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New Years in the South... on New Years Day or at least during the 1st weekend after New Years day...

You gotta eat some black eyed peas for good luck and some collard greens for money.

I make a big pot of Andouille sausage, Smoked turkey legs, bacon, the trinity of course, garlic, scallions, jalapeño/Serrano/Habanero peppers, black eyed peas, chicken bone broth, and collard greens.

Just getting started
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Done cooking
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Crazy as it sounds…I’ve never had collard greens.

That looks delicious, though.
 
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Crazy as it sounds…I’ve never had collard greens.

That looks delicious, though.


Collard greens take a lot of time to prepare if you're gonna do it right... and many people just don't do the necessary preparation on them so they turn out nasty. They can have a bitter taste if proper care and cooking isn't religiously done. The hardest part is getting them clean before cooking... my Grandmother taught me to use the clothes washing machine believe it or not.

This dish is really more about the black eyed peas and the meats... I just add in some collards for the good luck with money tradition. Usually, collards are cooked in a big pot like this with some meats or a big ham bone to add flavor to the greens. When you get a big bowl full, most folks will pour some of their favorite hot sauce all over it. I fucking love collards so much that I will make myself sick by eating way too many.
 
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Collard greens take a lot of time to prepare if you're gonna do it right... and many people just don't do the necessary preparation on them so they turn out nasty. They can have a bitter taste if proper care and cooking isn't religiously done. The hardest part is getting them clean before cooking... my Grandmother taught me to use the clothes washing machine believe it or not.

This dish is really more about the black eyed peas and the meats... I just add in some collards for the good luck with money tradition. Usually, collards are cooked in a big pot like this with some meats or a big ham bone to add flavor to the greens. When you get a big bowl full, most folks will pour some of their favorite hot sauce all over it. I fucking love collards so much that I will make myself sick by eating way too many.
You literally run them through the washing machine?
 
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You literally run them through the washing machine?
@Selassie I ‘s wife entering the party after he makes collard greens.
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I’ve been making salsa the last few weeks. I put it in large jars, but it’s not canned, all fresh. It needs to be eaten up in a few days, and… that’s easy!

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I make my Arbol Salsa every other week.

It’s taken me years to get it the way I like it.

It’s better than most taco shops.
 
I’ve been making salsa the last few weeks. I put it in large jars, but it’s not canned, all fresh. It needs to be eaten up in a few days, and… that’s easy!

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I do can mine. I don’t really have time to make it all the time and don’t go through it fast enough to do fresh all the time. I’m not that much of a taco guy. My son eats most of what I make. I tend to do several types at a time. Green, red, smoked, medium, really hot, etc.
 
Love Coleslaw, but didn't feel like it would make this better, so I omitted it. The pickles kinda take its place for me.

As for the batter, I soaked them in a buttermilk, egg, hot sauce and Cajun spice mix for a few hrs. Then I dredge them in a mix of flour, corn meal and more slap yo mama... As well as some other assorted faves. Fry them up in peanut oil and enjoy.
@Faceplant - (think it was) you posted a pic of some Thai beef noodle soup.
Would love to know how you make that.
 
@Faceplant - (think it was) you posted a pic of some Thai beef noodle soup.
Would love to know how you make that.
I make all kinds of soups. You may be thinking of a pho I made? If so, you can make that the hard (authentic) way, or you can make it the easier way by adding aromatics to store bought broth. Honesty, I think the easier way yields almost identical results.
 
Here’s some things my son and I have been playing with lately. We tend to go with seafood and Asian style dishes mostly.
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Scallop fettuccine
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Spicy maguro salad
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Hamachi grilled on a Japanese hibachi
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Still haven’t cooked this up. It’s an A5 ribeye that we intend to sear on the habachi.
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Lobster eggs Benedict. So good!
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Spider rolls
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More sushi rolls with hamachi sashimi
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Hamachi Crudo with thinly sliced hamachi belly, cucumbers, daikon, and avocado. I drizzle a marinade that I came up with over the top. I could eat this every meal. BTW, the ginger was superfluous. It didn’t really add much so it’s more of a garnish here.
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Chinese crispy pork belly. Heavy on the anise. This was crunchy goodness but seemed you could feel it blocking your arteries as you ate it. :laugh1:
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Hamachi Kama. Simple and oh so good.
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Grilled half pound tiger shrimp with antelope back strap.

That’s all for now folks.
 
I make all kinds of soups. You may be thinking of a pho I made? If so, you can make that the hard (authentic) way, or you can make it the easier way by adding aromatics to store bought broth. Honesty, I think the easier way yields almost identical results.
It was Pho. Just remember it looked really good.

(it's all coming back to me now...)