What Are You Eating?

My son is home this weekend and I’d asked what he wanted as a dinner treat. I was expecting lamb but he wanted Beijing style pork belly and pigs ears….did both sous vide, and turned out a charm.

Dave

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Brute said:
I thought those were dried shiitakes...I've never had pigs ears...are they a little crunchy?
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They are a bit, but really more gelatinous with a slight crunch as they cooled to room temp, they are really good if you can get over the fact they are ears. Next I will add a bit of 5 spice to them. Whole family loved it which shocked me. I’m having roast leg of lamb today 😎

Dave
 
G_Smolt said:
Had a hankerin' for a green curry, as it's been a minute since that spicy fragrant elixir has graced my cook top.
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A can of coconut milk, 5tbsp of good green curry paste (didn't have time to make the usual from scratch), another cup of water after the bubbles started. A little fish sauce, some palm sugar, then the main event. A couple pounds of pork, some mushrooms, a few carrots, some celery, a red bell pepper, a yellow onion, and some tatsoi stems. Let all that do its thing in the spicy green goodness, then the final pitch - an entire tatsoi bunch (leaves only, chopped), an entire thai basil plant, a shitpile of cilantro, 6 scallions, a gigantic garlic clove and a big honkin' ginger knob.
Gonna be some good eatin' at the estate the whole weekend.

Peace, y'all
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Sounds delicious and I do love curry in its many forms (I had to look up tatsoi, I bet @Salmo_g had to as well).
 
Buzzy said:
Sounds delicious and I do love curry in its many forms (I had to look up tatsoi, I bet @Salmo_g had to as well).
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I had to look it up as well...Mrs Smolt and I get most of our greens from a local hydroponic grower, and they throw in some interesting choices occasionally.
The best part about getting stuff straight from the grower is you can extend the shelf time if you have the space. All the greens/lettuces/herbs come with root bundles still attached, and one of their employees makes 3D printed lids for ball jars that fit the root plug perfectly. Makes for some interesting window dressings...and yes, it is STILL snowing.
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Blackmouth collars, ham, Brussels sprouts, Mac and cheese. Carrot bunny cake and Basque cheesecake to fuel the egg hunt, Easter Bunny made an appearance just in time.
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