Just a couple of things that came out of my kitchen recently......
I was thinking about what might go good with my Sun Noodles Tonkotsu Ramen....yes, I was feeling kinda lazy and tired. I decided to do a riff on my Misoyaki Recipe using some cremini mushrooms I had in the fridge.
And it turned out rather well.
I recently placed an order for a cookbook, beans, and nixtamalized corn from Rancho Gordo. To make the $50 free shipping deal, I ordered the "Desert Island Sampler", basically a sampler of five different beans. With the recent cold weather; I started with the white bean - the Alubia Blanca and made a Kale and White Bean Stew with Merguez.
Man, these beans are really good. Only needed a four hour soak, tender yet, keeps its shape well....great flavor.
And the Missus really loved it.
The main reason I placed my order from RG, was for the Pozole Cookbook by Steve Sando. The Missus has been bugging me to make Pozole for a while. So, using the hominy, and referencing Steve Sando's book, along with others in collection I made some pozole this weekend.
I also found some chili de arbol from India that was pretty spicy, so I made a salsa roja….which was pretty darn spicy.
The Missus really enjoyed this one....especially on this rather chilly and wet Sunday. I'm thinking this is going to bet a regular part of our rotation during cold weather.
What did you have this past week?
Those shrooms looks delici-yoso.
Posted by: kobi | Monday, 10 February 2020 at 06:43 AM
I made some Japanese cream stew yesterday. Used the pre-made stuff but loaded it up with mushrooms and veggies. Hit the spot on a rainy day.
Posted by: Junichi | Monday, 10 February 2020 at 09:17 AM
They turned out better than I thought Kobi! Hope all is well, nice to hear from you.
Sounds great for the weather Junichi!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 10 February 2020 at 09:41 AM
Great post. Thanks for the heads up about Rancho Gordo. It's really worth it to get dried beans that haven't been stored for a long time.I get a big bag of pintos when I'm in NM. Nice variety, too.
Posted by: alnc | Monday, 10 February 2020 at 01:25 PM
#1 - I'm going to try your miso mushrooms - they look amazing #2 where do you buy your Merguez? #3 once you get your pozole recipe down where you're happy we need a cooking/recipe post!
Posted by: Derek R | Monday, 10 February 2020 at 06:57 PM
Hi alnc - The beans from Rancho Gordo are really high quality.
Hi Derek - Let me know if you want the exact recipe for those mushrooms. This merguez came from Bristol Farms. I had picked them up for another use, but decided not to use them for that. I'll go ahead and do a pozole post when I've got the recipe we enjoy the most.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 11 February 2020 at 07:27 AM
Kirk-Speaking of high quality, are you familiar with Anson Mills? Lots of great stuff in the corn, rice, and grains.
Posted by: alnc | Tuesday, 11 February 2020 at 01:46 PM
yummy dishes from your kitchen!
Posted by: kat | Tuesday, 11 February 2020 at 09:52 PM
Hi alnc - Yes, I've thought about ordering polenta and grits from them before. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks Kat!
Posted by: Kirk | Wednesday, 12 February 2020 at 06:20 AM