Whatcha Cooking today?

[worth1]

I was going to fry fish but I'm tired and I've been steadily sawing away on this blasted German chocolate cake.
I did get the first fry in on the fried potatoes.
I just want to lay down in the cool of the bedroom and pass out.

[worth1]

I don't always eat salads but when I do.
Chopped ham.
Tomato.
Duke's mayonnaise.
Romaine lettuce.
Smoked pork jowl.
Freshly cracked black pepper.
Sprinkle of sugar.
It's like a sandwich without the bread.

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[karstopography]

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H-E-B had fresh, never frozen, jumbo gulf shrimp on sale for $6.97/# so I boiled a few. Great. Chilling them in fridge for later.

[worth1]

The blind hawg strikes again.
After days of looking for such things I found this tidbit.
It looked better than the USDA prime.
I also found out how this happens from someone that used to work at HEB.
They set the meat on a packaging machine and punch in some information.
It weighs the meat but if you accidentally punch in tr wrong grade it doesn't care.
Bingo you get USDA prime for the price of select.
If you don't know your meat it can happen the other way as well.
You'll pay USDA prime prices for select.
I've seen that too.
Looks like a nice skillet roast is in order.

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[worth1]

It's properly browned in the Lodge 12 inch cast iron skillet.
Surrounded with an old onion old carrots and some jalapenos that needed attention.

Spices include during browning process kosher salt and black pepper.
After process garlic powder and cumin powder.
A dab of water for moisture and in the oven at 300 lid on.

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[worth1]

Yummy, it's ready.

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[worth1]

I'm also frying up some long skinny fish for tomorrow's lunch.
They're going on hotdog buns for Mimi Po' Boys.
I can get four servings.
Or at least that's the plan.

[worth1]

Continuing my never ending quest for the best mashed potatoes on planet Earth I'm doing something that is over the top.
I fried up the rest of the pork jowl in the fat left over from yesterdays adventure very slowly so it wouldn't burn.
Now I'm using the fat to fry some white onion very crispy but not burned.
The potatoes are Yukon Gold.
Some of butter will be replaced with the jowl fat.
Now if I can find that darn cream cheese I saw yesterday.
There it is, right where I left it, in the sock drawer.

[karstopography]

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Easy peasy summertime fare. Grilled steak, cucumbers in sour cream, dill and vinegar and a sliced tomato. Can’t be any easier.

[maxjohnson]

My family member bought some Chipotle. It was the first fast food I ate in a very long time, it was decent but the excess greasiness from various vegetable oils was concerning to me.

Attempted my version:
-Ground beef, taco seasoning, and beans added afterward.
-Rice cooked with bone broth. Mixed with shredded cheese while still warm.
-Corn salad with bell pepper, tomato, yellow jalapeno from the garden, lime juice and honey, seasoning. I overheated it more than intended which reduced the crunchiness, so lesson learned for next time.
-Lettuce from garden.
-Sour cream if available.

I can see why Chipotle cook everything with oils, including the rice, it does make their version more addictive.

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[worth1]

@maxjohnson
You haven't had Mexican rice until you've toasted your rice in oil.
The flavor is out of this world.
Lots of friendly Mexicans on YouTube willing to help.
I prefer mine without the vegetables and tomato products in it.
Never had Chipotle before.

[karstopography]

Rice, the hows to cook it is an art and definitely not an art most Americans, including myself, are well versed in. I adore the rice in many Mexican restaurants, favorite part of the meal.

[worth1]

Rice, the hows to cook it is an art and definitely not an art most Americans, including myself, are well versed in. I adore the rice in many Mexican restaurants, favorite part of the meal.

I've pretty much nailed cooking rice of any kind if I do say so myself with such shameless bragging.
Without a silly rice cooker.
One of the first things I learned to cook growing up.

[Sue_CT]

Another Indian Curry tonight with chicken, diced thighs. Made enough for two servings so I will probably have the other one tomorrow. Put one whole chopped red Thai Chili in it so it has some nice heat. Topped it with a bit of cilantro.

[worth1]

I got home early and a little starved.
Made 2 chili cheese dogs.
Rested a bit and made a so called smash burger with 2 2 ounce patties with...
Colby cheese.
Romaine lettuce.
Pickle.
Onion.
Tomato.
Duke's mayonnaise.
Toasted bun.
Freshly ground black pepper.
I feel like a pig dieing in a hawg waller.

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[worth1]

Catfish sandwich for breakfast.

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[Sue_CT]

One of my favorites, grilled Salmon tacos with cilantro lime rice.

[worth1]

Working on the last of my roast.
Making and east meets west Mexican rice thing.
1/2 cup of basmati rice.
After toasting add 1 cup of water.
Toasted rice rice and other ingredients in peanut oil.
Freshly ground cardamom.
Whole toasted cumin with the rice.
Ground cumin.the end of a fresh tomato diced.
My homemade hot curry powder.
Knorr beef bullion powder for the salt.
Mexican oregano.
Freshly ground black pepper.
Nice fluffy rice every time if I do say so myself.

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[worth1]

Yeah mentioned somewhere here I didn't us tomato products in Mexican rice.

I should have said unless they are fresh.

[worth1]

Took yesterdays rice and mixed it with ground beef and a few other things like my homemade bread crumbs shot of ketchup Knorr beef bullion powder dried cheese and an egg etc and made two loaves of meat.
Whatever it is it'll never be made again.
One of those one off things to get rid of leftovers.
It's in the oven as we speak.