Topic: Official WSC Recipe thread

[RedndWhite]

Hmmm... Septermber 23, 2010. Yeah, its a year bump

Super Simple Salmon

1 - Salmon Fillet (I normally get the large Club Pack ones from SuperStore)
2 - Cloves of Garlic.
1/2 cup - Olive Oil
1/2 cup - Rye
1/4 cup - Soya Sauce
2 table spoons - brown sugar

Extras:
cedar plank if bbq-ing.

- Smash garlic cloves with bottom of heavy frying pan against cutting board (easier then cutting everything up)
- Put the everything but the salmon in a big tuper ware container (big enough to hold the salmon), seal lid, and shake the balls outta it.
- Once balls shaken, put salmon into tuper ware with all the shaken goodness
- Let sit in fridge for ~ 6 hours. While this stage is happening, put the cedar planks into water and submerge for the same amount of time.
  - Overnight is acceptable
- Once done marinading, get bbq set to ~ 300F and put cedar boards on grill. Take salmon and put on top of cedar boards (nothin in between)
- Cook until fish is completely cooked through.

Serve with remaining rye.

[pistachoo]

I need to go grocery shopping...

Potato salad


Potato salad by pistachoo, on Flickr

Ingredaments I had on hand:

Baby potatoes
Yellow onions
Thick bacon
Sea salt (fresh ground)
Pepper corns (fresh ground)
Cayenne pepper
Dried dill weed
Dried chives
Dried parsley
Olive oil
Red wine vinegar
Smoke flavor

What I did with said ingredaments:

Wash & boil baby potatoes in a sauce pan.

Dice onions and slice bacon (I freeze bacon in triple strips for ease of use: just grab a stick of three and chop-chop with a sharp knife). Lightly oil pan and sauté onions; add frozen bacon pieces to onions when they start to go translucent. Stir to avoid burning, reduce heat & cover.

Drain the potatoes and cut into bite sized chunks into a salad bowl. Dump onions & bacon into bowl and add vinegar and spices. I added a splash of olive oil for flavour but not too much because the bacon is already pretty greasy. Fresh chives and parsley would have been ideal but I only had dried stuff. Go easy with the smoke flavour: it's potent!

Dish in a bowl and eat.

I was going to make this as a side to pork chops or salmon but I was too lazy.

[GrantC]

1) Cook bacon (4 strips approx) till crispy, let cool & crumble
2) Cut up dark (70+%) chocolate (1/4 bar approx)
3) Make pancake batter

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon oil

4) Fold special ingredients into batter:




5) Cook, watch for chocolate explosions.



6) Eat.



7) Regret burning the first couple pancakes, 'cause you could totally go for more right now.

[GrantC]

Baked Chicken wings

<Pic coming soon>

• Cut chicken wings into section (don't throw away the tip if you're feeding crazy Chinese people. )
• Wash & pat dry the wing sections
• Toss in seasoning
• S&P
• Cumin & Curry
• Garlic salt & rosemary
• ...
• Lay out on parchment paper covered cookie sheet
• Bake in oven for 45 min @ 180C
• Finish in oven for 15 min @ 220C

Same technique is also useful for making baked fries!

• cut up potatoes into regular consistent sizes (Surface area to volume ratios define cooking time, as well as size.)
• Julienne
• Wedges
• cubes
• soak in ice water
• rinse & pat dry
• toss in a little oil
• toss in seasoning (just salt? or more adventurous?)
• bake for 30min @ 180C
• finishing for 10 min @ 220C

(Note, not set in stone.  Play with times/temps for you own oven.  Mine is a convection oven & I use the "convection roast" method.  Note x2, I have also done both of these on the BBQ, it's doable.)

[mudferret]

OMFG, chocolate + bacon + pancakes?  I feel like leaving the office to I can go home and cook some.

[GrantC]

OMFG, chocolate + bacon + pancakes?  I feel like leaving the office to I can go home and cook some.

Yup, it was a "Lazy Saturday Morning" type idea.  Don't know if I'd be trying to do it before work.

[Claw]

If you're particularly lazy, substitute Costco bacon bits for bacon, and chocolate chips for your bar o'chocolate.

Don't buy the Kirkland bits, there's another brand (I can't recall the name - Hormel?  Something like that).

[GrantC]

If you're particularly lazy, substitute Costco bacon bits for bacon, and chocolate chips for your bar o'chocolate.

Don't buy the Kirkland bits, there's another brand (I can't recall the name - Hormel?  Something like that).

I'm pretty sure the "particularly lazy" are more likely to be substituting the "making pancakes" for "going out for pancakes".

[Claw]

Yeah, try going to IHOP one of these days and hand them a baggie of bacon bits and chipits for your pancakes...

[GrantC]

Bacon wrapped steak...


Now, this is going to work better with things of approximately the right surface area to volume ratio, and the right diameter.  Something like medallions from a tenderloin would be perfect.

Wrap steak and secure ends of bacon with a toothpick, season steak (omitting most/all of the salt as the cured bacon is pretty salty), and cook^*.

Cook^!, let rest, eat.

^* - I used indirect grilling, where I heated the entire BBQ way up, and then cooked them with the lid closed on the side that was turned off, with the other side on full blast, and alternating everytime I flipped them.  Something like pan searing & finishing in the oven would probably also be killer.

^!- - You can't eat blue rare bacon, so these are going to have to be done at least medium-rare.  Or at least the way I did them.  If you want the steak more rare, then commit the sin of starting with a refrigerated/chilled steak.

[Jessica]

I'm a huge sucker for desserts that involve chocolate. I found this recipe back right before Christmas, but never got around to making it until Wednesday.

http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateMousse.html <--- click that!
With this recipe, I ended up using 25g of 88% chocolate and the rest with 70%. That is pretty rich though, so mess around with what makes you happy. I also used 2 tablespoons of espresso powder, but actually found the coffee flavour to be overkill and texture was... less than desirable. The next time I make this, I'll probably omit the coffee powder and a couple tablespoons of the whipping cream and add Bailey's instead. There are also no pictures since I pretty much demolished this... oops.

[RedndWhite]

The "friend-left-too-much-Guinness-In-Your-Fridge" Meal [/fancy]

Guinness Bread.
What you'll need:
1 CAN    - Guinness (344mL)
4 CUPS  - flour
2 TBSP  - baking powder
1 TSP    - salt
1/4 CUP - sugar
2           - Eggs, slightly beaten

What you do:
- Mix the dries. After mixed, make a well.
- In separate bowl, mix the wets
- In the bigger bowl, mix everything together
- Put in appropriate greased baking container and into the oven, which was set at 350F, for 60 minutes.
- Let cool.



Guinness Pulled Pork
What you'll need:
1 CAN    - Guinness (344mL)
1  CUP   - Barbecue Sauce (I used PC Apple Butter) 
1/4 CUP - Brown Sugar
1/4 CUP - Apple Cider Vinegar
2 TSP     - Sweet Paprika
2 TSP     - Chili Powder (Cayenne Pepper works wonders)
2 TSP     - Cumin (or Curry)
1 TSP     - Salt
3LB       - Boneless pork roast

What you do:
- Mix Guinness, BBQ sauce, vinegar, and sugar in slow cooker and whisk.
- On large plate, mix all the spices and salt, then take the roast, and evenly coat.
- In skillet, prepare for searing of pork. Sear the roast on all sides
- After, put the pork into the slow cooker and let the cooker work its magic for 6 hours.
- Remove pork, trim off the fatty bits, and start to pull with forks. Leaving the sauce in the cooker, removing any fat/oil that floats to surface.
- After pulled, put back into slow cooker on low, making sure all the fibres are thoroughly coated. 


(I'm still at the waiting 6 hour phase)

- Put the pork on the bread to make it look like some sort of sandwich, and enjoy.

[JimmEh]

Green curry chicken and veg

1 jar green curry (112g)
2 cans coconut milk
2 large chicken breasts cut into bite size chunks
2tbs fish sauce
2 tsp sugar
1 red pepper
1 onion
3 carrots
1 eggplant
1 package of basil (fresh 28g)


put curry and coconut milk in large pot turn to medium
cook chicken in frying pan until outside is brown and middle is still raw
add chicken to curry mix
add fish sauce and sugar
simmer for 5 minutes
add veggies (chopped up whatever way you like them)
simmer until veggies are done
add chopped up basil
serve over rice
enjoy

[Hound]

2 cans coconut milk

Have you ever used coconut cream instead of milk making a curry?

I make mine a bit different.  I scoop the heavy coconut cream off the top of the can, warm it over medium heat until the oil separates.  Once that happens, I add the green curry paste and cook until fragrant.  I then add the chicken cubes and stir/cook until no longer pink.  I add the rest of the coconut cream, 1 can of coconut milk, fish sauce, palm sugar, kaffir lime leaves (I keep mine in the freezer), and veggies (I love bamboo shoots) and let simmer. 

It's essentially the same recipe as yours, just a couple of different steps.

[bigdl]

I prefer frying up the curry paste like how Hound mentioned, it also makes the whole place smell so frigging good.

[Zaider]

If anyone is looking for a new cook book to check out, I would highly highly recommend Bite Me.

http://bitemecookbook.com/

My girlfriend got it a while back and its amazing. We've made over half the recipes in it and every single one has been a hit.

We just picked up Bite Me 2 (just released) and it seems to be just as good. There's currently chicken in the frying pan from the first one and potatoes in the oven from the second pan... the house smells amazing... I cant wait.

[Claw]

Chinese style ginger & green onion beef shank:

Clean fat and extra tendon from shank.  I find it's easier to slice the whole shank into 4-5 similar sized pieces, then stick it in the freezer to stiffen things up a bit, then cut across the grain into thin bite-sized pieces.

If the beef shank is AAA grade, then you don't need to tenderize it, otherwise, rub a little bit of baking soda into the sliced beef shank; after about fifteen minutes, pour some boiling water over the shank and drain.

Marinade with: soya sauce, salt, sugar, oil accordingly, cooking wine(optional), then tapioca starch and little water and mix well.  Refrigerate overnight.


Heat up a wok, add oil, then ginger and green onions/scallions. 


Brown the green onions for a few seconds and add beef.  Do not stir for a while.  Add oyster sauce mix well.   Add cooked green onions, cover, and cook until beef is cooked.

Served with noodles from Gourmet Express on 75th St and Roper Road, Edmonton:

[Zaider]

Going to be giving these a try on Sunday for a Super Bowl Party.
http://spoonforkbacon.com/2012/02/korean-fried-chicken/

[Jessica]

http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2012/05/09/what-gets-me-out-of-bed-on-weekends-guinness-pancakes/

If Guinness and pancakes are your thing, try that recipe. All it needs is apple pie filling type stuffs, and it's perfect. I also added in a tiny bit of freshly grated nutmeg.

[Zaider]

So I dont know if its a Recipe per se, but this weekend I made Mozzarella Cheese from scratch. Not too difficult, and turned out well... made a Caprese Salad.

Some pics:

First you combine Citric Acid and Milk, heat to 32*C

Caprese Salad by zcherniawsky, on Flickr

Curd starts to form almost immediately.

Caprese Salad by zcherniawsky, on Flickr

Your curd is formed when you can cut the curd with a knife and still see the lines. Cut it into 1" cubes.

Caprese Salad by zcherniawsky, on Flickr

I didn't take pics of the next step because my hands were full, but you strain the curd through a strainer or cheese cloth, pressing out the whey (liquid). Then you put it through a heat cycle and knead it. The result:

Caprese Salad by zcherniawsky, on Flickr

Afterwards, I made this Caprese Salad with Tomato, Basil, Cheese, Olive Oil, Maldon Salt and a Balsamic Reduction (not pictured):

Caprese Salad by zcherniawsky, on Flickr

[canehdianJ]

 

THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC. 

I want.  Nice work Zev!

[pistachoo]

Zaider, very cool! How did it taste compared to store-bought?

[Zaider]

The majority of that caprese salad was made with store-bought fresh buffalo mozzarella. The stuff I made came out more like pizza mozzarella in texture and I think I would add some salt somewhere in the process. I am going to try to figure out a way to make it softer.

It basically came out like unsalty mozza that you would shred onto a pizza.

[RedndWhite]

Mmm... Next time I'm making pizzas, I'm gonna have to try making the cheese too.

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In the mean time, preparing some pulled pork for tomorrow.

Ingredients:
- Boneless centre roast; I let mine sit for a couple days after purchase.
- mustard of your choice; PC Sweet Heat for me.
- spinach
- mustard
- shallots
- pork or chicken broth.
- butter.
- ginger liqueur (Domaine De Canton is what I use)

Steps:
Melt butter in a frying pan on high, after it starts to sizzle, throw in the mushroom, shallots, mustard, and liqueur, spice as desired. Cook until the mushrooms are done. Once done, put in the broth and reduce. In the mean time, score the roast, deep, and open it up and put it in the slow cooker. Salt and pepper as desired. Once the stuff in the pan is done, bring it over to the roast and just drizzle all over the cuts and let it soak in, stuff the scores as you see fit, trying spinach this time around. Drizzle on the mustard. Before turning on the cooker, let it marinade for an hour or so, it really helps.

Let it cook on the low setting for 8 or 9 hours, and shall just fall apart when it's done.

Use the leftover juices as a sauce base, which I haven't exactly perfected yet... So winger. 

[canehdianJ]

A few members have already tried this.  some more then once.  its delicious



Vij's Chicken Curry - Modified
December 4, 2013 at 8:30pm
By request!

 
First.  Get your monies and head to the local delicatessant and buy some spices.  In fact.  BUY ALL THE SPICES.  Yes, yes.  You'll need quite a few.  I buy these ground but if youre more badass then I am I invite you to buy raw spices and give em a good pounding.  (The amounts for the Garam Masala are different if youre using raw spices)
 
-Mace
-Cumin
-Termuric
-Coriander
-Nutmeg
-Cardamom (black)
-Cayenne Pepper
-Cloves
-Cinnamon
 
You need Garam Masala.  And no.  Dont buy a premixed one.  Garam Masala is a mixture of spices.... take a wild guess what your going to do next.  Thats right! Mix spices in a small bowl!
 
-1 heaping teaspoon of whole cloves
-1 heaping teaspoon of black cardamom
-2 1/2Tbsp Cumin
-1 1/2 tsp of Cinnamon
-1/4 tsp of Mace
-1/4 tsp of Nutmeg
 
Mix it up and set it aside.  Now you have a Garam Masala.  Good Jerb.   You'll need it later.  Now for the rest of it.  Chop everything first except the chicken. 
 
Ingredients
 
-1/2 cup of canola oil
-1 1/2 large onions finely chopped (white)
-1 garlic.  ya.  youre reading that right.  a whole garlic.  unless yours is a mutant.  in which case its 3 tbsp
-2 tbsp of ginger - grated
-2 cups of chopped tomatoes.  (a little more is better) **  NEVER USE HOTHOUSE tomatoes.  and never use more then 3 cups.
-boneless skinless chicken thighs.  eyeball it?
-1/2 cup sour cream
-1 cup water
 
Spices
 
-1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper (because you're all panzies.  Real men use 1/2 tsp)
-1 tbsp salt (kosher.  Table salt is blasphamy)
-some ground pepper.  1 tsp.  eyeball this.
-1 tsp turmeric
-1 tbsp garam masala
-1 tbsp coriander
-1 tbsp cumin
 
Put stuff in a pot
 
In a bowl cube the tomatoes and then throw the entire list of spices directly above in that bowl.  Also the ginger. Dont forget about that delicous grated ginger. 
 
Get a big pot and put it on the stove with your oil in it.  Heat it up on medium heat.  Once hot THROW your chopped onion in and then 1 tsp of cinnamon in (not listed above).  Stir it around and enjoy the greatest smell ever.  Onions cooking in Cinnamon is heaven.  cook them until theyre "golden" 
 
Pick up your garlic and dump it in.  It should take about 4 min to cook.  Keep a sharp eye on it.  Burnt Garlic is a sin.
 
Garlic done?  Good.  Throw the magic bowl of tomatoes/spices/ginger in, stir it around so its mixed and start chopping your chicken. Keep a close eye on the pot.  Once the oil rises to the top of the mixture (5 min or so) its time for chicken.  Throw it in the pot and stir.  Cook it for 10 mins or until the outside is visibly cooked.
 
Once that is done add 1/2 cup of sour cream and a cup and a half of water.  Stir it up and cook it down (i.e simmer it until it becomes a sauce and most of the water evaporates)
 
Oh and you should probably make some rice..... like Basmatti rice.  bout 1 and 1/2 cups does the job for 2-3 people.
 
Stuff your face