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Mr. Wiggles posted:I have a bunch of anchovies that I de-boned and froze a while ago that I need to use up. I've been putting them on pizza and with pasta, but I've got quite a few left to use and I need ideas beyond what I've done or simply dredging and frying them. Thoughts? If only there were some sort of competition for creative cooking of small fish from which you could draw inspiration...
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Scientastic posted:If only there were some sort of competition for creative cooking of small fish from which you could draw inspiration...
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 11:25 |
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pile of brown posted:I don't know why your taco seasoning even includes a thickener though that seems unnecessary. Commercial taco spice blends contain a lot of thicker, usually starches. Those little envelopes are like 1/2 thickener. You are right, though... largely unnecessary.
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Fo3 posted:Yeah, you didn't get colour (and probably overcooked it - stewing in it's own liquid), because your pan most likely wasn't hot enough for your lo-mein. Okay, thanks. It might be a lovely range, I think it's as old as I am. I think I turned it down a bit after the olive oil started exploding all over my arms when I put the chicken in, though.
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Squashy Nipples posted:Commercial taco spice blends contain a lot of thicker, usually starches. Those little envelopes are like 1/2 thickener. I used the masa. Just a little bit. Maybe less than a tsp for a pound of ground beef. It ended up sort of chili like and I liked it.
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Anyone got a good stollen recipe, pref without the marzipan? I was sure I had one but I apparently neglected to steal it from my old workplace when I left.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 21:06 |
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What's beef shoulder good for? It's on sale for $2.99 a pound and I haven't had beef in forever, so I was thinking about picking some up.
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bartlebee posted:What's beef shoulder good for? It's on sale for $2.99 a pound and I haven't had beef in forever, so I was thinking about picking some up. Chuck. It makes a good pot roast, but you can cube it up and portion it for beef stew or chilli. Tis' the season. For hearty stews!
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 22:00 |
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Its good for this: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/04/tender-beef-barbacoa-chipotle-tacos-recipe.html
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Edit: Sorry, I just found the product recommendation thread.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:I think I turned it down a bit after the olive oil started exploding all over my arms when I put the chicken in, though.
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I bought a one-pound bag of cereal marshmallows. It was not expensive and I mostly did it as part of a complicated argument with a friend because it was only four bucks with free shipping...and I do feel I have to justify it, if only to myself. However, after the first couple of gleeful handfuls stuffed into my gaping maw, the joy wore off a bit. I could easily do something dumb like make chocolate chip cookies with these, but I want to try something more interesting. If you had a whole pound of cereal marshmallows at your disposal and could not simply eat them like popcorn because it turned out to be a terrible idea, what would you do with them?
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 05:05 |
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Ice cream toppings.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 05:21 |
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Bag it up and give it away for Halloween.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 05:27 |
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bartlebee posted:What's beef shoulder good for? It's on sale for $2.99 a pound and I haven't had beef in forever, so I was thinking about picking some up. Works great for boeuf Bourguignon.
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CrazySalamander posted:Bag it up and give it away for Halloween. Oh, and definitely write "NOT POISON" on each bag to put worried parents' minds at ease.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 15:40 |
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Along with the apples with curious slit marks on them.
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 16:02 |
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Can I rehab some 3-week old ground beef that has some (fairly thick) freezer burn on one corner of the packaging? It's the fancy grass fed expensive kind so I'd prefer not to have to chuck the whole thing.
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Sure. As long as it hasn't gone through multiple defrost/freeze cycles and smells fine. The texture at the freezer burn site may not be super.
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Recommendations for a Romanian cookbook?
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 19:03 |
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PRADA SLUT posted:Recommendations for a Romanian cookbook? http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43215480
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# ? Oct 29, 2015 19:09 |
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I have three two pounds chunks of pork loin, what's the best way to use some of that?
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Cloks posted:I have three two pounds chunks of pork loin, what's the best way to use some of that? Pork wellington
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Cloks posted:I have three two pounds chunks of pork loin, what's the best way to use some of that? Bulgagi.
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Roast it to medium and make cubanos
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# ? Oct 30, 2015 01:27 |
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All good ideas. I'm probably going to make bulgogi first because that sounds really good and it's an excuse to have kimchi. Just kidding, nobody needs an excuse to eat kimchi.
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A bit of a question: I very rarely (hoho!) eat steak but picked up a nice ribeye. Without being too spergy, what's the best way to cook it? A little googling suggests that this is one cut that benefits from being done medium/well. I was thinking simply rubbing it with salt/pepper (or maybe soy sauce instead of the salt), letting it sit for an hour or two, then into the pan and resting under foil at the end, but maybe oven finishing it is the way to go? I have a little probe thermometer that I haven't really used if anyone has particular temps to go for at any stage!
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# ? Oct 30, 2015 08:58 |
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Salt, pan fry on high 4 min a side for medium (it really depends on thickness and how hot your range is - aim for 140F maximum) Rest 5 min, add pepper. You really don't need the oven at all (unless you are cooking a lot of steak for heaps of people and need to get new steaks ASAP in the pan), or unless you are going for a hockey puck. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 09:06 on Oct 30, 2015 |
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Definitely not wanting a hockey puck, I just see a lot of oven finishing floating around these days for steaks in general and the fat makeup apparently makes it a bad choice for going rare (I am no expert). Your method seems spot on so I'm going with that - cheers At the risk of making myself sound like more of an idiot, dry pan is the way to go, yes? I don't think this fella needs any oil. (It's relatively thin - a little over ½" - 3 or 4 a side was my thinking too). And here I was not wanting to be too spergy...
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The steaks I'm used to in Australia are about your thickness, so 4 min a side should be spot on for medium+, 3 min for medium rare. I always like cooking meats in a stainless steel pan - a good one like tri-ply, in good condition, with a bit of oil to stop it sticking too much. For me it gives the best crust on a small gas range. Lsst night I even cooked salmon on my stainless steel tri-ply pan and it worked perfectly, with crispy skin. Others, (with maybe electric stoves) prefer cast iron. You could get away with no oil on a well seasoned cast iron pan. E: even with stainless you could get away without using oil if you had a steak with a fatty edge, just hold them with tongs vertically to render the fat side/edge on the pan before cooking the steak. That's what I do if trying to impress - otherwise I just trim the fat edges off first and use oil. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 11:05 on Oct 30, 2015 |
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Why wife makes this really good chili cheese dip but we've never found a good way to keep it warm for potlucks/office functions. We've tried using one of these dip warmers/mini-crockpots but they get too hot and scorch the dip. Anyone know of something else we could try that would keep dip warm but not too warm?
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tea candle and stand? Not sure if they're still around, but back in the old days I remember wire racks that held a ceramic pot that you put a candle or something underneath, similar to those aromatherapy oil burners but for a tea kettle or food bowl on top. Not sure if they're around any more or an open flame would be OSHA. Otherwise ask a air con guy for a crankcase heater and plug. Seriously though, if you still have the device you linked, can you put something inside it, or a terracotta layer to insulate it from heat a bit so it doesn't heat your thing too much? E: Ie, don't put your dip in that mini crock pot directly, put it in a bowl that inserts into that crockpot. It may help some, if it doesn't then sit it on a ring, in a pot, inside that mini crockpot to lessen the heat contact area etc. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Oct 30, 2015 |
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Thwomp posted:Anyone know of something else we could try that would keep dip warm but not too warm? Maybe a sort of bain marie set up? Like a small bowl sitting in a larger bowl full of hot water. You could then either put a tea candle under the larger bowl to keep it hot, or refresh the hot water every so often
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Maybe we'll try putting water in the dip warmer and then the dip in a bowl on top of it. Thanks.
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Mr. Wookums posted:Sure. As long as it hasn't gone through multiple defrost/freeze cycles and smells fine. The texture at the freezer burn site may not be super. Trip report: I cut off the beefberg corner and then made stuffed butternut squash + meatballs. Haven't died yet.
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Gerblyn posted:Maybe a sort of bain marie set up? Like a small bowl sitting in a larger bowl full of hot water. You could then either put a tea candle under the larger bowl to keep it hot, or refresh the hot water every so often Yeah this is pretty much the only way to solve this issue.
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exquisite tea posted:Trip report: I cut off the beefberg corner and then made stuffed butternut squash + meatballs. Haven't died yet. Freezerburn won't kill you, it just tastes like poo poo.
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franco posted:A bit of a question: I very rarely (hoho!) eat steak but picked up a nice ribeye. Without being too spergy, what's the best way to cook it? A little googling suggests that this is one cut that benefits from being done medium/well. I was thinking simply rubbing it with salt/pepper (or maybe soy sauce instead of the salt), letting it sit for an hour or two, then into the pan and resting under foil at the end, but maybe oven finishing it is the way to go? I have a little probe thermometer that I haven't really used if anyone has particular temps to go for at any stage! I'd pull it between 120 and 130 and rest it. No steak cut really benefits from being cooked to well but ribeye is the only cut I prefer cooked a little more than MR, due to the high level of fat and connective tissue in it (which is what makes ribeye awesome). There are also 2 schools of thought on cooking ribeye and imo they are each equally valid and good in their own ways. Doing it in a pan will get more of the surface area caramelized and the beef will cook in its own rendered beef fat, which is cool and good. Doing it on a grill over an open flame will get you a little smokiness as the fat drips into the fire, and will get you some charring which is alao cool and good, especially if there's a fatty bit that's charred on the outside and juicy and fatty on the inside.
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I've been using pork shoulder in chile verde and I'd like to try something different for a change. Unless someone has a better idea, I'm thawing some picnic shoulder roast and I figured I'd just slow cook it as recommended by Serious Eats. I guess picnic roast is a lower part of the shoulder than Boston butt, and a quick search indicates it requires an even longer cook than the butt. Since Kenji just says "cook it until it feels tender and pulls apart easily", do I need any adjustments other than cooking it longer?
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