What is/was for dinner?

[RootBeerMan]

Does anyone here use commercially made Japanese mayo? I just saw some video the other day that used it as a garnish with chopped scallions atop some fried rice. Apparently it's made with only egg yolks, not the whole eggs. Don't think I've ever seen it in stores in NYC but I haven't shopped in the city in a long time. They don't have it in supermarkets near me. Not sure why I'm even curious about it, as it must be a serious arteryclicker unless it's ONLY used the way one might put some hot sauce atop something at serving time.

Kewpie mayo, (the most popular Japanese brand) is really good. On Japanese dishes that call for it. It is a bit sweeter than American mayo and is positively yummy in Japanese potato salad. You can order it online if you do not have a Japanese or Asian market near you. If a Japanese recipe calls for it, don't sub American or even homemade for it.

 

[LizKat]

Kewpie mayo, (the most popular Japanese brand) is really good. On Japanese dishes that call for it. It is a bit sweeter than American mayo and is positively yummy in Japanese potato salad. You can order it online if you do not have a Japanese or Asian market near you. If a Japanese recipe calls for it, don't sub American or even homemade for it.

Yep, and that's the Japanese brand that the "everything Japanese food" webite Pogogi depicted when it put up a basic comparison of ingredients in the two countries' mayos... apple or rice vinegar along w/ the eggs would make it sweet in a different way to sugar in the American kind.

There's a store in Ithaca where I'm pretty sure I can get it. They're Chinese but they stock a a lot of other popular Asian foods and condiments as well.

 

[jkcerda]

made chicken fried rice

 

[dannyyankou]

Shake and Bake pork chops. They’re so good.

 

[jkcerda]

bourbon chicken is almost ready.

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[Scepticalscribe]

made chicken fried rice

That looks tasty (and pretty easy to make).

Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[jkcerda]

That looks tasty (and pretty easy to make).

Thanks for sharing it with us.

thigh meat is better than breast IMHO, loving it.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

Going to take a crack and making home-made miso ramen My experience with Japanese cooking is limited, but I really want to give this a try.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

thigh meat is better than breast IMHO, loving it.

Agreed; personally, I find breast meat too dry (unless marinated), and far prefer thigh meat for any and all cooking.

Actually, now, that you have introduced me to her videos, I have watched a few more - her recommended Asian store cupboard essentials video is brilliant.

Wonderful, and she makes it look both easy and tasty.
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Going to take a crack and making home-made miso ramen My experience with Japanese cooking is limited, but I really want to give this a try.

Let us know how it works out; how shall you prepare it and what will you use to prepare it?

 

[ThisBougieLife]

Let us know how it works out; how shall you prepare it and what will you use to prepare it?

This is the recipe I'm going to try and follow: https://www.justonecookbook.com/homemade-chashu-miso-ramen/

I don't have chashu, but I will top it with nori, bean sprouts, scallions, and corn. It's ambitious but I think it will be good.

 

[jkcerda]

Agreed; personally, I find beast meat too dry (unless marinated), and far prefer thigh meat for any and all cooking.

Actually, now, that you have introduced me to her videos, I have watched a few more - her recommended Asian store cupboard essentials video is brilliant.

Wonderful, and she makes it look both easy and tasty.
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Let us know how it works out; how shall you prepare it and what will you use to prepare it?

fried rice was GOOD, the bourbon chicken was not, time to look for another recipe, I am comparing it to the bourbon chicken I tend to buy at the mall and that one is tasty.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

fried rice was GOOD, the bourbon chicken was not, time to look for another recipe, I am comparing it to the bourbon chicken I tend to buy at the mall and that one is tasty.

I glanced through your Bourbon chicken recipe, and must say that it didn't appeal to me; however, as you posted just now wth similar conclusions, I feel I can comment, but wouldn't have posted otherwise.

The rice recipe looked delicious, and her noodle recipes (and pantry suggestions and Asian store cupboard essentials) also look brilliant.

 

[jkcerda]

I glanced through your Bourbon chicken recipe, and must say that it didn't appeal to me; however, as you posted just now wth similar conclusions, I feel I can comment, but wouldn't have posted otherwise.

The rice recipe looked delicious, and her noodle recipes (and pantry suggestions and Asian store cupboard essentials) also look brilliant.

I only used one cup of rice and kept the ingredients the same, she used 2 cups.

I need another bourbon chicken recipe.

hope I find that recipe on her site

Easy & Fun Asian Home Cooking!

Easy & Fun Asian Home Cooking

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going to try this next

Bourbon Chicken Recipe - Coop Can Cook

The BEST Bourbon Chicken recipe you'll ever try! Get that food court bistro taste right in the comfort of your own kitchen!

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[Scepticalscribe]

I only used one cup of rice and kept the ingredients the same, she used 2 cups.

I need another bourbon chicken recipe.

hope I find that recipe on her site

Easy & Fun Asian Home Cooking!

Easy & Fun Asian Home Cooking

seonkyounglongest.com

going to try this next

Bourbon Chicken Recipe - Coop Can Cook

The BEST Bourbon Chicken recipe you'll ever try! Get that food court bistro taste right in the comfort of your own kitchen!

coopcancook.com

Well, thanks to your earlier post (above, with the link to her chicken rice recipe), I have signed up for her newsletter.

I must say that the internet is absolutely brilliant for recipes - and for also trying out different versions of the same dish, and I have thought this for the past year, ever since my mum died and I have had more time on my hands, as it happened, well before the current transformation in how we live our lives occurred as a result of this global pandemic.

 

[Mellofello808]

Carbonara

Could have used one more egg yolk.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Carbonara

Could have used one more egg yolk.

Carbonara is one of those dishes where you have to be exceedingly generous with quantities, - in fact, positively prodigal with quantities - black pepper, parmesan, egg yolks, cream (should you use it), pancetta, - you will always need more of a given ingredient than you think you will need.

 

[D.T.]

How about lunch Made from scratch lobster (and shrimp ... and crab ... ) bisque from a neighbor with an appropriate bowl

In case you didn't read it in the "... on your mind" thread: this neighbor (here in Florida) sent a good friend in Maine some fresh flounder, caught, packaged, delivered morning-next-day via a special FedEx cooler package. The guy in Maine, send back, via the same method, fresh live lobster).

The result (wow, bottom of the container was loaded with goodies):

 

[Scepticalscribe]

How about lunch Made from scratch lobster (and shrimp ... and crab ... ) bisque from a neighbor with an appropriate bowl

In case you didn't read it in the "... on your mind" thread: this neighbor (here in Florida) sent a good friend in Maine some fresh flounder, caught, packaged, delivered morning-next-day via a special FedEx cooler package. The guy in Maine, send back, via the same method, fresh live lobster).

The result (wow, bottom of the container was loaded with goodies):

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What can one say (or write) the than "yum"?

That looks absolutely mouth-watering.

 

[D.T.]

What can one say (or write) the than "yum"?

That looks absolutely mouth-watering.

It's really delicious, but as you might expect - it's very rich - so you have to [try to] show some restraint He's really the master of all things soup-like, chowder, (aka, chowda ), bisques, gumbos ...

 

[Mellofello808]

Carbonara is one of those dishes where you have to be exceedingly generous with quantities, black pepper, parmesan, egg yolks, cream (should you use it), pancetta, - you will always need more of a given ingredient than you think you will need.

Yeah it is hard to believe the amount of microplaned Parmigiano-Reggiano I had to shave for just this half portion.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

It's really delicious, but as you might expect - it's very rich - so you have to [try to] show some restraint He's really the master of all things soup-like, chowder, (aka, chowda ), bisques, gumbos ...

A fish soup needs to be rich and tasty. Or, rather, I tend to like it very rich.....You can cut it with plain brown bread, or a salad, but I am quite capable of greedily devouring several plates of such a thing at one sitting, and forgoing anything else.

I pride myself on my fish soups, (because I love them) and prepare a pretty good chowder style soup, very good Scandinavian style fish soups, seriously good Asian style spicy fish soups, - and over the past year, very good fish goulash soups.

In any case, a recipe for that delicious looking chowder/fish soup soup would be most gratefully received.

Gumbos.......whimper.

A gumbo in New Orleans is on my bucket list......

 

[jkcerda]

Bourbon Chicken Recipe - Coop Can Cook

The BEST Bourbon Chicken recipe you'll ever try! Get that food court bistro taste right in the comfort of your own kitchen!

coopcancook.com

trying out this one

 

[RootBeerMan]

Not dinnertime, yet, but I had some really good (new to me) bacon this morning. It was from Kiolbassa. It's a dry rubbed, smoked bacon and it was really good! Very lean, not enough shrinkage to matter and very tasty! Well worth the price! https://kiolbassa.com/product/thick-sliced-bacon/
Also fried up some eggs, baked some biscuits and made some gravy with the bacon grease (had to add some extra from my bacon grease jar). All in all a hearty and tasty breakfast!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Yeah it is hard to believe the amount of microplaned Parmigiano-Reggiano I had to shave for just this half portion.

You cannot have too much Parmigiano-Reggiano - or, too much black pepper - when preparing pasta carbonara. Nor too much pancetta.

Nor can you overdo the richness of the sauce (which also means being generous with good quality egg yolk, and - when preparing carbonara - I also use around a tablespoon or two of double cream, and half a cup of the liquid that the pasta was cooked in)

I learned that the hard way (i.e. by experience.....)

 

[D.T.]

Bourbon Chicken Recipe - Coop Can Cook

The BEST Bourbon Chicken recipe you'll ever try! Get that food court bistro taste right in the comfort of your own kitchen!

coopcancook.com

trying out this one

Like a Cajun style bourbon chicken?




... or chicken soup and just getting drunk.