OFFICIAL THREAD: General Cookery and Discussion

[Van Veen]

Since we're all stuck inside. Might as well share recipes.

Massimo Bottura and Family Launch "Kitchen Quarantine" Cooking Show

Join Massimo Bottura and family in their home kitchen every evening as they cook a quarantined meal from scratch. The show we all need right now.

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Cleveland Chef Michael Symon Wants to Help You Cook Good Food at Home During the Coronavirus Shutdown

Cleveland's own Michael Symon has launched a series of free, live cooking demos this week to help people who are social distancing at home get...

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Even though the recipes are really basic, I always enjoy seeing cooking content that's not produced. Also nice to hear Symon talk through his process a little.

 

[Fueco]

We normally do corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day. We cooked a turkey instead. Yep, we had Thanksgiving Dinner again, with a bird that’s been in the freezer since December.

 

[Joffrey]

I cooked a beef stew yesterday. Had it for lunch and dinner today with some toasted bread to mop up the left overs.

 

[Van Veen]

I got stew meat and pork tenderloin from the grocery store yesterday. Going to make some beef stew in a few days. I cut the pork tenderloins in half, froze some of it. Tonight I SV'd one of them, made a sherry pan sauce, and some mashed Yukon Golds I had in the pantry. Kind of enjoying being creative with what I can find or have on hand.

 

[Van Veen]

Possible going to offend some people with this comment:

Traditional Texas chili (no tomatoes) is just meh. I like the idea in theory, but it really lacks umami. I'm going to try some tomato paste in my next batch. Maybe a touch of fish sauce or soy sauce.

 

[Fueco]

Snowy plaguey day, making cookies with my Grandma’s recipe in bowl she used to make them. Passing on traditions to my sons.

 

[Fueco]

We had Thai takeout for our anniversary dinner. My wife made lava cakes for dessert.

 

[Piobaire]

Put a dough ball down last night. My homemade Italian sausage is one of the meats.

 

[Van Veen]

We had Thai takeout for our anniversary dinner. My wife made lava cakes for dessert.

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Not to ruin your night, but that ice cream bears an uncanny resemblance to Trump's coiffure.

 

[Van Veen]

Put a dough ball down last night. My homemade Italian sausage is one of the meats.

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Once again not trying to ruin anyone's night, but you need to stop teasing us with your half-eaten balls and sausage.

 

[Fueco]

Not to ruin your night, but that ice cream bears an uncanny resemblance to Trump's coiffure.

LOL, I noticed that when I set it on the plate.

 

[venividivicibj]

Traditional Texas chili (no tomatoes) is just meh. I like the idea in theory, but it really lacks umami. I'm going to try some tomato paste in my next batch. Maybe a touch of fish sauce or soy sauce.

Kenji (Serious Eats) uses Fish sauce in his recipe.

 

[Piobaire]

Have a few plans today in this time of plaque...if I can wrest the ingredients from the horde of locusts that daily destroy the local grocery stores.

Have a stash of achiote paste and we have five, 5#'ish pieces of pork butt in the freezer that was there for sausage making purposes. If I can get the citrus will put that down to marinade overnight and then line our cast iron dutch oven with banana leaves for a long, slow and smokey ride on the KJ for some authentic cochinita pibil that will make great tacos or just over rice.

Next, the local Asian market is now selling pairs of frozen LI duck legs for about $5 a pair. Grabbed two pairs so will make two pouches of confit overnight in a sous vide for later use.

Lastly, if I can land a cabbage, we have all the other fixings for okonomiyaki tonight including slices of my homemade bacon. I really suggest you guys try making this at home. We've been doing the Osaka. Kewpie is easy to find locally but used Amazon to buy the pancake mix, okonomiyaki sauce, and the little tempura bits.

I decided to use the pancake mix from Japan vs. making it as there's this veggie that is grated into it I can't find plus it looks like a pain **********. It's gooey and ectoplasmic. The mix covers you for that bit of mouth feel in the better.

Tonight's, if I can land a cabbage (a phrase I thought I would never say) will have a layer of fried noodles reminiscent of the Hiroshima style.

 

[Thrift Vader]

Need any help? Ask my wife.

 

[Van Veen]

I think I have to completely strip and reseason my Lodge skillet. The seasoning has been flaking off ever since that mayo sear debacle.

I kind of want to wait until I have multiple pieces to do since it wastes so much energy.