Monthly Cooking Thread - December 2020

[Jamestown1630]

And submariners are an entirely different breed of ‘sailor’; I appreciate your opinion very much :-)

[Jamestown1630]

What store is that????

[noexcuses]

Funny!

I only like calamari deep fried. Squid or calamari prepared any other way doesn’t sound appetizing to me.

But open to suggestions.....

[jonrick46]

H-Mart.

[Jamestown1630]

I have never liked it or tried to cook it. I've eaten it in restaurants where it's like chewing on a rubber band (not high-end restaurants where they may know how to do it right.)

It seems to be one of those things that demand expert cooking - too much or too little heat and time, and it's ruined.


http://www.thespruceeats.com/squid-and-calamari-cooking-tips-1808815

From that link:

Squid must be cooked for either a very short time or a very long time. Anything in between turns it very rubbery. Two minutes over high heat is plenty. Beyond that will require at least 30 minutes to an hour to re-tenderize it.

I actually prefer to study that sort of critter:

http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Octopus-Surprising-Exploration-Consciousness/dp/1451697724/

[Jamestown1630]

Well, that’s another traffic nightmare, in my area; but someday I’ll venture...

[leaning conservative]

I could eat my weight in mussels. You covered so much in this thread. You are a renaissance woman. Those fish are beautiful.

[boatbums]

Watched this on YouTube and can't wait to try it - looks maybe TOO yummy Condensed Milk Bread.

I'm also planning to make Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls. I mastered chocolate babka for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it. So, these are little mini-babkas that also look amazing.

[Jamestown1630]

A Recipe for Moules Mariniere:

http://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/12718/mussels-mariniere/

It’s nice if you have one of those pans with the screen to separate out debris from the dunking juice - but you don’t need it. The average kitchen strainer does the same job very well.

https://www.target.com/p/staub-cast-iron-2-qt-mussel-pot/-/A-76186870?preselect=76080864#lnk=sametab

[mylife]

little olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, mussels, marinara, linguini!!!

[Jamestown1630]

You mean ‘Whole Paycheck’?

I can probably get it for half the price - or less - at local ethnic stores.

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve probably eaten catfish without knowing it, and enjoyed it.

But the only time I bought and cooked catfish myself, I couldn’t get over the ‘furry’ image I’d gathered from my brother’s childhood aquarium and it’s pleco. I kept feeling like I was eating mouse.

I guess I need an expert to cook it for me and disabuse me of those associations...

[sauropod]

Yep.

Even pond raised catfish are delicious.

[mylife]

I forgot the white wine and butter but what the hell..

[Deplorable American1776]

Amen to those who do hazardous jobs including the fisherman of the Alaskan and Grand Banks areas.

45 years ago was when Edmund Fitzgerald when down, heard Gordon Lightfoot sing at Grad Night '76 at Disney. Second time at Grad Night First time at Grad Night was in 75 heard Brownsville Station sign Smoking in the Boys Room...

[Jamestown1630]

How do ‘pond raised catfish’ stack up to ‘wild’ ones?

[jonrick46]

H-Mart has tanks full of live crab, lobster and other seafood. It looks like an aquarium. They will net you a fish, clean it and fillet it for you. Their selection of seafood is extraordinary. As for the Kimchi, there are people who will give out free samples. It’s the only place you can get that.

[Kirkwood]

Farm raised taste better and are more tender.

[Flaming Conservative]

Mary’s Nest website has a recipe for kimchi, and a lot of other fermented foods.

[lizma2]

Walmart’s??

Love kimchee.

Going Saturday to Walmart. Now I’m excited about going! LOL!