What did I cook this weekend.....

[Natdavis777]

That is about exactly what I did haha. The rub was a little sweet though, I think my stepfather used a lot more brown sugar than he should have. Still good though!

I used a lot of brown sugar as well. I make a ghost chili BBQ sauce I like to put on it to counter the sweetness. Kinda of a mix between a Carolina and KC sauce but with the kick of a few dried ghost chilies.

 

[Natdavis777]

You let your stepdad rub your meat?

What, you dont

 

[finsfan]

:smack:

 

[vanishingpint]

You let your stepdad rub your meat?

Eeeewww.

 

[Remmy]

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[Staestc]

I'll probably half the recipe lol once I get a chance to make it, I'll probably be the only one to eat it xD that's ok though because I can make it as spicy as I want it.

It freezes well, which is why I do such a big batch.

It's not terribly hot as written, but it seems to be more acceptable to a wider range of people. It you want it hot, I would throw in 3 Serano chillies and up the cayene.

 

[Natdavis777]

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[Hoppy2bmerry]

Shrimp and noodle stir fry.

 

[BrewingTravisty]

It freezes well, which is why I do such a big batch.

It's not terribly hot as written, but it seems to be more acceptable to a wider range of people. It you want it hot, I would throw in 3 Serano chillies and up the cayene.

Actually that's pretty smart, I didn't think about freezing it. It would make for a good go to, easy meal. And that's what I was thinking, just throwing in some Serrano peppers or something... I can tweak with it to get it where I like it spice wise.

 

[ericbw]

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Homemade gnocchi tonight.

 

[ericbw]

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Chick pea & sweet potato cakes with avocado salsa. Green beans and shallots on the side. We're going meatless for the month, but this is pretty hearty without it.

As promised, the recipe is here today:

http://thejewelofthemidwest.com/2016/01/13/potato-cakes-with-avocado-salsa/

 

[paulthenurse]

Gnocchi recipe please.

 

[paulthenurse]

Pretty please

 

[paulthenurse]

With sugar on top.

(Not on top of the gnocchi. You know what I mean.)

 

[ericbw]

With sugar on top.

(Not on top of the gnocchi. You know what I mean.)

We used Mario Batali's recipe, but most are pretty similar. I read somewhere to use less flour to get them light and fluffy, but that ended up mushy. I think the dough should be stiffer than bread dough and not too soft. It should hold its shape when you form it into a ball. (I saw a recipe with just egg whites and baking powder, but that might be too much like a dumpling.)

The other thing that seemed to really help is cooking them in boiling water, then cooling them in an ice bath. I think that makes them hold together nicely.

We cut the recipe in half:

1.5 pounds of potatoes, peeled and boiled till soft
1 cup of flour (plus more - ended up being closer to two cups)
1 egg
Pinch of salt

Start a pot of water boiling.

Run the potatoes through a ricer or food mill. I don't think it would work to mash them, but maybe pressing them through a strainer?? A food mill is a great thing to have.

Spread the potatoes out on a counter and sprinkle the flour all over the top. Add the pinch of salt over the top. Mix it together with your hands into a pile.

Make a well in the center and add the egg, then use a fork or your hands to begin mixing the potatoes and flour into the egg. When it comes together and is mixed, knead for 3-4 minutes, adding a little more flour at a time. Knead until it's a smooth ball that's kind of stiff.

Let it rest a few minutes, then cut the ball into 4 pieces. Roll each piece out to a snake that's 1/2 to 3/4 inch around.

Chop the snake into 1/2 inch pieces, then press a fork into each piece. This gives it texture to hold the sauce. They don't have to be pretty.

Add finished gnocchi (in batches, not all at once) to the pot of boiling water and cook until they float. I let them float for about 30 seconds (so it's like a minute and a half total).

Remove with a strainer or spider and put them in an ice bath. They'll sink to the bottom when they cool. Scoop them out and put them in a bowl with olive oil to keep them from sticking together.

You can reheat them by adding to sauce. I suppose you could drop them into boiling water again to reheat, too.

The trick is to use a ricer or food mill. I also think the ice bath really helps them to hold their shape.

http://www.mariobatali.com/recipes/gnocchi/

 

[beergolf]

MMMMM That gnocchi sounds good. It has been a long time since I made gnocchi. I may have to make some tomorrow for dinner.

Sausage and Peppers for dinner tonight.

 

[paulthenurse]

May be farm raised.
May have antibiotics.
Might give me Ebola

Tastes great.
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[paulthenurse]

All gone.
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[ericbw]

All gone.
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More details?

 

[paulthenurse]

All gone.

Details? Uhhhhhhhhhh?

Burp.

 

[paulthenurse]

Farm raised trout.
Rolled in flour with salt and pepper.
Pan fried in olive oil and butter.
Peeled off the bones with a spoon and a butter knife.
Burps followed.

 

[chisena]

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Meat!

 

[slym2none]

I made a batch of molasses cookies earlier. No pics, but I can take final product pics later. They are awesome.

 

[unionrdr]

Farm raised trout.
Rolled in flour with salt and pepper.
Pan fried in olive oil and butter.
Peeled off the bones with a spoon and a butter knife.
Burps followed.

Fresh caught wild mountain trout in seasoned flour in bacon drippin' in cast iron pan. Hash browns & biscuits to go with...Oh yeah...

 

[BrewingTravisty]

I need to ban myself from looking at this thread during the day when there's nothing to eat lol this is self inflicted torture

 

[JonM]

More trout.

I baked some beautiful red, fatty steelhead the other day and served with roasted broccoli and Jasmine rice. That's some fantastic fish.

 

[mattmmille]

Lotsa trout suddenly. In Germany in the mid 80's, I went to a small town that had several restaurants that prepared nothing but trout... I thin I got mine stuffed with wild mushrooms, capers, and lemon, panfried with butter. Amazing.
Anyway, Crock Potting some pork pazole today.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Moved ten quarts of meat sauce to containers to freeze. Twelve meals worth.
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[ChefRex]

Lotsa trout suddenly. In Germany in the mid 80's, I went to a small town that had several restaurants that prepared nothing but trout... I thin I got mine stuffed with wild mushrooms, capers, and lemon, panfried with butter. Amazing.
Anyway, Crock Potting some pork pazole today.

Did I start a pozole craze, your the second person to post it since I did mine, so good!

 

[Remmy]

Spinach, beans and Turkey-meatball soup with egg noodles.
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