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KitchenKatalog: Blog 54
Friday, July 23, 2021, 08:27 PM
This week's Gluttonfest theme was "things on a stick" so I made
Char Siu Pork [Asian Dumplings by Andrea Nguyen]. I followed the general recipe except, even though it isn't at all the same thing, I used Chinkiang vinegar for the dark soy sauce. And I used about 2 lbs of cut chicken thigh.
I marinated it overnight and then grilled it while basting the marinade (except the last flip where I wanted to make sure it was fully cooked.
I didn't love it but it certainly wasn't bad. Just not as good as I what we get at the local Chinese restaurant.
Friday, July 23, 2021, 04:09 PM
This barely counts and I debated not posting it but the BBQ Ranch Salad kit from Dole with grilled chicken. I got super inexpensive chicken this morning already sliced. I just brushed on some oil and then sprinkled it with Montreal Chicken Seasoning. I grilled it for about 2-3 min per side.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 06:48 PM
We made a Nicoise-Inspired Salad. It was based on the recipe from Real Simple. Meredith made the dressing and used anchovy paste instead of anchovies. We used honey (hot) smoked salmon.
The pickled eggs were from 2021-07-06 as was the regular hard boiled egg. They were not overcooked as I feared and they were pretty pickled (though they could keep getting better).
Friday, July 16, 2021, 10:39 AM
Meredith made strawberry shortcake.
She made Easy Cream Biscuits [The Food Lab], but added the 3 tbsp of sugar to make them “scones”. Also, stuck closer to the amount of salt it calls for since I was going for sweet instead of savory.
Macerating the strawberries in a basil simple syrup. I’ll also use the basil simple syrup in place of powdered sugar in the whipped cream. Ended up not being sweet enough so ground basil leaves into sugar and added to the whipped cream. It kind of clumped so next time, will start with that.
Thursday, July 15, 2021, 07:29 PM
Pretty simple thrown together meatballs. Meredith heated frozen meatballs and then we tossed it with Roa's Tomato Sauce and zucchini noodles.
We may pre-make a ton of meatballs some day so we can throw this together ourselves!
Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 08:59 PM
We made grilled okra and then Trader Joes Orange Chicken augmented with stir-fried broccoli. As I noted last time, we baked the chicken which was easier.
For the okra, we skewered them and grilled them for about 4 minutes per side since they were big. I would say they still had some sliminess but it wasn't bad.
Since it has been so long since Meredith made the sauce, we couldn't remember if she used to do it in the blender or just by hand. She just did it by hand this time and I'm adding a note to the recipe.
Monday, July 12, 2021, 07:38 PM
I had ordered a "cheese steak" at a restaurant this weekend. While it was tasty in its own rite, it was very much not even close to a cheese steak (and it was not very generous). Anyway, that gave Meredith the idea to do cheese steaks.
We bought fresh shredded beef at Trader Joes. While the peppers were baking, we sautéd onions and then added the beef. The beef kind of clumped so we used two tongs to separate it. Meredith used the same seasonings as last time. Meredith also added shredded cheddar to give it cheesiness throughout. We did two peppers (four halves) stuffed and then two open face sandwiches. Topped them with cheddar slices and broiled them.
They were very good. Not quite what I would expect in Philly (including being less greasy which was nice) but still delicious!
Saturday, July 10, 2021, 09:13 AM
Meredith made a Chocolate Zucchini smoothie from Ambitious Kitchen (LOCAL). It was reminiscent of zucchini bread