OT Foodie Thread

What are your thoughts on this then?

 

I don't even want to think about it.

 

My dinner party had to be postponed two weeks. Still on. Hope new neighbors like my cooking.

 

That's a joke. How can they help but love it? Wish I were there.

 

Last night I did empanadas, well sort of my version of empanadas. I went ot Buenos Aires 15ish years ago and had the most fantastic empanadas there, I have not found similar ones yet but I keep trying. Seems like most empanadas are fried or made with a pastry, which is fine, but the Argentina ones were more like pizza pockets and cooked in a giant pizza oven using a peel, they were small and cooked in large batches with various fillings. I've been working on it for a few years, with tweaks each time, and last night came out pretty good. I used a New York style pizza crust, which has a little sugar and oil in it and standard bread flour. I had some leftover pulled pork from the smoker, along with a southwest mix of veggies and some potatoes. Egg wash the top for color, but the real winner was the spicy nacho cheese dipping sauce! Came out really good, I am making them too big still but geeze its a chore putting them all together.

 

Whipped up a bastardized version of queso this afternoon. We had a package of cotija cheese in the fridge. I started with a simple roux, then added milk and cheese. From there, a few spices (cumin, cayenne, chili powder, red pepper flakes, onion powder, garlic powder). I found some hamburger/chorizo in the freezer, so added those. Finally, a can of Rotel tomatoes. Heated all that up to bubbly, then enjoyed with some leftover Fritos from last night's MNF party. Not too bad if I say so myself.

 

https://www.mashed.com/221699/the-common-myths-about-steak-that-are-actually-false/

The Common Myths About Steak That Are Actually False

 

Pork chops and green beans/bacon before Thursday Night Football.

 

In the old days pork chops were delicious. Now they're just too damned dry.

 

What changed? Your taste? Or has the pork changed?

 

Poke bowl for lunch from the food truck I started working at recently.

 

Yes, it is now very lean. Cook's Illustrated says to brine pork. Can't say I am an expert.

 

For an absolute perfect pork chop try a Sous Vide. El Prez put me onto them at the beginning of the pandemic, and they are awesome for lean meat. I use it almost exclusively for pork chops, filet mignon and chicken breasts. It marinades the meat while it cook also. The chicken breast is perfect for salad chicken.

 

Also for anyone interested in sous vide cooking, you can get a very simple temperature controller and an old crock pot that will do it for you that isn't potentially as cost prohibitive as an actual sous video machine might be.

 

I've heard of people even doing it in the dishwasher. No real temp control but it will cook.

 

The pork.

 

Really? Wow, I wonder what caused that?


Study shows pork lower in fat and leaner than ever before (1999)

 

Selective breeding. They wanted to appease the white meat lovers.

 

Had seared steak tips with onions, red bell peppers and green beans over brown rice.

Lucia had steak tips only.