What's for supper - Second Course

[ArmatageShanks]

My wife nailed this malva pudding

I thought you had drained an Opel Cadett's Oil.

 

[cerebus]

Shrimp and pork pot stickers

 

[SauRoNZA]

I feel I have reached a new level of cooking prowess.

 

[cerebus]

We had a Venezuelan guest for dinner so I made a Venezuelan meal: pollos guisado, black beans, arroz blanco, arepas, and a mango peanut salad

 

[JibbersCrabst]

Dan Dan noodles. Was amazing.

 

[cerebus]

Dan Dan noodles. Was amazing.

Where'd you get all the ingredients?

 

[bwana]

I feel I have reached a new level of cooking prowess.

The pancake ran away?

 

[SauRoNZA]

The pancake ran away?

Stainless Steel without sticking.

 

[bwana]

Stainless Steel without sticking.

Ah - ok. It slid away

Do your pancakes usually stick?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Ah - ok.

Do your pancakes usually stick?

Well only cooked on non-stick until now.

It’s considered some right of passage to finally get stainless right when you don’t stick things like pancakes and eggs.

 

[cerebus]

Well only cooked on non-stick until now.

It’s considered some right of passage to finally get stainless right when you don’t stick things like pancakes and eggs.

So eh.... What's the secret

 

[SauRoNZA]

So eh.... What's the secret

So far it’s using much lower heat than I would usually and then of course always some oil in pan to start with.

My induction top seems to work best at 30/100.

The eggs I’m yet to make the effort with.

 

[cerebus]

So far it’s using much lower heat than I would usually and then of course always some oil in pan to start with.

My induction top seems to work best at 30/100.

The eggs I’m yet to make the effort with.

I've been thinking to experiment with ghee. My local Turkish place sells it for pretty cheap and it should reduce the smoking issue with butter.

 

[JibbersCrabst]

Where'd you get all the ingredients?

Went to China Town in Cyrildene. Hardest thing to get was the pickled mustard collard greens.

 

[cerebus]

Went to China Town in Cyrildene. Hardest thing to get was the pickled mustard collard greens.

Did you make your own chili oil? I wonder if I could just use Lao Gan Ma. Also did you use tahini or Chinese sesame paste? I've heard conflicting stories about whether it's interchangeable

 

[JibbersCrabst]

I used Lee Kum Kee chilli oil and added chilli flakes. I want to get around to making my own oil this week.

The tahini is interchangeable, the Chinese version is just roasted sesame compared to the non roasted paste.

I substituted the tahini for peanut butter for the kids version, they loved it.

 

[cerebus]

I used Lee Kum Kee chilli oil and added chilli flakes. I want to get around to making my own oil this week.

The tahini is interchangeable, the Chinese version is just roasted sesame compared to the non roasted paste.

I substituted the tahini for peanut butter for the kids version, they loved it.

Nice! Looks like something to try if I can just find those collard greens

 

[SauRoNZA]

I've been thinking to experiment with ghee. My local Turkish place sells it for pretty cheap and it should reduce the smoking issue with butter.

I’ve completely gotten off this obsession with using olive oil in pan.

Closest I’ll get is a blend.

Seems to solve half the issues.

But I’ve always found if you half and half butter with oil then it works well. Or add the butter once the other food is in and not on the raw pan before.

 

[cerebus]

I’ve completely gotten off this obsession with using olive oil in pan.

Closest I’ll get is a blend.

Seems to solve half the issues.

But I’ve always found if you half and half butter with oil then it works well. Or add the butter once the other food is in and not on the raw pan before.

I would never use anything except butter with pancakes though.



Meatloaf, mashed potatoes with roasted eggplant, caramelized onions, and roast tomato salad

 

[SauRoNZA]

I would never use anything except butter with pancakes though.

I put butter in the batter already, rarely use it for the actual cooking.