The food thread

First person to guess what's in the pot wins dinner for two at my place.
 

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I see a lot of the right words being used. Put them together in the right order and you get to have the same thing I'm having for my birthday dinner tonight.

I'll bet I'm the only one that want's it. Last time I saw my sister in Chicago we sat down to an order of chitterlings with 5 Spice we ate the whole thing. I've stared at the metal pan of that stuff a bunch of times behind the glass just can't place the right name.
 
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I'll bet I'm the only one that want's it. Last time I saw my sister in Chicago we sat down to an order of chitterlings with 5 Spice we ate the whole thing. I've stared at the metal pan of that stuff a bunch of times behind the glass just can't place the right name.

Chitterlings, called Andouillette in France are one of my favourites.

BBQ or panfried with the best french fries and loads of Dijon and an Alcase beer - yum!
 
Chitterlings, called Andouillette in France are one of my favourites.

BBQ or panfried with the best french fries and loads of Dijon and an Alcase beer - yum!

My impression is that Andouillette have been re-stuffed so to speak with a coarsely ground meat mixture like a sausage. 😀 American style chitterlings rely on a touch of the original for extra flavor. The Chinese just chop and stir fry them (I assume after some pre-cooking). When washed thoroughly I don't see how anyone would be offput.
 
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The Chinese just chop and stir fry them (I assume after some pre-cooking)
We get them prewashed. I do a 5 minute soak in a salt brine, then rinse a few times before soaking them in a boiling water bath for a couple more minutes. After that the world is your oyster. I used Hoisin, sweet chili, chili oil, soy, ginger and uh... I don't remember what else, it was my birthday after all. 🙂 Anyway, the Mrs. said I did a fine job so...
 
We get them prewashed. I do a 5 minute soak in a salt brine, then rinse a few times before soaking them in a boiling water bath for a couple more minutes. After that the world is your oyster. I used Hoisin, sweet chili, chili oil, soy, ginger and uh... I don't remember what else, it was my birthday after all. 🙂 Anyway, the Mrs. said I did a fine job so...

They always look beautiful in the store all Hoisined up, my friends don't understand the appeal. Unfortunately anything even remotely like this has been declared off limits for Christmas dinner.