What did I cook this weekend.....

[Staestc]

Little behind on posting. First is my first attempt at Kung Pao chicken. Turned out very tasty. Will make a few adjustments and do this one again for sure. Really need a hotter burner for my wok too. Maybe I will go to my beer burner for the wok. Did PF Chang's spicy green beans to go with this but no picture. Love those green beans.

Then blueberry muffins again. Absolutely fantastic.

Enchilada sauce that I will use later today.

And finally an attempt at Nan bread in the oven on a pizza steel. Great bread, delicious, but not really very Nan like. I made this to go with another new recipe for Dal Fry in the instant pot. The Dal turned out amazing and we ate it as a main on white basmati rice with the pseudo Nan. No pictures of the Dal, which is a shame since it was pretty with 3 different lentils to give it color and texture.

 

[Ty520]

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With Naan, you have to do it in a heavy cast iron or stainless pan on the stove top on medium - a minute, then flip for another minute, then flip again for another 30

 

[user 211287]

Really need a hotter burner for my wok too

This is a rough thing to accomplish at home. Getting the "wok hei" like you get from a restaurant is challenging. Even harder with things like chow fun or pad thai and those delicate rice noodles. The wok has to be smoking hot with something like peanut oil or rice bran oil. A turkey fryer base is the best chance at home.

As far as Kung Pao, its the right amount of good Chinese vinegar and good soy sauce. I like LKK Double Fermented for a dark soy sauce and black vinegar. That garbage from Taiwan dont cut it.

 

[TwistedGray]

Crap photo but chorizo picoso, tomato, onion, curry powder, and muscles
(went through three refills of these - spicy)

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Salmon, Brussels and potatoes.

 

[Temptd2]

Got my new Showtime Rotisserie delivered yesterday (4th one, love them!) and had already brined a pastured, non-soy-fed chicken so in it went. Came out juicy and delicious!

 

[Rodent]

set it, and forget it!

 

[Temptd2]

EXACTLY! LOL!

 

[TwistedGray]

Got my new Showtime Rotisserie delivered yesterday (4th one, love them!) and had already brined a pastured, non-soy-fed chicken so in it went. Came out juicy and delicious!

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Digital controls - fancy

 

[Temptd2]

Digital controls - fancy

Yeah, I know. I've had two with manual controls and this is the second one with digital. Either way works for me. This was actually $10 less than the one with manual controls!

The interesting thing is this one turns more slowly than I remember the others turning. Didn't seem to matter. It's also quieter, and there is a feature where after the time has elapsed and the thing shuts off, you can hold down the "off" button and it slowly rotates to the point where the position is best for remove the food. I like it!

 

[TwistedGray]

Costco rotisserie chicken with onions, tomatoes, garlic and thyme from the garden. Pretty simple; pretty tasty.

 

[Staestc]

Costco rotisserie chicken with onions, tomatoes, garlic and thyme from the garden. Pretty simple; pretty tasty.
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I swear I responded to this yesterday. Wonder what happened to that response? I commented that along with pretty simple and pretty tasty it was just plain Pretty!

 

[TwistedGray]

We made pupusas yesterday afternoon

And I made oatmeal this morning, doh!!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

We made pupusas yesterday afternoon
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And I made oatmeal this morning, doh!!
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Oatmeal? Looks more like you made a mess At least there was still some in the bowl, I’ve done worse.

 

[TwistedGray]

Oatmeal? Looks more like you made a mess At least there was still some in the bowl, I’ve done worse.

Hehehehehe just scraped it back into a clean bowl and scarfed it down. Haven't done this in a while, lol.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Crab, avocado and artichoke salad over baby spinach. Soon the blue claws will come in and I hope to make it again with fresh crab.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Baba Ghanoush from fire roasted eggplant and rotisserie pork loin.

 

[Temptd2]

Oh man, Merry, that looks excellent!

 

[Staestc]

I did this Gumbeaux Roux in 18 minutes on the sear grill attachment to my smoker and did not burn it!!! A new record for me!!! And the resulting gumbo was awesome as always

Kid surprised us Saturday morning so I made this frittata with what I had on hand. Bacon, cheddar, a medley of grape tomatoes, and a shallot sauteed with the the bacon. It turned out great. Never done a frittata before, and now that I know how simple they are I will do the more often (and more deliberately!).

Last, but not least, banana bread again. Made two loaves and split the other one between the kids. Turned out fantastic and not nearly as overdone as it looks in the crappy picture, but I either need to cook hotter of colder to get the center and the outside to finish at the same time. It looked done but center was still mush and I cooked hotter this time. Figure I will try cooler next time unless anybody has any other advice.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Entrees look delicious Travis! What temp did you bake the the banana bread?

 

[TwistedGray]

Gumbo drool!!

I just made a tritip (leftovers pictured below)

 

[Pkrd]

Carrot cake for a work celebration tomorrow. Was a bit worried about how thin the layers were going into the oven but it worked really well. Raisins will be controversial I'm sure.

Mrs Pkrd will be getting some more serious cake decorating paraphenalia for Christmas.
https://tasty.co/recipe/carrot-cake

 

[Johnny_M]

Strawberry souffle with a rhubarb sauce inspired by Alain Roux's raspberry and rhubarb souffle with rhubarb sauce from his Waterside restaurant.

 

[Temptd2]

Oh that's pretty, Johnny!

 

[TwistedGray]

Dinner and dessert

 

[user 211287]

Jalapeno cornbread

With honey butter

 

[Staestc]

Entrees look delicious Travis! What temp did you bake the the banana bread?

Recipe calls for 55 minutes at 350 F or until toothpick comes out clear. It's always really tasty, it just seems that the outside cooks much faster than the inside.

 

[Staestc]

Gumbo drool!!

I just made a tritip (leftovers pictured below)
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I went by Costco yesterday specifically because I thought I remembered seeing tritip available there, but alas there were none, so I ended up doing NY strips last night. I've got a good butcher close by though, so I will see if I can pick up one from them.

 

[Staestc]

Jalapeno cornbread

With honey butter

That just looks fantastic. Loves me some Jalapeno cornbread!!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Recipe calls for 55 minutes at 350 F or until toothpick comes out clear. It's always really tasty, it just seems that the outside cooks much faster than the inside.

You could see if 325 works better, it will likely take longer. Another option could be to reduce the sugar a little. Just some thoughts... baking is science, but it isn’t inflexible.