What did I cook this weekend.....

[unionrdr]

Our thanksgiving turkey. Was 26lbs with a few pounds of my wife's grandma's sage stuffing pushing it to about 30lbs. Small pan to her right is a 300 year old cornbread stuffing recipe I found. To my left is her grandma's cranberry sauce, to the right some plains Indian blueberry pudding. We were waiting on some sides to finish up at this point. Had cornbread, candied sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes & gravy, etc. The GE electric knife to my left was a wedding present 39 years ago! It still looks & works like new!
Domesticated turkey (Teradactylei turkius unbelievabalus)

Hope everyone had as great thanksgiving!

 

[Temptd2]

Our thanksgiving turkey. Was 26lbs with a few pounds of my wife's grandma's sage stuffing pushing it to about 30lbs. Small pan to her right is a 300 year old cornbread stuffing recipe I found. To my left is her grandma's cranberry sauce, to the right some plains Indian blueberry pudding. We were waiting on some sides to finish up at this point. Had cornbread, candied sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes & gravy, etc. The GE electric knife to my left was a wedding present 39 years ago! It still looks & works like new!
Domesticated turkey (Teradactylei turkius unbelievabalus)
Hope everyone had as great thanksgiving!

My theory is, if you're gonna cook a turkey - it should be the BIGGEST ONE YOU CAN FIT IN A PAN AND IN YOUR OVEN!

I LOVE turkey leftovers. Especially turkey pot pie. :rockin:

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Leftover turkey and mashed potato & stuffing waffles.

Looks tasty AZ! What make & model is your waffle iron? I've been wanting to experiment with waffles for a while now & yours seems to hold up to all sorts of things.
Regards, GF.

 

[LakesideBrewing]

Christmas prep is underway! Making ragu for a Lasagne Bolognese

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

No leftovers tonight... Rouladen

 

[slym2none]

Baby-back ribs, cornbread, baked beans, other stuff.

No pics, didn't happen.

Fat.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Rouladen, potato pancake, and roasted butternut with onion and kale.

 

[Staestc]

Leftover turkey and mashed potato & stuffing waffles.

That's just awesome. Gonna have a go at that!

 

[Staestc]

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That's a Great looking sandwich!!

 

[Staestc]

Our thanksgiving turkey. Was 26lbs with a few pounds of my wife's grandma's sage stuffing pushing it to about 30lbs. Small pan to her right is a 300 year old cornbread stuffing recipe I found. To my left is her grandma's cranberry sauce, to the right some plains Indian blueberry pudding. We were waiting on some sides to finish up at this point. Had cornbread, candied sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes & gravy, etc. The GE electric knife to my left was a wedding present 39 years ago! It still looks & works like new!
Domesticated turkey (Teradactylei turkius unbelievabalus)
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Hope everyone had as great thanksgiving!

Holy crap! That's not a real turkey. It must be some kind of Raptor!! Very pretty meal!

 

[Staestc]

Christmas prep is underway! Making ragu for a Lasagne Bolognese

Just awesome! Nicely done. What did you do to the rolled up (I assume pork) roast?

 

[spittybug]

Turkey leg, white meat turkey, turkey soup, turkey omelets, turkey tacos, turkey casserole, turkey fu^(in$ everything!!!!! I WANT BEEF.

 

[Staestc]

As usual, all the lovely fall herbed and spiced dishes of thanksgiving left me with a craving for something more in my grove. Pre-browned 2 lbs of pork, 3 lbs of ground chuck, and 2 lbs of coarse ground chuck. Sautéed a couple of big onions, then threw in som jalapeños.
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Garlic goes in last to avoid burning it.
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I like to wake up my spices and herbs while the pan is still really hot, so 4 tblsp of chili powder, 1 tblsp of chipotle powder, 4 tblsp of fresh ground cumin, concentrated beef stock, paprika, cocoa, coriander, oregano, Louisiana hot sausage, and a little sugar hit the mix.
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Once the spices were happy and fragrant the 7 lbs on meat went back in.
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Finally 2 bocks, a couple of cups of water, and 2 cans of beef stock and everybody is in the pool! An hour or two simmering and the chili is done!!
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[Staestc]

Oh, I forgot. I made a whiskey cake earlier!
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[slym2none]

Just awesome! Nicely done. What did you do to the rolled up (I assume pork) roast?

That's (I am assuming) pancetta, it probably got diced & rendered for the fat to saute all the other aromatics.

 

[Staestc]

The whiskey cake just turned out awesome! I think it's better than the rum cake I make a lot this time of year!!

 

[kev211]

Red wine braised short rib with a creamy polenta (not from a tube) and roasted veggies. Reduced the red wine to make a sauce for the short rib

 

[kev211]

Pic would help

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[cpa4ny]

Oven-baked Porcini risotto topped with toasted pine nuts; came out absolutely delectable :rockin:

In my view, a secret to a great risotto is to use genuine Italian Arborio rice - makes a world of difference.

 

[cpa4ny]

As usual, all the lovely fall herbed and spiced dishes of thanksgiving left me with a craving for something more in my grove. Pre-browned 2 lbs of pork, 3 lbs of ground chuck, and 2 lbs of coarse ground chuck. Sautéed a couple of big onions, then threw in som jalapeños.
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Garlic goes in last to avoid burning it.
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I like to wake up my spices and herbs while the pan is still really hot, so 4 tblsp of chili powder, 1 tblsp of chipotle powder, 4 tblsp of fresh ground cumin, concentrated beef stock, paprika, cocoa, coriander, oregano, Louisiana hot sausage, and a little sugar hit the mix.
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Once the spices were happy and fragrant the 7 lbs on meat went back in.
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Finally 2 bocks, a couple of cups of water, and 2 cans of beef stock and everybody is in the pool! An hour or two simmering and the chili is done!!
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Awesome looking chili! I take it that it is Texas-style - hence, no beans?

Love the idea of mixing in a bit of ground pork and sausages.

 

[LakesideBrewing]

Just awesome! Nicely done. What did you do to the rolled up (I assume pork) roast?

Thanks!
That's pancetta, I diced it up, rendered the fat, and sautéed my veg in the fat.

 

[ChefRex]

Sous vide chuck roast, srooms, green beans and potatoes,View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1480382845.655466.jpg

 

[slym2none]

Heh - I got to like this pic twice (and the HBT'ers are now wondering how)

 

[RevKev]

Sous vide chuck roast, srooms, green beans and potatoes,View attachment 378604

Wanna cook for me? I had breakfast for dinner tonight haha. Cinnamon raisin bagel with 3 runny eggs

 

[ChefRex]

Wanna cook for me? I had breakfast for dinner tonight haha. Cinnamon raisin bagel with 3 runny eggs

No bacon, reported.

Stop by I have leftovers.

 

[schematix]

Sous vide chuck roast, srooms, green beans and potatoes,View attachment 378604

How did the meat texture turn out? Was it juicy or did a lot of the fat render out after 30 hours?

 

[ChefRex]

How did the meat texture turn out? Was it juicy or did a lot of the fat render out after 30 hours?

It varied as you have a bunch of different muscles but over all like a good steak, next time I may go a little longer.
I'm very happy with it for a cheap cut.

 

[Homercidal]

Didn't cook last night. I was GOING TO, but my daughter decided to treat us to her own homecooked meal. My daughter. Who never wanted to pay attention in the kitchen when she was younger. Who ate box food during college after finding out how much work cooking and cleaning up after is.

Well, she has a job at Olive Garden right now and decided that she wanted to try making one of their dishes, but with real ingredients, and looked up some recipes online.

She made Chicken Alfredo with peppers, mushrooms, grated parmesan (She bought a block of it and grated by hand!).

At first I thought this is what she does at work when she is "sauce" person. But she clarified that they have a bag of powdered cream sauce at Olive Garden. She had to look up recipes online to find out how to make alfredo sauce from scratch.

I can tell you, it was really good! The mushrooms really stood out for me. I would have also added diced tomatoes, but I didn't really miss them that much either. Oh, and she used the spiral noodles. Can't remember what they are called. Rotini?

 

[cpa4ny]

Got inspired by some of the delicious-looking chilli here and also decided to give it a go.

So - chilli with mango salsa on the side, served with a Belgian tripel.

 

[slym2none]

Didn't cook last night. I was GOING TO, but my daughter decided to treat us to her own homecooked meal. My daughter. Who never wanted to pay attention in the kitchen when she was younger. Who ate box food during college after finding out how much work cooking and cleaning up after is.

Well, she has a job at Olive Garden right now and decided that she wanted to try making one of their dishes, but with real ingredients, and looked up some recipes online.

She made Chicken Alfredo with peppers, mushrooms, grated parmesan (She bought a block of it and grated by hand!).

At first I thought this is what she does at work when she is "sauce" person. But she clarified that they have a bag of powdered cream sauce at Olive Garden. She had to look up recipes online to find out how to make alfredo sauce from scratch.

I can tell you, it was really good! The mushrooms really stood out for me. I would have also added diced tomatoes, but I didn't really miss them that much either. Oh, and she used the spiral noodles. Can't remember what they are called. Rotini?

Fusili? Like Seinfeld.