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Post by JStokes on Dec 10, 2017 17:29:05 GMT -5
Meat sauce Saturday, making a 12 quart pot for the Christmas lasagna and some to send home with the kids this week. Rendered the pancetta and put it aside then EVOO tons of minced garlic chopped vidalia onions kosher salt ground beef veal pork sweet Italian sausage tons of double concentrated paste Chianti San fresh thyme oregano basil parsley bay leaves cracked pepper crushed red pepper San Marzano tomatoes pancetta back in and as an ode to my Mom a few thin slices of bell pepper. Simmering now should cook down to about 10-1/2 quarts by about 6. House smells incredible. _ Funny you post this. Sopne was home during the week, shoulder issue RN Mom need to look at. He said he missed me making sauce. He loved waking up and having the house filled with the fragrance. I am doing a Roast Beef for Christmas. Radiation is kicking my ass a bit so I need easy. Although Lasagna is nice. I gotta try the peppers. Red I assume.Sauce/gravy the next day over rigatoni and ricotta. Awesome. Literally 10 quarts left. _ |
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Post by Hotman on Dec 10, 2017 19:21:32 GMT -5
Funny you post this. Sopne was home during the week, shoulder issue RN Mom need to look at. He said he missed me making sauce. He loved waking up and having the house filled with the fragrance. I am doing a Roast Beef for Christmas. Radiation is kicking my ass a bit so I need easy. Although Lasagna is nice. I gotta try the peppers. Red I assume.Sauce/gravy the next day over rigatoni and ricotta. Awesome. Literally 10 quarts left. _ leave the ricotta... what kind of tomatoes you use? |
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Post by beerfish on Dec 12, 2017 12:34:17 GMT -5
I drool when I read you guys talking about cooking.  I make wine as a hobby and made some raspberry wine from scratch this year from my raspberries. I normally do pear-raspberry as i have a pear tree as well but this year is just raspberry, It has turned out really good. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 12:43:19 GMT -5
I drool when I read you guys talking about cooking. I make wine as a hobby and made some raspberry wine from scratch this year from my raspberries. I normally do pear-raspberry as i have a pear tree as well but this year is just raspberry, It has turned out really good. It's sweet wine? More like a cordial? |
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Post by Jets Things on Dec 12, 2017 12:44:41 GMT -5
I drool when I read you guys talking about cooking. I make wine as a hobby and made some raspberry wine from scratch this year from my raspberries. I normally do pear-raspberry as i have a pear tree as well but this year is just raspberry, It has turned out really good. Raspberry wine from raspberries? Get the fuck outa here!! |
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Post by beerfish on Dec 13, 2017 12:50:40 GMT -5
I drool when I read you guys talking about cooking. I make wine as a hobby and made some raspberry wine from scratch this year from my raspberries. I normally do pear-raspberry as i have a pear tree as well but this year is just raspberry, It has turned out really good. It's sweet wine? More like a cordial? No, quite the opposite, it has some tartness. |
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Post by JStokes on Dec 17, 2017 15:57:03 GMT -5
Shepard’s Pie.
REAL Shepard’s Pie with lamb, not beef which is Cottage Pie.
Love the gaminess of lamb.
Onions carrots celery garlic flour tomato paste fresh thyme fresh rosemary chicken stock veal demiglaze worsterschire corn peas topped with mashed Yukon gold and sharp cheddar.
Delicious.
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Post by Jets Things on Dec 17, 2017 16:28:14 GMT -5
Shepard’s Pie. REAL Shepard’s Pie with lamb, not beef which is Cottage Pie. Love the gaminess of lamb. Onions carrots celery garlic flour tomato paste fresh thyme fresh rosemary chicken stock veal demiglaze worsterschire corn peas topped with mashed Yukon gold and sharp cheddar. Delicious. _ I make this distinction to the wife whenever she suggests Shepards pie. She tells me to shut up. |
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Post by JStokes on Dec 17, 2017 16:48:16 GMT -5
Shepard’s Pie. REAL Shepard’s Pie with lamb, not beef which is Cottage Pie. Love the gaminess of lamb. Onions carrots celery garlic flour tomato paste fresh thyme fresh rosemary chicken stock veal demiglaze worsterschire corn peas topped with mashed Yukon gold and sharp cheddar. Delicious. _ I make this distinction to the wife whenever she suggests Shepards pie. She tells me to shut up. Had a mini dust up with a friend, she insisted her friends recipe from Wales was Shepard’s Pie with Beef. Not. _ |
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Post by Hotman on Dec 17, 2017 17:38:40 GMT -5
Onions carrots celery garlic flour tomato paste fresh thyme fresh rosemary chicken stock veal demiglaze worsterschire corn peas topped with mashed Yukon gold and sharp cheddar. Instructions numbnuts!! |
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Post by Big L on Dec 17, 2017 18:37:28 GMT -5
Onions carrots celery garlic flour tomato paste fresh thyme fresh rosemary chicken stock veal demiglaze worsterschire corn peas topped with mashed Yukon gold and sharp cheddar. Instructions numbnuts!! Its Shepard’s pie. You throw all that shit except the topping in a dish. Top it. Bake it. fuckin simple, really. |
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Post by JStokes on Dec 24, 2017 10:30:59 GMT -5
Starting the Christmas lasagna.
Made the meat sauce last weekend, heavy in the sausage.
DeCecco lasagna noodles par boiled in heavily salted water then plunged into cold water and laid out on wax paper.
I use a 4 cheese mix, ricotta mozzarella parm reggiano locateli romano eggs milk fresh parsley salt & pepper.
Massive deep tin pan, 5 layers, will feed about 20 people with leftovers.
1/2 bake it today, let it sit/set overnight and it’ll be ready to fully bake tomorrow for dinner.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Yes I know it’s eatly but...Jets.
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Post by JStokes on Dec 24, 2017 16:21:28 GMT -5
And tonite the greatest of all Christmas Eve Traditions, The Feast of the Seven Fishes.
Actually, it’s more like the feast of the 40 Fishes where we go, good friend in Nutley opens up his home every year to a massive feast, so great.
There is so much fish I bring stuffed mushroom caps.
Much wine and merriment for all.
GFY Merry Christmas.
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Post by JStokes on Dec 28, 2017 18:02:57 GMT -5
Making split pea soup with the hambone from Christmas dinner.
Browned the extra ham in EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, sautéed the mirepoix in EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, chucked the hambone in there with yellow split peas, chicken stock, fresh thyme and bay leaves.
Idiots.
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Post by Jets Things on Dec 28, 2017 18:21:03 GMT -5
Making split pea soup with the hambone from Christmas dinner. Browned the extra ham in EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, sautéed the mirepoix in EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, chucked the hambone in there with yellow split peas, chicken stock, fresh thyme and bay leaves. Idiots. _ Brown and sauté with EVOO all you want, but it's not good for searing. |
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