What did you cook today (November 2016)?

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morning glory said:
Is it hot?! As hot as Coleman's? Does it have a yellow lid?
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It is as hot as Coleman's yes. In fact I don't believe that I could tell the difference in a taste test. It comes in a 1/2 kg yellow bag but for everyday use, I transfer it to a Keen's tin (the Australian name for Coleman's) which is also yellow as is the lid (see below). Both bag and tin are stored in the fridge.

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Grilled chicken, grilled cabbage, candied yams.
Yes yams, not sweet potatoes.
Oh and while I won't be eating it, also left pointer fingertip. (Right on the scar from years ago. Finger got caught in a door. )
 
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Boring old hotdogs with fried onions and ketchup/balsamic vinegar (70/30) hiding within........

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Cinisajoy said:
Grilled chicken, grilled cabbage, candied yams.
Yes yams, not sweet potatoes.
Oh and while I won't be eating it, also left pointer fingertip. (Right on the scar from years ago. Finger got caught in a door. )
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Ok, explainers needed here. What are chicken fried steaks, how do you grill a cabbage and how and why would you candy a yam? I am intrigued
 
On the cooking front, the first day workout someone tinkering with the new cooker and....




....I'm out all day and home late. I cook nothing!
It would also seem that my new cooker only goes to gas mark 5 which is a bit of a bugger to be honest. I need to read the handbook but the dial numbers stop at 5...
 
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Not the most colourful of meals last night, and null points for presentation but it was good:

Shredded cabbage and leeks, sauted.
Black pudding mashed potato.
Cider, apple and cream sauce.
Slices of belly pork.

The belly pork had been a labour of love - compressed and brined (24 hrs), dried (24 hrs), cold smoked (6 hrs), chilled (24 hrs), cooked sous vide (72 hours), frozen (3 weeks), thawed (12 hrs), flash fried on a hot skillet (6 mins), eaten (very quickly indeed).
 
epicuric said:
Ok, explainers needed here. What are chicken fried steaks, how do you grill a cabbage and how and why would you candy a yam? I am intrigued
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Good morning.
1. A chicken fried steak is either a cube steak or well tenderized round steak, battered and fried. (Preferably lightly battered and fried in a bit of bacon fat.) Many people deep fry them now.
2. Grilled cabbage. You core the cabbage, I then quartered mine and then put it on a piece of aluminum foil. Add a little salt, pepper and butter. Wrap the cabbage in the foil. And place on the grill for about an hour. An electric one is shown here.
https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/george-foreman-indoor-outdoor-electric-grill.8532/
3. Candied yams are fabulous. You take some sugar, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg and simmer the slices for a while. You can hard candy or soft candy depending on how long you cook them.
 
That pork treatment is very impressive! Black Pudding mash - I'm assuming that is black pud mashed into mashed potatoes
 
Yesterday I slow cooked a roast, cooked some chicken legs, also cooked potatoes (3 varieties) and carrots. Everything but the roast was on the stove.
 
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