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It’s a Potatoey Mushroomy Truffley Kinda Sidedish

Potato and Portobello with Herbed Truffled Salt

Mmm, I was sent a packet of Woody’s Gourmet Black Truffle and Fresh Thyme Herb Sea Salt to play with and so I thought, truffle and thyme go with potato and mushroom like Trump and dead cat wigs. How could I not find a delicious way to make these make love to each other. Since I wanted the herbed salt to really stand out, cause let’s face it, this is really the only way my poor ass it’s getting its cheeks on some real truffle, I basically used it as a garnish. And it worked.

Also, the salt comes in big flakes and is a little wet and it feels kinda fancy, which I really liked. I wanted to put a crazy royal hat on it.

Slice a potato length-wise and using a mandolin (best kitchen gadget ever, get one) slice your potatoes super thin. Slice your portobello mushroom in nice long slices.

Melt a hunk of butter (just do it and don’t think about it) and add a bit of olive oil in a non-stick pan and toss them potatoes straight in. Saute for 5 min and then in goes the mushrooms. Add more butter and olive oil if necessary but try not to go all overboard like Paula Deen Butter Queen, who now has Diabetes I heard, but you didn’t hear it from me. Saute until both are soft, about 15 minutes.

Plate and sprinkle with Truffled Salt. Serve immediately. Is your mouth freaking watering?

Grilled Octopus Salad AKA Insalata di Pulpo AKA Happy Mouth

Grilled Octopus Salad aka Insalata di Pulpo

I recently spent time in Chile and Peru and ate as much pulpo as possible. Now that I’m back in New York among the heaps of calamari, I’m starting to think that octopus is the highschool reject in this calamari-ran prom. You find grilled and fried calamari up the ying yang, but its dear relative gets the back seat in this popularity contest. So, what’s a fatty to do but honor this 8-legged freak at home in a delicious vinegary salad and love on its sweet chew?

Since octopus is far from what I know how to cook, I found this reasonable recipe… Read more…

Spicy Jerk-Pickled Mango

I think I stumbled upon something here. I’m not giving yall mofos this recipe cause it just may be my million dollar idea. So maybe the purpose of this post is to rub it in yall’s face that I’m eating this deliciosness and you’re not? I spose you could reach out and beg…

Spicy Jerk-Pickled Mango

Spicy Jerk-Pickled Mango

Ya Heard it here first!

And I Don’t Even *LIKE* Peppers

Ever since my mouth was around one of those deliciously burnt, smoky, spicy shishinto peppers at the Vanderbilt in BK, I’ve been a little more than sweatin that place. I looked high and low, over and under, and around yo mama’s corner for them peppers to recreate the shit at home. Well, I was dumb happy when I found them last week. Look what I did. And you can too!

Shishino Peppers

 

Alls you gotts to do is LIGHTLY oil the peppers, throw them in a hot cast iron pan, and let them blister to about yay burnt. While they sizzlin up, crack some salt, mix it with some smoked paprika (by the by, if yalls aint down with the smoked paprika yet, I pity the foo). And that’s it. Dishes are done, man.

 

Shishinto Peppers

Can Can

I’m part of a canning club where we send cans of things we make to each other across the country. I’m a terrible participant cause my lazy ass hasn’t sent anything in yet. Butt soon I will. PROMISE.

Tonight I received delish Pear Port & Thyme Conserve in the most ADORABLE fucking jar. Dumb good.

Pear Port and Thyme Conserve Pear Port and Thyme Conserve

Think I’ll make some more of this eggplant I been sweating. A sauteed, olive oil and garlic and red wine vinegar marinated batch of sumptuousness. You can lube with it.

Marinated Eggplant Marinated Eggplant

Am I right?

You’ll Love Me for This: Bacon-Fried Miso Scallops

Sometimes I think about how scallops are like God’s lil nuggets of love he hath given to us to kiss, lick, love, screw and mostly eat on. At least that’s how I feel when I try to buy them from Union Market and they are trying to charge  me a piece of my flesh for 2 scallops . But then also when I take them home and eat the shit out of them. Aside for their own natural buttery flaves, they are so receptive to playful accompaniments, that I love cooking them. B got a mouthful this week. Lucky fucker.

Bacon-Fried Miso Scallops

If you want to make 6 or 8, fry up some bacon. When the liquid gold has rendered from the strips, take em out and reserve the bacon for future use (who are we kidding? eat them alone and fast, with shame). While your bacon is frying, combine miso paste, fresh lemon juice and water till you get a cup. Play with the ratios till its your liking.

While the pan is still spanking hot and filmed with bacon fat but with the heat turned off, place the scallops and cook. If the pan isn’t still hot enough, you can turn it back on. When they are seared on the two flat edges and still a lil pink in the center, divide them into shallow bowls. With the heat still on, throw your tangy solution of miso, lemon and water into the pan to deglaze. Lift up that delicious bacon junk and heat through. When sufficiently hot, pour the liquid into the bowls with the scallops. Have your guest kiss your ass with praise and enjoy.

Ingredients
Scallops for 2
Juice of a lemon
Several strips of bacon
Couple table spoons of miso paste
Some water