Iron Chef WAYCT - What Are You Cooking Today

[goosehd]

…and know how to balance it to make it taste good. There’s an art to that…

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd so who's who then?

[Giles]

More Cowboy on the go...

[seawolf]

@Giles Do you do the whole canning thing, or are you just keeping it in mason jars in the fridge?

[seawolf]

Grilled pork chop with romesco sauce (almonds, roasted red peppers, roasted tomatoes, and garlic), German potato salad, and Brussels sprouts.

[Giles]

@seawolf said in Iron Chef WAYCT - What Are You Cooking Today:

@Giles Do you do the whole canning thing, or are you just keeping it in mason jars in the fridge?

No I dont do the whole canning thing.

I sterilise the jars and keep them in a store cupboard, not even the fridge. If I dont think I will eat the stuff in a reasonable period, I seal the pickle/chutney/jam by pouring white candle wax onto the jars contents. But in all honesty, I have kept some stuff for years with no seal with no ill effects.

[Giles]

Paula and a group of her girl friends had started doing a sort of suppery club (though they refuse to call it that). Idea is, they pick a theme and then one or two of them cook for the rest. The next instalment is French themed and at our house. Guess who has been coerced into doing some/all of the cooking....

I've chosen to do Beef Bourguignon for the main. I have never done it before, so I am doing a test run today.

Not happy with the cut of beef I chose, will fix that easily. Also could not find pearl onions, so substituted shallots. They won't work because they break down, so need to fix that too.....

[Chap]

Boeuf Bourguignon is on our list quite regularly. Beef looks great maybe a tad smaller chunks and I roast it very dark at the beginning, are these fresh or canned mushrooms? Shallots or fresh onions are ok I never used pearl onions... some flour to get a good texture for the gravy? Tomato paste?

[Chap]

Quiche Lorraine in the making

[Giles]

Fresh mushrooms. This is the recipe I followed....

https://www.seriouseats.com/beef-bourguignon-red-wine-stew-recipe

[Chap]

@Giles said in Iron Chef WAYCT - What Are You Cooking Today:

Fresh mushrooms. This is the recipe I followed....

https://www.seriouseats.com/beef-bourguignon-red-wine-stew-recipe

I never used gelatin. I would use beef broth instead of chicken and no fish sauce or soy sauce this is

[Giles]

I was surpised, but hey, it's done now.......

[Giles]

[Chap]

Looks great!

[Giles]

I went off-piste a bit and liquidised the carrots and the onion I had cooked the beef with (could not bear to throw them away), and added to the pot before putting back in the oven with the diced carrots, shallots and lardons.....

However it turns out, it will allow me to refine/fix/alter for next time.....

[Chap]

Et voilà... La Quiche