Goat Burgers
Goat is lean, which is part of the point of eating goat. It certainly is part of the reason of of eating it now. Goat is distinctive in its flavor, but as we have had it a few times it’s not an uncommon addition to our dishes. The burgers themselves are a bit goaty and needs a bit more fat. In the past I’ve adjusted this by actually adding fat to the goat (lard, butter, etc). But as I am driving to change, and want to get my cholesterol under control, this does not seem like a good thing. So you start by adding salt and pepper to the mix of the mean. I thought what else do I have in here. I have some roasted garlic powder and some onion powder (actually taste like they should) leftover from previous smoking experiments. I mixed them in and cooked off the goat. This really added a wonderful additional flavor profile, without adding the additional fat. This meats the goals. I have, however, bought my source of goat, out of goat, so I may have to change up what I am doing.
Really Awesome Black Bean Burgers
So…the title is true, these were really awesome. It made enough to actually have this again next week, without having to do all the prep work. It was certainly a lot of work, and I didn’t realize that the kitchen window fan was upstairs, until Shannon pointed out that it was sitting on the other side of the kitchen (clearly I’ve disappeared it from my memory). It got quite hot in the kitchen before the window fan started pumping in the cool outside air (though I think the neighbors were using citronella, which annoyed my sense of smell). With the oven and one of the burners going it got warm fast. It did, however make sense as you run through the process. Reducing moisture, seasoning with a light hand, adding in a bit of fat and flavor (feta). Good thoughts and process. I may cook them a bit less (4 minutes as opposed to 5 per side). This is going to be added to the occasional pile now.
I did eat the bean burger before I took a picture…so there is that.
Gobi Matar
This was surprisingly filling. I actually took some into work and couldn’t finish the reasonable serving. It reminded me a bit of chicken tikka masala in style but without all the dairy. I do need to make up more rice so I can use that to feed lunch to myself.
Indian Peanutty Noodles
While I skipped the roasting and just combined unsalted peanuts with the salt and spices, it did make for a nice chutney. The second part of this went quite quickly after prepping the ingredients. Shannon did comment that it might be a bit better with some chicken in there. I suppose if I added some more chutney and maybe a bit more liquid it could add the peanut chutney across multiple more ingredients. This could add a variety to this dish to do it on the regular especially since I have quite a bit of the chutney left.
Oyakodon
Mine did not end up near as pretty as the pictures on the site. I did however get a chance to use the dashi powder brought to me by Cameron. This was a nice, relatively simple wait to put together a quick(ish) meal. I used a combination of leftover basmati rice and freshly made white rice. It turned into a savory well balanced meal. Maybe add a few more vegetables.