Shit I've Cooked Lately

[Kennythetiger 9,460]

Recipe on the hush puppies?

[Landomatic 3,813]

Chicken Parm - Side of Spaghetti with Red Sauce

Started with a little homemade red sauce.  I posted a recipe for this back a few pages.

Chicken came out perfect golden brown.  Tried a little different technique this time and I think I like it.  Marinated the chicken in the egg wash with some salt and pepper in the refrigerator for about 30 mins before starting.  Then dunk in flour, then back in egg, then bread crumb like normal.  I think the marinating helped everything stick a little better and ended up with a more consistent finished product.  Also seemed less messy.

Made too much sauce so my ratios were a little off.  It was one of those..."one can of tomatoes wasn't enough and two cans was too many" type situations.  Not a huge deal, though.  It's pretty easy to plate around that.

Got a little heavy handed with the cheese.  Again, just seemed like one slice wasn't enough but 2 was probably too many.  But, as Surly always says, is there really such thing as too much cheese?  Most of the excess just ran off the side anyway so no big deal.

Didn't want to waste all that runoff melted cheese so figured I might as well throw a dollop on top of the spaghetti as a topping.  And of course, in keeping with the "no such thing as too much cheese" theme, finished with some freshly grated parmigiano reggiano.  End result slammed and went and shit...

[Dutch 4,479]

Chicken parm, smothered in cheese, with pasta and red sauce, is such an awesome meal.  Looks great, Lando.

[Shoxthemonkey 1,983]

On 6/9/2019 at 10:13 PM, RMac5 said:

Bacon and asparagus breakfast in a very well seasoned cast iron skillet.

Recipe please. This looks delicious.

[Underdog 28,773]

Fish fry looks outstanding.  

[Eggo 3,994]

On 6/22/2019 at 7:32 PM, Errestaurants said:

Made some fried chicken sandwiches. Jalapeno slaw, dill & yogurt spread. Sides were a plum & tomato salad with burrata, mint & basil.

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Pos rep but also replying because this board needs more of this. 

[Errestaurants 2,570]

Went by the Mexican grocery store and got some marinated meats and salsas. Aired up my tires while cooking with a POS air compressor. Pop some fireworks. 'MERICA

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[Sleepygrad 1,029]

Appreciate the POS air pump pics. It’s attention to detail that makes all the difference. Like an artist

[Sleepygrad 1,029]

Buddy and I wanted to make a decent meal but we didn’t want to go to the store during the Astros game last night, so we worked with what we had: eggplant, tomatoes, cheese, and other various shit. We breaded the eggplant, then put that on top of the sauce, then added tomato and 2 kinds of cheese, then baked. Wasn’t bad at all

[CTXMustang 518]

Baby backs (not my choice), pastrami, brisket. Not pictured bacon jalapeño cheese grits, red potato salad with rosemary, barracho beans, elotes casserole, and Thai chili collared greens.

[RoundRobin 828]

Good Lord, that sounds delicious!

[Errestaurants 2,570]

Balsamic and herb marinated tri tip. Cheesey squash (didn't ask for permission) parmesan roasted potatoes and focaccia. Plum & peach crisp with the best ice cream. Had a 2005 Bond Matriarch

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[hundredTT 578]

Have the weekend alone , and was going to order some pizza and wings. Went to HEB instead bought a 12 pack, wings, sauce and pizza dough and  fixings. Any excuse to grill is okay with me. Marinated the wings and topped the pizza, used charcoal so let it settle some. Grilled some hot wings  perfectly and pizza pretty good, for a first time grilling a pizza drunk. I googled how to grill a pizza but there were too many steps - homemaking dough and shit...ain't nobody got time for that. Just brushed the grill with olive oil and cooked it for around 20 mins and it was fine. Bottom crust burned a bit, but it still tasted great. Wings were amazing. 

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by hundredTT

[huge 3,795]

Get a pizza stone to help with that issue.

[Errestaurants 2,570]

Picked the garden so the wife made a curried vegetable dish with tomatoes, okra and eggplant. I made peach icecream.

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[CTXMustang 518]

Smoked chicken salad on a toasted everything bagel. With minced celery, almonds, smoked cherries, and shallots. Few other ingredients in there as well.

[NoName 16,405]

20 hours ago, Errestaurants said:

Picked the garden so the wife made a curried vegetable dish with tomatoes, okra and eggplant. I made peach icecream.

Spoiler

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got a recipe for that peach ice cream?

[Errestaurants 2,570]

2 hours ago, NoName said:

got a recipe for that peach ice cream?

i pretty much followed this recipe. I used 6 egg yolks, 2 Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans and 2 cups heavy cream and 1 cup whole milk. every thing else was to recipe.

https://houseofnasheats.com/old-fashioned-fresh-peach-ice-cream/

[Errestaurants 2,570]

On 6/29/2019 at 6:47 PM, Kennythetiger said:

Recipe on the hush puppies?

Dang just saw this Kenny. sorry brother. the recipe is my Father in Laws. he dont measure nothing. He is a East Texas Redneck.

About

4 cups cornmeal- heaping

2 cups-flour-heaping

2 Tablespoons baking powder-heaping

3 large eggs

1 sweet onion--noonday

3  to 4 jalapenos depending on how hot you want it or 1/2 cup pickled

2 to 3 cups buttermilk---start with 2 and add more if to dry. we spoon the batter into the hot grease. 

couple teaspoons of salt to 1 tablespoon. fry one hushpuppy to taste.

 

[RMac5 1,551]

My MIL made a freezer of peach ice cream for the 4th, it is my favorite home made ice cream by far. It wasn’t as good as my moms but it was damn good. My mom always picked fresh peaches from our trees and made the ice cream all summer long. 

 

@Errestaurants what freezer did you use?  I have looked at several new fangeld units but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. A few years ago I bought  one of those White Mountain freezers, biggest piece of shit ever. Not sure if it’s a one off or not but it sucks ass making ice cream.

[Errestaurants 2,570]

5 minutes ago, RMac5 said:

My MIL made a freezer of peach ice cream for the 4th, it is my favorite home made ice cream by far. It wasn’t as good as my moms but it was damn good. My mom always picked fresh peaches from our trees and made the ice cream all summer long. 

 

@Errestaurants what freezer did you use?  I have looked at several new fangeld units but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. A few years ago I bought  one of those White Mountain freezers, biggest piece of shit ever. Not sure if it’s a one off or not but it sucks ass making ice cream.

Mine is a cuisinart. It works real good and is easy to work. Just make sure the bowl is frozen solid. 

https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-ICE-30BC-Indulgence-2-Quart-Automatic/

i use these to store my ice cream 

https://www.amazon.com/Tovolo-Tight-Fitting-Stack-Friendly-Sweet-Pistachio/dp/B00JRXQ686/ref=sr_1_8?crid=FWMYKS907TOX&keywords=ice.+cream+containers&qid=1562638827&s=gateway&sprefix=Ice.+Ream+%2Caps%2C361&sr=8-8

 

[dcbc 14,509]

35 minutes ago, RMac5 said:

My MIL made a freezer of peach ice cream for the 4th, it is my favorite home made ice cream by far. It wasn’t as good as my moms but it was damn good. My mom always picked fresh peaches from our trees and made the ice cream all summer long. 

 

@Errestaurants what freezer did you use?  I have looked at several new fangeld units but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. A few years ago I bought  one of those White Mountain freezers, biggest piece of shit ever. Not sure if it’s a one off or not but it sucks ass making ice cream.

I've had the Freezer that erestaurants mentioned.  And it's good, but having to freeze the bowl is the weak point.  There's a step up machine from Cuisinart with a built in compressor that is idiot proof.  It's only 1.5 quart, but you can do as many batches back to back as you like. 

Link to Machine

Also, the Ultimate Ice Cream Book is full of excellent recipes.

Link to Book

Edited July 9, 2019 by dcbc

[RMac5 1,551]

Thanks for the tips, just ordered the Kitchen Aid ice cream maker that the article mentioned in the recipe link. Looks like it has good reviews, time will tell.

 

[Kennythetiger 9,460]

11 hours ago, RMac5 said:

My MIL made a freezer of peach ice cream for the 4th, it is my favorite home made ice cream by far. It wasn’t as good as my moms but it was damn good. My mom always picked fresh peaches from our trees and made the ice cream all summer long. 

 

@Errestaurants what freezer did you use?  I have looked at several new fangeld units but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. A few years ago I bought  one of those White Mountain freezers, biggest piece of shit ever. Not sure if it’s a one off or not but it sucks ass making ice cream.

When I was in law school I bought a hand-crank ice cream maker, because that's what my grandma had, by god.  It was used, and more expensive than a new electric one.  I'll bet I've made close to 100 gallons of homemade ice cream in the last 15 years.  We use any family/friend gathering as an excuse to crank.  I have a plain vanilla recipe, and a former high school teacher gave me a recipe for peach ice cream, which uses completely different ingredients than my vanilla recipe.  We've experimented with peach, apricot, strawberry, cherry, and raspberry.  Everyone still likes peach the best, except for me.  My personal favorite was strawberry mixed with chocolate shavings, which was a damn mess.  I shaved the chocolate bars with a cheese grater, making a mess the likes of which I had never seen before.  Would like to try pineapple sometime, and maybe salted caramel.  

[dcbc 14,509]

15 hours ago, RMac5 said:

Thanks for the tips, just ordered the Kitchen Aid ice cream maker that the article mentioned in the recipe link. Looks like it has good reviews, time will tell.

 

With any of these freezers that use cooling sources that can't be replenished during the ice cream freezing process, you'll increase your chances of success dramatically if you take the time to chill your custard/mixed ingredients in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before starting the freezing process.  Any help you can give the machine in goes a long way, especially if you cooked the ingredients.

Edited July 9, 2019 by dcbc

[Errestaurants 2,570]

2 hours ago, dcbc said:

With any of these freezers that use cooling sources that can't be replenished during the ice cream freezing process, you'll increase your chances of success dramatically if you take the time to chill your custard/mixed ingredients in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before starting the freezing process.  Any help you can give the machine in goes a long way, especially if you cooked the ingredients.

This. I put my custard in the freezer and chill to around 35 degrees. Takes about an hour or so.

[hundredTT 578]

On 7/8/2019 at 2:05 PM, CenTXpony said:

Smoked chicken salad on a toasted everything bagel. With minced celery, almonds, smoked cherries, and shallots. Few other ingredients in there as well.

^ Would love to make this! 

 

 

 

Been liking making homemade  pizza recently, much cheaper too haha. 

[NoName 16,405]

On 7/8/2019 at 9:21 PM, Errestaurants said:

Mine is a cuisinart. It works real good and is easy to work. Just make sure the bowl is frozen solid. 

https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-ICE-30BC-Indulgence-2-Quart-Automatic/

i use these to store my ice cream 

https://www.amazon.com/Tovolo-Tight-Fitting-Stack-Friendly-Sweet-Pistachio/dp/B00JRXQ686/ref=sr_1_8?crid=FWMYKS907TOX&keywords=ice.+cream+containers&qid=1562638827&s=gateway&sprefix=Ice.+Ream+%2Caps%2C361&sr=8-8

 

for what it is worth, Stella Parks (BraveTart) recommends the ICE-21 (which is what I have) but I assume the ICE 30 is basically the same from looking them up

i just found out that you can order additional bowls for these guys, which is generally my issue - want to make multiple sets at once.

also want to second those storage containers, while you can use an old yogurt container those guys are really great and work well on top of being really cheap and making you look awesome when you pull them out of the freezer.

[Errestaurants 2,570]

1 minute ago, NoName said:

for what it is worth, Stella Parks (BraveTart) recommends the ICE-21 (which is what I have) but I assume the ICE 30 is basically the same from looking them up

i just found out that you can order additional bowls for these guys, which is generally my issue - want to make multiple sets at once.

also want to second those storage containers, while you can use an old yogurt container those guys are really great and work well on top of being really cheap and making you look awesome when you pull them out of the freezer.

Yes sir. A good easy to use machine. 

[NoName 16,405]

On 7/9/2019 at 8:58 AM, Kennythetiger said:

When I was in law school I bought a hand-crank ice cream maker, because that's what my grandma had, by god.  It was used, and more expensive than a new electric one.  I'll bet I've made close to 100 gallons of homemade ice cream in the last 15 years.  We use any family/friend gathering as an excuse to crank.  I have a plain vanilla recipe, and a former high school teacher gave me a recipe for peach ice cream, which uses completely different ingredients than my vanilla recipe.  We've experimented with peach, apricot, strawberry, cherry, and raspberry.  Everyone still likes peach the best, except for me.  My personal favorite was strawberry mixed with chocolate shavings, which was a damn mess.  I shaved the chocolate bars with a cheese grater, making a mess the likes of which I had never seen before.  Would like to try pineapple sometime, and maybe salted caramel.  

always looking for more recipes to make, mind sharing these guys?

 

[NoName 16,405]

On 7/9/2019 at 2:08 PM, dcbc said:

With any of these freezers that use cooling sources that can't be replenished during the ice cream freezing process, you'll increase your chances of success dramatically if you take the time to chill your custard/mixed ingredients in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before starting the freezing process.  Any help you can give the machine in goes a long way, especially if you cooked the ingredients.

ive started letting it sit overnight if i have the time. makes it easy to run home and spin it at lunch or first thing in the AM if i need it for a friday night

[NoName 16,405]

decided home made ice cream deserved it's own thread: 

 

 

[CTXMustang 518]

^ Would love to make this! 
 
 
 

Been liking making homemade  pizza recently, much cheaper too haha. 

Pretty simple. Just used leftover smoked chicken for the meat.


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[Sbbruin 21,886]

So not really cooking , but homemade sushi. I only get this stuff from 2 places inLA- Fish King in Glendale or Santa Monica Seafood in SM. This is from Fish King. Pick out the sushi grade fish and they will sashimi it for you. I do all the assembly. So good.

[Errestaurants 2,570]

Made homemade flour tortillas for fajitas

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[Anastasis 23,485]

@Errestaurants that’s the  the black stone with the redesigned drain right?  How do you like that thing?

[Errestaurants 2,570]

19 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

@Errestaurants that’s the  the black stone with the redesigned drain right?  How do you like that thing?

Like it a lot brother. Bitch to clean of course. The  drain pan needs to be a little bigger in my opinion.  Overall a versatile piece of equipment. 

[CTXMustang 518]

Doing smoked Bison-Lamb Burgers today topped with goat cheese and a bourbon peach chutney sauce with roasted hatch chiles and caramelized onions on a martins potato roll and a little bit of arugula on it.

[Anastasis 23,485]

[CTXMustang 518]

[CTXMustang 518]

Shameless plug here... looking to start a weekend food truck very soon. If any surly members are on insta would appreciate a follow @smoaktxbbq ; looking to pick up catering gigs until then! Thanks!

[spystud13 2,371]

I’ll do you a favor & post the whole link. 

https://www.instagram.com/smoaktxbbq/

 

 

 

[hundredTT 578]

Several last posts got my stomach growling! After a long fucking week I spent all evening grilling. Steak, short ribs, bacon wrapped jalapeños, corn, and baked potatoes. Time to feast!

 

 

 

 

[CTXMustang 518]

I’ll do you a favor & post the whole link. 
https://www.instagram.com/smoaktxbbq/
 
 
 

Thank you spystud!

Better photo of today’s creation.

[HenryJames 66,170]

Shrimp Louie

[BearCountry11 1,234]

Nothing fancy but made some pretty damn good chicken fried rice tonight.



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[Irwin F Fletcher 3,550]

Spent the afternoon with the kids catching some blue crabs down on the west end of Galveston. It was a good dinner.

[PantsTent 2,002]

Chicken satay. Not pictured is the Malaysian vegetable fried rice to go with it. 

 

[CooterBrown 18,028]

Did the Serious Eats Food Labs Bar Pizza for lunch today. It is fantastic. No one could tell it is a tortilla crust.

[Landomatic 3,813]

2 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Did the Serious Eats Food Labs Bar Pizza for lunch today. It is fantastic. No one could tell it is a tortilla crust.

You got a link or a recipe or something???