Bill,
Lamb not sheep! A big difference! As to the difference between source and product, I hope you have that straight. Sweeney Todd like meat pies were never my thing.
Lamb not sheep! A big difference! As to the difference between source and product, I hope you have that straight. Sweeney Todd like meat pies were never my thing.
Sausages are very good. I use less binder than commercial so it’s not so rubbery. This a maple and sage combo. Hint of sweet but not sweet, mostly just maple.
I have the grill on to do the first of the Char Siu. As soon as I fire it up, of course the wind comes along so it might take a bit to get it up to heat. Photos to come.
Came out very nice as well. The Mrs. won't stop smooching me. I might not be posting much more tonight, nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
As a hint, I use the Roast red pork seasoning mix as about 50% of the ingredients. The other 50% is an ancient Chinese secret, but it includes Five spice, garlic, onion, sesame, soya, sugar and a few other goodies.
Gotta go, I hear someone calling my name. 😉
As a hint, I use the Roast red pork seasoning mix as about 50% of the ingredients. The other 50% is an ancient Chinese secret, but it includes Five spice, garlic, onion, sesame, soya, sugar and a few other goodies.
Gotta go, I hear someone calling my name. 😉
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All gone quiet lately, are we on a diet? 😀
I have had a craving for Red Grapefruits lately. Must look out for a proper curved grapefruit knife and grapefruit bowls in the local junk shop.
Apparently, according to the Internet, the healthiest thing you can eat. 🤔
Unless you are on some medications, when they can kill you!
Another surprising fact is they are a result of irradiating seeds with Atomic radiation!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapefruit
Another bizarre fact, is Humphrey Bogart picked up a curved grapefruit knife in the famous "In a Lonely Place " Noir Movie, and not knowing what it was, starightened it.
I suspect he had a keen eye for a weapon! 😱
I have had a craving for Red Grapefruits lately. Must look out for a proper curved grapefruit knife and grapefruit bowls in the local junk shop.
Apparently, according to the Internet, the healthiest thing you can eat. 🤔
Unless you are on some medications, when they can kill you!
Another surprising fact is they are a result of irradiating seeds with Atomic radiation!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapefruit
Another bizarre fact, is Humphrey Bogart picked up a curved grapefruit knife in the famous "In a Lonely Place " Noir Movie, and not knowing what it was, starightened it.
I suspect he had a keen eye for a weapon! 😱
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I started brining a couple lamb legs yesterday. Today chicken thighs went in. Tomorrow they will sit out to dry for a day. Tuesday I fire up the smoker. I will put them in at the same time and include some sausages. The thighs will take only about 4-6 hours but I am intending to dry the other two right out so they become firm and then thin slice as you would with any cured meats. Pics later. Brine pics are kinda boring. 🙂
And now for something completely different.. The pink mess you see is called Labskaus. It's a dish from the north of Germany, especially Hamburg. It is served with fried egg and salty pickled herring. By the ingredients you can see that is a traditional sailors dish: the pink mash consists of corned beef, beetroot and a few potatoes, a perfect preppers meal. After eating this you can easily finish two Pass amp builds in one night.
For dinner tonight I made mashed potatoes with breaded cod, green peas and raw lingonberries. To me, this is childhood food, happy food. Lingonberries and fish are as grandma made them, mashed potatoes are just me feeling hedonistic. Simple food, mild flavours, but freakin' delicious!
Mash: 1kg firm potatoes, 200g milk, 50g crème fraîche, 100g butter, 2 egg yokes.
Cook the potatoes and strain them with a potato press. Heat the milk, butter and crème fraîche with some salt, and freshly grated nutmeg and freshly ground white pepper. Mix over low heat, taste with salt and pepper, turn the stove off or take it from the heat and add the egg yokes. If you want a less firm mash, add some more (hot) milk, but make sure to do this before you add the egg yokes.
Fish:
4 frozen or fresh cod fillets
Mix 1 dl good quality salt with 1 litre of water, make sure the salt is completely dissolved. Add a bunch of ice cubes and your cod fillets and brine for 10 min. Quickly rinse the fish under cold water and pat them dry with paper. Season lightly with white pepper. Turn them in wheat flour, eggs and breadcrumbs, fry them on medium heat and don't cheap out on the butter.
Lingonberries:
250 g frozen berries
0,5 dl sugar
An almost microscopic amount of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of vodka
Mix with a spoon eight hours before serving, stir every now and then to ensure all the sugar has dissolved.
Wine:
A fresh and fruity wine with some notes of browned butter, yellow pears and citrus will be a good friend to this dish. We went for a Chablis.
A saison with a little acidity would do it if you're more of a beer type.
Mash: 1kg firm potatoes, 200g milk, 50g crème fraîche, 100g butter, 2 egg yokes.
Cook the potatoes and strain them with a potato press. Heat the milk, butter and crème fraîche with some salt, and freshly grated nutmeg and freshly ground white pepper. Mix over low heat, taste with salt and pepper, turn the stove off or take it from the heat and add the egg yokes. If you want a less firm mash, add some more (hot) milk, but make sure to do this before you add the egg yokes.
Fish:
4 frozen or fresh cod fillets
Mix 1 dl good quality salt with 1 litre of water, make sure the salt is completely dissolved. Add a bunch of ice cubes and your cod fillets and brine for 10 min. Quickly rinse the fish under cold water and pat them dry with paper. Season lightly with white pepper. Turn them in wheat flour, eggs and breadcrumbs, fry them on medium heat and don't cheap out on the butter.
Lingonberries:
250 g frozen berries
0,5 dl sugar
An almost microscopic amount of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of vodka
Mix with a spoon eight hours before serving, stir every now and then to ensure all the sugar has dissolved.
Wine:
A fresh and fruity wine with some notes of browned butter, yellow pears and citrus will be a good friend to this dish. We went for a Chablis.
A saison with a little acidity would do it if you're more of a beer type.
Looks and sounds good but where are the fibers?
Black eyed peas, boiled, then drained.
Garnish with salt, black pepper powder, pinch of red pepper powder, finely chopped onions and tomatoes.
A little lemon juice.
Nice for hunger pangs.
Garnish with salt, black pepper powder, pinch of red pepper powder, finely chopped onions and tomatoes.
A little lemon juice.
Nice for hunger pangs.
Thank you! 🙂 The fillets I use are pretty thin pieces of fish that comes in somewhat different shapes and sizes, and are often pretty easy to over salt. If I were to use thicker pieces of cod I would probably add a little bit of time, but not that much, maybe a couple of minutes. And rinsing and drying is essential! If you don't the fish will become, if not to salt, at least "papery" in consistency. But time can be adjusted to preference, of course. If you want to you can always mix in some salt with the flour or the egg to add salt to the dish without spoiling the fish. 😛
