Today .... I (we) have been eating ....
Aug 11, 2020, 6:09 am
#4096
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Lunch and dinner yesterday, jambalaya with braised short ribs, linguica, fresh tomatoes, and onion.
Aug 11, 2020, 11:24 am
#4097
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no and these aren’t the real deal quesabirria because it’s theoretically less greasy!
I used a birria recipe as a stew with short ribs, potato, onion, and carrots. Plus of course the birria spices etc to make it close to birria.
for the taco part, I just use corn tortillas that are stove/heated with melted cheese. I didn’t make them quesadilla style but just soft street taco style with fresh chopped cilantro (no raw onion but that’s very nice).
I used a birria recipe as a stew with short ribs, potato, onion, and carrots. Plus of course the birria spices etc to make it close to birria.
for the taco part, I just use corn tortillas that are stove/heated with melted cheese. I didn’t make them quesadilla style but just soft street taco style with fresh chopped cilantro (no raw onion but that’s very nice).
BTW--if you can make birria, you can make your own tomato sauce in your sleep. The same with taco seasoning. Both are much simpler.
Aug 11, 2020, 3:43 pm
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here’s the general and spice mixes for the birria - I didn’t use garlic or. bay leaves. Or canned peppers. I subbed Arbol chili powder for the actual guajillo Chile.
2 cups chicken or beef broth
4 dried guajillo chile (see notes)
2 dried Pasilla chilies (optional)
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1–2 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, diced
6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted (and juices) or 1 1/2 cups fresh, diced tomatoes
3 tablespoons vinegar (white or apple cider)
1 tablespoon dried Oregano(or thyme)
2 bay leaves
Spices
1 cinnamon stick (or see notes) 6 whole cloves ( or see notes) 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 teaspoon coriander seeds
8 peppercorns
2 bay leaves
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1–2 canned chipotle peppers (optional), or 2–3 tablespoons adobo sauce ( from the can)
1 tablespoon honey, or sugar
Aug 11, 2020, 4:25 pm
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A quinoa bowl with mixed greens, warm quinoa, and topped with curried veggies. A little Sriracha rounded it off nicely.
Aug 11, 2020, 5:27 pm
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i’ve made pasta tomato sauces with San Marzano tomatoes and basil and some spices in the past with nice results but I still prefer Rao’s jar. When I had that awful Contadino (?) marinara from Costco, I had to doctor it up with browned ground meat, San Marzano tomatoes, and probably Italian sausage. I had to go through 3 jars!
here’s the general and spice mixes for the birria - I didn’t use garlic or. bay leaves. Or canned peppers. I subbed Arbol chili powder for the actual guajillo Chile.
2 cups chicken or beef broth
4 dried guajillo chile (see notes)
2 dried Pasilla chilies (optional)
——-
1–2 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, diced
6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted (and juices) or 1 1/2 cups fresh, diced tomatoes
3 tablespoons vinegar (white or apple cider)
1 tablespoon dried Oregano(or thyme)
2 bay leaves
Spices
1 cinnamon stick (or see notes) 6 whole cloves ( or see notes) 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 teaspoon coriander seeds
8 peppercorns
2 bay leaves
—
1–2 canned chipotle peppers (optional), or 2–3 tablespoons adobo sauce ( from the can)
1 tablespoon honey, or sugar
here’s the general and spice mixes for the birria - I didn’t use garlic or. bay leaves. Or canned peppers. I subbed Arbol chili powder for the actual guajillo Chile.
2 cups chicken or beef broth
4 dried guajillo chile (see notes)
2 dried Pasilla chilies (optional)
——-
1–2 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, diced
6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted (and juices) or 1 1/2 cups fresh, diced tomatoes
3 tablespoons vinegar (white or apple cider)
1 tablespoon dried Oregano(or thyme)
2 bay leaves
Spices
1 cinnamon stick (or see notes) 6 whole cloves ( or see notes) 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 teaspoon coriander seeds
8 peppercorns
2 bay leaves
—
1–2 canned chipotle peppers (optional), or 2–3 tablespoons adobo sauce ( from the can)
1 tablespoon honey, or sugar
LOL--you probably would have better off just dumping the contadina than wasting all of that other stuff trying to doctor it up if it was that awful. Or donating the unopened jars to a food bank.
Aug 12, 2020, 5:50 am
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Thank you! Interesting about the cinnamon and cloves....I think I would pass and add the garlic instead.
LOL--you probably would have better off just dumping the contadina than wasting all of that other stuff trying to doctor it up if it was that awful. Or donating the unopened jars to a food bank.
LOL--you probably would have better off just dumping the contadina than wasting all of that other stuff trying to doctor it up if it was that awful. Or donating the unopened jars to a food bank.
Aug 12, 2020, 8:49 am
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Our grocery store has deli turkey with hatch chiles so I have been having turkey sandwiches. It's great turkey!
Aug 12, 2020, 9:50 am
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Aug 12, 2020, 10:05 am
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Lunch today was smoked salmon with lentils cooked in a mirepoix, and a rocket salad. Healthy and delicious.
Aug 12, 2020, 10:59 am
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Aug 12, 2020, 2:42 pm
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Aug 12, 2020, 3:08 pm
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Fish tacos (total 1 tortilla per person, so the 2nd “taco” was without tortilla) - fresh wild local snapper, sautéed with Chardonnay ($6.99 can), onion, orange bell. Fish tacos are really so great that I’ll never get them at any taqueria or restaurant - instead I’d order carnitas, buche, Tripa, cabeza, or maybe Pastor. Things I can’t buy & cook at home.
grilled cheese
dessert for me:
japanese wheat cake - no filling so I had a few bites and I’ll know to not buy it again :-)
grilled cheese
dessert for me:
japanese wheat cake - no filling so I had a few bites and I’ll know to not buy it again :-)
Aug 12, 2020, 9:25 pm
#4109
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Fish tacos (total 1 tortilla per person, so the 2nd “taco” was without tortilla) - fresh wild local snapper, sautéed with Chardonnay ($6.99 can), onion, orange bell. Fish tacos are really so great that I’ll never get them at any taqueria or restaurant - instead I’d order carnitas, buche, Tripa, cabeza, or maybe Pastor. Things I can’t buy & cook at home.
grilled cheese
dessert for me:
japanese wheat cake - no filling so I had a few bites and I’ll know to not buy it again :-)
grilled cheese
dessert for me:
japanese wheat cake - no filling so I had a few bites and I’ll know to not buy it again :-)
Aug 13, 2020, 12:28 am
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no flavor. I’ve had a different japanese cake with white cream which I quite enjoyed. I’m pretty sure I had misread the package and thought it had a filling. :-)