Food Thread

[JD3000]

Schmidt's here but store bought packaged...probably Nathan's

 

[JeffGu]

Last night, it was corned beef and cabbage with 'taters, carrots and onions.



Today has been a gas!

 

[GregManning]

Did it taste / sound good ?

 

[JeffGu]

Smelled great when it was cooking... not so much, later that night.

 

[GregManning]

Tri-Tip Beef Roast - via Sous Vide
Rev: 190322 845

1.5 # Tri-Tip Beef Roast

1 t Coarse black pepper
1 t Salt
1 t Smoked paprika
1 t Garlic powder
1/2 t MSG Note: Health concerns about MSG have basically been debunked. It is Umami !
Link: https://blogs.webmd.com/food-fitness/20190219/is-msg-really-so-bad
2 T Butter

Sous Vide: 128°F for 24 hrs.

Brussel Sprouts
Cut in half length-wise.
Sauté in butter, flat side down to brown.
(If necessary to increase tenderness, add a small amount of water & cover to steam at the end of cooking.)

Potato - cubes
Pan fried in butter.

 

[JD3000]

Cheese and spinach ravioli with pan fried shrimp and scallops, peas, and alfredo.

 

[JD3000]

Tri-Tip Beef Roast - via Sous Vide
Rev: 190322 845

1.5 # Tri-Tip Beef Roast

1 t Coarse black pepper
1 t Salt
1 t Smoked paprika
1 t Garlic powder
1/2 t MSG Note: Health concerns about MSG have basically been debunked. It is Umami !
Link: https://blogs.webmd.com/food-fitness/20190219/is-msg-really-so-bad
2 T Butter

Sous Vide: 128°F for 24 hrs.

Brussel Sprouts
Cut in half length-wise.
Sauté in butter, flat side down to brown.
(If necessary to increase tenderness, add a small amount of water & cover to steam at the end of cooking.)

Potato - cubes
Pan fried in butter.
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Try the sprouts in bacon grease with some chopped bacon bits for garnish.

 

[GregManning]

Try the sprouts in bacon grease with some chopped bacon bits for garnish.

Like my mother, I keep a container of bacon grease in the refrigerator for frying.

By cooking the flat side of the sprouts, they suck up all the butter/grease between the leaves !
This small batch of sprouts sucked up ~ 2 T of butter !

 

[GregManning]

Like my mother, I keep a container of bacon grease in the refrigerator for frying.
By cooking the flat side of the sprouts, they suck up all the butter/grease between the leaves !
This small batch of sprouts sucked up ~ 2 T of butter !

Oil / Fat routinely in the Frig or available:
Olive oil, Butter, Ghee (clarified butter), Bacon fat, Duck fat, Peanut oil, Corn oil, Macadamia nut oil, ..........

 

[JD3000]

Cheese and spinach ravioli with pan fried shrimp and scallops, peas, and alfredo.
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Gotta say, just plain old pan seared scallops by themselves is better. I made a pretty good alfredo but it overpowered the seafood.

 

[JD3000]

Loin chops. 12 hour kitchen sink brining, basted with butter, olive oil, garlic, sage, rosemary, and basil. Seared direct and slow cooked indirect with mesquite wood smoke.

 

[GregManning]

Yet another Grilled Sandwich:

Grilled Sandwich: Beef, Cheddar & Tomato
Rev: 190327 1200

This was actually much better than I expected.
The grilling slightly cooked the raw tomato slices, and enhanced the tomato flavor !

Homemade bread - slightly sour dough
Cheddar cheese on both sides of bread - extra sharp (to keep tomato side of bread from getting soggy.)
Tri-tip beef slices
Tomato slices
Butter

Pan grilled sandwich w/ butter; weighted on top of sandwich.

 

[JD3000]

Mini peps stuffed with Italian sausage and parm/Romano, simmered in mushroom tomato sauce. Took out the peppers and reduced the sauce to serve over spaghetti and edamame spaghetti.

 

[JeffGu]

And here I am... standing in line at the soup kitchen with a bunch of homeless bums... wishing I could eat real food like you fat people. I'm just going to go back to my cardboard box under Salt Creek Bridge #14 and cry, now.

 

[JD3000]

I thought you had floated downstream at this point.

 

[JD3000]

Tilapia in cilantro rice with avocado and roasted peppers

 

[FreeFallin]

I took some risks tonight and it paid off - Fire Roasted Marmalade Duck, served on a bed of sharp cheddar grits, with maple glazed carrots.

...and this picture makes our paper plates look gooood.

 

[GregManning]

Corn Tortilla Pizza
Rev: 190401 1325

Corn tortilla - (Maseca masa) - w/ water.

Red Onion - Large size; coarse chopped
Olive oil
Sauté onions to translucent

Tomato sauce - Newman's Own Fire Roasted tomato & garlic sauce
Black pepper - coarse grind
Thyme
Rosemary
Marjoram
Crushed red pepper flakes
Japones chiles - dried, ground to powder

Pepperoni - Margarita brand (very good brand) - sliced into discs

Combine onions, tomato sauce & spices - cook to meld.

Extra sharp cheddar cheese - shredded

Oven - Preheat to 350°F

Spread cheddar cheese on tortilla.
Bake at 350 for 5 min. to melt & coat tortilla. (to keep tortilla from getting soggy)

Spread tomato & onion sauce on tortilla w/ cheddar.
Top w/ pepperoni slices.
Bake at 350°F for 10 min.

 

[JD3000]

I'm a leg man. 3 with HOT garlic, 1 bbq. With brown rice and quinoa with garlic and parm, grilled asparagus

 

[JD3000]

Kitchen sink 12 hour brine, 45 minutes mesquite smoke, basted with olive oil, butter, herbs and garlic.

Leftovers today for lunch. Got a good ring on it for only a short smoke period.