What are you eating/cooking?

[wizards8507]

Drove two hours to "visit my parents," i.e. to get the best Middle Eastern food you'll ever eat.

Will post picture when I get to Providence.

 

[Valpodoc85]

making sausage today
Bandiera

 

[NorthDakota]

making sausage today
Bandiera

Some people have a tough time watching sausage be made...glad you are a man and can handle it.

 

[wizards8507]

My favorite place on Earth. These Syrian cats know how to make a chicken pocket, no doubt.

 

[Greenore]

making sausage today
Bandiera

Let's grind some meat, season it and stuff it back into the same animals intestines. Who would have predicted this amazing discovery? I usually make about 200 lbs a year with elk, deer, moose and about 30% pork butt.

Bought "The Sausage Bible" by Rytek Kutas many years ago and it has served me well. I get a lot of visits from the neighbors when we fire up the smoker. Good stuff!

 

[wizards8507]

Let's grind some meat, season it and stuff it back into the same animals intestines. Who would have predicted this amazing discovery? I usually make about 200 lbs a year with elk, deer, moose and about 30% pork butt.

Bought "The Sausage Bible" by Rytek Kutas many years ago and it has served me well. I get a lot of visits from the neighbors when we fire up the smoker. Good stuff!

Is it shelf stable? I'll buy some.

 

[Greenore]

Is it shelf stable? I'll buy some.

You come up this way sometime and I'll fix you up free of charge. Very illegal in Alberta to sell wild game or fish. I've read some Court Decisions where offenders were charged over $25K for violations.

Most of the stuff I do is fresh or smoked (with Prague Powder) so it still needs refrigeration. We had a good season last fall and I still have 2 elk and a mule buck in the freezer. Awesome meat. Cheers!

 

[Valpodoc85]

Let's grind some meat, season it and stuff it back into the same animals intestines. Who would have predicted this amazing discovery? I usually make about 200 lbs a year with elk, deer, moose and about 30% pork butt.

Bought "The Sausage Bible" by Rytek Kutas many years ago and it has served me well. I get a lot of visits from the neighbors when we fire up the smoker. Good stuff!

First time today. Made 10 pounds. Amazing. Like home made bread only meat! Think I will upgrade from meat grinder/stuffer to a stand alone stuffer. Made Bandiera-pork shoulder, pork belly, mozzarella and Romano cheese, basil and tomatoes. 10/10 would make again

 

[Greenore]

First time today. Made 10 pounds. Amazing. Like home made bread only meat! Think I will upgrade from meat grinder/stuffer to a stand alone stuffer. Made Bandiera-pork shoulder, pork belly, mozzarella and Romano cheese, basil and tomatoes. 10/10 would make again

Awesome and congratulations on your first time!! It's as much fun making it as it is eating the finished product. We have a great local Italian community so I have been fortunate to get a lot of pointers along the way. While I used to experiment with a lot of different seasonings and such (and still do to some extent) I have learned that the "less is more" approach is pretty good. Cheers!

 

[zelezo vlk]

My brother is apparently heavily considering moving to Charleston, SC. Normally I don't encourage him on these decisions, because they're made on a whim. However, I would like a reason to visit and get some shrimp & grits...

 

[wizards8507]

My brother is apparently heavily considering moving to Charleston, SC. Normally I don't encourage him on these decisions, because they're made on a whim. However, I would like a reason to visit and get some shrimp & grits...

Have you ever had Johnnycakes? Think grits but fried into a pancake.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Have you ever had Johnnycakes? Think grits but fried into a pancake.

Ohhhh yeah, though I'd go with more like cornbread pancakes. That shit was awesome, I had it with bacon jam.

 

[ACamp1900]

Johnnycakes=Ho Cakes???

Never heard of them referred to as "Johnny" but what you are describing is basically what I know as a Ho Cake... make those often and highly enjoy them...

 

[wizards8507]

Ohhhh yeah, though I'd go with more like cornbread pancakes. That shit was awesome, I had it with bacon jam.

Johnnycakes=Ho Cakes???

Never heard of them referred to as "Johnny" but what you are describing is basically what I know as a Ho Cake... make those often and highly enjoy them...

Same shit. I make the cakes themselves savory but use real Vermont maple syrup.

Is real maple syrup one of those things you can't actually get out in the West, or is it just prohibitively expensive?

 

[ACamp1900]

Is real maple syrup one of those things you can't actually get out in the West, or is it just prohibitively expensive?

Yes and no-ish (I mean everything is overly expensive here)... I live very close to our mountain communities so it's fairly easy for me to get, tho I don't often... I'd be surprised if it's difficult or overly expensive throughout So Cal.

Honestly tho, when I make Scottish Oat Cakes or Ho Cakes I do jam or just butter... I'll have to try them with syrup some time.

 

[wizards8507]

Yes and no-ish (I mean everything is overly expensive here)... I live very close to our mountain communities so it's fairly easy for me to get, tho I don't often... I'd be surprised if it's difficult or overly expensive throughout So Cal.

Honestly tho, when I make Scottish Oat Cakes or Ho Cakes I do jam or just butter... I'll have to try them with syrup some time.

I buy that shit by the gallon (literally). We put it in everything. Coffee, tea, baked beans, marinades, whatever.

 

[ACamp1900]

I'm more like that with honey... or lemons and limes (citrus freak)... and then there is hot sauces of all kinds... spice junky for real.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Same shit. I make the cakes themselves savory but use real Vermont maple syrup.

Is real maple syrup one of those things you can't actually get out in the West, or is it just prohibitively expensive?

Well I've never had fried grits, but I have had fried polenta, which I imagine is not too dissimilar and I would not consider them the same, though probably flavor-wise they are very close.

Also, idk, I don't really keep syrup at my place due to never needing it. I only use it when I go out someplace for brunch on Sundays, but when it's offered, I take it. I think the trendy thing around here is to somehow concoct your own, which seems like too much work really (though I did have bourbon maple syrup that was utterly fantastic). It may have even been with the Johnny Cakes

 

[ACamp1900]

Also, idk, I don't really keep syrup at my place due to never needing it. I only use it when I go out someplace for brunch on Sundays, but when it's offered, I take it.

This is kind of where we are with syrup... tho we have some on hand every once in a while.

 

[ACamp1900]

I learned something new today tho... Some people call them Johnny Cakes....

 

[wizards8507]

I don't think you guys are talking about what I'm talking about. I'm not talking about Aunt Jemima / Mrs. Butterworth's crap. I'm talking about REAL, pure maple syrup from a maple tree.

Guess what? You're Buying Fake Maple Syrup! - Oh Lardy

If you're interested, $40 a gallon (plus shipping) is the best price I've ever seen so y'all should jump on it.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/mapleviewsugarworks

I learned something new today tho... Some people call them Johnny Cakes....

That's not what "some people" call them, that's what they are. "Some people" call Johnnycakes hoecakes, not the other way around.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnycake

 

[ACamp1900]

I don't think you guys are talking about what I'm talking about. I'm not talking about Aunt Jemima / Mrs. Butterworth's crap. I'm talking about REAL, pure maple syrup from a maple tree.

Guess what? You're Buying Fake Maple Syrup! - Oh Lardy

If you're interested, $40 a gallon (plus shipping) is the best price I've ever seen so y'all should jump on it.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/mapleviewsugarworks


That's not what "some people" call them, that's what they are. "Some people" call Johnnycakes hoecakes, not the other way around.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnycake

I know what you're talking about wiz... it's all good, but yeah, usually we just roll with what restaurants have on hand. When we get syrup ourselves it's real stuff, we just don't do it that often as we don't use syrup that much, but yes, its amazing stuff.

Northern Aggressors who appropriate true Southern Culture call them Johnny Cakes.....

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Is real maple syrup one of those things you can't actually get out in the West, or is it just prohibitively expensive?

The real stuff can be pretty expensive out here, though the Kirkland brand syrup from Costco is generally solid.

 

[wizards8507]

I know what you're talking about wiz... it's all good, but yeah, usually we just roll with what restaurants have on hand.

The douchiest thing I do is bring my own syrup to a place I know won't have the real thing. #SorryNotSorry

When we get syrup ourselves it's real stuff, we just don't do it that often as we don't use syrup that much, but yes, its amazing stuff.

Word.

Northern Aggressors who appropriate true Southern Culture call them Johnny Cakes.....

"Southern culture." No such thing.

The real stuff can be pretty expensive out here, though the Kirkland brand syrup from Costco is generally solid.

Dubious origin syrup does not say "Vermont." 0/10 do not want Trudeau communist tree sugar.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Dubious origin syrup does not say "Vermont." 0/10 do not want Trudeau communist tree sugar.

Would be nice to have the luxury of choosing where my syrup comes from. As it is, I'm just grateful I can get the real stuff for a reasonable price now. Growing up, there was nothing but maple-flavored corn syrup.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Oh yeah, I wasn't clear, when the "real stuff" is offered on the menu when I go out, I get it. It's normally not that much more, and I prefer it. But I don't keep any syrup at my house, real or fake, because I never use it there.

I know what you're talking about wiz... it's all good, but yeah, usually we just roll with what restaurants have on hand. When we get syrup ourselves it's real stuff, we just don't do it that often as we don't use syrup that much, but yes, its amazing stuff.

Northern Aggressors who appropriate true Southern Culture call them Johnny Cakes.....

Pfft, look at wiz trying talking about his syrup scene.

 

[ACamp1900]

The real stuff can be pretty expensive out here, though the Kirkland brand syrup from Costco is generally solid.

We get ours from farmer's markets for the most part... honey also.

The douchiest thing I do is bring my own syrup to a place I know won't have the real thing. #SorryNotSorry

Haha, My man... I do that with hot sauce when I go places that don't carry it...

"Southern culture." No such thing.

Spoken like a true Carpetbagger.

 

[wizards8507]

Pfft, look at wiz trying talking about his syrup scene.

Camp can run his mouth but on the last page of this very thread, he didn't know that Pepper Jack cheese was a type of cheddar. You fools need to meet me in Vermont, we'll hit up Cabot, Ben and Jerry's, Magic Hat, and a maple farm. Preferably on the same day.

 

[woolybug25]

Some people have a tough time watching sausage be made...glad you are a man and can handle it.

Don't listen to Wiz. He's talking out his ass and doesn't know dick about syrup.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Camp can run his mouth but on the last page of this very thread, he didn't know that Pepper Jack cheese was a type of cheddar. You fools need to meet me in Vermont, we'll hit up Cabot, Ben and Jerry's, Magic Hat, and a maple farm. Preferably on the same day.

I'll hit you up for Cabot & the maple farm. The Magic Hat beers I've had have not been inspiring, why not get some Trillium or something?