food The Drunken Chef

JayT said:
I know that no rules were officially broken there but something just seems so wrong. I know what it is. COUSCOUS should not be in the drunken chef. Ever. :lol:
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Well to be honest I'm mostly vegetarian and getting lazier in the kitchen all the time. I've also kind of gotten away from my slam a six pack of bud and microwave a burrito days.

But not completely: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/9178-the-drunken-chef/page__st__9340#entry617843
 
Fascinated with the struggle between inebriation and responsibly-buzzed cooking in this thread ...

TB has repeatedly responded when I've asked that the thread has evolved to encompass cooking while buzzed (shy of inebriation) because it's not always possible for people to get drunk w/ regularity ...

It's also evolved to accept wraps, apparently =)

I'm going to cook something with a battery, I think ...
 
Dorkasaurus said:
Well to be honest I'm mostly vegetarian and getting lazier in the kitchen all the time.
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See? That's one reason I'm not a vegetarian. Too quick and easy to slap a seasoned steak, fish, chicken thigh, etc., on the grill or under the broiler, and in no time flat I've got dinner. IMO, lazy is GOOD!
 
salsalady said:
vegetarian cooking takes too much work.
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For a real challenge try cooking vegan. My wife doesn't eat dairy and avoids gluten so Mac'n'Cheese isn't on the menu here. I still eat bacon wrapped bacon fried in butter and smothered in cheese whiz and stuffed in a hot dog but I've found a lot of vegetarian and vegan dishes I really like. I'm as likely to reach for a falafel sandwich or plate of samosas as I am a green chile bacon cheeseburger these days. The Indians and Asians are all over vegan and vegetarian dishes and their liberal use of spices and herbs make things interesting. In fact most cultures go beyond frying a piece of salt and peppered meat and opening a can of corn and calling it dinner. It's mostly anglo Americans that think vegetarian means tofurkey and iceberg lettuce wraps (I was one of them for 40 years). People here (in the U.S.) will often turn their noses up at a bowl of hummus but will gobble down the frito lay bean dip. It's amusing.
 
Yeah ... I've had some killer vegetarian stuff and D says she'd had versions of meatballs etc that are better than their meat-based counterparts ...

I, for one, love when I find ANYTHING that I can make passingly-awesome while using healthier stuff ...

grantmichaels said:
I'm going to cook something with a battery, I think ...
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It may or may not be the case that D is actively searching for an Easy Bake Ultimate Oven on eBay ...
 
I have to have another crack at that filet mignon roast beef sandwich, and tonight a properly shaken and rather full-on rendition of the white russian as it should be, the dude abides ...



A'lotta bit of vodka for a Sunday night!



Couple of proper thrashes and pour ...



Baller straw - do you speak it?!??! ...



I guess I'm hoarding a little bit ...



Working on a Sunday night isn't my favorite ...



MyPressi to the rescue, as is often the case ...

Pics of the food once it's in mah bell-aye! ...

Hour-long carmelized (purple this time) onions FTW!



Making progress in my drinky drink ...

Have the 5D and 17L out ...



UWA Filet ...



DC POV ...

 




Oven mignon. Suck it ...



I'm going with canned roasted red bells, D is going w/ the one's from the oven ...



The ciabatta toasted a little and then w/ melted quad from. is very nice ...

Oops ... bread's upside down ... oh well ...



Awesome ...



More Awesome ...





Flipped and smashed ...



How D rocks hers ...



Now I just need to finish my work so I can watch Argo ...

I'm sorry but I'm just not of the belief that rib-eye tops filet ... chewing with abandon is a beautiful thing, especially when you're buzzed ...
 
Looks good but I should say that ribeye always trumps filet.

Filet just doesn't have the fat content to be as flavorful.

One final 'thang...

No thumb ring.

Didn't happen.
 
Boo... filets not being flavorful is a myth. They are an awesome cut. Marbelized? No. But soft like butter and flavorful, yes. I don't get the people that say this is not a good cut because the lack of fat. They are tender and melt in your mouth, are less fibrous than the fatty cuts, and smooth as silk, where other cuts have a courser grain. Filets are elegant. Like the sushi of steak. Add an au poivre sauce and boom, da bomb! I love a good 2" high seared filet with au poivre, and a wedge salad with bleu cheese and bacon. I also love ribeye, but they are different!
 
The Hot Pepper said:
Boo... filets not being flavorful is a myth. They are an awesome cut. Marbelized? No. But soft like butter and flavorful, yes. I don't get the people that say this is not a good cut because the lack of fat. They are tender and melt in your mouth, are less fibrous than the fatty cuts, and smooth as silk, where other cuts have a courser grain. Filets are elegant. Like the sushi of steak. Add an au poivre sauce and boom, da bomb! I love a good 2" high seared filet with au poivre, and a wedge salad with bleu cheese and bacon. I also love ribeye, but they are different!
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Its not that its NOT a good cut.

It is.

mrs. blues eats it and so does GM.

And so did Liberace.

Its not the manliest of steaks.

That goes to the ribeye.

Its got the fat, the marbling, everthang.

Filet au poive please....

Ribeye with bearnaisse smashes it!
 
I don't see how one cut is manlier, it's all from the same cow. Now your soyrizo, that's a different story.

PS. Au poivre has booze, it's the manlier sauce, YOU LOSE!
 
Starting early ...

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So ... after working 54-62 hrs/wk since early fall, we're come up a slow down in construction finishes for the past week and for at least the foreseeable week ...

That means there's time for the plant out and for a little boozing while doing so ...

Had a couple of warm up Guinness while gardening ... I find them to be nice light fare ...

And then it got heavy again ...



Novel to use the table ... lighting not so good over here, though ...



Drunken Chef hackery ... substitute canned chili from TJ's for making the beef and roll w/ "mexican" ...





Yes, that one had way too much to roll and barely made it in folded taco style ...



I have no idea when this party will end, but I'll be drinking and cooking and working on my pepper garden until it's not possible once more!
 
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