What Are You Chef-ing Tonight, Dr?

BeanHead

@Ozzie_Isaac some of my best meals don’t have pictures because they are made great by my friends. Glad for you that happened last night!

BeanHead

Cold smoking…… a pound of longhorn cheddar this morning over apple and oak. Two rounds were rolled in chipotle powder first. May need to replace the ice in an hour. It was already 72°F when I started the MM and the sun wasn’t even all the way up. 

caliking

@BeanHead - the chipotle rolls sound good!

caliking

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Forgot photos at every step.  Had a wonderful dinner with friends. Had crispy salmon with a roasted beet and garlic lemon yogurt sauce pair with a rhubarb and sugar/lemon roasted side.  The garlic lemon yogurt sauce really brought both together. Only picture is a few of the empty wine bottles.
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I've read this several times, and it sounds even better each time. 

Also, I've been meaning to say that I love (read: envy) the cooking station setup you have. Makes cooking even more enjoyable. 

Ozzie_Isaac

caliking said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Forgot photos at every step.  Had a wonderful dinner with friends. Had crispy salmon with a roasted beet and garlic lemon yogurt sauce pair with a rhubarb and sugar/lemon roasted side.  The garlic lemon yogurt sauce really brought both together. Only picture is a few of the empty wine bottles.
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I've read this several times, and it sounds even better each time. 

Also, I've been meaning to say that I love (read: envy) the cooking station setup you have. Makes cooking even more enjoyable. 

It did not disappoint!  And thank you for the kind compliments and it definitely makes cooking more enjoyable - it is as fun as the dinner parties.

CTMike

Maangchi's Soy Butter Garlic Chicken over rice and Tteok-bokki (spicy Korean rice cakes) from the NYT app (minus the cabbage that recipe calls for). 

Next time I make the rice cakes I'll cut the gochujang by a third - was too spicy for SWMBO. 

Clearly need to work on my plating skills. 

Ozzie_Isaac

^^^ Looks amazing from here!

Botch

^^^ Your plating skills are fine.  Your dirty fork demands bannination!  

Canugghead

@CTMike Perfect egg yolk!
@Botch Fork with grains of rice on it is clean because it didn't come out of someone's mouth 

caliking

@CTMike- both the meal, and pic, look good! I dig the contrasting colors. And, that the egg and tteokbokki look like an alien/monster

Lastly, the egg turned out just the way I like them. Did you boil, or SV them?

Legume

Beautiful. Now I know what those rice cakes are. Had Korean fried chicken from a truck a few weeks back and it was served on a pile of those - I couldn't figure out what they were besides spicy, starchy and addictive.  This was at a brewery and it was the perfect beer meal.

BeanHead

Salmon cakes on salad with an olive, caper, mayo, and hot sauce dressing, with some amazing homemade pickles! @Botch DH tried one from each batch and both are equally crispy in his book. 

CTMike

caliking said:

@CTMike- both the meal, and pic, look good! I dig the contrasting colors. And, that the egg and tteokbokki look like an alien/monster

Lastly, the egg turned out just the way I like them. Did you boil, or SV them?

Dropped the eggs in to boiling water, turned down to a gentle simmer for 7 minutes. Remove and immediately shock with cold water. 

shtgunal3

Burger from the brisket trimmings

lousubcap

Beef back ribs (beat their pork cousins every time-!) (around 5.5 hrs at 260-270*F)
Freezer dive and remembering that this cut is readily available around Xmas due to the desire for boneless roasts.   (LBGE)

And the weak $$ shot-

Ate way better than this $$ pic.  

GrateEggspectations

Some fantastic efforts here from @CTMike, @BeanHead, @shtgunal3 and @lousubcap. Y’all have me salivatin’. 

@shtgunal3 - I love repurposing trimmings. Great approach. 

caliking

 Crab cakes + lemon orzo with green beans, parm,  sort of burst tomatoes. 

lousubcap

@caliking - Crab cakes for the win every time.  Great cook. Time for Uma.
https://youtu.be/b2_vbou3kxE

GrateEggspectations

Seriously good looking, @caliking. You had me at lemon orzo, but everything else made me weak in the knees. Those crab cakes look perfectly done. 

johnmitchell

@caliking. That all looks amazing 😋😋

MasterC

Boneless chicken thighs and potatoes. Petite sirloin for Mrs.C on lower rack.

johnmitchell

Another great looking meal. That spud looks delicious 😋

caliking

Thanks @johnmitchell, @GrateEggspectations, @lousubcap. The orzo side was new to us, and it's a keeper.

Tried something different with the crabcakes- 450F on lowest rack in the big kitchen clock for a few minutes, then top rack under the broiler for a few minutes. No flipping, no fuss. Next time, they'll each get a pat of garlic parm butter before going under the broiler.

johnmitchell

With the beginning of summer this is always a favorite side.I plan to cook as an accompaniment to a leg of lamb tomorrow. Large text for us old folks😉

BeanHead

That looks amazing @johnmitchell have you ever tried this recipe on the egg?

Dyal_SC

johnmitchell said:

With the beginning of summer this is always a favorite side.I plan to cook as an accompaniment to a leg of lamb tomorrow. Large text for us old folks😉

That looks and sounds very good. I’m saving the photo and going to give it a go!  Thx!

johnmitchell

BeanHead said:

That looks amazing @johnmitchell have you ever tried this recipe on the egg?

No never done on the egg. But I would think it would be much the same. Back in SA we would just follow this recipe, ball them up in tin foil toss them into the coals and hopefully someone would remember to pull them out😂

BeanHead

Doubt I will get a final plated pic. Another Brazilian steakhouse dinner with sautéed veggies, and caramel apples and vanilla gelato for dessert. 

BeanHead

 The apples picked up a lot of smoke (in a good way). 

Dyal_SC

Great lookin meal, Bean!