What did I cook this weekend.....

[paulthenurse]

You guys don’t know how disappointed you are that I didn’t stop a second to take pics of the shrimp tika masala I made yesterday.

 

[applescrap]

@Schlenkerla that sounds so good. I could drink stuff like that. I love fresh salsa. I like the use of nm chillis too. Note the red chillis definitely need steeped in i dont know at least 150 deg water (prefer hotter) to sanitize otherwise they could have some bugs. I assume you did just want to pass along for others.

@ptn i love tika masala. Is it hard to make?

 

[Schlenkerla]

@Schlenkerla that sounds so good. I could drink stuff like that. I love fresh salsa. I like the use of nm chillis too. Note the red chillis definitely need steeped in i dont know at least 150 deg water (prefer hotter) to sanitize otherwise they could have some bugs. I assume you did just want to pass along for others.

@ptn i love tika masala. Is it hard to make?

I didn't soak them in real hot water (maybe 126F). I've been following a Rick Bayless Recipe for years. He never mentions that.... But I do plan to simmer the salsa. I will say that I bought a ton of these peppers, I have a few Wal-Mart sized bags full of dried peppers. Meaning I have had then for a while.

When you say bugs are you talking insects or a bacteria like lactobacillus?

Edit: they got blended with really fricking hot tomatoes out of the broiler along with baked onions and garlic. Maybe close to 150F, adding the now warm chili water cools it down some. Hmmmm.

 

[applescrap]

I am talking about, tee hee, diarrhea cha cha cha. Dont know where i got the info, i think from a pack of dried ground chilli, and or some Mexican people i work with. I am not at work so i will ask. You have mexican friends too iirc. Curious what they say. I don't know if it's because they sit out in the elements drying, or if it's how they are picked and stored. I heard its best to heat for food safety and sanitization. I could be totally wrong though and this might only apply to the powder not ristras.

I love this chilli and posted a nice recipe earlier for enchilada sauce. I like to make bean and beef burritos and put the Red sauce inside the tortilla with the meat. My Mexican friends are big on that, everything inside a burrito like Chipotle. Simply reconstituted then Blended, strained and salted will create a nice enchilada sauce. Poured over rolled up enchiladas in the pan that have thinly sliced onions on it. That's how the Mexican women do it where I work. I like to cook with the powder now because it's just so much easier. It will make a fantastic beef chili. It will be much more red and tastier than other Chili's. I love it on rice and i put it in my last batch of breakfast burritos.

Ps, i love rick bayless and his cooking. Need to try some of his recipes.

 

[paulthenurse]

@ptn i love tika masala. Is it hard to make?

Not hard at all. Thirty minutes start to finish. I toasted some cumin seeds, mustard seeds, black peppercorns and some fennel seeds over medium heat till fragrant, then crushed them in a mortar. Sauteed a small finely chopped onion, five or six chopped garlic cloves, a golf ball and a half of minced ginger and a minced, deseeded jalapeno pepper till translucent then added tumeric, ground clove, ground cinnamon, cayenne, paprika and a healthy dose of garhama masala powder, salt and the crushed spices from step one. Poured in a can (8 -10 oz ?) of tomato sauce, mixed it up and allowed to cook for 10 minutes until it looked right, then added a hand full of chopped cilantro. Let that wilt then added one cup (+/-) of cream and adjusted the spices/salt. Mixed thoroughly, added a pound of shrimp, covered and cooked till the shrimp were done. Served with basmati rice and cold beer. I would have liked it to be hotter but everyone else at the table was a wimp.

Edited because I wrote garlic twice. I used about a golf ball and 1/2 sized amount of ginger.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

This is why I would use boiling water:

 

[bob1852]

Pancit (Filipino rice noodle dish). Simple, quick, tasty.

 

[TwistedGray]

I didn't necessarily cook it but really excited at where it could lead. My five year old daughter asked if she could drink water or we could fill a pitcher or something and I remember this big jug I got on clearance at Bed Bath & Beyond. I filled it with ice water and mint from the garden. It's really tasty but I don't know how long to keep it and I'm wondering if the mint messed with my tummy. Anybody know how long to keep stuff in these things or any ideas of what to put in it? ThanksView attachment 581475

You could add the mint and then "rack" if off the water after it gets minty enough. Also, add some sliced cucumbers to the mint water; it's tasty.

As far as how long it can sit in there...I have had "stuff" on water for a few days without issue (in the fridge).

 

[baldm79]

Tuna, ponzu and broccoli

 

[paulthenurse]

This is why I would use boiling water:

To make Mickey soup?

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

@paulthenurse I had a neighbor that called potatoes roasted whole in a fire, Mickeys, but this soup you refer to would be rat excrement and chili water and wouldn't deserve such a cute name.
Last night I just heated up a couple of those grilled chicken breasts, opened a can of Boston beans and cooked frozen veggies.

 

[catdaddy66]

Haven't cooked it yet but planned some linguine with clam sauce tonight. Adding fresh mushrooms, onions, bell and cayenne peppers. Love some spicy seafood and pasta!

My wife? Not so much... Lol!

 

[applescrap]

I have been watching gordon ramsey cooking youtube videos. His recipe seem awesome as is his teaching in my opinion. He's awesome. I like watching him yell at people too. If you haven't checked out his prolific YouTube videos then give him a shot.

 

[paulthenurse]

Never understood how yelling at people is supposed to help them learn. Some knucklehead screaming in my face is going to be ignored...

With the possible exception of Boatswains Mate First Class TJ Brojokowski. He screamed in my face for 13 weeks straight at Coast Guard boot camp back in 1979 and I've never forgot a single word of what he yelled. I saw him swear at some other poor unlucky boot for 10 straight minutes and he never used the same cuss word twice. Remarkable.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Private Pyle! Is that a donut in your foot locker?!!!!!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

There was actual cooking tonight, fresh cauliflower was from a local farm stand.

 

[applescrap]

Made a breakfast burrito batch, inside this time. Thought i was enjoying it but clean up was more difficult. Also the potatoes didnt come out as well in the air fryer. Glad to be done. Made a deep dish pizza and cookies after.

 

[BrewerBrad82]

Mushrooms and onions smothering a bacon wrapped beef fillet. Also, broccoli

 

[JonM]

Some folks who grow fantastic mushrooms come to my local farmers market so I searched for ways to use them and Found this recipe for a veggie and mushroom skillet.

https://www.primaverakitchen.com/mushroom-cauliflower-rice-skillet-recipe/

I made it the other day (served with a side of bacon just because). It was damn good but I think I’ll add a couple chopped peppers next time. Oh, and I quadrupled the amount of onion and garlic and still felt it could use a little more. But it was very good.

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

Made a breakfast burrito batch, inside this time. Thought i was enjoying it but clean up was more difficult. Also the potatoes didnt come out as well in the air fryer. Glad to be done. Made a deep dish pizza and cookies after.

When can I move in? I clean like a champ!

 

[applescrap]

When can I move in? I clean like a champ!

Haha, you're too kind. These are in the freezer for you. I have the knobs messed up because I think it cooked more even last time. They are really good and the kids chowed down. The ten dollar for a little bottle of syrup is underwhelming imo.

Last night, no pictures phone died, i cut one lb hamburger in 8ths and pressed flat and big. I seared those and also cooked little potatoes that were shook in a bag with garden rosemary and evoo. Later added scallions. Next to that was garden squash i soaked in soyaki and let marinade. I think I would like to squash just cut and seared with olive oil and salt. Soaking them gave them a great flavor but wasn't quite the grilled squash I was seeking.

 

[applescrap]

Oops pics

 

[bleme]

I think I would like to squash just cut and seared with olive oil and salt.

One of my bosses gave me some pattypan (white scallop) squash and suggested grilling. I used some Kirkland canola spray and Trader Joe 21 Salute seasoning on them and they were AMAZING! I'm pretty sure they also picked up some flavor from the burgers I had on at the same time as the beef fat rendered and spread.

 

[TwistedGray]

Pork belly

 

[paulthenurse]

Love pork belly. And double love patty pan squash

 

[davidabcd]

One of my bosses gave me some pattypan (white scallop) squash and suggested grilling. I used some Kirkland canola spray and Trader Joe 21 Salute seasoning on them and they were AMAZING! I'm pretty sure they also picked up some flavor from the burgers I had on at the same time as the beef fat rendered and spread.

That sounds good. I never heard of pattypan until three weeks ago when we started getting tons of it in our "farm box." We paid ahead and now get to pick up a box every week from a local farmer. I have so much of it, I had to blanch it and put it in the freezer.
I did grill the pattypan but only with oil and salt. It's alright.

 

[paulthenurse]

Lookin ain’t cookin but I’ll set myself back a half hour for you guys. Next viewing at noon when I should be able to wrap. 49 pounds of brisket went into the little smoker at four am. Ribs and turkeys will go into Bertha around 11.

 

[flars]

Pork butt for dinner last night with salads and buttered potatoes with onion chives. It was called a bone in arm roast.

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[flars]

Had the smoker going a few days ago. Prepped a couple racks of spare ribs. Only two racks this time since I was going to try the 3-2-1 method for the first time. Turned out to not be worth the extra work.

Some of the trimming bits were ready for snacking after a couple of hours.

 

[paulthenurse]

This is the view from my deck this morning. Maybe the schweet baby Jesus really does love me!