Everyday Misc Cooking Photos w/ details

[tony b]

Well, the rains finally came and the cooking out streak ended. 😪 But, all was not lost, Indian spiced fried shrimp, with homemade pesto & cream sauce on angel hair! While not grilled, it didn't suck! 

[MacKenzie]

1 hour ago, tony b said:

 

Now all you need are hands on that clock, two pieces of chives should do it.  

[Basher]

Lamb shoulder rotisserie this Sunday evening.

And here it is on the turn while I carefully watch my beer.

This was good... sorry no plated photos, gobbled up too quick.

 

 

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[Aussie Ora]

Looking good nice spin

Lamb shoulder rotisserie this Sunday evening.

And here it is on the turn while I carefully watch my beer.


This was good... sorry no plated photos, gobbled up too quick.

 

 
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[MacKenzie]

Basher, that looks sooooooooooo tasty. 

[SSgt93]

Burgers last night on the 42. I wish I would have had some buns, but not worth going to town and dying over. Hope everyone is staying safe.




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[Steve M]

Paging @MacKenzie, we need some bun help over here. 😁

 

Nice job on the burgers!

[MacKenzie]

I have made these and like them a lot.

Hamburger Buns

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/beautiful-burger-buns-recipe#reviews

• 170 to 227g lukewarm water* (I used 180g.)
• 28g butter, at room temperature
• 1 large egg

·         418g  Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

• 50g sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• *For best results (a smooth, slightly soft dough), use the smaller amount of water in summer (or in a humid environment), the greater amount in winter (or in a dry climate); and something in between the rest of the time.

TOPPING

• 43g melted butter

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix and knead all the dough ingredients — by hand, mixer, or bread machine — to make a soft, smooth dough.
2. Cover the dough, and let it rise for 1 to 2 hours, or until it's nearly doubled in bulk.
3. Gently deflate the dough and divide it into 8 pieces. Shape each piece into a round ball; flatten to about 3" across. Place the buns on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet, cover, and let rise for about an hour, until noticeably puffy.
4. Brush the buns with about half of the melted butter.
5. Bake the buns in a preheated 375°F oven for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden. Remove them from the oven, and brush with the remaining melted butter. This will give the buns a satiny, buttery crust.
6. Cool the buns on a rack.
7. Yield: 8 large buns. (92g or 93g for 8 buns or 82g for 9 smaller buns.)

 

·         For slightly smaller buns, divide the dough into 12 pieces instead of 8. Bake the buns for 12 to 15 minutes, instead of 15 to 18 minutes. And how about "slider buns" — about 3" in diameter? Divide the dough into 24 pieces and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

[tony b]

A nice sunny day here yesterday (unlike the cloudy day today), so back to the grill. Another one of those bigass country style pork ribs - Cuban mojo marinade this time, rubbed with Sucklebusters BAMM Indirect, 275F with hickory and cherry wood chunks (leftovers from the smoker pot that didn't burn up).

Plated with drunken black bean (awesome!) and yellow rice. Not authentic, but a big dollop of guacamole on the side. 

While I was having my mojito on the deck during this cook, an owl began to hoot very loudly from my neighbor's evergreen in his backyard. I couldn't see it for the foliage. After a couple of choruses, it got a reply from another owl down at the bottom of the hill. Next thing I know, the owl from down below had flown up into a tree in my backyard and the ensuing conversation got a bit more intense. Territorial squabbling I suppose. I ran and grabbed my camera and managed to get a picture of the owl in my yard before the squabble ended and they flew off in there separate ways. Friends that I showed this picture to have said that it's a Barred Owl. I guess they are fairly common around here. I hear them a lot, but rarely get to actually see one.

 

[MacKenzie]

Tony, you had an eventful time, didn't you and good eats too.

 

[MacKenzie]

It was sunny here too although it was windy. Decided to fire up the KK for a cook right after I put the snow blower into hibernation for the summer.

Started this last evening, guess what it is for?

and now there are two.

Getting dressed.

Ready for the KK.

Baking.

Baked.

Since it appears that spring is here I've taken down one of the ODK screens and put it away. It's the start of good things.

I let the KK cool down to 350F and baked some Molasses Cookie, aka to me as Ginger Snaps.

Love these things.  

 

 

Edited April 7, 2020 by MacKenzie

[tony b]

While we are hitting the low 70s here today , it is unfortunately short lived. Cold returns on Thursday with a high of 45F and a possible hard freeze (28F) overnight. I'm worried about the blooms on my tulip tree and the flowers that have just sprung up in the yard. Long term forecast says we aren't warming up a lot anytime soon - lows in the upper 20s all next week. 😪

[MacKenzie]

That is not good news at all, Tony.  

[Steve M]

@MacKenzieJust so you know your efforts weren't wasted, we completed our first batch of the KA hamburger buns. 6 regular and 4 sliders came out of the recipe. We planned on having burgers tonight but a swarm of bees took up residence next to the grill and we spent the evening contacting the local beekeeper club and having them come out. No burgers but we did eat several buns after they came out of the oven just now. Burgers tomorrow night.

[MacKenzie]

Nice to see those buns.  I just do mine free standing. I hope to get the KK going for burgers today.  

[Steve M]

I think I will need to make another batch just so I can have one with a burger inside. to say the family loved them was an understatement.

[MacKenzie]

@Steve, you'll have to use my trick, hide them. 

[MacKenzie]

I dug out some rolls from the freezer for burgers today.

Did a nice slow cook about 300F. Also added some black garlic to the burger meat mix, those are the black spots in the pattie. It is very mild.

Flip time.

Done.

Loaded cheese burger.

Those tomatoes are from last summer. They were semi dehydrated then frozen. Some good.

 

[Steve M]

Looks great!

[MacKenzie]

Just now, Steve M said:

Looks great!

Thanks, Steve. I am so stuffed. LOL