What's for dinner tonight?

[GthaEnigma]

Thai Red Curry with chicken, mushrooms, snap peas and pineapple. We ate it with rice but I forgot to take a picture of the actual finished product lol. Too focused on the process. My friend whos new to cooking asian food asked me to document it so he can try and copy my recipe so I figured Id share it here too.

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The star of the show, shrimp paste! View attachment 153237

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That my friend, looks amazing. I want to come to dinner. I feel lazy cause I haven't cooked anything that ambitious in quite some time. Industry burnout sucks, and my littles don't afford me the opportunity at current. Straight Killin it bro.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

That my friend, looks amazing. I want to come to dinner. I feel lazy cause I haven't cooked anything that ambitious in quite some time. Industry burnout sucks, and my littles don't afford me the opportunity at current. Straight Killin it bro.

Thanks mang! Appreciate the kind words. You have an open invitation if you ever make it out east lol

Honestly I havent been this ambitious in a while either and I dont even have industry burnout! Nothing lazy about it, just life. Trying to get back in the groove and cook some things I enjoy. Too much take out last year, it hurt my wallet and my stomach lol. And straight up when my kids were little like yours I sure as hell wasnt cooking anything like this. Now they always want homemade stir fries and stuff so its getting easier to motivate.

This one is all for me and my better half though. Kids still dont really do Thai curry lol. Too spicey, too funky. My teenager was at her BFs and I made some quick teriyaki chicken fingers for the 10 yr old so I decided to go a little crazy and make something for myself. A fairly large Choco Pie cone may have played a roll in the process...

 

[GthaEnigma]

I managed some nachos in a bag, using spicy nacho Doritos some al pastor meat and assorted fixings. Not glamorous but def nosh worthy.

 

[Mim Towls]

Trader Joe’s frozen kung pao & pork ginger soup dumplings. Easy peasy

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Trader Joe’s frozen kung pao & pork ginger soup dumplings. Easy peasy
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Ive never seen that Sriraja Panich before. Something about the bottle just speaks to me. Thats definitely being added to the must try list

 

[Psychobilly]

Yeah I haven't seen that before either and I kinda go for spicy sauces when I can.

 

[Mim Towls]

Looking in the junk drawer and I found my dinner

 

[Bodean]

Looking in the junk drawer and I found my dinner
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Wish Culver's was closer to my home. I can crush some butterburgers and fried cheese curds. I have a Culver's alternative close by Freddy's. But not as good as Culver's.

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They also closed all the steak n' shakes round here ?

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Looking in the junk drawer and I found my dinner
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Ive never been to a Culvers but Im eyeing those crinkle cut fries hard. Love those things.

 

[Psychobilly]

We have one here just tossing that out there

 

[Mim Towls]

Made some “ City Chicken”. It’s something my mom used to make me growing up, with a little fried broccoli, mashed potatoes and gravy.

My girls working late so I’m eating now. This will be the only real food I eat today

Spoiler : it’s pork tho. I learned the story behind it today from the butcher. They used to call pork, city chicken because you couldn’t raise and sell pigs within city limits. All hail the underground

 

[PlumberSoCal]

Wife thaws this out

and asks me stir fry or Tacos?


Silly question

I guess that answers that.

 

[Lester Moor]

Looking forward to this Saturday...going to be.......

 

[Lester Moor]

Ok. Trying something different this time. Rinsed the salt off and applied a small amount of brown sugar, rosemary, celery salt and bay leafs to the fat side for an overnight infusion. I will wash this all off tomorrow and apply just cracked black pepper then into the smoker. Hope it turns out tasty ?.

 

[Lester Moor]

Done and in the fridge. Smoked with apple, mesquite and hickory. What is wild is after getting these tucked away I tended to the garden. My plants have a crazy stem rub of strong hickory ...???

 

[Lester Moor]

I can't remember who asked to post my process. But in a nut shell that was it. IMO way better than store bought. So many dishes will be made with this. Oh and, the tips and dregs from slicing will be put into sausage which I plan to make next weekend. Great timing for my friends who like football because I think there is a game next weekend. Homemade sausage and bacon for the party. Lol.

 

[Mim Towls]

I can't remember who asked to post my process. But in a nut shell that was it. IMO way better than store bought. So many dishes will be made with this. Oh and, the tips and dregs from slicing will be put into sausage which I plan to make next weekend. Great timing for my friends who like football because I think there is a game next weekend. Homemade sausage and bacon for the party. Lol.
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That is next level. Heck yeah!! I'll bet that stuff is so banging.

 

[GthaEnigma]

Drooling. That looks amazing. Well done. I have made bacon a few times, still have the curing salts. Might have to hunt down some porkbelly now.

 

[Lester Moor]

I say do it for sure! I mean, where I live the price of bacon has doubled maybe tripled, and it's shit quality. homemade is SO much better. If you make some post some pics please. I just love homemade bacon and sausage ?...

 

[GthaEnigma]

My biggest challenge is sourcing a good enough quality pork belly. Most of the ones I find are real thin, I would love to find a local producer with better quality. What can I say I like it thick lol.