11/12/2017 – This is our first fermented jalapenos. Cut green jalapenos into 3/8″ slices leaving seeds, a carrot into 3/8″ chunks and yellow onion into 1/2″ squares enough to fill a quart canning jar packed up to the shoulder. Mixed … Continue reading
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8/8/2017 – Fermented the first batch of Hatch Peppers. Mary bought the HOT peppers at HEB. I sliced then into 1/4″ rings and filled a 1 Qt. wide mouth jar to the shoulder. Poured in a brine of 2T pickling salt … Continue reading
From a post comments at FermentationRecipes.com Just another option for something to add to keep the crispiness of the pickles, a couple of bay leaves. Basically, any leaf that is safe to eat will add tannins to the brine to … Continue reading
Fried Cornbread 1 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal 2/3 cups buttermilk or can use regular milk, too 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup oil (I use canola oil) for cooking Mix meal, milk, egg, and salt together. Drop by spoonful … Continue reading
From FermentationRecipes.com How much salt should I use for a brine? When mixing a brine within which you will submerge your fermentables, it is common to mix to a salinity level between 1.5% and 5% with the sweet spot being … Continue reading
Recipe below was inspired by http://www.fermentationrecipes.com/fermented-giardiniera-recipe/2146 1/2 head Cauliflower cut/broken into smaller florets 2 medium Carrots 1/2 white Onion 1/2 Jalapeño 1 Bell Peppers, colors of your choosing 8 cloves garlic 1 Tablespoon sea salt 1 Quart water In his post … Continue reading
8/5/2017, 4PM – Our first fermented Giardiniera. We loosely followed the recipe on page 155 titled Edgy Veggies in our copy of Fermented Vegetables by the Shockeys. It turned out great. Afterwards, computed salt level in the brine to be 3.4%. … Continue reading
8/5/2017 – This was a simple smoke for lunches and dinners. Used 6 large chicken drum sticks and a package of CSRs. Mary had salted and peppered the drums 2 hours before then I added store bought cajun seasoning to … Continue reading
Extracts from http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/266473/why-doesnt-my-pulled-pork-taste-like-the-pros-restaurants#post_1737397 Chef JJ – There are any number of things the Q Joints are doing before and after the meat is pulled. Brines and Injections before smoking and/or Adding a good dusting of Rub, a thin Vinegar based finishing sauce, … Continue reading
7/30/2017 – Smoked an approximately 7 lb pork butt in heavy smoke as the Amazen tray burned up in 4 hours. I had lit both ends and left it to flame too long so it had a lot of pellets burning. … Continue reading