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[Cooking] thread 2: 2019's 2020's revenge

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  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    it's red sauce, okay?
    you're lucky it's not the same "red" flavor as popsicles.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    I make my red sauce by first boiling Swedish Fish.

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Jedoc wrote: »
    I'll call tomato-based sauces whatever the hell I want as long as Italian-Americans insist on calling it "gravy."

    I literally never heard this until my in-laws called it that.

  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    edited October 2020
    I've taken to making socca every day or two since it''s cheap, easy, delicious, and relatively good for you

    I've only tried veggies so far (yesterday was onion, rosemary, and sundried tomatoes and today is roasted potato discs, onion, and bell pepper)

    we have a lot of fruit too though, I was thinking maybe roasted pear, preserved lemon, rosemary, and maybe a bit of fresh chili powder?

    thoughts?

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    huh. Fruit socca.
    ... sure, why not? sounds like a really nice combo actually.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    I'll report when I've made it!

  • ToxTox I kill threads he/himRegistered User regular
    edited October 2020
    Pinfeldorf wrote: »
    I think as a general rule when people say "red sauce" they mean marinara, arrabiata or bolognese, since most people don't know the difference between them, and because a lot of times what people make is a mix of two or all three.

    Yeah and when you mix together the sauces like that there's a name for that

    Spaghetti sauce.

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  • bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    For your average family dinner the amount of pasta water in the sauce shouldn't really exceed a cup at most. More like a third of a cup.

    Also, "red sauce"? Is it marinara? Or one of the "one for every town of italy south of the alps" tomato sauces out there?

    Sure, but what about the other 19 cups of water that these people used.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    Tonight's Socca!

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  • pimentopimento she/they/pim Registered User regular
    Tef wrote: »
    In my house you were absolutely required to eat what was put in front of you.

    The only time my brother staged a revolt was the time mum made stuffed capsicum (peppers I think Americans call them?) . They were the most hateful things I have ever eaten, and I would happily crunch raw capsicum for an after school snack.

    My mum drowned these poor capsicums in olive oil and stuffed them with anchovies and roasted them until the capsicum went grey. That’s it. That’s the whole dish.

    A grey, limp capsicum swimming in olive oil filled with anchovies. When she served it up I thought it was some kind of sick joke at first

    Stuffed capsicums or stuffed zuchinni were two things mum made sometimes growing up that I struggled with. In our case though the stuffing was nice, mice and breadcrumbs and veges and like that.. just turns out I hate sludgy roasted capsicums and zuchinnis. Stuff me a raw capsicum and I'd go to town on it.

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  • Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    pimento wrote: »
    Tef wrote: »
    In my house you were absolutely required to eat what was put in front of you.

    The only time my brother staged a revolt was the time mum made stuffed capsicum (peppers I think Americans call them?) . They were the most hateful things I have ever eaten, and I would happily crunch raw capsicum for an after school snack.

    My mum drowned these poor capsicums in olive oil and stuffed them with anchovies and roasted them until the capsicum went grey. That’s it. That’s the whole dish.

    A grey, limp capsicum swimming in olive oil filled with anchovies. When she served it up I thought it was some kind of sick joke at first

    Stuffed capsicums or stuffed zuchinni were two things mum made sometimes growing up that I struggled with. In our case though the stuffing was nice, mice and breadcrumbs and veges and like that.. just turns out I hate sludgy roasted capsicums and zuchinnis. Stuff me a raw capsicum and I'd go to town on it.

    Grilled capsicum is one of my favourite things to put in a burger or steak sandwich, but it can't be soggy, it needs to have a crisp texture to it still.

    Tef
  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    Tox wrote: »
    Pinfeldorf wrote: »
    I think as a general rule when people say "red sauce" they mean marinara, arrabiata or bolognese, since most people don't know the difference between them, and because a lot of times what people make is a mix of two or all three.

    Yeah and when you mix together the sauces like that there's a name for that

    Spaghetti sauce.

    Spaghetti is a type of noodle, though. If I make the sauce and pour it over a casserole of rigatoni and toss some clumps of ricotta in there, it would be irresponsible, nay, dangerous to call it spaghetti. A million Italian grandmas would descend on me from the sky and rend me in twain.

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  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    To shreds, you say.

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    oh my god
    Jedoc wrote: »
    the kind of food that fancy Southern ladies ate

    why does this make it even MORE sad holy shit

    If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s to never give a shit what fancy Southern ladies think.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
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    Socca turned out ok

    preserved lemon, pear, onion, and honey

    next time I'll ease back a bit on the lemon and add some kind of heat to it. even just a bit of black pepper makes it better. I also forgot the goat cheese which I think may have improved it

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  • V1mV1m Registered User regular
    pimento wrote: »
    Tef wrote: »
    In my house you were absolutely required to eat what was put in front of you.

    The only time my brother staged a revolt was the time mum made stuffed capsicum (peppers I think Americans call them?) . They were the most hateful things I have ever eaten, and I would happily crunch raw capsicum for an after school snack.

    My mum drowned these poor capsicums in olive oil and stuffed them with anchovies and roasted them until the capsicum went grey. That’s it. That’s the whole dish.

    A grey, limp capsicum swimming in olive oil filled with anchovies. When she served it up I thought it was some kind of sick joke at first

    Stuffed capsicums or stuffed zuchinni were two things mum made sometimes growing up that I struggled with. In our case though the stuffing was nice, mice and breadcrumbs and veges and like that.. just turns out I hate sludgy roasted capsicums and zuchinnis. Stuff me a raw capsicum and I'd go to town on it.

    I never thought of using mice

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    I am digging through my pantry hoping I have everything for brownies.

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  • SalSal Damnedest Little Fellow Registered User regular
    I made a Brazilian fish stew called Moqueca for dinner tonight:

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    The fish and veggies were tasty enough but the broth turned out, like, unholy good

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    So I just made this French pepper steak and it was AMAZING. My god. Its not an every time thing, but as a treat? phenomenal.

    https://youtu.be/cbGMJ1MjuI4

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  • ApocalyptusApocalyptus Registered User regular
    edited October 2020
    Made a Nyonya chicken curry for dinner last night. I hadn't made it in ages so I forgot how exactly the recipe matches what you'd get in a good Malaysian restaurant for quality and taste.

    Pretty happy I've now got a whole huge pot's worth in the fridge for leftovers 8-)

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  • TynnanTynnan seldom correct, never unsure Registered User regular
    Sal wrote: »
    I made a Brazilian fish stew called Moqueca for dinner tonight:

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    The fish and veggies were tasty enough but the broth turned out, like, unholy good

    Moqueca is so good. It’s one of our regular dishes.

    Sal
  • FiendishrabbitFiendishrabbit Registered User regular
    edited October 2020
    Sal wrote: »
    I made a Brazilian fish stew called Moqueca for dinner tonight:

    LgjVrFS.jpg

    The fish and veggies were tasty enough but the broth turned out, like, unholy good

    I'm gonna need a recipe for that. Because I've only eaten Moqueca de Camarao (with tomatoes).

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  • ProlegomenaProlegomena Frictionless Spinning The VoidRegistered User regular
    webguy20 wrote: »
    So I just made this French pepper steak and it was AMAZING. My god. Its not an every time thing, but as a treat? phenomenal.

    https://youtu.be/cbGMJ1MjuI4

    I've got into the habit of roasting a chicken every week or two and then making a stock with the carcass but I've not yet managed to motivate myself to regularly making a big batch of beef or veal stock, which is a shame because it can basically make almost everything better.

    And when I say "yet to motivate" I mean like, over the entire 14 years of my adult life.

  • SalSal Damnedest Little Fellow Registered User regular
    Sal wrote: »
    I made a Brazilian fish stew called Moqueca for dinner tonight:

    LgjVrFS.jpg

    The fish and veggies were tasty enough but the broth turned out, like, unholy good

    I'm gonna need a recipe for that. Because I've only eaten Moqueca de Camarao (with tomatoes).

    Click the photo!

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    webguy20 wrote: »
    So I just made this French pepper steak and it was AMAZING. My god. Its not an every time thing, but as a treat? phenomenal.

    https://youtu.be/cbGMJ1MjuI4

    I've got into the habit of roasting a chicken every week or two and then making a stock with the carcass but I've not yet managed to motivate myself to regularly making a big batch of beef or veal stock, which is a shame because it can basically make almost everything better.

    And when I say "yet to motivate" I mean like, over the entire 14 years of my adult life.

    I just use better than bouillon, works like a charm, or if I'm feeling fancy I'll buy a container of stock from the butcher.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    I use Better than Boullion to flavor other things. It occurs to me I've never used it for what it's supposed to be used as.

    But then I only use the garlic one.

  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    Uriel wrote: »
    I am digging through my pantry hoping I have everything for brownies.

    I was out of eggs

    Also today the store was out of good boxed mixes

  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    I'd never had a proper red all-day grandma-style meat sauce until last summer, when my great uncle pete made some for a family reunion

    folks, it was a revelation

    that stuff does not fuck around

    you need to be real happy inside for a solid 48 hours? you need to get you someone who's been making sauce every week for four decades

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    It will take a while

    but I know in my heart that I will never meet that someone

    So I must become them.

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    My wife made homemade pizza today. When we do pizza, she makes the crust and I make the sauce.

    Last time when we made it we only had dry, white wine on hand, so we needed to add about a tablespoon of sugar to cut some of the acidity.

    This time we had a sweet red wine. Guys you don't need to add sugar with sweet red wine. It tasted of pure sugar. So I tried correcting with balsamic vinegar and salt. Pure salt. So I added some lemon juice and tomato paste. It tastes...synthetic as crap. Thankfully we had a bottle of pizza sauce on hand which is fine, but man I totally screwed the sauce up tonight.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    haha, at least you have improved your future cooking by trial and error

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    There’s always that discovery dopamine hit of “oh, so THAT’S what happens” every time I do something I’m the kitchen, good or bad.

    I made lasagna the other day without garlic or any kind of seasoning besides salt, in it because the recipe didn’t call for it.

    I will not be making future lasagne without aromatics.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    Bucketman wrote: »
    My wife made homemade pizza today. When we do pizza, she makes the crust and I make the sauce.

    Last time when we made it we only had dry, white wine on hand, so we needed to add about a tablespoon of sugar to cut some of the acidity.

    This time we had a sweet red wine. Guys you don't need to add sugar with sweet red wine. It tasted of pure sugar. So I tried correcting with balsamic vinegar and salt. Pure salt. So I added some lemon juice and tomato paste. It tastes...synthetic as crap. Thankfully we had a bottle of pizza sauce on hand which is fine, but man I totally screwed the sauce up tonight.

    Remember to taste your product as you add things so you don't cause imbalances like that in the future!

    Bucketmanpimento
  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    I'm going to be smoking up some Armadillo eggs tonight! Jalepeno poppers wrapped in sausage then about 45 minutes into the smoke coated in BBQ sauce! I'm also wrapping two of them in bacon as an experiment to see how they taste. Excited to try these, I keep seeing them posted in smoking forums.

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  • FiendishrabbitFiendishrabbit Registered User regular
    Pinfeldorf wrote: »
    Bucketman wrote: »
    My wife made homemade pizza today. When we do pizza, she makes the crust and I make the sauce.

    Last time when we made it we only had dry, white wine on hand, so we needed to add about a tablespoon of sugar to cut some of the acidity.

    This time we had a sweet red wine. Guys you don't need to add sugar with sweet red wine. It tasted of pure sugar. So I tried correcting with balsamic vinegar and salt. Pure salt. So I added some lemon juice and tomato paste. It tastes...synthetic as crap. Thankfully we had a bottle of pizza sauce on hand which is fine, but man I totally screwed the sauce up tonight.

    Remember to taste your product as you add things so you don't cause imbalances like that in the future!

    "Getting sloshed while cooking, also known as the Keith Floyd method"

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    Pinfeldorf wrote: »
    Bucketman wrote: »
    My wife made homemade pizza today. When we do pizza, she makes the crust and I make the sauce.

    Last time when we made it we only had dry, white wine on hand, so we needed to add about a tablespoon of sugar to cut some of the acidity.

    This time we had a sweet red wine. Guys you don't need to add sugar with sweet red wine. It tasted of pure sugar. So I tried correcting with balsamic vinegar and salt. Pure salt. So I added some lemon juice and tomato paste. It tastes...synthetic as crap. Thankfully we had a bottle of pizza sauce on hand which is fine, but man I totally screwed the sauce up tonight.

    Remember to taste your product as you add things so you don't cause imbalances like that in the future!

    "Getting sloshed while cooking, also known as the Keith Floyd method"

    And the Barefoot Contessa!

  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    and sandra lee tbh

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  • webguy20webguy20 I spend too much time on the Internet Registered User regular
    webguy20 wrote: »
    I'm going to be smoking up some Armadillo eggs tonight! Jalepeno poppers wrapped in sausage then about 45 minutes into the smoke coated in BBQ sauce! I'm also wrapping two of them in bacon as an experiment to see how they taste. Excited to try these, I keep seeing them posted in smoking forums.

    Smoked Armadillo Eggs were ok! I'm glad I made them, but I probably won't make them again. They are just too MUCH. I think a basic well made popper wrapped in some thin bacon so it gets nice and crispy on the smoker? That is just the right amount of decadence I want in my poppers. The Armadillo Eggs weight you down as an appetizer, but aren't interesting enough to be an entree.

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  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I find myself deeply disturbed by that name.

    ... though it reminds me that we came up with an australian alternative to Prairie Oysters on the weekend, and I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Damn.

  • Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    I find myself deeply disturbed by that name.

    ... though it reminds me that we came up with an australian alternative to Prairie Oysters on the weekend, and I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Damn.

    They're usually just called bush oysters, in my experience.

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