Experimenting in the kitchen

[nubbinator]

Does anyone in here ever experiment in the kitchen, trying to come up with recipes?  What are some of your favorites that you've done?  What are some of your inspirations for them?

I'm about to try and make a pear carrot soup with ginger, lime, and possibly sage as well as beets with a raspberry mint sauce and blackberry sage fennel and endive.

[SpAmRaY]

Just yesterday I was scratching my head over what to do with half a cabbage, so with some leftover shredded carrots and celery and some fresh (frozen) pork bacon and a few spices I made a dish that I thoroughly enjoyed.

[CPTBadAss]

Typically I try and figure out how to remake something I had when I was in a restaurant. The last time I tried to make homemade pasta was a disaster but learning how to make curried lentils was nice. Also discovering that instead of messing around with soaking and stovetops, I could just cook black beans in a slow cooker was cool.

Also? Seriouseats.com Seriouseats.com Seriouseats.com. I think read that as much as I do Geekhack and Metalsucks.

[StylinGreymon]

I'm about to try and make a pear carrot soup with ginger, lime, and possibly sage as well as beets with a raspberry mint sauce and blackberry sage fennel and endive.

Damn, that is some high-level stuff...

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Just yesterday I was scratching my head over what to do with half a cabbage, so with some leftover shredded carrots and celery and some fresh (frozen) pork bacon and a few spices I made a dish that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Reminds me of the chow I make when I'm bulking and counting them macros. )

Typically I try and figure out how to remake something I had when I was in a restaurant. The last time I tried to make homemade pasta was a disaster but learning how to make curried lentils was nice. Also discovering that instead of messing around with soaking and stovetops, I could just cook black beans in a slow cooker was cool.

Also? Seriouseats.com Seriouseats.com Seriouseats.com. I think read that as much as I do Geekhack and Metalsucks.

Damn, nice site.  Thanks for the link, CPT.  Bookmarked.

[tp4tissue]

I always see something cool online that I'd like to eat..

Then I look up the recipe.. see how complicated and long it is..

Then I google a restaurant that'd probably have it, and go there instead.

[Booper]

Typically I try and figure out how to remake something I had when I was in a restaurant. The last time I tried to make homemade pasta was a disaster but learning how to make curried lentils was nice. Also discovering that instead of messing around with soaking and stovetops, I could just cook black beans in a slow cooker was cool.

Also? Seriouseats.com Seriouseats.com Seriouseats.com. I think read that as much as I do Geekhack and Metalsucks.

Ooohhh!! Thanks for this site!

[The Mad Professor]

I experimented with a baseline chile con queso recipe and came up with something fantastic.

Original Recipe called for RoTel, ground beef, and Velveeta.

My Queso Recipe:

Ingredients:
2 lb of Jimmy Dean Spicy Breakfast Sausage
2 cans of RoTel Diced Tomatoes and Habaneros
2 cans of Hunt's diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes
2 blocks Velveeta
12 jalapeņos
10 habaneros
10 scotch bonnet peppers
a little chopped garlic
a little chopped onion

Instructions:
A) open the RoTel and Hunt's and empty contents into a strainer. Allow to strain out excess juices
B) slowly brown the breakfast sausage with a little bit of olive oil, some finely chopped garlic, and some finely chopped onion.
C) chop the peppers finely, preferably with an electric chopper. Chopping it finely is key, as it allows the peppers to evenly distribute in the queso. You can deseed the peppers if you're a ****, but you should NEVER be a ****.
D) cube the Velveeta cheese

Preparation:
Make a layer of Velveeta cubes at the bottom of a crock pot.
Place about half the meat, tomatoes and peppers on top.
Add another layer of Velveeta cubes.
Place remaining meat, tomatoes, and peppers on top.
Place any remaining Velveeta on top.
Heat in crock pot on "Low" while stirring occasionally until everything is melted together.

Enjoy as your chest hair grows chest hair and you enjoy the benefits of being a real man.


Note: The amount of peppers is arbitrary, so feel free to change how many of each or even what type you put in. One day I'm gonna make this **** with a ghost pepper.

[Puddsy]

that's a lot of chili

[The Mad Professor]

It's not chili. It's queso dip, like you find in the grocery store near the tortilla chips.

[Puddsy]

It's not chili. It's queso dip, like you find in the grocery store near the tortilla chips.

It sounds delicious whatever it is

[kitsun8]

Has anyone ever made soup with baked beans? I had to improvise one time and it turned out delicious

[tp4tissue]

Has anyone ever made soup with baked beans? I had to improvise one time and it turned out delicious

LOLOL

how bad can it possibly be..  it's just watery baked beans.

[hwood34]

Has anyone ever made soup with baked beans? I had to improvise one time and it turned out delicious

bruh, bean and bacon soup is my ish

[The Mad Professor]

Speaking of baked beans... Here's a quick recipe for some.

Ingredients:
1 can of Ranch Style Beans (the big 6-7 pound can)
1 can of Porn n Beans (the big 6-7 pound can)
1 bottle of plain barbecue sauce (28 oz)
3/4 to 1 cup of brown sugar
1 pound of bacon
yellow mustard
Maple Bourbon (or some maple syrup and bourbon)

Directions:

1) Open, drain, and rinse the beans. You are not bothering with the juices that they come with. Put rinsed beans into a pan large enough to hold them (note, you may need two).
2) Empty the barbecue sauce into a pan and set the stove to warm.
3) Add the brown sugar, a few ounces of the maple bourbon, and a couple of squirts of yellow mustard.
4) Warm it up, stirring occasionally, so the brown sugar melts and mixes with the sauce.
5) Cook the bacon in the microwave to the point of being chewy, but not done. Now chop the bacon into bite sized pieces.
6) Add the sauce and bacon to the beans and stir thoroughly.
7) Put into the oven and bake at 350 degrees until the smell of the beans and barbecue starts getting strong. That's when they are done.

NOTE: This will make A LOT of barbecue baked beans, so adjust the recipe accordingly.

Also, if you want a little bite to your beans, add some chopped jalapeņos to the barbecue sauce.

[tp4tissue]

Speaking of baked beans... Here's a quick recipe for some.

Ingredients:
1 can of Ranch Style Beans (the big 6-7 pound can)
1 can of Porn n Beans (the big 6-7 pound can)
1 bottle of plain barbecue sauce (28 oz)
3/4 to 1 cup of brown sugar
1 pound of bacon
yellow mustard
Maple Bourbon (or some maple syrup and bourbon)

Directions:

1) Open, drain, and rinse the beans. You are not bothering with the juices that they come with. Put rinsed beans into a pan large enough to hold them (note, you may need two).
2) Empty the barbecue sauce into a pan and set the stove to warm.
3) Add the brown sugar, a few ounces of the maple bourbon, and a couple of squirts of yellow mustard.
4) Warm it up, stirring occasionally, so the brown sugar melts and mixes with the sauce.
5) Cook the bacon in the microwave to the point of being chewy, but not done. Now chop the bacon into bite sized pieces.
6) Add the sauce and bacon to the beans and stir thoroughly.
7) Put into the oven and bake at 350 degrees until the smell of the beans and barbecue starts getting strong. That's when they are done.

NOTE: This will make A LOT of barbecue baked beans, so adjust the recipe accordingly.

Also, if you want a little bite to your beans, add some chopped jalapeņos to the barbecue sauce.

Dis gonna give people diabetus..

[Zeal]

Asians around here (or maybe just the people I know) are pretty lazy when it comes to being in the kitchen. We just throw left over rice in the frying pan, and throw any veg/meat we can find and call it a day.  )

Also -- Measuring cups/spoons? What's that?

[byker]

Asians around here (or maybe just the people I know) are pretty lazy when it comes to being in the kitchen. We just throw left over rice in the frying pan, and throw any veg/meat we can find and call it a day.  )

Also -- Measuring cups/spoons? What's that?

That is my student recipe. Cook some veggies, throw in some rice, add soy sauce, siracha, and some chili sauce, plus whatever else you feel like tasting. So good! And reasonably healthy and cheap.

[trizkut]

Asians around here (or maybe just the people I know) are pretty lazy when it comes to being in the kitchen. We just throw left over rice in the frying pan, and throw any veg/meat we can find and call it a day.  )

Also -- Measuring cups/spoons? What's that?

I'm Asian and I am definitely lazy when it comes to cooking, though my extreme pickiness has something to do with it as well.  If I had a choice, I'd probably just make congee/jook every day and have that for every meal. 


Old-school asians definitely don't use measurements when cooking.  My mom has been trying to learn her mother's recipes for years but has trouble since she never uses exact measurements 

[SpAmRaY]

1 can of Porn n Beans (the big 6-7 pound can)

huehuehue

[The Mad Professor]

Dis gonna give people diabetus..

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Only if you eat the entire damned batch in one sitting, and if you do that, I bet you'll die of explosive flatulence before diabetes gets you.

huehuehue

[tp4tissue]

Asians around here (or maybe just the people I know) are pretty lazy when it comes to being in the kitchen. We just throw left over rice in the frying pan, and throw any veg/meat we can find and call it a day.  )

Also -- Measuring cups/spoons? What's that?

That is my student recipe. Cook some veggies, throw in some rice, add soy sauce, siracha, and some chili sauce, plus whatever else you feel like tasting. So good! And reasonably healthy and cheap.

My  recipe when I was @ school was   leftover rice + Butter + egg + microwave + soysauce..

I actually ate so much of this that I gained about 7lbs that semester..