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IronGAF Cookoff (hosted by OnkelC)
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Just plain ol' pancakes and coffee. I ate way too many of these.
cmonmanreally
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Cereal KiIIer said:
why one hour, and not right before the steak hits the grill/pan?
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Any ideas for a cookbook that would work for a beginner? I'm moving into an apartment next year and must start fending for myself, and I'd like to avoid the typical college routine of eating junk at every meal. I don't really have much knowledge/skill right now, but I'm eager to learn.
(I asked a similar question a while back and got some nice responses, but I think that having a book in front of me as I cook would be quite helpful as well).
(I asked a similar question a while back and got some nice responses, but I think that having a book in front of me as I cook would be quite helpful as well).
Cereal KiIIer
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parrotbeak
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I asked in the stupid questions thread, but thought I might get a better answer here. Not a cooking question, but:
How do you get baked-on non-stick spray residue off a glass pan? I see instructions to boil it in bleach water, but that would be difficult with the fumes and size of the pan.
How do you get baked-on non-stick spray residue off a glass pan? I see instructions to boil it in bleach water, but that would be difficult with the fumes and size of the pan.
Baking soda can be good for getting rid of baked on stuff. http://housekeeping.about.com/od/dishes/qt/bksd_potspans.htmparrotbeak said:
Snowman Prophet of Doom said:
anything Jamie Oliver is pretty newb friendly especially his Food Revolution book which is catered toward encouraging people to cook for themselves and get away from fast/junk foods.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1401323596/?tag=neogaf0e-20
HamPster PamPster
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Help!
I planted a cherry tomato plant and now I don't know what to do with them! I guess I could throw them in a salad but that seems so boring (plus I don't really like raw tomatoes)
Do cherry tomatoes make a good sauce? Doesn't seem like they would but what do I know... I didn't really think this planting through did I :lol
I planted a cherry tomato plant and now I don't know what to do with them! I guess I could throw them in a salad but that seems so boring (plus I don't really like raw tomatoes)
Do cherry tomatoes make a good sauce? Doesn't seem like they would but what do I know... I didn't really think this planting through did I :lol
cmonmanreally
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Cereal KiIIer said:
ooh very interesting. ill have to try that out, thanks!
Ok, so this is longer than I imagined...mYm|17| said:
Ingredients:
--- Seasoning Mix ---
2 tsp chili powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder (if you're lazy. Replaces fresh garlic below.)
--- End ---
Olive oil
3-4 garlic cloves (unless using garlic powder)
1 white onion
As much spinach as you want (remember, it cooks down A LOT)
1 lime
1 1/8 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup or more of almost any shredded cheese
1 lb boneless chicken breast (or boneless thighs if money is tight)
6-8 corn tortillas
1 can Hatch enchilada sauce
Chicken
Heat a large pot with medium heat. Add a tablespoon or so of olive oil and place the chicken breasts in the pan. Use 1/4 of the seasoning mix to coat the top of the chicken and flip. Repeat the process 3 more times, until you're out of seasoning. This whole process should take about 5-7 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium and add in 1/2 of your white onion (thinly sliced). Add about a tablespoon or so of olive oil over the onions and move them around a bit until they're under the chicken. Keep your eye on them and stir to avoid burning; goal is to have all the onions caramelized (brown). If using fresh garlic, add it at this point.
Add the chicken broth, cover, and reduce to a simmer for about an hour. By the time the hour is up, there should be just a bit of the broth left in the pot, ie. you're not cooking until it's dry. Use something to pull or shred the chicken; I usually use a hard rubber spoon like in the second picture. Add as much (or none) of the juice from the lime as you want. I like the taste of lime a lot, so I use juice from the whole thing.
Onions & Spinach
Heat a separate pan over medium heat. You can start this process towards the end of the chicken's 1 hour or afterwards if you're more comfortable that way. Add about a tablespoon of olive oil. Add your onions and cook until they're almost the doneness that you want them. At that point, go ahead and add in your spinach and maybe another tablespoon of olive oil. Cook until the spinach shrinks a bit and looks wet.
Assembling the enchiladas
Traditionally the way you would make the tortillas is to coat each one in the enchilada sauce and then fry them lightly on each side for a few seconds in oil. Personally, I'm trying to eat a bit better, so I do it a little differently.
Pre-heat the oven to 350. Find something that is big enough to hold about 1/3 to 1/2 the can of sauce and also wide enough to dip the tortillas into. Also you'll need your pan that you're going to place the enchiladas into for baking. Put the tortillas into the microwave for 45 seconds or so.
This process is like an assembly line. Coat one tortilla on both sides in the enchilada sauce. Place in your baking dish and add the chicken, your onion/spinach mix, and cheese. Roll tightly and place with the open side down. Repeat until you can't fit anymore or run out of anything (except cheese). Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the enchiladas and sprinkle the remaining cheese over each.
Put in the oven and bake about 15 minutes. Done.
Sidenote: you can use whatever cheese you want; I usually have random blocks of cheese on hand. In the picture, that was the remainder of some sharp cheddar I had, but you can use colby jack, queso fresco, etc. Something like mozzarella would probably taste odd. :lol
slidewinder
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Yeah, sure. Blanch and skin them first. Lightly sautee some garlic and red pepper flakes in olive oil, and after that mash up the tomatoes into the skillet, salt, and cook them for maybe 15 minutes max, so you keep the fresh flavor alive. Maybe add some fresh basil and a bit more olive oil at the end and it'll be good.HamPster PamPster said:
I'll be making a panfried chicken/mushroom stew tomorrow, not unlike "Zürcher Geschnetzeltes" and think of making a vid of it. Is there interest from the IronGAF crowd in such venture?
similar recipe here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4070459&postcount=167
similar recipe here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4070459&postcount=167
ElectricThunder
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Yep, that time again!
Cheese this week: Etorki, a Sheep's milk cheese.
Overall, my streak of rather tasty cheese with no special quirks continues. The blasting of freshly ground mixed peppercorn was well worth doing.
Future fronts: I got ahold of a cheap bottle of "Australian BBQ" sauce the other day, and will give it a shot with some chicken tomorrow to see if it is worthy of pizza adventuring. Marshall's comes in handy once again same as grabbing another couple boxes of those delicious garlic pretzel bite dealies. :lol
Next week's cheese is unknown. Could be Prima Donna (Fio), could be something else entirely...
Look at this horrible dish I produced!
It looks miserable, nay, inedible. And yet it was delicious! See that brown stuff on the rice, that makes it crunchy and it's my favorite part of the dish. See what you can do on the cheap! It may not look great, but it does taste great.
It looks miserable, nay, inedible. And yet it was delicious! See that brown stuff on the rice, that makes it crunchy and it's my favorite part of the dish. See what you can do on the cheap! It may not look great, but it does taste great.
Again, camera kinda sucks indoors. Avocado burger with seasoning mixed in (let me know if anyone wants that info) and seasoned sweet potato fries.
Sweet potato fries (2 servings)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large sweet potato
--- Seasoning Mix ---
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
--- End seasoning ---
Peel and cut sweet potato into fries about 1" thick. Toss in a bowl with the olive oil until all fries are coated.
You can either cook these in the oven at 450 for 12-15 minutes, or (like I did tonight) put some foil on the grill and cook with the lid closed over medium heat (second rack) for about the same time.
Once you pull them off, dust with the seasoning mix.
The sweet negates the need for ketchup, and the bite from the cayenne is awesome. Bonus points in that these fries are healthier than normal fries, and honestly, I like them a lot more.
Sweet potato fries (2 servings)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large sweet potato
--- Seasoning Mix ---
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
--- End seasoning ---
Peel and cut sweet potato into fries about 1" thick. Toss in a bowl with the olive oil until all fries are coated.
You can either cook these in the oven at 450 for 12-15 minutes, or (like I did tonight) put some foil on the grill and cook with the lid closed over medium heat (second rack) for about the same time.
Once you pull them off, dust with the seasoning mix.
The sweet negates the need for ketchup, and the bite from the cayenne is awesome. Bonus points in that these fries are healthier than normal fries, and honestly, I like them a lot more.
TheDrizzlerJ11
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Schlep said:Once you pull them off, dust with the seasoning mix.
The sweet negates the need for ketchup, and the bite from the cayenne is awesome. Bonus points in that these fries are healthier than normal fries, and honestly, I like them a lot more.
Ever have them with cinnamon sugar? It's the tops.
TheDrizzlerJ11
Member
Schlep said:
2 parts sugar
1 part cinnamon
It's delicious on sweet potatoes.
Cereal KiIIer
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I didn't need a knife. Soooooo fucking tenderDatwheezy said:
demosthenes
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ShinAmano said:So I baked a cake...entirely from scratch...and it was the first thing I have ever baked in my life:
Makers Mark Red Velvet Cake.
It was pretty freaking good.
Awesome! Looks great!
ElectricThunder
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The dough rose up WAY too much, even despite my scoring the hell out of it with a fork prior to popping it in the oven---we're talking a bubble or so roughly across the middle of it bigger than the entire span of my hand! :lol
Fresh ground black pepper, Turkey bacon, Spicy garlic oil, grated Parmesan, and Bergenost cheese. I also put some Q's on my slices of the bunch, of course.
That Australian BBQ sauce seems to be solid/very different taste wise versus the Cajun Q's...so probably the next time I wrangle one of these I'll give that a shot on it and maybe break open some garlic powder instead of the Oil and see what happens. Still enough of this cheese leftover for two more.
Tomorrow is the final raid of BJ's....perhaps I'll luck out and find another new cheese!
CrystalGemini
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Made giouvarlakia a few weeks ago and forgot to post pics:
Definitely needed more lemon. I the juice of two lemons but seems it wasn't enough. :/
Definitely needed more lemon. I the juice of two lemons but seems it wasn't enough. :/
Interesting dish, reminds me of Königsberger Klopse:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4895345&postcount=368
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4895345&postcount=368
Finally got back from my long time in San Antonio Texas. No time to cook much cause I'm off to Germany next week but we are doing crawfish on saturday. I'm making duck manicotti on Friday, as well. Will post pics!
Also, prior to leaving texas we took a drive up to Austin and went to The Salt Lick for barbecue (a first for me):
Also, prior to leaving texas we took a drive up to Austin and went to The Salt Lick for barbecue (a first for me):
CrystalGemini
Member
Yes Boss! said:Finally got back from my long time in San Antonio Texas. No time to cook much cause I'm off to Germany next week but we are doing crawfish on saturday. I'm making duck manicotti on Friday, as well. Will post pics!
Also, prior to leaving texas we took a drive up to Austin and went to The Salt Lick for barbecue (a first for me):
I am hearing SO much about that place, it's killing me! I want to go to Texas.
OnkelC said:
That looks delicious! Have to try it one day.
Googled this recipe while I was in the store yesterday.
It's pretty good on its own but I need to tinker some.
Anyone else got zucchini recipes?
It's pretty good on its own but I need to tinker some.
Anyone else got zucchini recipes?
Yes Boss! said:Finally got back from my long time in San Antonio Texas. No time to cook much cause I'm off to Germany next week but we are doing crawfish on saturday. I'm making duck manicotti on Friday, as well. Will post pics!
Also, prior to leaving texas we took a drive up to Austin and went to The Salt Lick for barbecue (a first for me):
That's an absolute thing of beauty.
Maklershed
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Wasn't that on Man vs Food?
Steppenwolf
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Maklershed said:
yea i think so. and that was the only episode where the food looked delicious
Dead Prince
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store bought instant noodles. added bean sprout and thinly slice beef.
I don't like putting in other stuff... so yeah :lol
I don't like putting in other stuff... so yeah :lol
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