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KitchenKatalog: Blog 98
Wednesday, July 01, 2020, 12:14 PM
Meredith made curried chickpeas. She used light coconut milk which worked but wasn't as good as the full fat. Also she used frozen spinach with made this a pantry meal!
Served on quinoa
Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 07:13 PM
Meredith's parents are staying with us for a bit and Bill requested brisket. I was happy to oblige.
As usual, this is based on the Serious Eats Recipe. I started with about 11 lbs from Costco and trimmed off some fat. I split it into four bits (potentially not in a good way. Not sure) and had to make a big water bath. This was the largest I have ever done. I was worried that the circulator wouldn't be able to handle it but it worked well.
I did decide to add 1/8tsp of liquid smoke to each bag.
I did about 40 hours at 155°F.
I also followed what I did last time with pork and did not recoat the brisket with seasonings.
I had trimmed off a lot of fat but each bit still had a lot of at least one side. I made the mistake of grilled it with the bit of fat down. The one piece (furthest left in the last picture below) had basically cooked the fat and was dry. The other ones were much more moist (maybe too moist).
I grilled it for about 3 hours at 300°F (according to the mediocre grill thermometer. Two burners off, one at nearly-full blast). I used wood and tried to add as needed. After about three hours, I turned the heat down to keep warm and we ate it about 2 hours later.
The hardened fat piece was dry and cut easily. The other ones were much more moist and were harder to cut. I basically ended up with chopped, not sliced, brisket. That worked fine to mix it all.
We liked it and ate way too much!
I also made green beans on the grill with Fox Point Seasoning
Again, I started to track the weights
| Weight ( |
When | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 11:8.75 | In package | Package says 11.7. LIES |
| 9:6.25 | With fat trimmed off | Measured 2:2.5 of fat |
| 6:10.5 | Without liquid | Measured directly but also measured liquid and the difference is about 1/2 oz! Not bad! |
| 4:8.125 | Final, off the grill |
Depending on whether you count the fat I cut, it was 39% to 48% of the initial weight!
This is the largest sous vide batch I've done. I was worried that the 800W circulator couldn't handle it but it did just fine!
Monday, June 29, 2020, 08:36 PM
We had Chicken Tawook and Mushroom Pasta for dinner. They were both very good though kind of odd to have together. We also had the chicken with Trader Joe’s Garlic Spread & Dip which is basically toum.
Monday, June 29, 2020, 12:40 PM
Meredith made quinoa stuffed peppers from What's Gabby Cooking (LOCAL). She went light on the cheese but I think otherwise followed the general idea of the recipe. Also used pintos instead of black beans.
Sunday, June 28, 2020, 07:02 PM
Meredith made Butternut Squash and Black Bean Enchilada Skillet for dinner (including her parents) with similar changes to last time
Saturday, June 27, 2020, 07:53 PM
Meredith and I made Grilled Shrimp, Tomato, and Corn Salad and Grilled Okra for us and her family visiting.
We did the same basic thing except I seasoned the shrimp since I forgot it was going in the salad. Also, the okra were bigger and I should have cooked them a bit longer.
I do like the recipe, but I think I prefer it without the salad "dressing" it all. I'd rather have grilled shrimp with a side of corn, tomato, and onions.
As I said, the okra needed more time but was still good.
Saturday, June 27, 2020, 01:01 PM
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Meredith put together egg salad for a picnic. She used the basic idea from southern deviled eggs with the noted change of mostly greek yogurt and just a spoonful of mayo. It makes it much healthier!
She basically did it like deviled eggs too. She made the "filling" and then added cut of egg whites as opposed to doing it all together. It is different than what I would have done but it worked! The egg salad was very good.
Friday, June 26, 2020, 11:26 AM
Meredith made Salmon Black Bean Salad from The Kitchn (LOCAL). She used the honey smoked salmon we get at Costco