Don’s Egg Salad Sandwich
It seems a bit silly to write up an egg salad sandwich. But this was today’s lunch and it was SO good. Served on a sourdough bread. The key to boiling an easy peal egg: Put 8 eggs in a pot, bring to a boil, turn off the heat and let sit for 20 minutes. Drain the water, pour in cool water with a pile of ice cubes. Let sit fore 2-3 minutes. While the eggs cook, make your filling. 1 cup mayonnaise is normal, I use half mayo and half yogurt1 tbsp Dijon mustard. I like ground mustard too1 celery stick finely chopped1 small red onion finely chopped1 clove garlic finely grated2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 8 gramsJuice of half a lemonBlack pepper to tasteDash of smoked paprika Since I have a ton of basil, I actually sliced up a handful and added it. This is not part...
Blackened Grouper Sandwich with an Avocado Remoulade
Saturday night’s dinner…Blackened grouper sandwich with an avocado remoulade. Hearkening back to some great grouper sandwiches we had this Spring in Key West, we scored some grouper at Wegman’s and worked up this delightful bite. First, work up the remoulade so it has time to meld. It would have included a smashed up avocado, but ours was over ripe, so we used some guac. Mix with yogurt, hot sauce, mayo, lemon juice, spiced mustard and horseradish, set aside in the fridge. Dry the dish and add your rub. We used Cajun seasoning, cayenne, black pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Pan sear both sides on a medium high heat in olive oil. Construct with toasted bread, remoulade, fish, red onion, tomato, angel hair slaw, more remoulade and top with...
Tofu Faux Fried Chicken
This has been on my mind for a while. So today (it took a day) I finally did it. Tofu Fried Chicken. Take some firm, or extra firm tofu, press it and throw it in the freezer. My joke here is that I can tell people that I used my Blue Kitchen Cookbook for this recipe. See the photos. Press and dry you tofu, I cut mine in half to freeze quicker. This process helps make the tofu more ‘meat-like.’ Some people freeze, de-thaw and freeze again. I’ll try that some day. Then I tore the thawed pieces into chucks in a tray and soaked them in chicken broth for a few minutes. Like fried chicken, there is a bath/dredge. For my bath I had a little fun. Instead of buttermilk, I did the usual substitute of milk with vinegar…except I used oat milk with...
Spicy Thai Basil Fish
Thai Basil meals are one of my favorites, they can be done with many proteins, or just with the veggies. Tonight I give you my Thai Basil Fish. Start with your chili/garlic paste. Cut up few dried chili peppers, I like it spicy, so I used 6. For medium, make it 3. I don’t focus on saving all the seeds. Smash up some garlic, 4 would be fine, I did 6. Smash these together using a mortar and pestle. In a pan over medium/high heat (I used a cast iron pan, I need to get a wok) up some olive oil. Add the chili/garlic paste and cook for 30 seconds or so. Add a tablespoon or two of red curry paste. Drop the heat and stir till fragrant. Add a cup of water and a tablespoon of fish or oyster sauce. Stir till well mixed. Add a pound or so of bite-size chopped fish. I...
Balsamic Vinegar Fig Chicken
A friend dropped off a bag of figs from her back yard yesterday. So that is my Tuesday Night Challenge. Thus…Pan Seared Chicken Breasts with Fig Jam. I’ve never made Fig Jam before, but I kinda winged it after looking at a handful of recipes. Most had a LOT of sugar, so I went light here. I boiled 1/2 cup of water with 1 tbsp of sugar to create my ‘simple syrup’. To this I added 6 cut up figs, the zest of one lemon and the juice of said lemon. I did this in a large pot so I would have a lot of surface space to cook it down. This part of the recipe takes the longest. Everything else is quick, so you can do this whenever you want. After about half an hour I put this into a small food processor and made it into the jam-like consistency and...
Faux Lobster Roll 2.0
Faux Lobster Roll 2.0 It was pointed out to me by someone who wants me on this planet for a bit longer, that my last faux lobster roll that was based on faux crab legs which is highly processed food and the base was mayonnaise. Mayo is great. But not great for you. Given that, and with some serious YouTube research, I came up with a new fake lobster replacement (for the record, I didn’t see anyone doing a lobster roll with this). And to replace the mayo, I used yogurt. I loved the result. It absolutely had a great Lobster Roll bite, without the heavy mayo part. In a pot of boiling water, add 1/3 cup of sugar, and the juice of a big lemon. Throw in the drained lemon husk. Add some large cut pieces off cod. Shoot for about 1 inch pieces. Just add them, do not...