Looks like he really hammered the steak and mushrooms too!Like the coarse grind salt on the tomatoes.
They don’t look half bad.
At least they’re red and not pink.
I thought they were air gaps to reduce food adherence, like the Granton slicers. Don't know though, I've never taken any actual cooking classes.I never knew the dimples on Santokus were for friction reduction.
I just thought it looked cool.
Oh I love the little pies, looks delicious.English “curry” is from Tamil (indian) “khari” which basically means sauce.
I present to you “sauce sauce”
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It’s like a spicy ketchup, almost as common as mayo and ketchup and mustard in NL. People be like “pass me the curry sauce”.
We also have kerrie (pronounced carry), which is a mix of spices to create a yellow Dutchified curry. Very common, many people think it’s just another spice not knowing its origin. During my recent visits to tokos I found “Hindoestaanse Kerrie”, as in Indo-Surinamese kerrie, and me and the wife got very excited when we smelled it cause it smells “exactly” like the roti chicken we get at the roti shop. We tried to recreate it a few times, using various chicken masala “roti” mixes. Roti is from origin Indian, but in NL it’s surely the most popular Surinamese dish. It’s my wife’s favorite dish and you know what they say, happy wife...
Specifically, it’s a mix of
Only difference with last time (older post) is I used some maggi boulion to prevent the spices from burning early on. I swear Surinamese love maggi cubes. Pan-fry some ginger and onions in oil, add chicken, remove chicken a few minutes later, add two tbsp curry powder, fry a little, add water (or maggi bouillion), stir a little, add chicken back.
- Cumin seed
- Cucurma/turmeric
- koriander
- black cumin
- mustard seed
- black pepper
- Fenugreek
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Simmered for a long time with lid on, adding water and stirring now and then. Added boiled potatoes and green beans et voila: Surinamese chicken roti without the roti, which is the bread that is supposed to go with it. It’s also missing boiled eggs fried a little at the start but meh.
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Roti from supermarket / grocery store sucks, and shop is closed. Could eat as is but I’m going to make pie… cause, why not
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Comfort food would be an understatement.
Me too! I'm trying tomatoes again. I have a black thumb (weed survives me because, well, WEED), But check this! I have my first tomato! This is usually how it goes though. I'll get a few then the heat hits and goodbye tomatoes.Wish I could.. I grew tomatoes @ 2015..outdoor , they had purplish flesh. They split in the sides because I didn't know about watering as I did. They were probably the best tasting ones I've had .
Pics of the mini oven too please. I'd love to see it.Fish fingers with pan-fried potatoes and tomato-cucumber-onion salad for dinner today. Nothing photo-worthy but not bad.
Tomorrow should be better, Surinamese Nasi Goreng (indonesian for fried rice) with Roast Pork Paramaribo. Pork tenderloin already swimming in marinade with squashed garlic, fresh ginger, honey and a bit of sugar. I’m probably going to put it in my outdoor mini oven with some wood.
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Shade cloth?Me too! I'm trying tomatoes again. I have a black thumb (weed survives me because, well, WEED), But check this! I have my first tomato! This is usually how it goes though. I'll get a few then the heat hits and goodbye tomatoes.
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Mulberry treesShade cloth?
JJ talked me into using smart pots, so I bought some 50 gallon ones to try it out. There is a place nearby to get mixed soil.Mulberry trees
I guess at that size they could provide shade too, but would you need the soil?JJ talked me into using smart pots, so I bought some 50 gallon ones to try it out. There is a place nearby to get mixed soil.
with the heat you get, they probably stew themselves on the vine, huh?Me too! I'm trying tomatoes again. I have a black thumb (weed survives me because, well, WEED), But check this! I have my first tomato! This is usually how it goes though. I'll get a few then the heat hits and goodbye tomatoes.
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That's pretty much what happens. I just wish they'd stew themselves with herbs and the trinity. But they are pretty stupid.with the heat you get, they probably stew themselves on the vine, huh?