What's cookin', good lookin'?

[GoAztecs]

Grilled pork, smashed potatoes, broccoli

 

[seela]

What about if you shred the ginger into tiny pieces beforehand?

Add it right at the start of the maceration phase?

I make rhubarb-ginger jam every year. I grate the ginger finely and it works just fine, it isn't tough or unpleasant. Then again, rhubarb in itself already is kind of "stringy", so the fibers of ginger don't particularly stand out if there are some.

But my point was, if you just want the taste and don't necessarily want chunks of ginger in it, you can grate it. For chunks of ginger, even small ones, you really have to boil it for a long time like Iris said. The boiling time also varies randomly, in my experience. Sometimes it'd get soft in only 45 minutes, sometimes it would take hours even if the chunks were the same size.

Seeing as your world isn't that far from me.

Still a couple of hours' plane ride away.

 

[Kalamain]

I make rhubarb-ginger jam every year. I grate the ginger finely and it works just fine, it isn't tough or unpleasant. Then again, rhubarb in itself already is kind of "stringy", so the fibers of ginger don't particularly stand out if there are some.

But my point was, if you just want the taste and don't necessarily want chunks of ginger in it, you can grate it. For chunks of ginger, even small ones, you really have to boil it for a long time like Iris said. The boiling time also varies randomly, in my experience. Sometimes it'd get soft in only 45 minutes, sometimes it would take hours even if the chunks were the same size.



Still a couple of hours' plane ride away.

I have driven further for good food!

I'm wondering if I could buy prerendered ginger... Or something like that.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I have driven further for good food!

I'm wondering if I could buy prerendered ginger... Or something like that.

There is a ginger paste available here in most middle eastern markets. Ginger pear is sounding more and more yummy...

 

[IrisAlthea]

Saltbaked entrecote with celeriac au gratin with black trumpettes and a redwine sauce.

 

[DiskoTroop]

Well since tomorrow's pork and sauerkraut is already made I an throwing together a pot of halibut chowder

 

[Kalamain]

There is a ginger paste available here in most middle eastern markets. Ginger pear is sounding more and more yummy...

*ahem*
I just nipped into the shops on the way home and picked up some comice pears and some more caster sugar.

Now I'll just patiently wait for some time in the kitchen to have a go.

Gonna try this recipe
My only issue is that they seem to want to go with 1 cup of fruit with one cup of sugar.... That seems a bit much???

 

[Endless_Night]

Scrambled eggs in goose fat. Possibly not the most imaginative use for the "gold standard" of rendered fat, but quite tasty.

 

[Kalamain]

Scrambled eggs in goose fat. Possibly not the most imaginative use for the "gold standard" of rendered fat, but quite tasty.

YAY! You found a use for it!

 

[Endless_Night]

YAY! You found a use for it!

Well, I'm hoping to get a little more imaginative. Supposedly it stays good for a year, so I have some time.

 

[MeekMe]

Yummies to be eaten tomorrow.

I spent a good portion of my day making this. I didn't have a lot of what I needed to make traditional osechi so I took inventory and made a lovely selection of foods.

Happy New Year!

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Pork and sauerkraut and mashed potatoes and crusty bread. Yum!
Last night I made guacamole, nachos and bruschetta. I do love living on appetizers one day a year, but I need some real food today!

Meeks, your food always looks artistically beautiful

 

[MeekMe]

Pork and sauerkraut and mashed potatoes and crusty bread. Yum!
Last night I made guacamole, nachos and bruschetta. I do love living on appetizers one day a year, but I need some real food today!

Meeks, your food always looks artistically beautiful

That sounds yummy!

Thanks （＾_＾）we eat with our eyes first, I think that's the saying.

 

[johncsuk]

Roast Leg of Lamb with roast potatoes and veg

 

[Kalamain]

Slow roasted pork shoulder cooked with onions and carrots with Roast potatoes, broccoli and sweetcorn on the side.

The rest of the joint will be used in a risotto tomorrow... If I can find the risotto rice I know we SHOULD have!

 

[Daddysbadgirl69]

Slow roasted pork shoulder cooked with onions and carrots with Roast potatoes, broccoli and sweetcorn on the side.

The rest of the joint will be used in a risotto tomorrow... If I can find the risotto rice I know we SHOULD have!

Mmmm.... Sounds absolutely delicious. Men who can cook are f*cking HOT!

 

[johncsuk]

got a lovely little joint of loin pork for roasting over the weekend.
now l have to search out the stuffing

 

[johncsuk]

long weekend, so l'm going to make some Focaccia bread.

 

[Kalamain]

Mmmm.... Sounds absolutely delicious. Men who can cook are f*cking HOT!

Thank you.

I also vacuum the carpets and wash the pots when I am done.

 

[Kalamain]

long weekend, so l'm going to make some Focaccia bread.

Me too!
I was going to do it today but it wouldn't have gone with the pork so I didn't bother.

 

[desertslave]

Thank you.

I also vacuum the carpets and wash the pots when I am done.

How the heck do you get food on the carpet? (I kid, I kid!)

My oh-so-traditional children decided that we HAD to have pork & sauerkraut after all. With garlic mashed potatoes and they're in charge. After the morning we had, I'm all for it. (Master's had some breathing issues so we went to the ER to rule out really scary stuff. It worked!)

 

[Kalamain]

How the heck do you get food on the carpet? (I kid, I kid!)

My oh-so-traditional children decided that we HAD to have pork & sauerkraut after all. With garlic mashed potatoes and they're in charge. After the morning we had, I'm all for it. (Master's had some breathing issues so we went to the ER to rule out really scary stuff. It worked!)

You would be amazed at what I can do with food. And I swear crumbs get everywhere!

Hope your fella is feeling better.

Never had garlic mashed potatoes. It's usually mint or carrots or chives... Or a combination of all three.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

How the heck do you get food on the carpet? (I kid, I kid!)

My oh-so-traditional children decided that we HAD to have pork & sauerkraut after all. With garlic mashed potatoes and they're in charge. After the morning we had, I'm all for it. (Master's had some breathing issues so we went to the ER to rule out really scary stuff. It worked!)

Sauerkraut, mmm.

My mom's bff grew up Mennonite and she's got a wonderful recipe that includes potatoes and apples. Mouthwatering!

For supper tonight, I made my kids an old standby comfort food from my childhood that will probably sound nasty to anybody who didn't grow up with it--creamed tuna on toast.

 

[johncsuk]

For me it would be poached eggs on toast. That is heaven

 

[johncsuk]

poached eggs on toast