What Are You Chef-ing Tonight, Dr?

Botch

Made jambalaya yesterday for the first time in a long time, wondered why I hadn't made it in so long.
 

 
Heated up some leftovers today, and now I remember why: this is kinda nasty reheated, the veggies go limp, the rice blows apart and the andouille gets tough.  
I guess there's no reason not to just cook a single serving at a time (1/2 stalk of celery, 1/4 green bell, 1/4 red bell, one sausage, etc); that's pretty much how I do chinese food.  Next time...

Canugghead

Botch said:

Made jambalaya yesterday for the first time in a long time, wondered why I hadn't made it in so long.
 

 
Heated up some leftovers today, and now I remember why: this is kinda nasty reheated, the veggies go limp, the rice blows apart and the andouille gets tough.  
I guess there's no reason not to just cook a single serving at a time (1/2 stalk of celery, 1/4 green bell, 1/4 red bell, one sausage, etc); that's pretty much how I do chinese food.  Next time...

Wait till you get shrimps exploding with curry gravy 😂
Next time try steaming it. Great looking plate btw.

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch said:

Made jambalaya yesterday for the first time in a long time, wondered why I hadn't made it in so long.
 

 
Heated up some leftovers today, and now I remember why: this is kinda nasty reheated, the veggies go limp, the rice blows apart and the andouille gets tough.  
I guess there's no reason not to just cook a single serving at a time (1/2 stalk of celery, 1/4 green bell, 1/4 red bell, one sausage, etc); that's pretty much how I do chinese food.  Next time...

Vacuum bag and sous vide leftovers.  You can put them in the freezer to harden up before you pull a vacuum, unless you have a chamber sealer.

Botch

Canugghead said:
Wait till you get shrimps exploding with curry gravy 😂

I did finally get smart enough to add just enough shrimp for that meal, and make sure I fished them all out for plating.  Gotta love peeled, individ-frozen shrimp when you're cooking for one.  

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:
Vacuum bag and sous vide leftovers.  You can put them in the freezer to harden up before you pull a vacuum, unless you have a chamber sealer.

I've got neither, nor do I have room in my kitchen for any other toys (I really need to go thru cupboards and throw useless stuff out, like my career-spanning collection of commemorative coffee mugs (I don't drink coffee)).    

nolaegghead

Looks good, but the Jambalaya we cook, in my experience, reheats fine.  Usually the vegetables are thoroughly cooked and not crunchy.  I just finished off the last of a huge batch Bridget cooked last weekend.  Was as good as the day she made it.

ColbyLang

nolaegghead said:

Looks good, but the Jambalaya we cook, in my experience, reheats fine.  Usually the vegetables are thoroughly cooked and not crunchy.  I just finished off the last of a huge batch Bridget cooked last weekend.  Was as good as the day she made it.

I second this, as will @SGH, and any other southerner on this forum. Brown meat, sweat veggies, add liquid, add uncooked rice. No tomatoes in mine, but whatever floats your boat. No shrimp either 

kl8ton

How do you pronounce this word you type...... leftovers.   It's it French? 

ColbyLang

kl8ton said:

How do you pronounce this word you type...... leftovers.   It's it French? 

I know folks that refuse to eat leftovers. They literally throw any extra food away. I just shake my head. I always cook enough for at least 2 meals, and the meal is always better on the second time around

nolaegghead

ColbyLang said:

nolaegghead said:

Looks good, but the Jambalaya we cook, in my experience, reheats fine.  Usually the vegetables are thoroughly cooked and not crunchy.  I just finished off the last of a huge batch Bridget cooked last weekend.  Was as good as the day she made it.

I second this, as will @SGH, and any other southerner on this forum. Brown meat, sweat veggies, add liquid, add uncooked rice. No tomatoes in mine, but whatever floats your boat. No shrimp either 

Yeah, we almost never add shrimp unless we're looking to get rid of some.  This may be heresy, but shrimp is almost a trash/filler protein over here unless you can cook it correctly - BBQ or fried in a po-boy.

We're pretty much mostly cajun style with chicken or turkey and andouillle or some other pork-based sausage in our Jambalaya.  But there's no right or wrong, it's like paella - whatever is sounds good and is fresh/readily available.  

ColbyLang said:

kl8ton said:

How do you pronounce this word you type...... leftovers.   It's it French? 

I know folks that refuse to eat leftovers. They literally throw any extra food away. I just shake my head. I always cook enough for at least 2 meals, and the meal is always better on the second time around

We're the same way.  Many foods fall into two categories - stuff that gets better when re-heated and stuff that either isn't as good or needs to be re-purposed.  Soups, casseroles, jambalaya, etc is often better.  Steaks get made into steak sandwiches, chicken into chicken salad or stock.....some things you have to be creative.  Leftover fried fish will work in a stir fry, but pretty degraded if you heat it up.  If I'm starving, I don't mind eating leftover fried fish cold with some tartar sauce. But I'm weird

GrateEggspectations

Smash burgers done on the stove. Medium ground beef, old cheddar, sweet onions, homemade ketchup chutney, mayo and maple bacon on a toasted brioche. Served with Cobb salad and some sweet balsamic kettle chips. A dose of hot sauce for good measure. 

Wife mandated this meal and upon completion, informed me we would never be doing bbq grilled burgers again. 

nolaegghead

Acn

Speaking of leftovers...purée leftover beans a d sauté with onion.  Toast some bread that’s been sitting around, grate the odds and ends of the cheese drawer, too with salsa and you’ve got molletes.  

SonVolt

Hamburger steak with a packet of powdered beef gravy and instant mashed potatoes.  Had a craving for cafeteria food. 

4TheGrillOfIt

SonVolt said:

Hamburger steak with a packet of powdered beef gravy and instant mashed potatoes.  Had a craving for cafeteria food. 

This is awesome.  

Ozzie_Isaac

I had someone else Chef this for me.

Foghorn

SonVolt said:

Hamburger steak with a packet of powdered beef gravy and instant mashed potatoes.  Had a craving for cafeteria food. 

That looks really good, but I don't recall ever having that craving.  Until now.  Da#n you.

JohnInCarolina

nolaegghead said:

strong with the jizz action on those tacos!

FarmingPhD

Rib palooza rolling, beautiful day here.

FarmingPhD

Leftover pork loin sandwich. You’ll have tilt your head since our gravity vector apparently goes to the right today.

poster

Some short ribs. Haven't made them in probably a year. Should do it more often, its so easy. No bbq sauce in the house so dipped it in this aioli i found

ColtsFan

Meatloaf and potatoes. Asparagus is currently under the broiler. 

JohnInCarolina

SRF ribeye cap

Foghorn

Pork ribs on the Karubecue.  And a salad my son made up.  

MasterC

Went shopping with the wife. 

Picked these, first try with Sam's club prime


Not bad, not bad at all.

GrateEggspectations

Just some beef and cheddar nachos. Topped with fresh green onions and cilantro. Served with sour cream and homemade pico de gallo, refried beans sprinkled with Parmesan and guacamole. Some hot sauce too, of course. 

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

SRF ribeye cap

Looks like a half decent vet could save that cow!  Exactly how I like it.  Nicely done.

nolaegghead

I cheffed this from a bag of frozen potstickers. Too busy to make a proper dinner 

GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

I cheffed this from a bag of frozen potstickers. Too busy to make a proper dinner 

Wonder if @Potsticker would approve?

Potsticker

Oh yes!