food The Drunken Chef

[Blister]

Aiit peeps. The SoFlo Posse has been out of the loop for a bit due to some "infrastructual upgrades" to the SoFlo Skunkwerks.
Peep this:

Shiny, I know, but it doesn't mean we're not bringing the heat for the next throwdown!
FD4 is also in "infrastructual upgrade" mode, but NO WORRIES... we saved a bit of the wood counter top for "nostalgic purposes"... and a chickee bar!

Sweet setup there SOB! The smooth top ranges/ovens are about as close as you can get to a gas range without actually going gas. My preference is gas, but I'm working with the glass top at the moment. Can't really complain as it replaced the old element oven we had a few years ago. It's easy to clean and the heat control is decent too. Although I don't have stone tops, my understanding is that you don't want to put hot items on the tops because it'll cause pitting where-ever you place the pot/pan.

Other than that, I guess we'll see if "the tools make the man" in the next throwdown . Peeps here seem to know their stuff regardless of what's being used.

 

[chilehunter]

the food is looking damn tasty!

 

[JayT]

Wrong! We're getting drunk too! Correct thread!

Yeah. what he said. Drunkf.

 

[QuadShotz]

Whut he said....

Does dis make mah Bhut look phat?

 

[texas blues]

bwahahahahhaa.....Quady .....you bring teh spiceesnescxt. I'm hashesd.. I loveyou man!!!!

 

[QuadShotz]

Shhh, they'll hear u...

Say hallo 2 mah leetle frien....

I'm cookin', just not fÜd

SKoL BroDaddy-0!

 

[Omri]

Punks be damned! Last night I whooped up some Notorious Salmon Spread.

Cream cheese
garlic
capers
lemon juice and zest
sour cream
tery smoked salmon
sea salt
fresh cracked black pepper
fresh ground dried pequins

Here's teh damage...

Gettin' down in teh Queeze...

A little toasted bage schmeer.......

Even mrs. blues digs this stuff. Get the feedbag ya'll!


Stay tuned to this same bat channel!

Wow, that looks amazingly delicious.
I mean, I totally want to eat it right now!

 

[frydad4]

JT- Another little chilehead is in the making! Est. arrival: July 2010.

Congrats Buddy!!! Little chileheads are wonderful things. I have 2 little ones I am trying to train to eat hot stuff. Theyre a bit young for that though.

An ice cold busch light can shall be poured in a plastic solo cup this afternoon to be enjoyed in your honor.

 

[JayT]

Now that IS an honor. Thank you.

 

[texas blues]

The chaos and mayhem continues as I got down brown in the Blues Kitchen. I had some leftover veggy taco mix from the other night....saute'd red pots, red bell, onion, pequins, sundried toms, shitaki mushrooms, and added that to a mix of goat cheese, cheddar and jack and a little cream to loosen it up a bit. I halved some 'peno's and deseeded, then stuffed 'em and tossed them in the freezer to tighten them up. Then a little flour dredge, egg/cream wash, breadcrumbs and then into the castiron. Got the pickles goin' on too! Ya'll really have to try the deep fried pickles. Spicy dills, especially the kosher ones are outta' sight!

Here's some BDA (battle damage assessment)...

Oooops! Gratuitous nonDrunken Chef related post whored chile pic...

Here da' mix...

I really should have cut one in half to see view the oozy goozy hotness in all its glory....a little chunky blue cheese dressing with some fresh cracked black pepper and pequins is a great dip for both the pickles and the poppers!

Cotto/Pacman fight tonight so The Blues Kitchen will be rockin' again tonight!
Get your Drunken Chef on ya'll!!

 

[QuadShotz]

Beauty!!!

I hava iDeer myself....ever wake up drunk at like 3am with an idea for some crazy recipe in yer head and just cant sleep until ya write it down?

Well, I did...

 

[texas blues]

Beauty!!!

I hava iDeer myself....ever wake up drunk at like 3am with an idea for some crazy recipe in yer head and just cant sleep until ya write it down?

Well, I did...

I noes how you feel. Sometimes I wake up at midnight and start getting dressed for work thinking its 4am.

I'm all about cooking crazy too!

 

[QuadShotz]

Wing-Nuggz with El Fuego Sphincter Sauce

Here's my drunken idea....

Take my favorite chicken nuggets and make 'em WING-NUGGZ!

The Nuggets...these are the only brand I like...they just hava nice texture, and actually are white meat..not all greasy/skin/fat/grey rib meat.

Now, I create some kickazz BBQ sauz!

The Sphincter Sauce is based off of a Jerk recipe and was made by Cappy using an insane batch of his pods so it's killer. The Kraft Honey BBQ is smokey-sweet, and the JB BBQ is tangy...put 'em all together w/ chipotle powder and it's godly.

Mixed equal parts of the 3 sauces, and added the chipotle powder.
Nuggz got dusted with Arbol powder just for the hell of it.

Using a .89 1.5" natural bristle paintbrush I bought at the hardware store downstairs to apply the sauce.

Toaster-oven'd the nuggets about halfway, then took 'em out, flipped 'em and repeated the saucing for a good coating.
Gave 'em a shake of kosher salt too for fun. Let it Riiipp!


w00t! It's kickazz ya'll!!
Served up with some very hot homemade curry/chile sauce and a honey/mustard sauce for dipping.

~QS

 

[texas blues]

Excellent quick snax Quady. Coupled with your most excellent choice in hosky...you already knowed what rating you got!

 

[Pepperfreak]

Now that is some awesome work you did with those nuggets! I'll have to try that next time I warm up some nuggets. Great idea.

 

[QuadShotz]

Thx guys, it's gotta be fun coming from a drunken idea conceived on a Friday the 13th.

I'd tried making by just dipping nuggets in sauce then cooking, or just cooking then covering in sauce...but I always ended up with a burnt/soggy mess. The brush made proper application EZ-Peazy and ya get a good product.

Oh, and yeah..leftovers already got turned into a burrito:

http://www.thehotpepper.com/showpost.php?p=277603&postcount=1562

 

[texas blues]

Burrito gooooooooood........

Cracking first hosky before the Pacqiao/Cotto fight in 3......2......1.......phssssssst!

 

[frydad4]

Quad I am in awe!! You served your nuggs in the tray that comes with the banquet fried chicken meal (breaded thigh, mashed potatoes, corn).
That is actually a very guilty pleasure of mine. That meal and a bottle of the hot stuff and a bottle of the cold stuff and I'm good.
I never thought to wash and reuse the container.

TB did you just get a fryer for your birthday or something? The restaurant-quality of your fried dishes is at an eleven. Keep up the good stuff. I'm in between kitchens now, but I hope to add to the great drunken chef body of work soon.

 

[QuadShotz]

Yeah, the rare times I've ever actually bought one, I keep the trays.

They make great trays for tv/computer snax as they got sauce pockets already.

 

[texas blues]

Quad I am in awe!! You served your nuggs in the tray that comes with the banquet fried chicken meal (breaded thigh, mashed potatoes, corn).
That is actually a very guilty pleasure of mine. That meal and a bottle of the hot stuff and a bottle of the cold stuff and I'm good.
I never thought to wash and reuse the container.

TB did you just get a fryer for your birthday or something? The restaurant-quality of your fried dishes is at an eleven. Keep up the good stuff. I'm in between kitchens now, but I hope to add to the great drunken chef body of work soon.

Much obliged Fitty. I've had the dutch for several years but I go through phases of its usage as a fryer. When not being used for chili or other such stuff, it stands armed and ready on the stove top to crank out the mojo.