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  • mjbnj0001
    mjbnj0001 Posts: 1,272 Member
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    Grits with shrimp, squid, and scallops.

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    Being up North, I hadn't had this until I tried a version while down in Flagler Beach, FL. Became an instance convert.
  • mjbnj0001
    mjbnj0001 Posts: 1,272 Member
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
    @ddsb1111 You might like this group: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtisanBread/

    Good lead. Thanks!
  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 1,562 Member
    edited November 2023
    @acpgee - that looks delicious! I’ve never attempted a sous vide. I may have to try!

    Today:
    🍹 a berry- vanilla-greens shake w/ pumpkin seeds

    🍽️ asparagus and a very messy Shepard’s pie.
    •Inside: mix of ground beef, onions, herbs and diced offal, a hint of cream and tomatoes.
    •outside - mashed cauliflower crust with eggs and nutritional yeast.

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  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,995 Member
    @SafariGalNYC

    I never used to want a sous vide set up because the old fashioned ones took up a lot of space to store. The modern generation of wands that clip into a pasta pot or bucket are as big as an immersion blender. Great to batch cook anything that is slow cooked from curries to duck confit. Great for dealing with cheap cuts of meat that can otherwise get tough.
  • takinitalloff
    takinitalloff Posts: 2,970 Member
    Chicken poached in a ginger-onion dressing, plum tomatoes, romaine lettuce, radishes, red bell pepper, carrot, almonds, toasted sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and cilantro. I was so happy eating this big bowl of crunchy, juicy, delicious salad.
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  • takinitalloff
    takinitalloff Posts: 2,970 Member
    @acpgee Your sea bass looks scrumptious. I hope you have a great time in Thailand. I look forward to seeing some of your meals :)
    @cmsienk Thank you for sharing that lovely sunrise with us! Looks so peaceful.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,995 Member
    @takinitalloff

    Thanks. I will try to post some meals from Thailand.

    I have got pan fried sea bass down dependably nowadays. I dry the fillets with some paper towel, brush the skin side with a little olive oil and salt. On a hot non stick pan I fry the skin side two minutes and meanwhile brush oil and salt the flesh side. Flip and fry flesh side one minute and serve. Scoring of skin optional. I normally do the fish after everything else is ready and being kept warm.
  • takinitalloff
    takinitalloff Posts: 2,970 Member
    @acpgee OH YUM that Middle Eastern food looks amazing, would you be willing to share the name of the restaurant?
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,995 Member
    @takinitalloff
    The Middle Eastern restaurant is called Amber near Aldgate in London. Their website is poor (menu button sends you to a blank page) but you can see a menu on some delivery sites. I really think they are on par with Ottolenghi and Morito, which are much more famous.
  • takinitalloff
    takinitalloff Posts: 2,970 Member
    @acpgee Thank you! Sounds fabulous. I like to cook and eat Mediterranean/Middle Eastern food... you saying "as good as Ottolenghi" sure caught my attention! If I make it to London someday I will check them out.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,995 Member
    @takinitalloff
    Food at Amber is every bit as creative as Ottolenghi at about half the price. The hubby prefers Amber to Ottolenghi where a lot of the dishes are same-y with pomegranate, sumac and labneh. If you are in London and like that modernized middle eastern Ottolenghi style I would recommend Morito too. They are just as good as Ottolenghi but cheaper. I think Morito might have a cookbook.

    https://www.quandoo.co.uk/place/amber-58537/menu
    https://ottolenghi.co.uk/pub/media/contentmanager/content/Sample_dinner_menu_SPI.pdf
    https://www.morito.co.uk/todays-menu.php
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,995 Member
    @takinitalloff
    One last thing about middle eastern restaurants if you are ever in east London. Don't miss the Mangal 1 and Mangal II restaurants in Dalston. Mangal 1 is a traditional Turkish grill, very cheap, and BYOB. If you scroll down the front page of the website, they have endorsements from Ottolenghi and Sam Clark (owner of Morito). Mangal II is owned by cousins with a very different vision of elevating Turkish food to fine dining. They get great reviews and have prices similar to Ottolenghi. I have been to Mangal 1 many times but never Mangal II. But be careful because Mangal, meaning BBQ (the event, not the cooking technique) features in the name of a lot of unrelated Turkish restaurants.
    http://www.mangal1.com/
    https://www.mangal2.com/menu
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,995 Member
    I found out this week I need to take a mandatory 3 week furlough around Christmas, so we booked flights to Bangkok on Friday. Will decide later where to go exactly. In anticipation off going to Thailand I made Pad Kra Pao, a very easy ubiquitous street food lunch dish.
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  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 19,009 Member
    Saturday brunch out with friends... by the time we got our table it was almost 12:30: basted eggs and bacon, gf French toast and a latte (no, I didn't finish it all)
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  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 19,009 Member
    And... Saturday dinner was really a snack (because brunch was so big): chicken "slider" sandwich with baby Swiss cheese and a side of garlic parmesan green beans
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