Using bread that is getting stake leave it out on the counter for a day or two to get hard. Ingredients 2 tablespoons Simon & Garfunkel Spice Blend & Baste or NEW: All-Purpose Italian Spice Blend Try Creole Seasoning. 1 cup freshly grated … Continue reading
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12/4/2017 – First-ever fermented tomato salsa. This was a total fail as everything was mushy. It has promise if more salt will keep at least some of the ingredients firm.
12/3/2017 – This turned out great. We will make more chorizo with this recipe and try others. Kelley and the Girls were over to decorate the Christmas tree. I bought a small fresh pork shoulder and after trimming the fat … Continue reading
This cook turned out ok and provide a few lessons. The large butt was de-fatted, cut into three chunks, dry-brined plus rubbed with creole seasoning, and then smoked a long time with the initial 3 hours with full grey smoke … Continue reading
11/23/2017 – Made to take to Becky’s for Thanksgiving 2017 and it was a big hit. Inspired by the recipe at https://www.spendwithpennies.com/cranberry-waldorf-salad/ Later, had with several small dollops of vanilla yogurt for dessert and it was great. INGREDIENTS: 3 cups chopped cranberries … Continue reading
11/18/2017 – First time to brine a fresh bird in the larger Briner bucket with Chef JJ’s Family Favorite Brine. Had good pecan smoke with temps in the 300’s. Turned out fine with, very moist even in the parts that were … Continue reading
11/12/2017 – This was our second batch and followed the recipe used in our first batch. It did not turn out as well as the first batch although everything was crunchy and not too salty. It became very cloudy and seemed … Continue reading
Chilies de Arbol – 15,000-30,000 Scoville units. Similar in flavor to cayenne but a bit brighter. Medium to fiery heat. This is the ground chile you often see sprinkled on fruit in Mexico. A favorite chef friend of mine grinds these … Continue reading
Ancho chilies are dried ripe poblano peppers. Ancho chilies, like fresh poblanos, are generally low in heat, with a distinctively sweet and raisin-like fruity flavor. Mulato chilies are dried variety of poblano pepper, picked when very ripe. Mulato chilies are moderately hot, with a … Continue reading
Authentic Homemade Mexican Chorizo https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chorizo-51123400 uses dried chiles https://www.mexicanplease.com/easy-homemade-chorizo/ Uses a combo of dried chiles and sounds authentic although he is a gringo http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/01/easy-fresh-mexican-chorizo.html This is the best one as by a Mexican lady and uses a lot of dried peppers … Continue reading