LEGEND Food Porn

[Selassie I]

Me either.
Next time Im out there (Catalina) I will try it.
I was surprised you can fish them in Ca waters. But, there is a 2 a day limit and no size limit, which surprised me as well.
At least those were the rules last time we talked about it.

Yeah... try it and let us know.

 

[RamFan503]

I used to catch sand shark in Los Oso's, CA. You had to cut them and hang them, then soak the filets in a light lemon water solution. After that, they tasted pretty good. Pretty close to sword fish but milder. It made really good fried fish and ceviche. It was decent grilled or broiled but lacked any real oiliness.

If you didn't hang and soak, they tasted like ammonia (urine).

 

[RamFan503]

OK.... I'm doing a little bit of experimenting.

1 - First brisket on this smoker
2 - A mustard/horseradish binder.
3 - 19 fucking degrees at my smoker!
4 - I severely trimmed this Prime brisket because the only reason I did this was to have the fat trimmings to make venison sausage and pepperoni sticks.
5 - It's freaking brisket!

 

[CGI_Ram]

OK.... I'm doing a little bit of experimenting.

1 - First brisket on this smoker
2 - A mustard/horseradish binder.
3 - 19 fucking degrees at my smoker!
4 - I severely trimmed this Prime brisket because the only reason I did this was to have the fat trimmings to make venison sausage and pepperoni sticks.
5 - It's freaking brisket!View attachment 57886

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Nice! Done already?

 

[RamFan503]

Nice! Done already?

It took 14 hours to get to temp. It turned out pretty good though. I generally like to chop it and sauce it for sandwiches. The picture is pre-sauce.

 

[Memento]

You got me drooling, Stu. That brisket looks fantastic.

 

[Allen2McVay]

It took 14 hours to get to temp. It turned out pretty good though. I generally like to chop it and sauce it for sandwiches. The picture is pre-sauce.
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I would jump naked in the middle of that.

Probably why I have never been invited to dinner.

 

[dieterbrock]

 

[RamFan503]

Making some venison summer sausage and pepperoni sticks. Some of the sausage has home grown habaneros in it and all of the pepperoni sticks do.

Pretty tasty stuff.

 

[Dodgersrf]

Making some venison summer sausage and pepperoni sticks. Some of the sausage has home grown habaneros in it and all of the pepperoni sticks do.

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That's going to be a nice addition to the Rub.
Thanks.

 

[RamFan503]

OK. So there was some talk of Hamachi cheeks here. Then here I am at my favorite fish market and I see some really nice looking cheeks. She moved out of the way and there I saw the Hamachi.

Anyway, we eat pretty well, but this was one of the best things I've eaten in some time and probably the best cheeks I've ever eaten.

I made a marinade of 1 cup Katsu sauce, 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup mirren, 1 1/2 Tablespoon agave nectar, 1 Tablespoon lime juice, 2 teaspoons yuzu, 3 medium diced habaneros.

I marinated them and some large head-on shrimp for about an hour and then baked on the top rack at 450 flipping the shrimp once. Then I moved the pan so just the cheeks were under the broiler and charred the tops of the cheeks.

OMFG! So good. Truly food porn!

 

[CGI_Ram]

I have never made them before, but just pickled some eggs.

 

[Loyal]

I have never made them before, but just pickled some eggs.



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Pickled Gold, these days.

 

[Selassie I]

I made a serious comfort food to grub on during the NFC Championship game yesterday. Italian spicy sausage, potatoes, and onion recipe. You can't just eat one bite of this so I made 2 full dishes like the one below.

I was ready to comfort myself just in case the eagles decided to shit the bed... but the game was just as comforting to watch as devouring plates of this.

 

[RAMSinLA]

 

[yrba1]

Made celebratory Philly cheesesteak

 

[RamFan503]

Made celebratory Philly cheesesteak

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Looks awesome!

 

[Selassie I]

Pork chops with vinegar cherry peppers, onions and garlic. The wife snagged one out before I could snap a pic. This dish is dank af.

 

[RamFan503]

OK. So I think I make some pretty good meals for me lady. She wanted some type of white fish and a salad.

So... Wahoo and Mahi Mahi on a bed of creamed grits with the addition of Brie and thinly sliced white mushrooms


I seasoned the fish medallions with some of my steak seasoning and blackened them on high heat in avocado oil while keeping them medium rare.

The salad is where IMO I made the mistake. It was good but I used black truffle oil and it really clashed with the rice wine vinegar, and tarragon in the dressing.

The wife loved it but I didn't.

The main course though was more than spot on.

 

[Selassie I]

OK. So I think I make some pretty good meals for me lady. She wanted some type of white fish and a salad.

So... Wahoo and Mahi Mahi on a bed of creamed grits with the addition of Brie and thinly sliced white mushrooms


I seasoned the fish medallions with some of my steak seasoning and blackened them on high heat in avocado oil while keeping them medium rare.

The salad is where IMO I made the mistake. It was good but I used black truffle oil and it really clashed with the rice wine vinegar, and tarragon in the dressing.

The wife loved it but I didn't.

The main course though was more than spot on. View attachment 58707

Wahoo is best when cooked like rare tuna.

You can cook Mahi anyway you can think of... even well done... and it's still tasty.