Dinner 2022

[heidih]

6 minutes ago, Paul Bacino said:

The brain--i decided to make a pig head ramen soup later this week      I used the stripped bones for a killer stock

I have posole on the brain  (unintentional...) so that would have excellent for my craving.

[Norm Matthews]

Ribeye steak was 3 for $20. and it was nice enough to cook outside.  The steak recipe used a reduction baste of wine vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar and garlic.  We also had cracked potatoes and asparagus baked in cream, two cheeses and red pepper flakes.

[KennethT]

OK - temporarily out of SE Asia and on to Mexico - with a rendition of the ever popular smoky red chilli chicken foot burnin' tacos.... I refreshed the master sauce in the freezer with an extra Pasilla de Oaxaca (super smoky) and 2 chipotle and some of the adobo, along with a bit of fire roasted crushed tomato, and some shallot and garlic.

 

 

ETA - I just noticed this now - and no, I'm not @CantCookStillTry's husband....

Edited February 22, 2022 by KennethT (log)

[Orbit]

Giant sous vided pork chop, spuds, and green beans 

[Honkman]

Orecchiette with pork sausage, kale, cannellini beans, garlic, oregano

[kayb]

14 hours ago, shain said:

Homemade blue cheese, store bought aged cheddar, wine, chestnuts, fruit, nuts, candied green walnuts, pickles. Also a sourdough rye made by our neighbor, not pictured.

 

 

 

@shain -- do you candy your own walnuts? If so, can you share a recipe? At what stage are they picked?

 

I discovered preserved walnuts a few years ago at the Murray's counter in Kroger. Murray's was discontinuing them, so I bought the 5 jars they had. I use them on cheese boards, and they're superb in banana walnuts muffins.

[shain]

1 hour ago, kayb said:

@shain -- do you candy your own walnuts? If so, can you share a recipe? At what stage are they picked?

 

I discovered preserved walnuts a few years ago at the Murray's counter in Kroger. Murray's was discontinuing them, so I bought the 5 jars they had. I use them on cheese boards, and they're superb in banana walnuts muffins

 

No, we bought those. Found it in a Russian specialty store, but they are made in Azerbaijan IIRC. I don't have access to green walnuts - it's too hot here. We have pecans, never saw those candied, though.

[gulfporter]

Shiitakes are a rare find where we live.  I sautéed and simmered in bacon fat with some onion and garlic.  Served with grilled pork tenderloin marinated with lemon and rosemary.  The shiitakes were the star of this meal, spooned over a creamy polenta.

 

[liamsaunt]

Seared sea scallops with ginger lime butter over miso mashed sweet potatoes with some sautéed spinach and shiitake mushrooms, and the last of a bag of pea shoots from my farm share.

 

[Duvel]

My butcher had lovely short rib pieces on offer today. Short rib is not a popular cut in Germany - in fact it is usually sold as „soup meat“ to make stock. I got it at 7€/kg …

 

With the nasty weather outside I wanted something warm & comforting. I braised it Chinese style with the usual spices, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, scallion, garlic … 3.5h later the whole house was smelling fantastic. We had Köttbullar planned for dinner, but little one decided he wanted to have some of that lovely smelling beef. I diluted the braising liquid with some beef stock, added extra garlic and tomato and made some Taiwanese beef noodle soup*. Took me back to my student time at NTU Taipei.

 

 

 

He enjoyed the soup and some anecdotes from his father’s exploits in Taiwan 🤗
 

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* with what I had at hand. I substituted some spicy pickled cucumbers for the mustard greens and was surprised how well that worked.

[Duvel]

5 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

miso mashed sweet potatoes

Please elaborate 🙏

[Kim Shook]

@Shelby – we love that broccoli casserole, and I haven’t made it in a while.  Jess has a hard time with rice sometimes, so I’ll try to make it with orzo soon! 

 

@Duvel – dear Lord, that short rib meat!  Such delicious glistening!  I just finished lunch and I want some of that right now.

 

Cheeseburgers on the grill last night with pan fried potatoes and salad for dinner last night:

 

It was the first time I haven’t cooked burgers in an iron skillet in a really long time.  They were ok, but Mr. Kim slightly overcooked them.  But, hey, I burnt the onions by starting them at the same time as the potatoes, so we all make mistakes🤷‍♀️ 😄!

[Dante]

My first attempt at guvec. Needs a little work but didn't turn out too badly for a first try

[Dante]

Tofu stir fry with lemongrass and coconut milk curry sauce

[heidih]

19 minutes ago, Dante said:

Tofu stir fry with lemongrass and coconut milk curry sauce

When you do a tofu stor-fry is the tofy added as is ad just koved around with the other ingredients or are you doing something to gve is a "sear"? 

[heidih]

29 minutes ago, Dante said:

My first attempt at guvec. Needs a little work but didn't turn out too badly for a first try

I'd have been tempted to add some ajvar - adds a layer of compexity and usually such a bargain. 

[Honkman]

Play on Minestrone with carrots, asparagus, kohlrabi with porcini ravioli in a tomato juice, garlic, fennel seed sauce.

 

[liamsaunt]

18 hours ago, Duvel said:

Please elaborate 🙏

 

I roasted a couple of huge sweet potatoes (probably at least two pounds worth), then mashed them with about 1/4 cup white miso, a few tablespoons of butter, and a splash each of maple syrup and cream.  That's it!  I did use an immersion blender at the end to get the puree super smooth, but that's really not necessary.

 

Last night, sole meuniere style with mashed potatoes and asparagus. 

 

[Duvel]

Originally intended for yesterday’s dinner, but more than welcome tonight as well …

 

Köttbullar* (yes - you like them at IKEA, but wait until you‘ve tried the homemade version), just done carrots & peas and a buttery potato puree. Served with lingonberry jam (from IKEA). No complaints 😉

 

 

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* are you aware how this word is pronounced in Swedish ?

[Paul Bacino]

Piggy Pie!!

 

Standard 65% King Arthur high Gluten/  with a touch of Suckling Pig fat added

Topped with Loin bacon, belly Bacon, smoked pork, tomatoes..  lots of differant cheese,  serrano

 

Edited February 23, 2022 by Paul Bacino (log)

[Tropicalsenior]

2 hours ago, Duvel said:

Köttbullar

Just checked for recipes on the internet and at first glance I came up with about 38,000 recipes. Yours looks better than most of them that I have checked out. Would you mind sharing another recipe?

[Dante]

23 hours ago, heidih said:

When you do a tofu stor-fry is the tofy added as is ad just koved around with the other ingredients or are you doing something to gve is a "sear"? 

 

I like to air fry it first, or sear in in a pan of hot oil first.  

[Dante]

On 2/22/2022 at 7:24 PM, heidih said:

I'd have been tempted to add some ajvar - adds a layer of compexity and usually such a bargain. 

 

Thank you! The local Turkish shoppe may have that, otherwise I could probably make it myself. 

[weinoo]

 

Pork (collar) stew Sichuan-style, adapted from a Fuchsia Dunlop recipe; my adaptation was basically using less chicken stock than she calls for. Simple stir-fried celery, a house favorite.

 

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Served with Jasmine rice, and an absolutely incorrect wine.

[liamsaunt]

Tuna coated with everything but the bagel seasoning and seared, served with soy dipping sauce, rice and a cucumber salad.