contest BEGIN! Oktoberfused Throwdown

[grantmichaels]

that does not compute.

also ... this is intense, man.

 

[geeme]

GM - if you check out past TD threads, you'll see prep pics are there AND appreciated. But like anything else, there really is such a thing as "too much of a good thing". Gotta use a certain amount of discretion, or you will bore the troops.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Damn, GM getting hazed lol.

Keep posting GM!

 

[grantmichaels]

serious drinking, serious cooking ...

get saucy ...

get together all ...

rye's done ...

DC style ...

latkes, too ...

time for spaetzle and butterbeer ...

and maybe a little foo foo ...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

You posted your "get saucy" pic twice.

I guess you are sauced.

 

[Scovie]

Here's to Grant...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GuqB1BQVr4

hah haha ha. boss the next one is for YOU.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX372ZwXOEM

 

[The Hot Pepper]

o snap

 

[Scovie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I0WfnhVs2s

o snap

 

[grantmichaels]

I recognize some seasoning too home slice

freshly baked rye w/ scratch butter while working ...

butterbeer starter ...

separated yolks ...

i had to add audio to cover up my cheesy laugh when it worked ...

yolks and brown suger whipped ...

simmer all together now and add butter ...

butterbeer is guten ...

made some spaetzle ...

w/ pan-fried breadcrumbs in butter ...

foo tine ...

 

[texas blues]

Edited: Rated M for Mature.

 

[Scovie]

I gots the dbl vision on Spaetzle.

peeeerrrrrr fect.

 

[grantmichaels]

the spaetzle was pretty good w/ the crispies ...

but it warranted some parsley/purple onion foam action ...

what a f*****g mess ...

bump it one time so I can end this evening w/ my final entry ... recliners are calling me ...

 

[Scovie]

strictly...
ONLY TWO PICTURES...

for your final entry...

 

[Chile Juju]

Well......

I just forgot what I was going to say.
TB's ambien and GM's countertop got me all verklempt!

But I think I'm very impressed/happy!!!!!!!!

 

[grantmichaels]

Butterbeer and German-Polish Jewish Fusion Sweet & Sour Frikadeller, Spaetzle, and Latkes/Kartoffelpuffer

peppermint pattie aperitif

rumple mintze & bailey's irish cream in equal parts in the biggest shooter you've got.

homemade butter

1 quart heavy whipping cream

beat on high in kitchenaid for 3-4 minutes, pour off buttermilk, beat on medium for 3-4 minutes, rinse w/ cold drinking water and press, churn on low for 3-4 minutes.

fresh rye bread & butter app

3-1/2 cups KA flour
1-1/2 cups Organic rye flour
2 tsp sugar
1-1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp homemade butter
2 tsp active dry yeast
caraway seed

ingredients were combined in Zojirushi home bakery. there's nothing else to say.

butterbeer

a shipyard pumpkinhead beer
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 egg yolk
1/3 cup brown sugar
2-3 tbsp homemade butter

bring beer and pumpkin spice to boil, whisk in egg yolk and brown sugar previous whisked while beer was boiling. lower heat and simmer 3-5 minutes, then add in butter and remove from heat. whisk and pour.

latkes/kartoffelpuffer

1 lg vidalia
1 egg
6 med potatoes
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
matzo meal to bind

cube onion and peeled potatoes and process the shit out of them in the cuisinart, then press the water out of them through a strainer and mix in an egg and S&P and enough matzo meal to create a light oatmeal consistency. bring vegetable oil to 6 or 7 on the range, and fry globs of latkes until dark brown. remove to papertowels, and salt immediately.

parsley foam

1.5 cups fresh parsley (chopped)
1 cup purple onion (chopped)
4 tbsp fiji water
2.5 tbsp soy lecithin powder

chop 2 cups of fresh parsley and 1 cup of purple onion in mini-chopper, then add water, soy lecithin powder, and immersion blend for 5+ minutes.

spaetzle

3.5 cup KA flour
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
1/2 cup fiji

homemade butter
1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs

make spaetzle dough by mixing top four ingredients in stand mixer. let rise for 10 minutes while bringing salted water to a boil. spatula dough into Kartoffel- und Spatzlepresse and press into water. They float when ready, about ~3 minutes. Drain. Separately brown breadcrumbs in butter in a small pan, then top spaetzle.

sweet & sour butch t frikadeller

1 lb ground turkey
1 lb ground 93/7 beef
1 egg
1 chopped butch t ts
S&P
matzo meal to bind

gently combine ingredients and ball, then brown in butter and drain on paper towels.

sauce

1 jar chili sauce
1 bottle of hefe
1/2 cup grape jelly
worcestershire

stir ingredients over high heat in frikadeller pan, then add back frikadeller and simmer for an hour, reducing sauce.

 

[HH81Betterhalf]

Where's G????

 

[grantmichaels]

I guess I have to edit in the process too, huh? ... FML.

 

[HH81Betterhalf]

Title, ingredients, process, two final pics......

Hope I didn't just step on G's toes..... just trying to help a virgin TD'er.

 

[LunchBox]

I'm derfuktanskruuden.

Hope I can eek something out...

 

[geeme]

Title, ingredients, process, two final pics......

Hope I didn't just step on G's toes..... just trying to help a virgin TD'er.

Thanks HHBH - I'm visiting with my daughter, plus it was after I went to bed - long drive today! Besides, I'm not a power queen!