OT; What are you eating or cooking, part 216960
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| I've had alligator tail in New Orleans a few times. It was served as if it were chicken nuggets. | ||
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| The dish is an amalgam because we (usually “I”) cook every day and it is typically after I’ve been up for 13-14 hrs… so practicality trumps details. My wife does take down some of my recipes to execute when I’m not cooking but I go by intuition rather than measuring ingredients. It isn’t really exactly general tso, or orange chicken, or sesame chicken. Closest is general tso (which I think goes very well with broccoli). Batter (tonight) was blend of cornstarch and flour. Chicken in egg, soy, garlic, marinade for about 2 hrs. Sauce includes chinese black vinegar (soeos), hoisin, dark brown sugar, cayenne, ginger, lime juice to add tang, garlic and rice wine (plus water and soy). Cornstarch to thicken. Toasted sesame seeds. Fried in rotating batches (2 batches, twice fried each) in canola at 350 degrees - flame up when dropping a batch, back flame off when emptying to keep oil temp constant. Broccoli was wok stir fried. Easy meal. I add more heat separately. If it was for just wife and me then the ingredients would have more zing and less zang. |
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 The apple sauce and pudding were the best part...
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| Thank you. I'll share this with my brother. Never heard of Chinese black vinegar | ||
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| There aren’t many dishes I won’t try. Setting aside dumb ones (puffer fish) or dishes solely to prove something (puffer fish again?) Alligator was okay. Best I can describe it is between turkey and bison. So a bit grainy and drier than chicken and beef lol. Edit: “dumb” being a real risk of illness or death Quote: Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Bronte It isn’t so much a recipe as a list. I am sure my wife has an “execution” copy somewhere of another variant that I’ve made. There is a great drunken noodle chicken I used to make that I’m sure isn’t too authentic (but maybe not far off)… my wife made me walk her through the steps with actual measurements. She then became the one to recreate it… and was more consistent than me. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad General Tso's is, in my opinion, the most under-available great Chinese dish. Orange chicken is available everywhere. Tso's...the better, spicier version, you can hardly find in California. We have a Thai restaurant down the street that makes a Lemon Chicken that might be better than both Orange and Tso's. It's quite a bit less sweet than an Orange Chicken and has a more delicate breading to it. |
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| Heard of but never had drunken noodles. If you care to share, I'd appreciate it. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Davethebrave Fugu Me! |
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbayMafia Might be region-specific. In NYC you could find 3 Generals to 1 orange. Where I am now they are 1:1. There are many places that serve the general with thick batter to hide lack of quality (or any) chicken. |
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| @Bronte I’ll dig it up in the next few days and send you a screenshot. | ||
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| I figured you were in a different time zone but didn’t think it was -this- different. Quote: Originally Posted by flanders |
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| @Davethebrave can never go wrong with breakfast for dinner. | ||
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| Pancakes are forever. They go straight to my backside and trust me; they've been there forever. |
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The apple sauce and pudding were the best part...
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Beef chow fun |
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| I’d have fun chowing on that beef. Quote: Originally Posted by Bronte |
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| Made four pizzas. Was windy … not good for outdoor gas cooking. Flames licked the crust a few times too many but it was salvageable and delicious.  |
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| Getting up nice and early in the morning to get the smoker going for a brisket and some ribs. | ||
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| @Puckster Pellet or traditional smoker? |
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| @Bronte I used to be all traditional. Even used my oak from my property that I would split. I went down the cheating path though and use pellet now. I think I earned that right. They turn out freaking awesome, too. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Davethebrave I think there is some relationship between Panda Express being from California and the proliferation of Orange Chicken here. They have over 2,200 locations but were heavily California for a long time. They seem to claim Orange Chicken as their signature dish. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Davethebrave I would not have any problem enjoying that extra char on the crust. The inconsistency in amount of cooking is part of what makes it so good. I've always felt that way about tacos also. A truly great taco should be inconsistent in the ratio of ingredients and each bite should be unique. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson You ever tried their cow tounge? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Pre_Coder Over the years I've lost my taste for pickled pigs feet, but that used to be a favorite of mine for a long time (I still like a good pickled sausage though). I think the mistake was in moving from the small jar to the family sized jar. That was a lot of pickled pigs feet to have in the fridge for a long time. |
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| Who would’ve thought Costco carried pickled pig feet? Still enjoying my beets by the barrel. Gotta love Costco. Quote: Originally Posted by EbayMafia |
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDadDid I miss the recipe? I pretty much only bake zucchini or steam baby zucchini, so I’m interested in alternatives. |
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| I like to marinate zucchini (honey & garlic veggie marinade) and then bake. | ||
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| I’ll dig it out of the archives and post it tomorrow @steveinthecity. So you don’t get your hopes up, it’s hamburger helper without paying the man. Plus fresh zucchini. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Davethebrave That's funny because I originally wrote Coscto-sized and then changed it to family-sized before posting. In the very early days of Costco (I think our Portland area Costco was store #2 or #3) you could actually find large jars of pickled sausages and I believe also pickled pigs feet. Can't find those things at Costco anymore but we have a pretty large assortment of Mexican Supermarkets where the pigs feet are readily available in large quantities. |
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Watch out work.... |
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