pepperhead212
Executive Chef
Or did nobody want to cook, due to the widespread bad air quality?
I was in almost all day, so I did a few things, and for dinner I made a creole type dish today - would have been like jambalaya, if I had shrimp. I cooked some whole oats, instead of rice - cooked 1 1/3 c of them separately in the Instant Pot, while I was cutting everything up, and drained them. I had a lb of mushrooms I had to use up, as well as some bell peppers I had to use. I nuked 14 oz of frozen ham, just enough to dice it up. I also chopped up 4 of those garlic scapes, and a large handful of those garlic chives, for the garlic flavor. The spices and herbs were what I use in my jambalaya - cloves, hot pepper (I used some aleppo, to get more flavor), thyme, and ground bay leaf, plus some black pepper.
I pre-cooked the mushrooms, followed by the diced ham, browning both some, and setting aside. Then I cooked an onion in some olive oil, until browning some, adding the scapes towards the end. Then the bell peppers and celery were cooked another 10 minutes, followed by the seasonings mix, blooming the seasonings for a minute or so, then adding the can of tomatoes, and 2 c water. Brought to a brisk simmer, and cooked 15 min. Then I added the mushrooms, ham, and garlic chives, and cooked another 10 minutes. Then I stirred in those cooked oats, and cooked another 5 minutes. I put some halved snow peas in a bowl, to serve it on, just for some crunch!
Onions browned some, then the chopped garlic scapes added. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
Bell peppers and celery, added to onion mix, to be cooked about 10 minutes. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
Veggies with the spices and herbs, with tomatoes added, and ready to simmer. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
Cooked mushrooms and ham, ready to stir in, and cook 10 minutes longer. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
Cooked oat groats, ready to stir into the creole mix, then simmer 5 more minutes. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
Some snow peas I just picked, to serve the creole oats on. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
Finished Creole oats, with mushrooms and ham. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
I was in almost all day, so I did a few things, and for dinner I made a creole type dish today - would have been like jambalaya, if I had shrimp. I cooked some whole oats, instead of rice - cooked 1 1/3 c of them separately in the Instant Pot, while I was cutting everything up, and drained them. I had a lb of mushrooms I had to use up, as well as some bell peppers I had to use. I nuked 14 oz of frozen ham, just enough to dice it up. I also chopped up 4 of those garlic scapes, and a large handful of those garlic chives, for the garlic flavor. The spices and herbs were what I use in my jambalaya - cloves, hot pepper (I used some aleppo, to get more flavor), thyme, and ground bay leaf, plus some black pepper.
I pre-cooked the mushrooms, followed by the diced ham, browning both some, and setting aside. Then I cooked an onion in some olive oil, until browning some, adding the scapes towards the end. Then the bell peppers and celery were cooked another 10 minutes, followed by the seasonings mix, blooming the seasonings for a minute or so, then adding the can of tomatoes, and 2 c water. Brought to a brisk simmer, and cooked 15 min. Then I added the mushrooms, ham, and garlic chives, and cooked another 10 minutes. Then I stirred in those cooked oats, and cooked another 5 minutes. I put some halved snow peas in a bowl, to serve it on, just for some crunch!
Onions browned some, then the chopped garlic scapes added. by pepperhead212, on FlickrBell peppers and celery, added to onion mix, to be cooked about 10 minutes. by pepperhead212, on FlickrVeggies with the spices and herbs, with tomatoes added, and ready to simmer. by pepperhead212, on FlickrCooked mushrooms and ham, ready to stir in, and cook 10 minutes longer. by pepperhead212, on FlickrCooked oat groats, ready to stir into the creole mix, then simmer 5 more minutes. by pepperhead212, on FlickrSome snow peas I just picked, to serve the creole oats on. by pepperhead212, on FlickrFinished Creole oats, with mushrooms and ham. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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