What's for Dinner #125 - the Fresh Start Edition - January 2026

Why, it’s Stock Sunday @casa lingua! I picked up another big-ass roti chicken at Sam’s Club this afternoon in preparation for making (my first ever) chicken chile verde. I’m hosting a movie night tomorrow for my bishes & this seemed like a better route than Detroit-style pizza. The picked-over carcass started simmering away in my stock pot along with a red onion I had in the crisper mid-afternoon, and the carcass and assorted floaties were disposed of after dinner. The strained, beautifully rich golden stock is now spending the night in the garage :face_savoring_food:

Bc it also happens to be Sssssspicy Ssssssunday, I also made some shrimp stock for tonight’s dinner with the entire bag of shells I’d stored in the freezer. Now the collecting begins anew :smiley:

I fried up TPSTO ginger, garlic & 5 chopped up bird’s eye peppers in peanut oil before adding a can of Maesri red curry paste. Toasted that for a bit before adding the shrimp stock, lime leaves, fish sauce, lime juice, and a can of coconut milk.

A small golden tilefish filet & a handful of black tiger shrimp joined la piscina, as well as half a red pepper & a buncha baby bok choy. Finished with MOAR lime juice, basil & Sinatra.

Perfect for another frigid winter day :smiling_face:

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