What's for Dinner part 8.

[BigFatCoward]

1 hour ago, Tywin et al. said:

I appreciate your dedication to the fire, but is the habanero necessary at that point.

I use the habanero and jalapenos as they come picked in vinegar, for preservation. 

[Tywin et al.]

56 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said:

I use the habanero and jalapenos as they come picked in vinegar, for preservation. 

I just think they taste bad, and you don’t need that extra heat if you’re already using a ghost pepper.

Also, if you grow your own peppers, put a ghost plant in the same pot you have some jalapenos in. It can make the latter way hotter.

[KingintheNorth4]

Two soft shelled tacos topped with cheese, red onions, and sour cream. I'm drinking Stella Artois. 

[Fragile Bird]

A grilled cheese sandwich, on whole wheat with Swiss cheese. And a nice glass of wine. White goes with cheese, but I wanted red. The US election makes me bloodthirsty, I guess.  

[kairparavel]

@Chataya de Fleury

If you find poblanos pretty spicy then habanero peppers will murder you. They start off fruity heat then you die. You need to scroll down a bit (in the link below) to see the Scoville units. Poblanos are 1000-4000. Habaneros are 100 000-350 000.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rating-chili-peppers-on-a-scale-of-1-to-oh-dear-god-im-on-fire/

MC's love of cooking with spicy heat has built up my tolerance the past dozen years but every once in a while I wind up in agony. He made what I didn't realize was habanero and I have no idea what else salsa a few weeks ago that was homicide on a tortilla chip.

Edited October 18, 2020 by kairparavel

[BigFatCoward]

Last night was lazy night. Marinated a whole chicken in a peri peri spice blend I bought back from portugal (blows chain peri peri out of the water). 

Served with roast garlic corn, and griddled halloumi. 

Tonight fuck knows. Yesterday was a cooking day as we are grounded as my daughter has had a contact with covid +ve person. Made batch of chilli, curry, thai curry, sri lankan curry for freezer, probably eat one of them. 

Breakfast is about to be griddled sourdough with creme fraische, garlic mushrooms, wilted spinach and poached eggs. I'm starving but my wife always gets a lie in on Saturday and Sunday until 0900. 

[Fragile Bird]

13 hours ago, BigFatCoward said:

 

Served with roast garlic corn, and griddled halloumi. 

Do you just slice the halloumi and grill it, or do you add anything to it?

[BigFatCoward]

25 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said:

Do you just slice the halloumi and grill it, or do you add anything to it?

A bit of sumac, which goes away from the style of cuisine, but is utterly delicious. 

[HelenaExMachina]

Roasted cauliflower, garlicky green beans and cous cous. It was a used up what we have left kind of day. Must go shopping tomorrow night. Hopefully pick up some mushrooms and do a risotto

[Fragile Bird]

Honey garlic sausages, which I made in the oven, small but sweet corn on the cob and a green salad with tomatoes, cucumber and radishes, and a nice red, a Syrah/Grenache from France, Bastide Miraflors.

[ithanos]

Decided to cook Sunday lunch to take over for my sister & her family. Made a dry curry from the Australian lamb forequarter chops I had on hand.

I cut the lamb chops, bone in, into bite sized pieces and seasoned them well with salt & pepper. Some parts were quite fatty, which was useful. I took these fatty pieces and rendered them in a shallow pan on high heat. Once I had enough fat lining the pan I used that to sear the remaining lamb pieces in batches, which I then set aside in a wok.

With a little of the fat in the pan I heated a few cloves, peppercorns, petals & seeds from half a star anise, curry powder and cumin - deliberately mild. Then added a whole sliced onion and a few crushed lobes of garlic. Once the onion lost colour I transferred it all into the wok, added a cup of warm water, placed a lid on and on a low to moderate heat simmered & steamed the lamb until the water was gone and the lamb flaky and tender. This took about an hour, and the aromas were exquisite. I drained a ramekin worth of clear curry infused lamb fat which I kept for my own general cooking and flavouring. I separated the tender lamb pieces and remaining gravy & fat into separate containers. Also had a bowl full of sliced cucumber which I had chilled overnight with a little salt and a splash of apple cider vinegar. Finally, a bunch of coriander completed the items to take over to my sister's house.

As it was a fine day I decided to walk the last 5km from the train station to my sister's house. When I arrived her kids had cooked some rice and had some Greek yogurt ready. Lamb curry and gravy was heated (I told my sister she could pick out the cloves, peppercorns and star anise from the gravy) and chopped coriander added in. My brother in law always keeps some fresh chilies on hand for anyone wanting to add heat. I wasn't hungry after the walk so was more than happy to just sit back and watch family enjoying a meal I helped prepare.

[Xray the Enforcer]

that sounds incredible @ithanos 

[Xray the Enforcer]

16 years ago this week, we adopted two furry hellions that had been rescued from a feral cat colony in The Bronx. To celebrate, Mr. X roasted a chicken (their absolute FAVORITE food) for dinner and they got some of the bounty. The humans of the household also had broccoli and slices of Mr. X's fresh-baked bread with cultured butter. 

[Tears of Lys]

15 hours ago, Xray the Enforcer said:

16 years ago this week, we adopted two furry hellions that had been rescued from a feral cat colony in The Bronx. To celebrate, Mr. X roasted a chicken (their absolute FAVORITE food) for dinner and they got some of the bounty. The humans of the household also had broccoli and slices of Mr. X's fresh-baked bread with cultured butter. 

When we lived in California, we were near a place named El Pollo Loco, which made some of the best chicken I've ever had, along with fresh tortillas, house made salsa, cilantro, etc.  We often picked up an order on the way home from work if we were running late and wanted a quick dinner.  Our beloved fur buddy, Dozer, ADORED this chicken.  All I had to do was enter the door with a bag and wherever he was, he'd come at a run simply at the smell of it.  The insistent meowing went on and on until he was offered his fair share, which of course he got ASAP.  

ETA:  Tonight we had leftover stew, which is always the best.  Especially when you use lots of port wine in the sauce.  Mmmmmmmm . . .

 

Edited October 20, 2020 by Tears of Lys
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[DireWolfSpirit]

On 10/18/2020 at 11:20 PM, ithanos said:

Decided to cook Sunday lunch to take over for my sister & her family. Made a dry curry from the Australian lamb forequarter chops I had on hand.

I cut the lamb chops, bone in, into bite sized pieces and seasoned them well with salt & pepper. Some parts were quite fatty, which was useful. I took these fatty pieces and rendered them in a shallow pan on high heat. Once I had enough fat lining the pan I used that to sear the remaining lamb pieces in batches, which I then set aside in a wok.

With a little of the fat in the pan I heated a few cloves, peppercorns, petals & seeds from half a star anise, curry powder and cumin - deliberately mild. Then added a whole sliced onion and a few crushed lobes of garlic. Once the onion lost colour I transferred it all into the wok, added a cup of warm water, placed a lid on and on a low to moderate heat simmered & steamed the lamb until the water was gone and the lamb flaky and tender. This took about an hour, and the aromas were exquisite. I drained a ramekin worth of clear curry infused lamb fat which I kept for my own general cooking and flavouring. I separated the tender lamb pieces and remaining gravy & fat into separate containers. Also had a bowl full of sliced cucumber which I had chilled overnight with a little salt and a splash of apple cider vinegar. Finally, a bunch of coriander completed the items to take over to my sister's house.

As it was a fine day I decided to walk the last 5km from the train station to my sister's house. When I arrived her kids had cooked some rice and had some Greek yogurt ready. Lamb curry and gravy was heated (I told my sister she could pick out the cloves, peppercorns and star anise from the gravy) and chopped coriander added in. My brother in law always keeps some fresh chilies on hand for anyone wanting to add heat. I wasn't hungry after the walk so was more than happy to just sit back and watch family enjoying a meal I helped prepare.

^^^^^^Outstanding!!

5 hours ago, Tears of Lys said:

When we lived in California, we were near a place named El Pollo Loco, which made some of the best chicken I've ever had, along with fresh tortillas, house made salsa, cilantro, etc.  We often picked up an order on the way home from work if we were running late and wanted a quick dinner.  Our beloved fur buddy, Dozer, ADORED this chicken.  All I had to do was enter the door with a bag and wherever he was, he'd come at a run simply at the smell of it.  The insistent meowing went on and on until he was offered his fair share, which of course he got ASAP.  

ETA:  Tonight we had leftover stew, which is always the best.  Especially when you use lots of port wine in the sauce.  Mmmmmmmm . . .

 

Pollo Loco was incredibly popular with the people I knew in Vegas as well. I used to love loading up on their sauces.

 

 

 

[Xray the Enforcer]

7 hours ago, Tears of Lys said:

When we lived in California, we were near a place named El Pollo Loco

 

Oh yeah I remember El Pollo Loco! Yes, I imagine the cats would lose their shit if we ever brought that home.

[Tywin et al.]

I spent a good while slow cooking two skinless chicken breasts with olive oil, butter, belle peppers and onions in the oven, and when it was falling apart cooked it with diced jalapenos and garlic with chunks of onions and belle peppers on the stove. Served with homemade guac, blended cheeses and a bit of left over homemade salsa. Tortilla game needs to get better as I age though...

Between three it lasted maybe ten minutes once I was done? 
 

Edited October 21, 2020 by Tywin et al.

[HelenaExMachina]

We are bringing my nanna out to see my new (been here a month or so but she hasn't seen in because of lockdown etc.) flat tomorrow so making her favourite panackelty. Emphasis that that's her favourite, I personally think it's gross

for me and the mothership I'll make sweet potato curry.

[Tywin et al.]

Food associated with your childhood can be the best. Really good corned beef on an onion roll with a bowl of chicken broth soup. Simple, a bit weird, but heaven. Only thing missing were some fat fries. Apricot hamantaschen for dessert.  

Edited October 24, 2020 by Tywin et al.

[BigFatCoward]

8 hours ago, Tywin et al. said:

Food associated with your childhood can be the best. Really good corned beef on an onion roll with a bowl of chicken broth soup. Simple, a bit weird, but heaven. Only thing missing were some fat fries. Apricot hamantaschen for dessert.  

 

20 hours ago, HelenaExMachina said:

We are bringing my nanna out to see my new (been here a month or so but she hasn't seen in because of lockdown etc.) flat tomorrow so making her favourite panackelty. Emphasis that that's her favourite, I personally think it's gross

for me and the mothership I'll make sweet potato curry.

Stop making up words.