Picture Thread: What's For Dinner?

[vash]

my inlaws are visiting and i really wanted to cook for them.

i pulled out the wok and took the cooking to the backyard..stellar weather.

i did a mini banquet.

shrimp in lobster sauce
shrimp in a tomato glaze (my wife bought way too much shrimp, so i had to come up with two dishes)
steamed Halibut
chinese broccoli stir fry.

white rice and an IPA for myself.

[javadog]

What’s in your broccoli stirfry? Garlic? Oyster sauce?

[vash]

Originally Posted by javadog

What’s in your broccoli stirfry? Garlic? Oyster sauce?

I keep it simple. Ginger garlic splash of Michu wine. Salt.

[Baz]

Do you folks make your own meat rubs - or just buy something? For example baby back ribs.

I just finished up the last of my Lysanders and am contemplating what to replace with. I'm not against making my own but sometimes buying something ready made is more efficient.

This is what I was using:

[Yorkie]

OK this is not my dinner but makes for a great snack with beer - South African Biltong. A distant cousin of Jerky, you take beef (as lean a cut as possible) and marinade in red wine vinegar then dry rub with salt, pepper and coriander seeds. Air dry for 3 days. Tastes awesome.

[vash]

Northern China flatbread.

Sesame big cookie is the name translated literally.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Another perfect burger. Bacon fat toasted bun, jarlsberg, caramelized onions, a little mayo and a generous amount of Amora dijon, one of my favorites. Fantastic.

[jyl]

2/3rds of dinner tonight. Carpaccio with a little argula and sauce. Then a ribsteak, sous vide'd at 125F with rosemary, garlic, lemon and drizzled with melted herb butter. It was seared on the hottest range I've ever used, a commercial Jade that my friend keeps on the back patio for when her commercial Wolf is too wimpy. The rest, not pictured, was broccoli with truffle oil and parmesan, anchovies, escargot and red wine.

[vash]

I’m on a big GRAIN BOWL kick.

Here is my teriyaki salmon rendition.
Brown rice , edamame, sautéed butternut squash, kimchee, braised mushrooms, greens and the fish.

[Baz]

Anyone here make their own Tamales?

I just watched a show on TV located in Mexico and was amazed at how many varieties of Tamales there are!

Now my mouth is watering for some, of course!

Looks like it will be Mexican take-out tonight!

Sorry no pics...yet.....

[javadog]

I have made my own tamales, but it’s too much hassle, given that they are so readily available. I found that including a few chunks of pork in the pork mixture that is the filling makes them infinitely better.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Baz, you inspired me to go to this Mexican place in Harvard Square. They have great tamales, everything really. Line is always 30 feet long, forget about getting a seat, but sitting in the square is nice.

Fun eating night: tamale, slice of pepperoni from Otto's and a Tasty Burger. I sometimes like to go to 3-4 restaurants in one night for a little of this and a little of that.

[Baz]

That's awesome, Shaun!

I ended up eating a burger here at home...lol.

I'll do the Tamale thing on a weekday when it's not so busy.

[vash]

Nice. I won’t make tamales. Not when a good one is readily available cheap.

And a Mexican soda?! Wow. I dont think I can drink one now. I remember them being cloyingly sweet.

My Mexican sidekick drink of choice is a Topo Chico. With line.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

sometimes sickly sweet brings back fond memories, and completes the meal in an odd sort of way. Plus I have a sweet tooth so what is cloyingly sweet to most is just sweet to me.

Lunch today turned out fantastic. Beautiful day, have been marinating a ton of lamb chops in EVOO, garlic, onion, thyme and rosemary. Grilled those up to rare/med rare. Quick tomato salad with katamala oilves, tahini, feta and some of marinade. Icelandic yogurt with cucumber and garlic. Definitely splurge for this significantly superior yogurt. it's like tart ice cream with 4% fat.

[vash]

jeebus..that's lunch!!??

damn..i am having microwaved homemade chili-mac leftovers. not worth a photo.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

We've had rain the last 30 days or so. Today was a good day to celebrate the sun. I will be grilling for lunch a lot this summer, that's for sure. And smoking chickens in the morning. I just have to remember how I did this Thai chili smoked chicken. Doing more of these. Prep is like 10 minutes, get the fire going, tend a bit and have an amazing lunch.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

IIRC, and I really have to look to see if I saved any notes, it's tamarind and coconut cream based with some fish sauce, soy, ginger, garlic and of course some dried chilis. I get fresh red Thai chilies and leave them in the fridge and they dry to perfection. Use them all the time.

I also have to see if I let it sit overnight with the paste I made on it. I think I did. Certainly can't hurt.

[Racerbvd]

[Baz]

Chicken tenders tonight.

Marinated for 6 hours first in buttermilk/egg/garlic powder...then coat with House Autry breading....then pan fry in Canola Oil.

Yum!