Cookin again

[Dannyalcatraz]

I’m involved in a cooking marathon right now. A few hours ago, I started beer-braising the first 2 of several corned beefs for us, friends, family & neighbors.

I do 2 at a time, for 9 hours in a 220degF oven. At the end, they’ll be cut-with-a-feather tender. And occasionally, I’ll thicken the braising liquid into a gravy of sorts.

But I have to do at least 6 this year! At least they’re pretty much fire & forget. Not a lot of fussing with them while they’re cooking.

But compounding the fun, I have shrimp to cook today, AND a MEGApot of chicken & sausage gumbo that’s destined to be split between a couple of locations this week.*

Now, by pro standards, that’s not really a lot. But flying solo in a home kitchen? I’ll be busy, busy, busy, and catching sleep where & when I can. (Fortunately, there’s a super comfy recliner in the den, which is adjacent to the kitchen.)


* Mom promised some to a particular priest in our parish as well as to my Dad’s coworkers. I’ve been procrastinating on the promise, but one of the ladies in my Dad’s office just gave her 2 week notice- she’s enrolled in the police academy to become a CSI.

 

[prabe]

I do 2 at a time, for 9 hours in a 220degF oven. At the end, they’ll be cut with a feather tender. And occasionally, I’ll thicken the braising liquid into a gravy of sorts.

Cut with a feather tender? (Sorry, this might be a typo, I'm not intending to snark or be a pest.)

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Cut with a feather tender? (Sorry, this might be a typo, I'm not intending to snark or be a pest.)

No typo. These things are so tender, they almost melt like ice cream.

 

[prabe]

No typo. These things are so tender, they almost melt like ice cream.

Right. I was parsing "feather tender" as a tool you were using to cut them with, not "cut with a feather" as modifying "tender." I hate it when my brain does me that kind of dirt.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Right. I was parsing "feather tender" as a tool you were using to cut them with, not "cut with a feather" as modifying "tender." I hate it when my brain does me that kind of dirt.

Edited for clarity, now!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I’m in the home stretch of CB braising- the last 2 are in the oven, and should be out at 3AM. So tonight’s dinner is sandwiches because the kitchen is a wreck.

I was GOING to have some chips & salsa with mine, but with my (VERY mild) corn allergy, I just didn’t feel like poking that particular bear. But I noticed we still had some bagel crisps from one of our local (Korean-owned) NY/Jewish delis…

So I had my sandwich with bagel crisps and salsa…

Bagel crisps- for the uninitiated- are thin slices of bagel, toasted to a crouton-like level of crispiness. And with all their little holes, they REALLY hold onto whatever you dip them into.

And with their assorted flavors?

Now I’m thinking about things like bagel chip nachos.

 

[Artamo]

I’m in the home stretch of CB braising- the last 2 are in the oven, and should be out at 3AM. So tonight’s dinner is sandwiches because the kitchen is a wreck.

I was GOING to have some chips & salsa with mine, but with my (VERY mild) corn allergy, I just didn’t feel like poking that particular bear. But I noticed we still had some bagel crisps from one of our local (Korean-owned) NY/Jewish delis…

So I had my sandwich with bagel crisps and salsa…

Bagel crisps- for the uninitiated- are thin slices of bagel, toasted to a crouton-like level of crispiness. And with all their little holes, they REALLY hold onto whatever you dip them into.

And with their assorted flavors?

Now I’m thinking about things like bagel chip nachos.

We had some leftover pita bread that we tossed with oil and salted a little bit and and threw in the oven. I wanted to devour all of it in one sitting.

Now, we never throw out bread that’s starting to go stale. Croutons, crisps, chips - all better than store bought stuff.