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  • jgeisjgeis Registered User regular
    Carbonara doesn't traditionally use cream (although many people add it). It's just eggs, bacon/guanciale fat, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and some reserved pasta water.

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  • Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Lemon sounds intriguing. I think I might try lemon and chilli.

    Carbonara is always a coin toss on whether I'll enjoy it or it will make me feel nauseous, for some reason.

  • V1mV1m Registered User regular
    Banzai5150 wrote: »
    V1m wrote: »
    Banzai5150 wrote: »
    No cinnamon = no tikka masala to me!

    garam masala includes cinnamon

    But not enough!

    Add more, then. The police won't do a thing about it!

  • V1mV1m Registered User regular
    What's a good sauce for pasta that isn't tomato or cream based?

    Pesto?

    Olive oil and garlic and lemon and anchovies?

    A load of parmesan or pecorino, plus a little pasta water

    Carbonara?

  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    cacio e pepe

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  • ApocalyptusApocalyptus Registered User regular
    Pumpkin based pasta sauces are also really delicious! Love me some pumpkin and feta pasta.
    Either pieces of roast pumpkin (and a shitload of drizzled extra virgin olive oil) or puréed pumpkin sauce work pretty well.
    I’ve also had good experiences with preserved lemon with pasta.

    Brovid HasselsmofDouglasDanger
  • FrylockHolmesFrylockHolmes Registered User regular
    I've seen hummus used as a pasta sauce but not tried it myself.

  • NightDragonNightDragon 6th Grade Username Registered User regular
    edited February 2020
    It wasn't cooking, but I YOLO'd my way through making a Thai Chicken Wrap, including making the peanut sauce (after reading a few basic recipes) - I also made my own SLAW. First time I've ever bought raw cabbage! What a journey!

    Don't ask me for the recipe because I eyeballed everything, but HOLY EFF did I 110% nail the sauce. So goddamn goooooood

    Slaw has purple pretty cabbage and Napa cabbage, cilantro, julienned granny smith apple, shredded carrots. Sauce was peanut butter, molasses, sugar, soy sauce, small dash of fish sauce, rice vinegar, Thai chili-garlic sauce, honey, lots of fresh-squeezed lime juice, fresh grated ginger, fresh garlic, a few drops of coconut extract (rather than use the super-caloric coconut milk/cream), toasted sesame seed oil, and sesame seeds.

    Rotisserie chicken + a spinach-herb wrap + the above = absolute deliciousness

    NightDragon on
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  • ToxTox I kill threads he/himRegistered User regular
    sarukun wrote: »
    Pinfeldorf wrote: »
    I never start off my tomato sauce with a mirepoix, not a fan of the stuff.

    Well it worked like a Goddamn charm in this one. I also think Taiwanese celery probably works a bit better, it’s smaller and less rigid and has more tender leaves. It had a real mild flavor and I loved it.
    Pinfeldorf wrote: »
    Oh man the tomatoes I use are already sweet enough and I am not a big fan of onions. I just start my shit off with meat and aromatics (garlic, oregano and basil in this instance).

    You are a thoughtcriminal and have been declared an enemy of the state.

    The only good place for an onion is tied to a belt

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  • Ashaman42Ashaman42 Registered User regular
    Excuse me @Tox - this isn't the fashion thread.

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  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    Yeah you tie it to a nice leather belt, put in a pot with some water, and baby you've got a stew going.

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    :(

    I just learned that the bake-off my workplace is planning may wind up cancelled due to lack of participation. And I was so psyched this year to bring in something really good for judging, too! I made my own marmalade to make orange bars, is how stoked I was!

    Well, I guess I’m just going to have to make some nice dessert and share it with my colleagues for no reason instead.

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    Peen wrote: »
    Yeah you tie it to a nice leather belt, put in a pot with some water, and baby you've got a stew going.

    Sounds more like a britches brew.

  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    :(

    I just learned that the bake-off my workplace is planning may wind up cancelled due to lack of participation. And I was so psyched this year to bring in something really good for judging, too! I made my own marmalade to make orange bars, is how stoked I was!

    Well, I guess I’m just going to have to make some nice dessert and share it with my colleagues for no reason instead.

    you're looking at it the wrong way

    now you will be the guaranteed winner!

    SilverWindLaOsBucketmanApocalyptustynic
  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    I found a nice big grocery store within reasonable driving distance! I like my local Homeland okay, and it finished up with a nice renovation right when I moved in. But it's just a tiny store, and you never can tell when they're just not going to have what seems like a pretty common ingredient.

    But there's a Crest that's only fifteen minutes away that's about twice the size. I went shopping there today and it's just nice to shop in a big, well-stocked store where the aisles are wide enough for two carts to pass without worrying about bumping in to each other. And it's a local chain, so I don't feel bad like I do when I have to go to Walmart to find something. Definitely worth it when I'm planning to cook with any ingredients that aren't absolute staples.

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    My girlfriend and I just made okonomiyaki because we bought cabbage and forgot to use it.

    2 things: A) this cabbage is sweet as hell, I've never tasted cabbage this sweet before, it's amazing. Picked it up at the local traditional market, direct from a farmer.
    B) okonomiyaki is easy as hell to make at, like, restaurant quality if you pick up Japanese batter mix. Batter, water, an egg, and 200gs of cabbage for the tastiest snack ever. We picked up kewpie mayo and some Japanese katsu sauce for good measure. It's beautiful and delicious.

    BahamutZERO
  • jgeisjgeis Registered User regular
    I put a little pork roast in my sous vide before I left for work and it has been cooking at 149°F for 10 hours (the time and temperature recommended by my coworker's guide). I had yet to do a pork roast so I'm excited to see the results.

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    I've now got everything I need for chicken tikka masala except kashmiri chili powder and fenugreek leaves.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    fenugreek leaves are a pain in the butt to find

    I bet amazon though

    NightDragonV1m
  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    edited February 2020
    Oh I also need to grab some plain yogurt which I forgot.

    And there is a middle eastern grocery store nearby that I think might carry fenugreek and the chili powder.

    It's weird I thought Kroger had some Indian stuff on its Asian food section which has gotten pretty big... But they had ghee at least.

    Tallahasseeriel on
    Xaquin
  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    I'm making meatloaf tonight using the last 200 grams of this sourdough boule from Monday. I don't think it will be any different than using normal bread crumbs or croutons or whatever, but I didn't want to throw it out!

  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    you know what I would kill for right now is some spice cake with butter cream frosting

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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    Kamiro wrote: »
    I made butter chicken on monday.

    Man, there is certainly a reason it's called butter chicken. You'd think I was making a cake with how much butter I used.

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    I broke out the second crockpot I'm dual wielding crockpots I'm making another gumbo and also a sweet and sour pulled chicken I'm unstoppable I am like unto a god

    Gonna take an incredibly strong and unstoppable, godly nap since I've got nothing else to do while the crockpots make delicious foods.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    You could go get a third crockpot. For corned beef or something.

  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    I got the second one for christmas and my original plan was to use it for chais and wassails.

    Of course I totally haven't done that yet.

    So for right now imma cook a bunch of food.

  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    Oh also I got a rice cooker

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    Kamiro wrote: »
    I made butter chicken on monday.

    Man, there is certainly a reason it's called butter chicken. You'd think I was making a cake with how much butter I used.

    Making butter chicken and eggs benedict are two dishes where I had to think to myself "I should just order this in restaurants so I remain ignorant of how much butter is in here."

    See also making real fettuccine alfredo.

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    Oh damn. I follow a french cooking channel on youtube and they have this cold smoked duck, cabbage and chevre cheese roll that looks amazing and hells of simple to make.

    If I can find some smoked duck somewhere I'm gonna try this.

    https://youtu.be/Xp6vg4eG1Lg

    honovere
  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    jgeis wrote: »
    I put a little pork roast in my sous vide before I left for work and it has been cooking at 149°F for 10 hours (the time and temperature recommended by my coworker's guide). I had yet to do a pork roast so I'm excited to see the results.

    That temp seems high for a pork roast, at least when done by usual roast and rest methods.

    How'd it turn out via sous vide?

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  • ApocalyptusApocalyptus Registered User regular
    edited February 2020
    Kamiro wrote: »
    I made butter chicken on monday.

    Man, there is certainly a reason it's called butter chicken. You'd think I was making a cake with how much butter I used.
    Weird, a lot of the recipes I've seen don't actually have any butter in them.

    This is the recipe I use (It's vegetarian cos my housemate is vegetarian and I also just really love paneer), which has a couple of tablespoons of butter or ghee but certainly not heaps.

    Apocalyptus on
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  • jgeisjgeis Registered User regular
    edited February 2020
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    jgeis wrote: »
    I put a little pork roast in my sous vide before I left for work and it has been cooking at 149°F for 10 hours (the time and temperature recommended by my coworker's guide). I had yet to do a pork roast so I'm excited to see the results.

    That temp seems high for a pork roast, at least when done by usual roast and rest methods.

    How'd it turn out via sous vide?

    It was medium-well in the center and closer to well on the ends in terms of texture, but very juicy, I think next time I'll drop the temperature closer to 140.

    jgeis on
  • ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited February 2020
    What's a good sauce for pasta that isn't tomato or cream based?

    Potentially you could use a good meat stock, if you reduce it a bit and throw in some herbs and something for acidity. If you want to go simpler, Spaghetti aglio e olio is about as simple as it gets, although IMO that really only works as a starter since there isn't a hell of a lot going on there nutritionally.

    Butler on
  • honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    What's a good sauce for pasta that isn't tomato or cream based?

    Traditional Italian Ragu or even as variant of Ragu Bolognese skips the tomato. The base is the onion, selery, carrot, and the meat.

    Butter and Parmegiano is also pretty good.

  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    I need to get to the store to pick up the last few things for my chicken tikka masala but this new brain medicine is making it really hard to wake all the way up this morning.

  • V1mV1m Registered User regular
    Xaquin wrote: »
    fenugreek leaves are a pain in the butt to find

    I bet amazon though

    It seems like Amazon US has lots of choices, ranging from laughably overpriced to u fuckin wot mate priced.

    I can buy a 200g bag for £1.89, by way of comparison.

    Xaquin
  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    V1m wrote: »
    Xaquin wrote: »
    fenugreek leaves are a pain in the butt to find

    I bet amazon though

    It seems like Amazon US has lots of choices, ranging from laughably overpriced to u fuckin wot mate priced.

    I can buy a 200g bag for £1.89, by way of comparison.

    I buy mine fresh from h-mart and dehydrate them =)

    a couple dollars will give me enough for maybe four or five dishes

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    In almost every city I've lived in, there's an indian wholesaler who can sell you almost suspiciously cheap herbs, spices, and nuts, and every time I move I make it a mission in the first months to find this gastronomic shangri-la.
    The main problem is it's usually somewhere out in the burbs.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    If the internet is to be believed, I would have drive nearly 100 miles to find fenugreek

    Or check the Asian market 30 minutes away

    I really miss the south central Pennsylvania diversity some times

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