally got home.

 

It's hard  to make lasagna look pretty lol

 

One of my favorite memes is that one where the friend mistakes someone's sonogram of her baby for a lasagna.  😂

[robirdstx]

 

Grilled Boneless Chicken Thigh and Basil Pesto Pasta

 

Edited July 28, 2019 by robirdstx (log)

[curls]

Picked up my first ribeye roll at Restaurant Depot. Tonight we'll have some steaks grilled on the Kamado Joe. The rest will be poritioned, vaccum sealed, and frozen. Found this site with videos to help me figure out how to deal with this primal. https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/cuts/cut/2783/ribeye-roll  If anyone has any suggestions for the rest of the beef, please let me know. Otherwise, I suspect will go with the less creatvie but still yummy, steaks!

 

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Fresh mozzarella with radishes and purslane

 

Chicken thighs and potatoes casalinga

 

 

i.e., sauteed in olive oil with rosemary and onion, plated with sauteed zucchini

[rotuts]

@curls

 

Id consider a couple of steaks for the RB40 3 day refrigerator cure , then SV

 

1 1/2 "  Id say.  3 - 4 if you can spare the meat , or just two.

 

I enjoyed that a while back w very nice sirloin steaks.

[Smithy]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

@curls

 

Id consider a couple of steaks for the RB40 3 day refrigerator cure , then SV

 

1 1/2 "  Id say.  3 - 4 if you can spare the meat , or just two.

 

I enjoyed that a while back w very nice sirloin steaks.

 

Remind us, please: Red Boat 40 (thinly painted on the steaks) for 3 days uncovered in the refrigerator, then sous vide at what time and temp? And then did you do a quick sear? On what? Or did you simply pull it out of the water bath and bag, and eat?

[liuzhou]

Slow braised turmeric chicken thighs with shallots, garlic, chilli, ras en hanout. Stiir fried okra. Couscous.

 

 

Edited July 28, 2019 by liuzhou (log)

[rotuts]

 

@Smithy

 

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/154537-what-are-you-cooking-sous-vide-today-part-3/page/29/?tab=comments#comment-2153821

 

look for what I did at the above.

 

and a little bit below , the steaks in the bag for SV.   I did 130  for I think 6 hours.   after the cure.

 

I didn't brown , as I used this steak for several  Steak Sandwiches  , which are favorite of mine.

 

 

 

I thnk I only did 2 days , as I was a bit nervous.  in the future Ill do 3 , and use more RB 40  as there is no hint of fish flavor after SV

Edited July 28, 2019 by rotuts (log)

[Shelby]

I think I mentioned somewhere around here that Ronnie went fishing for a few days.  He went to a place called Cat Island just off the coast of Mississippi.  Brought back red fish and sea trout.  I fried up some of the sea trout last night.  SO good.  

 

Used the melty cheese calculator (I'm obsessed with it now).  Had a few bits of all different kinds of cheese in the fridge.  Don't even remember what some of them were lol.  I do know I had some Jarlsberg and some sharp white cheddar....

Tomatoes, sweet corn and mustard greens from the garden to go with.

 

[BonVivant]

Got mangrove crabs imported from Madagascar and Vietnam. These are Vietnamese. Only the sauces are different.

 

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

7 hours ago, liuzhou said:

Slow braised turmeric chicken thighs with shallots, garlic, chilli, ras en hanout. Stiir fried okra. Couscous.

 

 

 

 

Looks delicious but isn't that what one might call a leg?

 

[gfweb]

Chicken thigh cacciatore.  Needs something green.

 

Sirloin pasta with basil cream sauce and wilted arugula

 

Korean BBQ salmon with dried cranberry and onion wild rice

 

[Anna N]

7 minutes ago, gfweb said:

Chicken thigh cacciatore.  Needs something green.

Want some parsley?

[robirdstx]

 

Roasted Turkey Thigh with Mashed Potato, Gravy and Buttered Green Peas