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KitchenKatalog: Blog 143
Thursday, March 07, 2019, 06:19 PM
Meredith made Cream Biscuits again from The Food Lab. She followed the recipe but used 2 tsp salt (as opposed to 3/4 in the recipe). I think the extra salt really helped!
They were very good.
Tuesday, March 05, 2019, 08:43 PM
I made Spicy Asian Lettuce Wraps but with ground turkey. I browned the meat with some unrefined peanut oil for flavor and added a bit of soy sauce. I eventually had to drain the liquid. I used extra sriracha in the dressing but that was about it for changes.
Monday, March 04, 2019, 08:33 PM
I made butter chicken again. I followed some of my suggestions from last time though I forgot I wanted to add onions. My changes are below. This is really starting to take shape as my own recipe. It is still way healthier than what you find on the internet but I think the additional cream and butter help a lot. I can't wait to continue to iterate on the recipe!
We served it with rice and some small naans. We had leftover rice from last time, but I found one in the freezer from November, 2016. That was pretty old but it defrosted and tasted just fine.
I think next time the only major changes again would be to (remember!) add onion, And maybe toast the spices though I don't think they need it too much.
Monday, March 04, 2019, 06:32 PM
Meredith made this Inspiralized Recipe (LOCAL) for lunch (and a snack). I think she used squeezy-tube basil instead of fresh and mixed it in (rather than just garnish). I only ate it after it was sitting for a while but I thought it was pretty good and seemed pretty healthy.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 09:17 PM
For a holiday present, our friends got us a subscription to different spice kits. This was the first one we tried for Korean Tacos. The photos below really give the idea of the kit and the instructions. I followed it basically to the letter except I used Angus, Flat-Iron Beef Chuck for the meat and regular cabbage instead of Chinese. Oh, and I used pre-made guacamole instead of mashing an avocado.
Basically, you made a (quick) kimchi, a Sriracha ketchup side, and a stir-fry sauce. I actually liked the kimchi though it didn't taste like any kimchi I've ever had. I felt like the stir-fry sauce needed a lot more flavor and spice but wasn't bad. The ketchup was super smokey. I wasn't a huge fan of that.
Meredith, on the other hand, was not a huge fan of any of it but that may also be because the meat was kind of tough (even though I cut against the grain).
Still, I look forward to trying some of the other mixes we have.
Monday, February 25, 2019, 08:31 PM
Standard Taco Stew. It was nice since it was pretty fast and easy. Delicious as usual
Sunday, February 24, 2019, 08:34 PM
I made Butter Chicken based on this YouTube video which I also transcribed (and copied) into LOCAL. I followed the recipe pretty closely including getting the Kashmiri chili powder and finding fenugreek. I do have a few minor notes:
I was pretty happy with it. I felt like it had some of the Indian flavors though maybe not the same as you'd get at a restaurant. I also felt like it was a bit sweet. I would use less next time.
I also made brown rice with about 1/2 cup meal (1/4 cup dry)
I've been doing some reading and this recipe I followed is significantly healthier. For example, NYtimes calls for 12x the cream and 2x the butter. But I like some of those flavors too.
I think next time I will:
Thursday, February 21, 2019, 09:00 PM
Meredith made Matcha Fruit Tarts.
She followed the Patisserie Book (LOCAL) but was really unhappy with it. It has you work the butter in cold and it didn't form a cohesive ball. She added two tbsp of cold water to help make it form. She will use a different recipe next time (Probably the Kitchn).
She did use The Kitchn's suggestion to roll it out between wax paper so you didn't need more flour.
She also overbaked it a bit.
The filling was The Kitcn's Pastry Cream with the addition of 1 Tbsp of Matcha to the dry ingredients (before mixing in the egg). She also added some green food coloring since the matcha we have is an odd color. She pipped it in and topped it with berries.
