Blackened Harissa Fish Sandwich
This is, without a doubt, the best fish sandwich we’ve made. Based off a note of a friend (Chip Gorman) about air fried chick peas, we bought some Harissa seasoning. But when it came it…it was SO good, it needed to be part of a chicken or fish sandwich. So tonight we created this wonder. We used a generous amount of the harissa seasoning with olive oil and put it onto the Blackstone griddle. We used the juices of this to season the bread, a hearty small rustic bread. The construction was a toasted bun, with a slather of my usual mix of Duke’s mayo and Cholula hot sauce, the fish, a pile of garden fresh romaine lettuce, pickle slices and t topping of bread with the same sauce. Served with thin sliced air-fried sweet potatoes. Finished with a...
Easy Smoked Ribs
I’ve been messing around with ribs last year, and now that it’s rib-time again, I’m diving back in. I know I can fill my Orion cooker up with 6 racks of ribs and have every one be perfect, but it’s the short-order I’ve been messing with, usually with my pressure cooker and air-fryer. But tonight I leaned into just the grill. No Orion, no smoker, no air fryer. And it turned out perfect. First, apply the rub. My classic ‘Don Rub’ is like everyone else uses, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, celery salt and a bit of cayenne. For pork, I also use a little turmeric. On a high burner I put some applewood pellets in a foil tray and left the heat off the burners under the ribs. I replaced the pellets 3 times....
Quazi-Cheeto Spicy Chick Peas
Tonight a give you a snack. I’ve been wanting to write up more of my favorite snacks, since I’ve been heavy on dinners and breakfasts. Quazi-Cheeto Spicy Chick Peas I love air-fried chick peas as a snack. Usually I just air fry them with some garlic powder, salt and onion powder. But tonight I tried something different. And yes, I’m eating these while I type this. Open and drain two cans of chick peas (garbanzo beans). Rinse well and drain well. Put them on a kitchen town and dry, rolling them around between towels and remove all the skins you can. Let them dry. Meanwhile, in a food processor/blender mix 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast, a quarter teaspoon of citric acid, and to taste…garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and turmeric....
Shrimp Scampi!
This is a classic, but it deserves a place in my dinner lineup. Simple, but wonderful. Heat up some olive oil and butter in a skillet. I like cast iron. Season with black pepper and add your shrimp. Before flipping, toss in a generous amount of garlic. Flip and then after a minute, add white whine (I used Ingleside’s Albariño for most of my cooking) and lemon juice. Add parsley. That’s it! I served mine on a bed of linguine tossed with the drippings of the pan, parsley and finely grated parmigiano...
Air Fried Chicken wraps
When McDonalds announced they were bringing back the chicken wrap, I kinda remember that I liked it, and I also remember replicating it, and having it for lunch many times. So tonight…the Air-fried Chicken Wrap. Pound out a couple chicken breasts. Cut into wide strips. Season as you like. I used my Kevin’s Cajun. Salt/pepper/garlic powder/onion powder/paprika would be fine. Dip in a couple well churned eggs, dredge in flour (I used Red’s). Spray with olive oil and air fry for 30 minutes or so. I cut up some garden fresh romaine, shredded come carrots and chopped up a green onion. When the chicken is done, heat up a couple flour tortillas for about 20 seconds until they are steaming. Put them on a plate, add the chicken and veggies, top with...
Shrimp Hibachi!
For years ago, in June 2021 my boat arrived in Colonial Beach. It was ‘on the hard’ initially. But once in the water it was my new Virginia home. Since my galley wasn’t fully functioning, I walked a short distance to Castlewood Park and got dinner from Hancho’s Hibachi. You could buy two meals for $21, so I would be set for 4 dinners (each was easily 2 meals). To celebrate that time, I give you my version of Hancho’s Shrimp Hibachi. Cook 1 cup of jasmine rice with 1 1/2 cup of water, and a bit of butter for 15 minutes. Let it rest 5 minutes. Then put it in the fridge. Do this early in the day. Make a teriyaki sauce. In a sauce pan with olive oil, cook down some thin sliced onions. Add thin sliced ginger and diced garlic. Add fresh...