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Old 12-09-2008, 07:10 PM
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Also, long cook time is a big factor. I had always shied away from such things and cooked things from websites with search filters like 'cooking time thirty minutes or less' and never had any real success. Now I'm making awesome things with basically nothing in half the man-hours.
That is such a key discovery. There's a huge difference between cooking time and cooking difficulty. This is why slow cookers are such a brilliant invention.

Not only do you get a flavorful, tender end-product, but there's so little pressure on the advanced work that you can relax and really learn your way around kitchen basics like knife skills, eyeballing measurements, etc.

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I am pleased to announce that it was YOUR recipe for long-cook bolognese HERE that started me on this train of thought. It is surprisingly non-intensive to do the preliminary work on this when you wake up at two in the afternoon and eat by dinnertime.
Well I'll be damned. That is too cool for school. I feel like Ghandi or some shit.

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I made bubble and squeak last night for the first time. Since I only had red cabbage and purple potatoes, it came out an amuzingly jazzy color. It was damn delicious, I tell you whut.
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Yessir! It was like this, sir. I peeled and chopped some potatoes, boiled them, drained them. If I had had left over roasted, baked or mashed potatoes, I would have used them.

Then I cored and chopped up half a cabbage. In a big skillet (10"), I heated up a knob of butter on med-high heat until the bubbling subsided, then I tossed the cabbage, some salt and some pepper into the pan. I stirred it every once in a while for 5 minutes until it was softer but not soft.

(I like cabbage crunchy and fresh-tasting, but you could also use leftover boiled cabbage and just sautee it less.)

Then I added the cooked potatoes on top of the cabbage and just mushed them up, squishing them into the cabbage until there were no large chunks.

I sort of pushed everything down so it was like one huge purple patty, and let it cook for 10 minutes without moving it at all until the bottom was browned, and that's all she wrote. You just serve it in chunks.

You could use all kinds of veggies, I imagine. Brussel sprouts, carrots, turnips, bok choy, cauliflower, they'd all work.
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Old 12-09-2008, 07:21 PM
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just... potatoes and cabbage?

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Old 12-09-2008, 07:25 PM
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Bingo. It fills you up like nobody's business, too. Them poor Brits sure knew how to make do. On a related note, I understand UK sales of offal are way up in response to the fiscal crisis.
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Old 12-09-2008, 07:33 PM
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It sounds similar to the okonomiyaki thing I recommended to you once, using potatoes instead of egg and flour (did you ever make that?). I imagine that you could put all sorts of whatever your favourite thing is in this bubble and squeak deal as well.
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Old 12-09-2008, 07:43 PM
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I did make it! I shredded some zucchini and threw them in with the eggs and flour. It ended up being the cakey version just because of the pan size. It was truly delicious. I called it a reverse frittata because there is so much more veggie content than there are eggs.
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Old 12-10-2008, 04:54 AM
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We had shrimp boil tonight (shrimp, corn on the cob, potatoes). YUM!

Also, Look, Robot Cooking Okonomiyaki!

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Potatoes are great too as a replacement for tunips if you are like me and you think its stupid that they always come with huge bundles of leaves. Who uses turnip leaves? Get out.
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Old 12-10-2008, 05:30 AM
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I made stirfry.

I marinated some sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts in lemon juice*, soy sauce, garlic powder, and a teaspoon of oyster sauce for about an hour.

Throw it into a wok, throw in some rice, fry it all down. Toss in a couple scrambled eggs and continue cooking. Throw in a tin of La Choy Asian Vegetables.

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Old 12-10-2008, 05:44 AM
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Tonight it was nostalgia.
Red sauce over spaghetti.
I learned this from one of my uncles, one of the many communists I grew up with, and the best cook.

Brown ground meat with garlic, onions, thyme, rosemary, and oregano in olive oil.
Debate whether or not using Yiddish instead of Sephardic Hebrew would have made the Zionists less militant.
Add 1 can tomato paste, one large can of fire roasted ground tomatoes, a stalk of chopped celery and one little zucchini. Add red wine.
Talk about perceptions of race with the black panther (nice kid) you invited over.
Simmer add some more red wine.
Gossip about who was a mole in the Socialist Worker's Party.
Did you add some more wine? Better add some more.
Cook one pound spaghetti, drain, dress with olive oil.
Talk about Nuclear Free Leschi.
Pour sauce over noodles, grate cheese over the mess.
Serve with bread and boiled broccoli.
Serves about 8 hungry communists and their fellow travelers.

My aunt and uncle died about 15 years ago. They were black listed and always willing to take someone in. All the kids in the neighborhood were watched by my aunt Gretchen at some point.
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And I'll have a double helping, thanks.
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Hurst's HamBeans brand Cajun-spiced 15 beans and ham.
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Smoked turkey on a whole wheat bun, corn that was put away this summer, and couscous.
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New Mexico Chile Glazed Chicken and hominy polenta, with coleslaw. New recipe, but all the separate parts taste good so far.
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Beet greens and kale, vegetable soup and bread.
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Old 12-11-2008, 04:57 AM
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Some Tyson chickenesque medallions with mustard. And a piece of bread with some mozarella on it.

Yeah, excitement.
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been soup and cornbread. Gwad I want a sonic diet coke with diet cherry.
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New Mexico Chile Glazed Chicken and hominy polenta, with coleslaw. New recipe, but all the separate parts taste good so far.
I want to know how this was. It sounds delicious :hungry:
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Manly Manwich.
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Uh-huh. I want Garnet to post pics of the pink-frosting strawberry cupcakes you're really having.
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Uh-huh. I want Garnet to post pics of the pink-frosting strawberry cupcakes you're really having.
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Uh-huh. I want Garnet to post pics of the pink-frosting strawberry cupcakes you're really having.

GROSS UTH!!!!!

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New Mexico Chile Glazed Chicken and hominy polenta, with coleslaw. New recipe, but all the separate parts taste good so far.
I want to know how this was. It sounds delicious :hungry:
It was pretty good. I think the chile glaze was a little sweet, but that could be tweaked to taste. (I would probably add one hot pepper to the glaze next time, too.) Sweet glazes on chicken aren't my favorites, but it was a good meal. Hominy polenta was delish with a great corn taste and a nice texture. Probably an alternative to Spanish rice for Mexican food nights at our house. Here's the link to the recipe. Despite having three parts to the recipe, it was actually pretty simple to make, although it took me longer than 30 minutes because I used bone-in chicken breasts. I made my own coleslaw with a little bit of red wine vinegar and sugar and spices.
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I just got some tilapia, but the babies don't like fish, so Sluggo and I will have that with brussels sprouts or whatever, and Maturin and the Little Muffin can eat leftovers. We have chicken bowl-rito stuff from yesterday, and vegetable barley soup from the day before.
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I'm with the babies, I don't like fish :nojustno:

I had trouble getting to my food tonight but I managed to scrape together enough to make a dinner of spring rolls and plum sauce for appetizer and pork chops and stir fried vegetables on rice for dinner.
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Old 12-12-2008, 11:46 AM
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Today I tried to make gumbo.

I am having problems with gumbo. The first time I got it in my head to make it I just pulled a recipe down off the net and did it, and it was fucking delicious. But every time since then I've tried to make it again it's been bad. All bland, missing something really important but I can't figure what.

I'll post my recipe later but is there anyone out there who knows what should go into a goddamn gumbo?
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Old 12-12-2008, 02:36 PM
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According to Cook's Illustrated (and they're always right), the key to tasty gumbo is a dark brown roux which you add to room temperature fish stock. If the stock is not room temp, the roux will separate.

As far as ingredients are concerned, the key spices are thyme, cayenne and bay leaves. The key meat product is a smoked sausage like the Cajun classic andouille sausage.

Here's CI's recipe, just fyi.

Creole-Style Shrimp and Sausage GumboMaking a dark roux can be dangerous. The mixture reaches temperatures in excess of 400 degrees. Therefore, use a deep pot for cooking the roux and long-handled utensils for stirring it, being careful not to splash it on yourself. One secret to smooth gumbo is adding shrimp stock that is neither too hot nor too cold. For a stock that is at the right temperature when the roux is done, start preparing it before the vegetables and other ingredients, strain it, and then give it a head start on cooling by immediately adding ice water and clam juice. So that your constant stirring of the roux will not be interrupted, start the roux only after you've made the stock. Alternatively, you can make the stock well ahead of time and bring it back to room temperature before using it. Gumbo is traditionally served over white rice.

1 1/2 pounds small shrimp (51 to 60 count), shelled, and deveined (if desired), shells reserved
1 cup clam juice (one 8-ounce bottle)
3 1/2 cups ice water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (preferably bleached)
2 medium onions ,chopped fine
1 medium red bell pepper ,chopped fine
1 medium rib celery ,chopped fine
6 medium cloves garlic ,minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon table salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 bay leaves
3/4 pound smoked sausage , such as andouille or kielbasa, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley leaves
4 medium scallions , white and green parts sliced thin
Ground black pepper

1. Bring reserved shrimp shells and 4 1/2 cups water to boil in stockpot or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 20 minutes. Strain stock and add clam juice and ice water (you should have about 2 quarts of tepid stock, 100 to 110 degrees); discard shells. Set stock mixture aside.

2. Heat oil in Dutch oven or large, heavy-bottomed sauce-pan over medium-high heat until it registers 200 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and stir in flour gradually with wooden spatula or spoon, working out any small lumps. Continue stirring constantly, reaching into corners of pan, until mixture has a toasty aroma and is deep reddish brown, about the color of an old copper penny or between the colors of milk chocolate and dark chocolate, about 20 minutes. (The roux will thin as it cooks; if it begins to smoke, remove from heat and stir constantly to cool slightly.)

3. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, thyme, salt, and cayenne; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 1 quart reserved stock mixture in slow, steady stream, stirring vigorously. Stir in remaining quart stock mixture. Increase heat to high; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, skim off foam on surface, add bay leaves, and simmer uncovered, skimming foam as it rises to the surface, about 30 minutes.

4. Stir in sausage; continue simmering to blend flavors, about 30 minutes longer. Stir in shrimp; simmer until cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. Off heat, stir in parsley and scallions, adjust seasonings to taste with salt, ground black pepper, and cayenne; serve.


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