Bear’s Kitchen: a T&T foodie thread

xtsho

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Only outback left here is in Niagara Falls.
That's not surprising. I've eaten there one time and never went back. I thought the food was terrible. We did get a Blooming Onion that we couldn't eat because it was like a grease soaked sponge. I showed the waitress while squeezing the grease out and she didn't charge us for it at least. The steak was an embarrassment as well. The place was busy with customers that seemed to be enjoying their food so I guess I'm just a food snob. I don't eat out often and I hate chain restaurants like Outback, Applebees, Olive Garden, etc...
 

xtsho

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Took it easy last night and just roasted up some chicken legs with a few veggies. Nothing fancy just a one pan dish tossed in the oven. Just seasoned with some herbs and olive oil. Wish I had done twice the amount of carrots though.

 

xtsho

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Did anyone make brownies today? It's national brownie day.



Well if you didn't these people did. If you ask nice they might give you a piece. :mrgreen:

World’s largest pot brownie weighs in at 850 pounds for National Brownie Day

 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
Today is sort of midway between Thanksgiving and the Christmas holiday. So today, the campaign is a rib roast. Found a 3-pounder, choice, eleven per. Instrumented for a slow roast. Nice marbling.

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After a roasting and a quick hot sear.

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I julienned (@Metasynth, acceptable?) three mushies. I love them, but they tend to give me headaches. So this is extreme kitchen athletics. Note knife, Takagi (Tosa) blue steel “honyaki” santoku in blue 2. Awesome sharp.

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Gravy is also from scratch. As are the mashies; a recipe from Annie I almost did not modify. She adds some roasted garlic. But for me, I adore instant mashies, and yet I waited to make’m fresh from a Russet. Gravy uses chicken stock engoodened with a roux.
Roast cut

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and plated.

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Merry pre-Christmas RIU!
 
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xtsho

Well-Known Member
Today is sort of midway between Thanksgiving and the Christmas holiday. So today, the campaign is a rib roast. Found a 3-pounder, choice, eleven per. Instrumented for a slow roast. Nice marbling.

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After a roasting and a quick hot sear.

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I julienned (@Metasynth, acceptable?) three mushies. I love them, but they tend to give me headaches. So this is extreme kitchen athletics. Note knife, Takagi (Tosa) blue steel “honyaki” santoku in blue 2. Awesome sharp.

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Gravy is also from scratch. As are the mashies; a recipe from Annie I almost did not modify. She adds some roasted garlic. But for me, I adore instant mashies, and yet I waited to make’m fresh from a Russet. Gravy uses chicken stock engoodened with a roux.
Roast cut

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and plated.

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Merry pre-Christmas RIU!
Damn. That's my kind of meal. Maybe a side of broccoli or something to push all that meat through.
 

xtsho

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I pulled the last piece of corned beef I made out of the freezer and decided to make pastrami. Ground up some spices for the rub. The coriander seed was from my garden. I followed Meatheads pastrami process.

Into the smoker



6 hours later smoking at 225°F and 2 pans of cherry wood chips.



After smoking I steamed it until the internal temp reach 205°F. It was then ready to slice up.

I was going to just have it plain with mustard but the lady wanted reubens. I told her it's not a reuben if it's made with pastrami. She didn't care so I ended up doing the sauerkraut, swiss cheese, and made some Russian dressing. Assembled and then grilled in a cast iron pan. The bread was a sourdough rye that I made. https://rollitup.org/t/the-daily-bread.1065982/post-16688965

Just a couple pepperoncinis on the side. I'm not bragging, they were tasty.

 

raratt

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Some people claim a reuben is made with corned beef. If it's made from pastrami it's called a Rachel by some. I just took a look at Katz's Deli menu and they give you an option of corned beef, brisket, pastrami, or turkey when you order a reuben.

I'm so confused.:???:
I always thought a Reuben was pastrami, but there aren't a lot of deli's around here. I don't know what the Reuben rules are.
 
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