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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    I'm craving that stupid fried eggplant thing now =))
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  • Well, having company over tomorrow for dinner. Pressure is on for me to cook and carve the turkey.
    Found these links after searching many others. Looks like I will go with these methods unless some better tips come up.

    this link for cooking
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5PFXhdfVT8

    Wow, I followed the cooking part to a t.
    I let it rest 3hrs and served with the hot gravy. Everyone loved it and could not give enough compliments. I told them that I just followed the recipe and could not take credit. But I will not cook a turkey any other way from now on. Wow.

    That bacon does wonders...
    Plus cooking at 430F for the first ten works
    Take your time putting the butter under the skin.
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Ther pernil I made came out good so I'll share the recipe. I didn't take photos or measure anything so it's more of a guideline.

    10lb bone-in pork shoulder
    extra virgin olive oil
    oregano
    adobo with cumin (salt, pepper, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano and cumin if u don't have adobo)
    garlic (minced)
    a few cloves (optional)
    spanish olives (i used "cocktail" olives - pitted, no pimento)
    4 hours at 350F
    1 (final) hour at 450F

    Prep the night before:
    Using a large knife, cut back the skin/fat layer from the meat as far as you reasonably can, but do not detach it, just peel it back like a flap. Score the skin all over,
    Stab the meat all over like it's an ex who cheated on you. On each side, including the bottom. stick your finger in the stab wounds to open them up a bit if necessary. Seriously stab it everywhere, horror movie style. on the joint-y corner part where you can't peel back the skin, stab THROUGH the skin as best you can.
    chop the olives as fine as you have patience for, if using whole cloves of garlic do the same. I used minced garlic from a glass jar.
    mix all the seasonings, olive oil, garlic and olives together in a bowl. Massage this mix into the meat, making sure to get some into the holes, on every single side including the bottom. Close the flap (of skin) meaning, put it back how it was before you peeled it back, and massage the mix on there too.
    Refrigerate overnight.

    In the morning, remove from fridge and let it come up to room temp while preheating oven to 350F
    Add a new layer of olive oil to the top, and a fresh sprinkling of the dry seasonings. Do not skimp on the spices, generously season this piggy, especially if you like the crackling.
    Stick a couple cloves into the skin where it's been scored, if desired. I used about 8 cloves widely spaced.
    When oven hits 350F, loosely cover with tin foil (don't let the foil touch the piggy) and toss that bad boy in. Leave it alone for 4 hours.
    Chop up some potatoes and carrots into large bite sized pieces (or two bite pieces) and throw them in the bottom of the pan around the meat for the last hour if desired. Even if not desired, do it anyway. You will not regret it.
    For the final hour crank the heat up to 450F to reeeeeeeally get that skin crunchy.
    Consider the following side dishes during the last hour of cooking: Sweet corn kernels, rice, mixed veg, fresh tossed salad, crescent rolls from the impossible to open blue tube thing, beans to go with the rice (optional - I left the stupid rice on the stupid hot stove and it got stupid sticky so we had corn with rice instead of beans)
    After an hour at 450F turn the heat off completely, but leave it in the oven another 30 minutes/half hour. Remove from oven and fish out the roasted potatoes and carrots with a slotted spoon.
    Slice and serve. Cut the skin off first, scrape any unrendered fat off, and watch as everyone at your table fights for a piece of it! Except me! Cuz ew, skin.

    Pro-tip: Don't eat the cloves.
    Bonus pro-tip: The olives disappeared! Unless you didn't chop them fine enough, then that's on you.
    Extra Bonus pro-tip: Make gravy out of that juice at the bottom. You know those commercials with the super sad animals? They're sad cuz they were told you didn't make gravy out of that juice. Do it for the animals. (I strain the juice, some people don't. Your call.)

    *Note: I used one of those little rack things in the bottom of the roasting pan. You don't have to. I was using the disposable aluminum tray with a weird pattern in the bottom. If you are using a real roasting pan with a regular bottom you get bonus deliciousness stuck on the bottom in the form of semi-burnt/caramelized roasted-in-it's-own-melted-fat-piggy that is my favorite part.
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Anyone ever make cold soup before? I'm trying to find/remember a recipe for a soup I made years ago. It had onion, tomatoes, cream and I think a can of chicken broth. Does this ring a bell for anyone? I've tried googling it, but nothing. Thanks.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,298
    1. remove lid and remove cheese sauce mix; set aside. 2. add water to fill line inside cup. 3. microwave, uncovered on high 3 1/2 minutes or until macaroni is tender. do not drain. excess liquid is needed to make cheese sauce. stir in cheese sauce mix until well blended. (cheese sauce will thicken upon standing)..

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  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,444
    edited January 2015
    I made a vegetarian apple onion garlic spread today. I looked up pics and it seems this is something very German. My mom used to make it with pork fat, but here's a healthier alternative. I love it. Maybe you guys like it too. It is delicious on bread.
    It basically consists of
    1 large onion, chopped
    2 medium or 3 small apples, sourish ones are the best, skinned and diced
    3 garlic gloves, chopped
    1 slice of bread, crumbled (this is my optional extra and I use my own rye bread, it makes awesome crunchy bits in the end, but the bread should be without sugar)
    and about half a cup of coconut oil (you can use more, just go by your feeling)
    I also like adding spices, like a little bit of fresh sage, rosemary and a little marjoram, paprika or chili. I didn't have Herbs de Provence in the house, but it's usually best with these.
    I put the oil in the pan and heat it, then add the onions and when they are starting to brown a little, the garlic. Turn the heat down a bit and add the apples and spices, then put a lid on and let it simmer more. Stir occasionally and make sure nothing bakes at the bottom, it should all be nice and gooey. Then add the bread crumbs and put the lid on again. I think in the end I had it simmering for almost an hour, so not on too much heat. When you feel the apples and onions and garlic are nice and soft and it smells good, turn it off and put the mix in a bowl to cool. Later on put it in the fridge to harden. Then spread it on bread and enjoy :smile: You can of course also use it in soups or stews or whatever, to liven up the flavours. If you put it in a jar with a good lidd, you can store it forever in the fridge. Mine never lasts long though lol

    Here's a pic, but not of mine. I don't put as much coconut oil in there, I like it with more "substance".
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  • I made a vegetarian apple onion garlic spread today. I looked up pics and it seems this is something very German. My mom used to make it with pork fat, but here's a healthier alternative. I love it. Maybe you guys like it too. It is delicious on bread.
    It basically consists of
    1 large onion, chopped
    2 medium or 3 small apples, sourish ones are the best, skinned and diced
    3 garlic gloves, chopped
    1 slice of bread, crumbled (this is my optional extra and I use my own rye bread, it makes awesome crunchy bits in the end, but the bread should be without sugar)
    and about half a cup of coconut oil (you can use more, just go by your feeling)
    I also like adding spices, like a little bit of fresh sage, rosemary and a little marjoram, paprika or chili. I didn't have Herbs de Provence in the house, but it's usually best with these.
    I put the oil in the pan and heat it, then add the onions and when they are starting to brown a little, the garlic. Turn the heat down a bit and add the apples and spices, then put a lid on and let it simmer more. Stir occasionally and make sure nothing bakes at the bottom, it should all be nice and gooey. Then add the bread crumbs and put the lid on again. I think in the end I had it simmering for almost an hour, so not on too much heat. When you feel the apples and onions and garlic are nice and soft and it smells good, turn it off and put the mix in a bowl to cool. Later on put it in the fridge to harden. Then spread it on bread and enjoy :smile: You can of course also use it in soups or stews or whatever, to liven up the flavours. If you put it in a jar with a good lidd, you can store it forever in the fridge. Mine never lasts long though lol

    Here's a pic, but not of mine. I don't put as much coconut oil in there, I like it with more "substance".
    597231-960x720-vegetarisches-zwiebelschmalz.jpg

    did yours somewhat look like that picture?
    Your recipe sounds good
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,444
    edited January 2015
    Mine is not as greasy since I used less coconut oil. It almost looks like a brown relish or the stuff that is left in the pan when you make a roast. Like a spicy jam or so :smile: If you like the flavour of roasted onions, you will like it, I'd say. And the person in the picture spread a lot of it on there too. You don't have to use as much. I remember when my Mom did it when I was a child, we were all drooling when we came home. Then we didn't want to eat anything else haha

    Mine looks more like here in the left side of the slice, but even less greasy. It becomes spreadable because of the coconut oil, but also because of the juicy apples and onions. Oh, and I forgot, you also put salt on it before you eat it.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    i_lov_it wrote: »
    Anyone have a Recipe for Pumpkin Spice Cookies? :p
    I do and they're awesome! A little late for the holidays now, but I'll post it over the weekend.
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013



    i_lov_it wrote: »

    Anyone have a Recipe for Pumpkin Spice Cookies? :p

    I do and they're awesome! A little late for the holidays now, but I'll post it over the weekend.

    I'm still waiting for that cookie recipe...
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    I made 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies yesterday and they came out pretty good!
    barefeetinthekitchen.com/2013/08/old-fashioned-peanut-butter-cookie-recipe.html

    Preheat oven to 350

    1 cup PB (used a bit less)
    1 cup sugar (used a bit less)
    1 egg

    Mix

    Roll into balls and put on baking sheet

    Press down into a criss cross pattern with the back of your fork

    Bake for 12 minutes (I had to bake a minute or two longer)

    Try not to eat them all in one sitting! So easy even I couldn't screw it up! This is dangerous now that I know this recipe though :lol:
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    edited September 2015
    RKCNDY said:

    I'm still waiting for that cookie recipe...

    Ohhhhhh yeah... 8 months later...

    Pumpkin Drop Cookies

    1 cup sugar
    3/4 cup vegetable shortening
    1 large egg

    Mix these together first (by hand, no electric mixers). Doesn't have to be perfectly creamy, just make sure there are no big lumps of sugar.

    2 cups flour
    1 1/4 cups pumpkin
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    1 tsp each cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp nutmeg

    Mix everything into the sugar mixture (again, by hand) adding about a 1/4 c flour at a time. Again, do this by hand.
    Scoop a tbsp size amount of mixture onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325. Peaks and edges will brown slightly when done. I usually eyeball them at 12 minutes and go from there. Depending on the size of the scoop for each cookie, elevation, & how well your oven works, I've found they can take anywhere from 15-20 minutes per batch. Cool on a rack before serving. Pipe a dab of Cool Whip or buttercream icing on top if you so desire.
    You can also add chocolate chips, nuts, raisins, etc to the recipe if you like. I prefer to let the pumpkin stand on its own merit.

    Note - these cookies are intended to have a light, cake-like texture and imperfect shape with peaks & valleys.
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  • Super easy and will keep you coming back for more.
    Made these last week. Wow.
    http://www.thecreativebite.com/ultimate-turkey-burger-sliders/
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  • josevolution
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