Journal

2019 - Week 1 Cooking Results

Chile Verde tacos

I think I added too much liquid from the cans of tomatillos. I should have drained them, as fresh ones were not available. That being said not only did it turn out really good, I think we both had it for the next couple of days (Shannon did lunch, me for breakfast). Certainly a good application for a large hunk of meat (of which I have a few). I may use this or something like this to go through some of those cuts. I would like to empty my freezer before I start adding again. I did sneak in some Serrano powder, finishing off the container, but even so it just had a mild heat to it.

Sous Vide Fish (may finish in pan this time?)

I bought some fairly thin catfish filets, but I didn’t think this would actually make a meal so we had ham and egg sandwiches.

Chicken Soup with Jasmine Rice and Ginger

I will admit, this recipe doesn’t make sense to me. It seems an excessive amount of water for a small amount of rice. Not enough ingredients to make anything but a super broothy soup. So I adapted. I used the rice but only with a small amount of water. I let it cook for a bit then set it aside. I combined the ingredients (ginger, etc) and like that and the chicken stock come together. I added diced scallions, let those go a bit. Added in the rice semi-mush and the. The chicken (whole pulled rotisserie chicken) I just warmed up.

It was nice and had a very prominent ginger flavor, but enough stuff to make it a filling soup. The audible worked out well. Not much more then the amount to feed the two of us though.