Shit I've Cooked Lately

[Brothahorn 10087]

Working on 2 slabs of spare ribs and a trimmed brisket.

[Thetexashammer 1062]

Dammit. I just ate and now I'm really hungry.

[jimmyjazz 45878]

I wouldn't call this barbacoa, because it isn't, but it's loosely related.  Call it "southwestern braised beef".

I braised a boneless chuck roast in chicken stock with tomatoes, yellow onions, garlic, ancho chiles, guajillo chilies and chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (300 F for 4 hours in the oven):

 

Shredded it, blended the braising liquid into a sauce, and served on you-cook-'em flour tortillas with pico de gallo, along with homemade charro beans and "Spanish" rice (rice cooked in chicken stock and a can of Hatch tomatoes & chiles).  They were fantastic:

[Stros 153]

So damn good. It was even better the next day.


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[Buzzrock 14901]

We vacation and we bbq

[JSB 677]

Don’t see a Independence Day Bitches! thread yet, and I’ve only done the salsa so far so it can heat up overnight but my part of the Festivities for a small group of 9 is salsa, jap poppers, and chicken legs, so doesn’t really warrant a thread, but this salsa kicks all sorts of ass, especially with home grown maters.

Starting on peeling the tomatoes

Other players, but the key is the balance

Pre-blend

Deliciousness and will heat up overnight

[Jack Straw 2954]

king salmon cooked in foil with garlic and fresh herbs from the garden

 

fredericksburg peach ice cream with raspberries

[JSB 677]

Headed to the smoker

[jimmyjazz 45878]

What were the proportions on that salsa?

[JSB 677]

And done. Delicious

[JSB 677]

What were the proportions on that salsa?

 

Not an exact recipe. 4 or 5 peeled tomatoes, 1/2 an onion, 3/4 or a full bunch of cilantro, juice of 1 to 2 limes, 3 japs, 1 Serrano sometimes, a can of hot rotel, and liberal garlic salt

[jimmyjazz 45878]

Yeah, the final product looks fantastic.  Thanks.

 

[ERhine 1894]

You add a can of Rotel to your fresh salsa? The fuck?

[JSB 677]

7 hours ago, ERhine said:

You add a can of Rotel to your fresh salsa? The fuck?

You are a great cook, but for me, taste is the most important thing.  The actual recipe calls for a can of peeled tomatoes, I just happened to have some in my garden that I subbed in.  I've never tried it without the rotel, all I know is it is damn good and not bought from the store.  Open to ideas for what to use in place of rotel, but I know that my circle of family and friends consistently ask me to make it for them when they have people over, so that is good enough for me, and I'm not going to fuck with it.  I'm not claiming this is some kind of all natural, competition winning salsa, but I love it.  The batch I made last night made 5-6 cups that have now been totally consumed by 11 people (including 3 children that didn't have any, and my son who loves spicy food), so yeah, fuck yeah, I used a can of rotel.

[huge 3793]

You add a can of Rotel to your fresh salsa? The fuck?

Dude sometimes it’s ok to do things like this and still keep your street cred

 

 

[NateHitch 1282]

One of my favorite go-to bean recipes is a can of pinto beans, can of black beans, can of great northern beans and a can of hot rotel, and whatever spices I feel like. Yeah it ain't the same as soaking the beans overnight and hand cutting everything else but it still works really fucking well

[Celery Man 20929]

Zucchini lasagna

[PantsTent 2002]

Tilapia with a lemon garlic butter pasta.

[Sleepygrad 1029]

 
Reverse seared cowboy cut ribeye with an ancho Chile coffee rub and a pepper crusted edge
 
Edit* with balance in a few pics to stand upright
 
 

I’ve heard this a few times...what exactly is reverse searing?

[Sleepygrad 1029]

I made an Italian dish called Pici Aglione last nice. Pici is a thick pasta made with semolina.  Some pics.  You begin with a lot of tomatoes and garlic  

Then start cooking it down. 

and down. It takes about four hours to get the sauce. 

Always finish pasta in the sauce.  It makes the sauce bind to the pasta. 

Buon appetito!

 
 

What else was in the sauce?

[C-Man 27183]

Tilapia with a lemon garlic butter pasta.

Fuck tilapia. Shit’s nasty.

[C-Man 27183]

king salmon cooked in foil with garlic and fresh herbs from the garden
 
fredericksburg peach ice cream with raspberries

Homemade Hill Country Peach Ice Cream is likely the finale to my death row meal. Nice job!

[VABuckeye 2472]

2 hours ago, Sleepygrad said:

 

 

What else was in the sauce?

 

 

The sauce is olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper and a dusting of cayenne in the last hour.

[Landomatic 3813]

2 hours ago, C-Man said:

 

Homemade Hill Country Peach Ice Cream is likely the finale to my death row meal. Nice job!

 

Is there something we should know??

[Hank_Hill 18788]

15 hours ago, Sleepygrad said:

 

 

I’ve heard this a few times...what exactly is reverse searing?

 

 

Oven/smoker at low temp until it almost reaches the internal temp you're looking for then sear the fuck out of it.

[Sleepygrad 1029]

On 7/10/2018 at 12:47 AM, Hank_Hill said:

Oven/smoker at low temp until it almost reaches the internal temp you're looking for then sear the fuck out of it.

4D chess right there

[ERhine 1894]

[Errestaurants 2570]

Plum dump cake

[Gardner Barnes 1562]

Plum dump cake

I love the simplicity of a dump cake. Plus rep.

[Mac8111 2105]

Fuck tilapia. Shit’s nasty.

Tilapia is not our standard.

[BearCountry11 1234]

On 7/15/2018 at 8:58 PM, ERhine said:

I would murder that

[Jameslaw121 4448]

On 7/4/2018 at 12:49 PM, JSB said:

And done. Delicious

How long and at what temp did you smoke the chicken?

[huge 3793]

Turn one of those small green ones into this



Pan fried mahi with lime jalapeño cilantro ranch, cabbage and good flour tortillas.

Not pictured is El Yucateco XXXspicy. Contrasts A+ with the coolness of the ranch.

[solamente73 1132]

Simple pasta time.  Sautéed baby bellas, garlic, and spinach with cream and some wine, finished with shredded Parmesan.  

[Irwin F Fletcher 3550]

Inspired by the NOLA food thread I tried my hand at chargrilled oysters for the first time.

 

Picked up two dozen oysters at my local HEB, fortunate to find them open, even more fortunate to get their last bag.

 

Proud to say that I taught my 13 year old daughter how to shuck an oyster, success on her first trial.

 

They tasted great, though I've come to the realization that my old Weber grill is ready to be replaced. Can't keep consistent heat (due to multiple rust spots and/or holes).

 

Menu consisted of chargrilled oysters, shrimp cocktail and a Greek salad with French bread. Paired with a nice Sauvignon Blanc (and a few beers in prep). All in all a success as nothing but empty dishes.

 

 

 

 

[Celery Man 20929]

Goddamn that looks good.

I posted this last time I made it, but took a few shots along the way this time - zucchini lasagna

[SmokeyTheBear 5562]

Hot as all hell outside so have been in a Vietnamese mood lately. Made bahn mi last week, pork bun tonight (pictured), and chicken spring rolls tomorrow. 

 

Stay frosty

[immortal13 4059]

This thread delivers

[dad 557]

Smoked beef cheek tacos with fresh white corn tortillas, avocado, cilantro, .onion, lime and salsa.

 

[CooterBrown 18002]

Deconstructed tacos. Very modern of you.

[dad 557]

It’s the new rage. All the hipsters are doing it.

[JSB 677]

On 7/18/2018 at 3:53 PM, Jameslaw121 said:

How long and at what temp did you smoke the chicken?

Sorry for the late reply, but around 250 for 2 1/2 hours or so.  Don't remember specifically, just cook to temp

[Bone3421 716]

Bone-in ribeye panroasted , green beans and a tomato/bacon relish on cucumber

[solamente73 1132]

Something refreshing to help with Blastfurnace 2018.  Greek-marinaded chicken skewers and vegetables with rice and a little humus.

Edited July 24, 2018 by solamente73

[McFly 606]

wait, why aren't the veggies on the skewer with the meat?

[Mack Tripper 696]

I grill my veggies and meat on separate skewers since they cook at different rates. 

[Landomatic 3813]

9 minutes ago, Mack Tripper said:

I grill my veggies and meat on separate skewers since they cook at different rates. 

Then why skewer it at all?  Just cook some chicken and cook some veggies.

Thats not how this works.  That’s not how any of this works.

[Kennythetiger 9374]

17 hours ago, Mack Tripper said:

I grill my veggies and meat on separate skewers since they cook at different rates. 

Yeah, I do too.  

[McFly 606]

I've never had a problem getting them both done at the same time.  Plus, you impart flavors into the chicken. 

[Jameslaw121 4448]

When my daughter was around 6, I was teaching her how to grill. I told her to put the onions, bell pepper, chicken, and pineapple on skewers while I went outside to light the grill. Ther were already marinaded together.  Came inside to find one skewer of pineapple, one skewer of chicken, ect. Fuck it, that's how we ate them It was just fine.