Gardner McKay
RIP, Jimmy.
Looks incredible and you cooked it perfectly.
Start your diet a day late and make your Tikka Masala![]()
That crust is perfect!
That looks amazing!
Good job, Guy!!
Thank you!

Looks incredible and you cooked it perfectly.
Start your diet a day late and make your Tikka Masala![]()
That crust is perfect!
That looks amazing!
Good job, Guy!!
Medium Rare!In Grodon Ramsay speech: "that steak is cooked perfectly!"*
*looks medium, which I like most
Real Ramen is ridiculously complex. Well, it can be. Getting the Tare just right is difficult. Finding ingredients can be tricky. It is one of those things that as much as I love to cook, it is something I am unlikely to ever attempt again. Although it was good, the time, effort and cost just was not worth it.
Looked a lot prettier before I started destroying it... NY Strip with some garlic mashed red skinned taters.
I use my uncles steak seasoning which is salt, crushed peppercorns, garlic powder, smoked paprika, little bit of cumin, and marinate it in a mix of Worcester, balsamic, and olive oil. Pan seared in a cast iron and basted it in butter and thyme before serving.
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@Gardner McKay
I was thinking about you.
You soo have to try this!
Quick Beef Pho
Ingredients
Pho Stock:
2 tablespoons beef bouillon or base
1 tablespoon Vietnamese fish sauce
1 tablespoon white sugar
One 2" piece ginger, sliced into thin tiles
1/2 yellow onion, large dice
Pinch kosher salt
2 whole cloves
2 whole star anise
1 cinnamon stick
Assembly:
1/2 pound thin rice stick noodles, rinsed
1/2 pound beef strip loin or fillet, shaved thin
1 cup Vietnamese basil leaves
1 cup bean sprouts
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
5 jalapeno or serrano chiles, sliced thin
4 scallions, sliced thin on the bias
1/2 yellow onion, sliced paper thin
1 lime, cut into wedges
Hoisin sauce, for the table
Chili sauce, such as Sriracha, for the table.
Directions
Special equipment:
cheesecloth and butcher's twine for the satchel
For the Pho Stock:
Add the beef base and 1 quart water to a 2-quart saucepan and bring to a low boil.
Add the fish sauce, sugar, ginger, onion and salt to the stock and reduce the heat to a simmer.
Wrap the cloves, star anise and cinnamon stick in a piece of cheesecloth and tie it into a satchel.
Add the satchel to the broth and simmer for at least 30 minutes, but no more than 45 minutes.
.Around the 30 minute mark, taste the broth to see that the spice flavors have been extracted, and adjust seasonings if necessary.
Strain the aromatics and satchel from the broth, return to a sauce pot, and reserve for assembly.
For the assembly: Bring the broth back to a simmer.
In a separate pot, bring water to a boil. Using a sieve or basket, quickly dip the noodles into the water until they are hot and al dente, 10 to 20 seconds.
Drain the excess water from the noodles and distribute the noodles between 4 bowls.
Top each bowl with some sliced beef, basil, bean sprouts, cilantro, jalapeno, scallions and onion, or as each person wishes.
Ladle in enough broth to cover the ingredients in the bowl.
Garnish with a lime wedge. I like to serve pho with Sriracha and hoisin sauce.
@Gardner McKay
I was thinking about you.
You soo have to try this!
Quick Beef Pho
Ingredients
Pho Stock:
2 tablespoons beef bouillon or base
1 tablespoon Vietnamese fish sauce
1 tablespoon white sugar
One 2" piece ginger, sliced into thin tiles
1/2 yellow onion, large dice
Pinch kosher salt
2 whole cloves
2 whole star anise
1 cinnamon stick
Assembly:
1/2 pound thin rice stick noodles, rinsed
1/2 pound beef strip loin or fillet, shaved thin
1 cup Vietnamese basil leaves
1 cup bean sprouts
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
5 jalapeno or serrano chiles, sliced thin
4 scallions, sliced thin on the bias
1/2 yellow onion, sliced paper thin
1 lime, cut into wedges
Hoisin sauce, for the table
Chili sauce, such as Sriracha, for the table.
Directions
Special equipment:
cheesecloth and butcher's twine for the satchel
For the Pho Stock:
Add the beef base and 1 quart water to a 2-quart saucepan and bring to a low boil.
Add the fish sauce, sugar, ginger, onion and salt to the stock and reduce the heat to a simmer.
Wrap the cloves, star anise and cinnamon stick in a piece of cheesecloth and tie it into a satchel.
Add the satchel to the broth and simmer for at least 30 minutes, but no more than 45 minutes.
.Around the 30 minute mark, taste the broth to see that the spice flavors have been extracted, and adjust seasonings if necessary.
Strain the aromatics and satchel from the broth, return to a sauce pot, and reserve for assembly.
For the assembly: Bring the broth back to a simmer.
In a separate pot, bring water to a boil. Using a sieve or basket, quickly dip the noodles into the water until they are hot and al dente, 10 to 20 seconds.
Drain the excess water from the noodles and distribute the noodles between 4 bowls.
Top each bowl with some sliced beef, basil, bean sprouts, cilantro, jalapeno, scallions and onion, or as each person wishes.
Ladle in enough broth to cover the ingredients in the bowl.
Garnish with a lime wedge. I like to serve pho with Sriracha and hoisin sauce.
Right up my alley!! I love Pho. Ate it on a regular basis before Covid hit. Thank you for sharing.
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I’m starving and that’s an awful lot of steps!!! Thanks though
Yes. I feel like it always happens. At least half the shells are broken.Yeah..IDK.. Maybe it's just me but does anyone else get pissed off when you're planning on a really good Taco Tuesday (on a Wednesday)and even pick up the XL package of taco shells only to find out half of them are in f***ing pieces?
Grrrrr... Lol
I will give it to the dogs.
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Beef Bourguignon
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This is all I could find on my phone quickly so I guess I can post more later.
I don’t usually do Italian but I may have to make a nice fat lasagna and pour out some grappa for Tony’s demise.
We're down a 50pt dman and you don't like Italian but you want lasagna?
Get outlol
No, I love Italian, I just don’t usually cook Italian. Just joking about kind of having a funeral for our hopes of Tony being an elite offensive dman for us.