Dinner 2021

[liuzhou]

54 minutes ago, weinoo said:

 

By the way, I've seen a similar vessel (Chinese sandy pot) being used over some pretty high flames.

 

Yes. I've been using this sand pot (沙锅 - shā guō) for over ten years now.

 

 

I got through a few before I worked out how to look after them. No sudden changes, as you say, though they do take a high flame when asked to. That said, for most applications I use medium heat.

Edited February 20, 2021 by liuzhou (log)

[shain]

Tchoulent. Mixed chickpeas and beans. Lots of caramelized onion, mushroom, potatoes, carrots, kohlrabi,  turnip. Wheat berries, eggs. Plenty of spices.

 

I decided to try various "meat substitutes", though I don't like thinking of them as such - rather I see them as ingredients good in absorbing flavor, and some textures. The three i added are tofu and seitan - which I often use, and TVP, which I rarely do. The tofu is my favorite texture wise, the seitan absorbed more flavor and has a nice chew, but is a bit dry, the TVP absorbed a lot of juices which release when biting it, but tough the long cooking tenderized it, the texture is still not my favorite - That said, I might still include it for variation next time.

 

Simple salad, cucumbers, radish, dill. Vinegar, cold pressed sunflower oil, caraway, pepper.

 

Served with pickles, wine, some crisp warm bread.

 

Edited February 20, 2021 by shain (log)

[liamsaunt]

Butternut squash seekh kebabs on chapatis with cucumber mint raita, arugula, and pickled onions

 

[weinoo]

10 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

 

Yes. I've been using this sand pot (沙锅 - shā guō) for over ten years now.

I got through a few before I worked out how to look after them. No sudden changes, as you say, though they do take a high flame when asked to. That said, for most applications I use medium heat.

There was a restaurant here (A-Wah - rip) with the specialty being their sand pot rice dishes. As a matter of fact, when they delivered, they actually delivered in the 沙锅 - shā guō. One could accumulate a fair number of these if one so wished, but I would always return the last one I got upon the next delivery.

 

Sometimes I would just walk a couple of blocks to the restaurant and have lunch there. Imagine my surprise when I see literally 20 of their pots all cooking away over what certainly would qualify as a high flame! I guess they got them so cheaply it didn't matter if a few broke here and there!

[liuzhou]

30 minutes ago, weinoo said:

they actually delivered in the 沙锅 - shā guō. One could accumulate a fair number of these if one so wished

 

That's how I got mine! I've never specifically bought one. They are dirt cheap and the restaurants just factor the cost into the general overheads. In bulk, they are less than 1元 each (USD $0.15).

[Tropicalsenior]

51 minutes ago, shain said:

"meat substitutes", though I don't like thinking of them as such -

If I ate at your house I might happily go vegetarian. Your variety and your flavor combinations are wonderful. I'm glad to see your take on the "meat substitutes". I have never quite understood them because they definitely are not and some of the attempts border on the ridiculous. We even have a brand of frozen prepared dinners down here called Chick'n NO Chicken.

[Duvel]

At my parents place - German Abendbrot.

 

Rye bread with oats & sunflower seeds, rye rolls with mixed seeds.

 

 

A couple of cold cuts and cheeses. For me the most important one being these: aged Schwartenwurst, aged Kopfwurst, fresh Schwartenwurst and Fleischsalat.
 

 

Rye, a generous helping of butter and traditional sausage. Plus beer. That’s home 🤗

 

[Tropicalsenior]

1 hour ago, Duvel said:

Schwartenwurst, aged Kopfwurst, fresh Schwartenwurst

Oh boy, does that bring back memories! German sausage is something that I really missed because it is non-existent in Costa Rica. The area where I grew up was predominantly German and we had the best sausage maker in the state. Oscar was kind of a character and a jack of all trades. He was the town plumber and fixed all the windmills in the area. Whenever any of the farms had anything to butcher, they called Oscar. He was often at our farm but we were never allowed to go anywhere near him. He talked to himself constantly and used a few words that our mother did not want us to add to our vocabulary. He did have a shop in town where he made and repaired harnesses and repaired shoes. It was also where he made sausage and he had a Smokehouse in back. There were always lots of sausages hanging from the ceiling of the shop. I can never smell fresh leather without associating it with the smell of German sausage and I sure do miss it.

My favorite thing of all was a fresh, raw liver sausage that was made into patties and fried for breakfast. I've never seen it anywhere since and I've tried to duplicate it for years. I've never even come close. Some of your posts are sheer torture for me, but I look forward to all of them.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Tropicalsenior
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[Dejah]

2 hours ago, weinoo said:

There was a restaurant here (A-Wah - rip) with the specialty being their sand pot rice dishes. As a matter of fact, when they delivered, they actually delivered in the 沙锅 - shā guō. One could accumulate a fair number of these if one so wished, but I would always return the last one I got upon the next delivery.

 

Sometimes I would just walk a couple of blocks to the restaurant and have lunch there. Imagine my surprise when I see literally 20 of their pots all cooking away over what certainly would qualify as a high flame! I guess they got them so cheaply it didn't matter if a few broke here and there!

One of our favourite sand pot dishes is salty fish. chicken, tofu, and rice.

[Dejah]

I believe there was a thread called "Regrettable Dinners". This one was in terms of appearance, but actually, tasted not bad.

It's one of Jamie Oliver's Quick and Easy 5 ingredients meals - Gnarly Peanut Chicken - a riff on Chicken Satay.

We enjoyed the lime, chili, and chunky peanut butter, but if I make it again. I would really thin down the sauce (chunky peanut butter, lime juice, red chilis)and do a heavy drizzle rather than a slather.

What attracted my attention was the crisscross scoring on the chicken breast. It looked pretty when seared, and took in all the flavours. It also cooked quickly.

 

                                                                           

                                                       

Cumin Lamb Stir-fry with Cardamom Basmati rice.

 

                                                                          

 

[KennethT]

@weinoo@liuzhouThis is a claypot rice dish from a place that specialized in it in Singapore....  I didn't get photos of the cooking, but one definitely wouldn't call that a low or medium flame!

[rotuts]

@Duvel

 

nice 

 

always SuperNice 1

 

anf watt id tis ?

 

 

Ill take a gallon , or 6 Literw

 

which ever is more !

 

many thanked\s for all your

 

and so many others

 

Posts

 

I have ideas

 

afer i get Vaxx'd x 2

 

w a booster every 6 Mths

 

why not look a bit ahead ?

[Tropicalsenior]

3 hours ago, Duvel said:

Fleischsalat

I'm with @rotuts. I already know what it is but I would like to know how to make it. I looked up a recipe on the internet and they said if I couldn't get the German ingredients, forget it. Do you think it would be possible to get a good flavor with local ingredients? And would you share a recipe? It looks delicious and it looks like something that I remember that my grandmother used to make. She also used to make the big, fat, soft pretzels every Saturday. I sure wish I had some now.

Please don't post any pictures of those oh, I don't think that I could take it.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Tropicalsenior
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[Shelby]

12 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@Duvel

 

nice 

 

always SuperNice 1

 

anf watt id tis ?

 

 

Ill take a gallon , or 6 Literw

 

which ever is more !

 

many thanked\s for all your

 

and so many others

 

Posts

 

I have ideas

 

afer i get Vaxx'd x 2

 

w a booster every 6 Mths

 

why not look a bit ahead ?

 

1 minute ago, Tropicalsenior said:

I'm with @rotuts. I already know what it is but I would like to know how to make it. I looked up a recipe on the internet and they said if I couldn't get the German ingredients, forget it. Do you think it would be possible to get a good flavor with local ingredients? And would you share a recipe? It looks delicious and it looks like something that I remember that my grandmother used to make. She also used to make the big, fat, soft pretzels every Saturday. I sure wish I had some now.

I am also a fan of this.  I drool over it every time he posts.  WANT.

[heidih]

46 minutes ago, Shelby said:

 

I am also a fan of this.  I drool over it every time he posts.  WANT.

 

To me not  flavor bomb - just comfort food - creamy, pickly, mayo, cold cut goodness. Beige image not worth it. I get it from this place. https://forums.egullet.org/topic/138482-eg-foodblog-heidih-2011-a-slice-of-life-in-the-south-bay-of-los-a/?do=findComment&comment=1812212

 

[Tropicalsenior]

8 minutes ago, heidih said:

just comfort food

Wow, @heidih The Inquisition could have learned things from you on the method of torture. I'll be dreaming about that all night and not wanting to wake up.

[Dante]

Sausage schnitzel with gravy, side of steamed rapini with umeboshi vinegar, nutritional yeast, and a splash of Henderson's Relish

[Dejah]

Have not seen our kids or kidlets in Winnipeg (3 hour drive) for many months other than on zoom. Will head in tomorrow for an early Monday morning appointment.
Kids hinted for a care package of Ma-Mah's comfort food. I made up wonton filling and froze it in packages to take in so they can make them when they want a feed. The filling has ground pork, shrimp, and waterrchestnut, so it's a tad fancier than usual.

Today, I did up 5 dishes, using lots of fermented black beans, garlic, etc, which the kids love:

 

Black bean Garlic Beef & Bitter Melon for daughter and son

 

Black bean garlic Beef & Bell Peppers for s-i-l and d-i-l who do NOT like bitter melon🤪

                                                                                                   

 

 Gai Lan and Ho fun for our 13-year-old vegetarian granddaughter. The same with added beef for the carnivores

 

                                                                                                   

 

Steamed Black bean Garlic Pork Ribs for all carnivores

     

                                                                                                    

 

And Cantonese Shrimp Chow Mein for the youngest kidlet, 7 year old River who loves everything! She's the most adventurist of our 5 grandchildren. I also have 6 packets of Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf for her - her favourite dim sum                                      

                                                                                                      

 

For our supper, we'll have bits of this and bits of that which wouldn't fit into the containers!
                                                                                                   

 

                                                                     

                      

 

 

[jimb0]

24-hour brisket, butter-poached potatoes, creamy grits made from some old popcorn i found and ground up in the vitamix, quick pan bbq sauce made with the bag juices. 

[heidih]

8 minutes ago, jimb0 said:

 creamy grits made from some old popcorn i found and ground up in the vitamix, 

 

Well that was a clever save! Did you think it up or had you seen it elsewhere?

[Tropicalsenior]

@Dejah WOW!

[jimb0]

5 minutes ago, heidih said:

Well that was a clever save! Did you think it up or had you seen it elsewhere?

 

it was unpopped so i don’t think i get much credit for creativity, haha. with that said it did make me wonder and so i googled after the fact and it’s apparently totally a hip thing to do with the popped stuff. 

[patti]

@DejahThe kids and kidlets are getting some awesome goodies!!

 

 

Baked chicken and roasted cauliflower. 
 

Edited February 21, 2021 by patti (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

1 hour ago, Dejah said:

Have not seen our kids or kidlets in Winnipeg (3 hour drive) for many months other than on zoom. Will head in tomorrow for an early Monday morning appointment.
Kids hinted for a care package of Ma-Mah's comfort food. I made up wonton filling and froze it in packages to take in so they can make them when they want a feed. The filling has ground pork, shrimp, and waterrchestnut, so it's a tad fancier than usual.

Today, I did up 5 dishes, using lots of fermented black beans, garlic, etc, which the kids love:

 

Black bean Garlic Beef & Bitter Melon for daughter and son

 

Black bean garlic Beef & Bell Peppers for s-i-l and d-i-l who do NOT like bitter melon🤪

                                                                                                   

 

 Gai Lan and Ho fun for our 13-year-old vegetarian granddaughter. The same with added beef for the carnivores

 

                                                                                                   

 

Steamed Black bean Garlic Pork Ribs for all carnivores

     

                                                                                                    

 

And Cantonese Shrimp Chow Mein for the youngest kidlet, 7 year old River who loves everything! She's the most adventurist of our 5 grandchildren. I also have 6 packets of Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf for her - her favourite dim sum                                      

                                                                                                      

 

For our supper, we'll have bits of this and bits of that which wouldn't fit into the containers!
                                                                                                   

 

                                                                     

                      

 

 

 

Is River named after River Tam?

 

[Ann_T]

 

Chicken in a mushroom sauce.