Slow weekend coming up for me. Friday, I'm going to a pot luck and bringing homemade hummus as an appetizer. Sunday my MNF group is watching the game at another member's house and he's in charge of food. Saturday is the only night I'm cooking. I'm going to do a deconstructed Beef Wellington. Sous vide and sear the filets. Make mushroom duxelles with liver added to it plus a mushroom gravy. And I'll cut some squares out of puff pastry, bake them, and sit everything on top. Making a Turkish mashed potato recipe from Milk Street, with yogurt, garlic and cheddar cheese, plus paprika and cayenne. But I'm going to use cauliflower instead of potato.
What are you all up to this weekend?
Tonight? Catfish & fries. Nice and simple
Tomorrow is sausage and broccoli rabe sandwiches. Cook the sausage, add butter to the drippings and sauté onions and sliced garlic. Once they're softened add the rabe which I'll chop and blanch. Add the sausage for another minute or so and put in Whole wheat hero rolls.
Sunday dinner is pork shoulder with potato salad and slaw. I brined a near 15 lb shoulder for a day and seasoned with Fire & Smoke Society Pork Perfect rub. I take I out the fridge tomorrow morning to get room temperature. I put it on the smoker between 7:30 and 8 tomorrow night. Low and slow at 250 for 14 to 15 hours using pecan chunks. Pecan is my go to. For the potato salad I use yellow and red (skin on), mayo sautéd onions and peppers and sweet relish. The slaw is store bought. The dressing is mayo, celery seed, celery salt, brown sugar (or honey) and cider vinegar
We're going out tonight, have decided where yet. Tomorrow will be our long awaited roast duck with Mrs. in CT's cranberry/orange compote. will prob have wild rice and some roasted veggies as sides. Chateauneuf du Pape will be the wine.
Sunday TBD be back on that
Saturday, We have friends and some family coming over after my 12 year old nephews hockey game. He has been killing it this year with 4 straight games with a hat trick as a defenseman. I am doing smoked spare ribs on the GE with smoked Q beans with pepper bacon. And I have some pulled pork leftover from the freezer so going to make fried Armadillo eggs with large pickled jalapenos, pimento cheese, and using instant hushpuppy mix for the batter.
The guests are bringing slaw, potato salad, and some other sides.
Sunday, I am not planning much going to chill. If we have leftovers great! If not I have some Hebrew nationals in the fridge maybe them with some leftover coney sauce I have.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Tonight? Catfish & fries. Nice and simple
Tomorrow is sausage and broccoli rabe sandwiches. Cook the sausage, add butter to the drippings and sauté onions and sliced garlic. Once they're softened add the rabe which I'll chop and blanch. Add the sausage for another minute or so and put in Whole wheat hero rolls.
Sunday dinner is pork shoulder with potato salad and slaw. I brined a near 15 lb shoulder for a day and seasoned with Fire & Smoke Society Pork Perfect rub. I take I out the fridge tomorrow morning to get room temperature. I put it on the smoker between 7:30 and 8 tomorrow night. Low and slow at 250 for 14 to 15 hours using pecan chunks. Pecan is my go to. For the potato salad I use yellow and red (skin on), mayo sautéd onions and peppers and sweet relish. The slaw is store bought. The dressing is mayo, celery seed, celery salt, brown sugar (or honey) and cider vinegar
I first had catfish when I was making some trips to Nashville. I don't think many Northerners ever try them.
Wow, 15 pounds is a big butt. I usually do about a 8-9 pound bone-in when I'm having company, a smallish group. When I buy the big boneless ones, I cut them up and use for smaller recipes, tasso ham, ground pork. Good luck with it, you'll probably be eating it for a couple of weeks :)
BBI is going Southern this week :) I haven't cooked black eye peas, so I can't help. If Drew stops by, he can't probably give some advice. Scott is down South, so maybe him also.
We're going out tonight, have decided where yet. Tomorrow will be our long awaited roast duck with Mrs. in CT's cranberry/orange compote. will prob have wild rice and some roasted veggies as sides. Chateauneuf du Pape will be the wine.
Sunday TBD be back on that
Can't wait to hear about the duck, Victor
No idea for this weekend. I’m kind of addicted to my Sunday sauce with meatballs, sausage and country ribs…. I really shouldn’t make that again so soon….
Saturday, We have friends and some family coming over after my 12 year old nephews hockey game. He has been killing it this year with 4 straight games with a hat trick as a defenseman. I am doing smoked spare ribs on the GE with smoked Q beans with pepper bacon. And I have some pulled pork leftover from the freezer so going to make fried Armadillo eggs with large pickled jalapenos, pimento cheese, and using instant hushpuppy mix for the batter.
The guests are bringing slaw, potato salad, and some other sides.
Sunday, I am not planning much going to chill. If we have leftovers great! If not I have some Hebrew nationals in the fridge maybe them with some leftover coney sauce I have.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Welcome back, Scott, Everything sounds great. Armadillo eggs are too much work for me :) Enjoy the food and the company
Another Southern meal. Did something happen here this past week that I'm not aware of? :)
No idea for this weekend. I’m kind of addicted to my Sunday sauce with meatballs, sausage and country ribs…. I really shouldn’t make that again so soon….
We love Mediterranean flavors. I made a batch of sundried tomatoes over a month ago that I'll finally get to use next week.
The bbq sounds terrific. Enjoy the food and the game