BF cooked again (should i even be allowed on here anymore???) - I found a recipe for Tau Yew Bak because I googled braised pork belly and came up with a simple one that we had almost all the ingredients for. Absolutely delicious. He made use of a bottle of kecap manis i bought months ago that I don’t think I’d ever used. Such complex flavors for so few ingredients - tons of garlic, light and dark soy… I know there are more involved recipes out there, which i will try, but this one is a keeper.
TGIF! I’ve always wondered how you make such a beautiful half of a baked potato (as opposed to a half baked potato lol). What do you do with the other half?
If I make two steak tips, I’ll heat up the other half tater in the countertop convection oven while I reheat the other steak tip. Or I’ll chop it up and fry it for home fries for a Sunday breakfast with eggs and toast (and bacon if I pulled some out).
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ChristinaM
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A few months ago, I actually thought that perhaps BF was trying out dishes as practice for a professional gig. He certainly has the chops, literally and figuratively.
This was canned claw meat. A 16 oz can which we had in the fridge that was reasonably priced. Jumbo lump is going for like $25 for 6 ounces over here and I just will not pay that and only get 2 measly crab cakes out of it.
I was impressed with the flavor of this claw meat, though. Sweet, tender, pretty large chunks. With lump these would have been even better.
Hannaford had no more of the whole chickens on sale. So several BISO chickie boobies stood in quite nicely.
Marinated in a Greek marinade of olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, minced fresh oregano, rosemary, thyme, parsley, s/p and lots of minced garlic. Roasted in a 400° oven until done, basting twice.
Rice pilaf and sauteed green beans, red and orange bell peppers, and onions, tossed with Penzeys’ Tuscan Sunset, adding both salt and Aleppo pepper since they’ve removed it from their blend.
Oh, and for your “viewing pleasure”, some extra extra EXTRA large bulk carrots that Market Basket was selling. I was picking out some nice small Brussels sprouts and I realized these monsters were right next to them. I stood staring at them and immediately became a 12yo boy and started giggling. A woman reached for one of them and said “One of these can feed two people!” I replied “Yeah, I’ll BET!” And the two of us dissolved into even more laughter.
She made me buy them. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
So several BISO chickie boobies stood in quite nicely.
