Super Cooking (Recipes, Menus, Food & Wine)

[dismalfuture]

yeah, could use one for that. It only takes like one large potato baton to cover the whole filet... I don't have a mandoline worth using here

[TheStatusQuo]

some of the more expericned chefs in here ever cooked pig tails?

[eean]

^ yes, what you want to know?

tails are very meaty, flavourful and somewhat fatty. if you are gonna buy them get the ones that are straight and hack off the tip.

the most simple way to eat them is to either braise them or cook it in a stew/soup.

bbq'ing or deepfrying it with a mix of spices (sort of like a calamari) works as well though you may need some serious prep beforehand.

also ps: anyone here cook professionally?

[Faded]

whats up with the next challenge? i will be going shopping tomorrow and im looking to cook up some good stuff friday and saturday .. probably sunday too.

[kpnv]

as a child, i enjoyed sucking the flesh off pig tails and pretending that i was a cannibal. mostly, i simply enjoyed the garlic/black pepper/shallot juice that it absorbed so well.

also, i cook for a living. but i've only just started lol.

[dismalfuture]

whats up with the next challenge? i will be going shopping tomorrow and im looking to cook up some good stuff friday and saturday .. probably sunday too.

Shit, is this week just gonna be me and Tyro then for chicken? Let's have more people in next week, and redo beef this time around. youkinorn, go ahead and use your bison if you want to, close enough.

[Tyro1]

shit, basically just you dis, I just snapped a quick pick, as I didnt have anything else.

[youkinorn2]

Shit, is this week just gonna be me and Tyro then for chicken? Let's have more people in next week, and redo beef this time around. youkinorn, go ahead and use your bison if you want to, close enough.

I'll probably use regular beef, but we'll see. I'm in either way.

[Faded]

beef sounds good to me!

[cinderella]

if I get to use "eggs" as my "chicken" then I will submit something..

Im at the cottage and didn't intend on participating but if there are only 2 entries thats sad

ps. LOVE the scales. Reminds me of pommes anna.

The curry looks tasty too. Do you make your own curry paste as well?

[icandunkonu]

i haven't really been keeping up with the post but i baked a cheesecake today, will be adding strawberries after it cools in the fridge for a few hours

prep

before

after

topping shots to follow

[youkinorn2]

Made my beef selection today.

Short ribs it is.

[Hendodo]

lol, couldnt hold off for this battle thing:

hybrid philly cheese steak /hamburger sliders: sauteed onions, mushrooms, mayo, cheese, 20% lean beef ( made into patties), ketchup, lettuce, etc

enjoyy

[duofold]

I get more impressed with dis by the minute...batons, paillard, tournet - wtf? All with the mix of jawns too.

razor sliced potatoes in the shape of gills, perfectly arranged? how the fuck do they even stay on as nicely as pictured?

i know you explained (& thanks to kpnv), but I suspect theory & execution can be a mile divide for the untested.

[readytoignite]

^^^the key is to not rinse the potatoes, if you don't do that they'll be practically glued to each other

so what's the rule here, these have to be more or less original recipes?

[dismalfuture]

I don't have a beef recipe yet but I am mulling it over, still got a few days anyway.

readytoignite: same concept as the Iron Chef really, you can do classics, you can do originals, you can toe the middle, just tell us what you put in it and how you make it generally, and give a nice presentation, and the responders can score it.

[Faded]

this is not my submit for the beef contest ... i cooked up some tacos for my family tonight while im in town for labor day weekend.

pico, tomatillo (used rick bayless recipe), and homemade guac

better beef meal to come tomorrow ..

[youkinorn2]

Hope it's cool that I'm doing this a little early...had the time this weekend and didn't want to risk not getting something done.

Braised beef short rib on a quinoa and lentil pilaf, sauced with reduced, de-fatted braising liquid. Green beans with shallots and sesame seeds. Zucchini chips/fries.

Rubbed the ribs down with mix of flour, couple chile powders, and s&p. Browned them in a skillet then transferred them to the slow cooker. Sweated a mirepoix in the skillet, added some spices, then deglazed with beer (used anchor liberty ale). Threw in a few dried chipotle peppers to reconstitute in the liquid. Rounded the braising liquid out with some stock and a splash of soy sauce, let it simmer for a second, then added it to the slow cooker.

Everything cooked for about 9 hours. Then pulled the ribs out, strained the liquid, defatted it, then reduced it. Made a really good sauce (wasn't quite sure how it would turn out, honestly). A little sweet from the beer, a little heat from the various chile peppers/powders.

Meat is so, so tender. Lifted one up by the bone and it came out completely clean.

I know it's nothing super-creative. I considered shredding the meat and making empanadas or something, but honestly, this sounded the best at the time. I'll go for something a little less traditional with the next ingredient, perhaps.

[Tyro1]

Getting my prep on at the moment. Will have something for this thread later tonight

[Faded]

good stuff tyro! looks tasty.

ill be making my meal tomorrow night.

[dismalfuture]

youkinorn, Tyro, very nice. I haven't even bought my beef yet, I went to go look at different cuts last night and tonight and haven't decided on anything still... =\

[youkinorn2]

Store I was at had boneless rib eye on sale for $9/lb. Was hard to pass up, but I had been craving short ribs since I had the best one ever at Dean Fearing's restaurant in Dallas a few weeks ago.

[dismalfuture]

beef is mad expensive here. I am not sure but I think I have to spend about $50 to get the steak that I am gonna cook my dish with. =\

[youkinorn2]

beef is mad expensive here. I am not sure but I think I have to spend about $50 to get the steak that I am gonna cook my dish with. =\

fuuuuuuuck

cop that top round or flank or something, lol

[dismalfuture]

I'm gonna bring the quality. I'm still lost and haven't got a mental image of the dish I want to make, am time is ticking. I did cop a bunch of rare herbs and fruits and veggies that I hope I can incorporate, but somehow they're all better suited for fish dishes.

[tweeds]

epic fail at keeping up with new threads; i just saw this. when does beef week close?

[Tyro1]

From memory this Wednesday tweeds, so you have a day or two left to get your beef on.

[tweeds]

be right back in a day

or two with a little modest beef.

[akuma no uta]

get paid tomorrowwww, gonna make something bangin

[Tyro1]

where are the rest of the beef entries? Dis, Tweeds and akuma, I'm expecting entries tonight!