What's for dinner Wednesday, November 20, 2024?

[medtran49]

Pork Shank from the good butcher, so lots of meat and very little fat and gristle. Watched a cooking show a couple of weeks ago that gave me the idea. Browned shank, removed, sauteed mirepoix, added some dried thyme and garlic, then a whole bottle of pinot grigio from the 4-packs, deglazed, added Chicken broth, a chicken bouillon cube, S&P, and soaked flageolet beans. Braised for a couple of hours. Roasted some fennel and onion slices separately for garnish. Made potato/cauliflower mash. Used an immersion blender on the liquid to make gravy.

BTW, also saw a new way of making mash. Instead of boiling potatoes in water and draining, use milk, butter, and S&P to cook the potatoes over a low simmer, then mash. You have to keep it at a low simmer so the milk doesn't curdle, but having the fatty butter also helps with that. They came out perfect!

 

[larry_stewart]

Burrito Bowl: Arugula , lettuce and tomatoes from the garden, Refried beans , Mexican rice and Tofu chorizo style. Avocado on top.

 

[GinnyPNW]

Pork Shank from the good butcher, so lots of meat and very little fat and gristle. Watched a cooking show a couple of weeks ago that gave me the idea. Browned shank, removed, sauteed mirepoix, added some dried thyme and garlic, then a whole bottle of pinot grigio from the 4-packs, deglazed, added Chicken broth, a chicken bouillon cube, S&P, and soaked flageolet beans. Braised for a couple of hours. Roasted some fennel and onion slices separately for garnish. Made potato/cauliflower mash. Used an immersion blender on the liquid to make gravy.

BTW, also saw a new way of making mash. Instead of boiling potatoes in water and draining, use milk, butter, and S&P to cook the potatoes over a low simmer, then mash. You have to keep it at a low simmer so the milk doesn't curdle, but having the fatty butter also helps with that. They came out perfect!

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Sous vide can simplify the taters....

 

[dragnlaw]

Smells from upstairs - oven fried chicken.... groan...
don't feel like cooking but maybe I'll wait till they're all in bed and raid the fridge.

 

[medtran49]

Sous vide can simplify the taters....

And take way longer, besides all the wasted water, and having to drag the pan and sous vide out, then put them away. New way for me is 1 pan and done.

 

[Kathleen]

Frank had pulled pork nachos. I had green beans and cornbread. Kittens had Reveal-brand chicken in broth.

 

[Andy M.]

Cajun shrimp over red beans and rice.

 

[cjmmytunes]

Egg drop soup with fried noodles, shrimp rolls, fortune cookies.

 

[pseudotsuga]

Pacific rockfish dredged in flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder and shallow fried. I made a greek lemon rice recipe for the first time and served the fish on top with a butter/garlic/lemon/rosemary sauce.

 

[taxlady]

I had chicken Stroganoff with spelt spaghetti and a salad with blue cheese dressing. I really like that dish.

 

[msmofet]

And take way longer, besides all the wasted water, and having to drag the pan and sous vide out, then put them away. New way for me is 1 pan and done.

How much milk do you use?

 

[dragnlaw]

@msmofet in a recipe I have for a Shepherd's Pie for Two, you quarter your potatoes, using a appropriate sized pot, barely cover your potatoes with milk (and other flavourings).
Is that how yours goes @medtran49 ?

Edit:
Forgot to add I had some Harvest Crunch cereal early afternnoon and then just some Kirkland brand Peanut Butter Pretzels while watching TV.
and the Harvest Crunch didn't affect me using the lactose free milk. Been almost 40 years since I had some.

 

[msmofet]

Seems a lot of milk if not draining.

 

[medtran49]

How much milk do you use?

A little more than you would to mash, and you use whole milk, not any kind of low fat.

Forgot, you cover the pot to cut down on evaporation.

For the amount I used and the size of the pan, the milk only came up a little over half way of the potatoes and cauliflower. Even at a low simmer, it did boil up in the pan. When I lifted the lid to check, the bubbles were almost up to top of pan.

 

[dragnlaw]

@msmofet Next time you do potatoes, put them in an empty pan, add water to just barely cover and then measure it out. I think you'll be surprised at how little it actually is.
Plus you can drain the potatoes over a bowl to reserve the milk and add back maybe half of it to mash - add reserved milk as needed.

 

[GinnyPNW]

@msmofet Next time you do potatoes, put them in an empty pan, add water to just barely cover and then measure it out. I think you'll be surprised at how little it actually is.
Plus you can drain the potatoes over a bowl to reserve the milk and add back maybe half of it to mash - add reserved milk as needed.

I generally just nuke my potatoes, in their skins (keeps more of the stuff that's good for you), then mash them with a potato ricer or food mill, that way the ricer or mill do the peeling for me... Then I can add the milk (or cream) & butter, as needed. If I make them early, then I just put them in an oven proof dish top with more butter and warm them with whatever is cooking in said oven. Been doing them that was for many, many years. Although the sous vide will allow me to "infuse" the taters with rosemary and garlic....

 

[medtran49]

Lighthouse Inn potatoes cook them in light cream. They also happen to be great, but I don't always want to go to that much trouble.

I am going to cook potatoes as above from now on. I like not having to drain them, and using 1 pot only.

 

[caseydog]

I had some pulled pork in the freezer, and all the other stuff to make a Cubano/Cuban Sandwich (except for the correct roll). That was dinner. Crunchy Cheetos on the side .

CD

 

[HeyItsSara]

coworker's wedding so some kind of meaty thing with vegetables and a think maybe something fried of a potato nature?and i drank a bottle of wine by myself!!!

 

[msmofet]

Olive Garden soup and salad