Bear’s Kitchen: a T&T foodie thread

[cannabineer]

Four goes at tempura so far. I’m learning something with every batch, and it’s already restaurant good. My first times ever deep-frying stuff.



Dipping sauce: 1part this, 1part mirin, 1part water.

 

[cannabineer]

Today’s campaign. I found cachete de res (beef cheek meat) at the store and decided to make cabeza. A local taqueria makes a lovely cabeza. So I tripled the 1-lb recipe for my 3.15 lbs of meat.

Here it is ready to sear.



Seared in my big copper thing. I have owned this Dutch oven for near 40 years. I do not polish it! I like the patina.



All sauced up (4 guajillo, 4 ancho pasilla, 5 New Mexico, 6 fat cloves garlic, 1 tsp cumin,1/2 tsp Mexican oregano

some bay leaves, a container of beef stock and half the Chile liquor, simmer at least 3 hours.

Trial tacos! El Superior aces these but hey, try 1. I’ll say that the chile simmer smelled somehow right.



Trial samples! Yeeeee! Some New Zealand cheddar.

 

[raratt]

Four goes at tempura so far. I’m learning something with every batch, and it’s already restaurant good. My first times ever deep-frying stuff.

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Dipping sauce: 1part this, 1part mirin, 1part water.

I tried a beer batter on catfish filets but they were too thin and ended up being mush by the time the batter was cooked good.

 

[cannabineer]

I tried a beer batter on catfish filets but they were too thin and ended up being mush by the time the batter was cooked good.

Catfish tempura sounds bangin.

I pre-chill everything. My flour/cornstarch mix in the Pyrex bowl spends two hours in the fridge, as do the recommended 2oz of vodka.

 

[cannabineer]

I do wonder what I can do with the chile-rich boiling liquor. I’m thinking it can be thickened into a very good enchilada sauce.

Next time at Vallarta, guajillos and pasilla anchos! Cooking with chile seco is new to me, but I’m having fun!

 

[raratt]

2oz of vodka.

To drink? Recipe is light if so.

 

[cannabineer]

To drink? Recipe is light if so.

The remaining 53 Oz are mmiinnee

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

I tried a beer batter on catfish filets but they were too thin and ended up being mush by the time the batter was cooked good.

Up your temp.

 

[raratt]

Up your temp.

Not an option on the fry daddy, the Mrs prefers just corn meal fried anyway.

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

My sweetie is a Coon Ass & all she'll fry in is a large pot with veg oil.
Bring it up to around 400 D/F & tempura comes into it's own.

 

[cannabineer]

My sweetie is a Coon Ass & all she'll fry in is a large pot with veg oil.
Bring it up to around 400 D/F & tempura comes into it's own.

I love a remote thermometer. 360 or up and bam. Hundred-second shrimp! (10 size!!)

 

[xtsho]

Made a couple of pizzas last night. Nothing fancy. Bagged grated cheese, canned olives and mushrooms, fresh red onion, and some spicy beef sausage I made. I was trying out a sourdough pizza crust recipe. The crust turned out great. It was a little hard to work with as it was a really wet dough. I shaped it over a pile of coarse semolina flour which actually gives a nice crispy texture to the bottom and lets you stretch the dough without it sticking. It went well with a beer.

 

[raratt]

I made a PB&J for my dinner last night with a side of Frito's, because that was what I wanted.

 

[xtsho]

I don't remember if it was this thread or another one. But there were pickled eggs. Just filled a 32 oz mason jar. 30 eggs. Nothing but vinegar, water salt, garlic, and hot peppers. I'll start eating them in a week. The lady isn't happy.

 

[tkufoS]

I don't remember if it was this thread or another one. But there were pickled eggs. Just filled a 32 oz mason jar. 30 eggs. Nothing but vinegar, water salt, garlic, and hot peppers. I'll start eating them in a week. The lady isn't happy.

Im your huckleberry .. I got a recipe on yt.. 2 tbsp salt , 2 tbsp sugar , 2 tbsp red pepper flakes , as much garlic as you like and vinegar. And juice from 1/2 or 3/4 of a key lime . No water for me .MF are they good with beer

 

[tkufoS]

Personal jar for a few days

 

[.The Outdoorsman.]

Was just going to ask yall what your pickled egg recipes are. Ill be doing a bunch. 1.50 for a dozen eggs. Why would you not?

 

[tkufoS]

Was just going to ask yall what your pickled egg recipes are. Ill be doing a bunch. 1.50 for a dozen eggs. Why would you not?

If you try this once.. I believe you'll try it more ..
Pretty gd good.

 

[.The Outdoorsman.]

If you try this once.. I believe you'll try it more ..
Pretty gd good.

ive only freestyled and the pickle juice method. Vinegar chiles garlic sugar. K.I.S.S
want to do purple pickled eggs with beet juice

 

[tkufoS]

ive only freestyled and the pickle juice method. Vinegar chiles garlic sugar. K.I.S.S
want to do purple pickled eggs with beet juice

I swear they sit for 15 minutes before 1st kill.
DON'T forget the lime..no bs