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from 3 years ago, still my favorite dish to make…pork katsu curry.

use a meat tenderizer mallet to flatten a pork sirloin chop until it’s about a 1/2 inch thick. Dip pork chop into mixture of egg and milk, dip in mixture of flour, panko and salt, repeat and then fry until golden brown, flip once.

For the curry, get a box of S&B Japanese curry mix, use half the box with 2 1/3 cups of water
 

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Had this dish, Gnocchi Caprese, in Capri two years ago and never stopped thinking about it so I gave it try today.

It came out good af

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It looks simple, but a little cumbersome bc of all the pans. Start a roux with equal parts butter/ flour, I did 2.5 Tbsp butter, 1/4 cup of flour in one saucepan, separate pan small amount of olive oil and a whole container of small heirloom or san maranzano tomatoes on medium heat, cook until they’re soft and mash them…don’t overcook or all the water will evaporate. Put all the tomatoes into the roux, add about 1/3 cup of water and stir on low until it’s a smooth sauce. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne, pinches at a time.

Boil the gnocchi until they start to float, cook another 2 minutes. Drain and add gnocchi to the sauce. Add the burrata after plating.

Btw, don’t skip the burrata. The sauce is pretty tart bc of all the tomatoes…the burrata evens it out. I guess you could use another type of cheese?
 

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Had this dish, Gnocchi Caprese, in Capri two years ago and never stopped thinking about it so I gave it try today.

It came out good af

HUghtlE.jpeg


It looks simple, but a little cumbersome bc of all the pans. Start a roux with equal parts butter/ flour, I did 2.5 Tbsp butter, 1/4 cup of flour in one saucepan, separate pan small amount of olive oil and a whole container of small heirloom or san maranzano tomatoes on medium heat, cook until they’re soft and mash them…don’t overcook or all the water will evaporate. Put all the tomatoes into the roux, add about 1/3 cup of water and stir on low until it’s a smooth sauce. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne, pinches at a time.

Boil the gnocchi until they start to float, cook another 2 minutes. Drain and add gnocchi to the sauce. Add the burrata after plating.

Btw, don’t skip the burrata. The sauce is pretty tart bc of all the tomatoes…the burrata evens it out. I guess you could use another type of cheese?
Buratta or cold unsliced mozzarella is the only cheese I can think of that’s creamy enough.
 

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This summer (or edibles :patrice:) has had me in a baking mood




Been trying to do something new every other week if I can, but since I'm not trying to end up 100% :flabbynsick: I've been giving stuff away to neighbors and co-workers. Now they asking if I'm trying to open a truck :dead:



A few weeks back wanted something fruity and almost went with apple pie, but strawberries were on sale and I'd never made a strawberry cake from scratch. Followed a recipe, made my own jam w pureed/cooked down strawberries and used freeze dried strawberries in a cream cheese frosting. It turned out a bit too good.



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Today did some double chocolate cookies rolled in sugar cane, salted ones rolled in a light cardamom sugar :ohlawd:

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I smoked some chicken wings and used them to make bao buns today
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I forgot to add, I used a new method called the snake method that I found on tik tok, where u line your coal briquettes up and light one end and let it slow burn. I stacked my hickory wood in between every other briquette or so. Worked a charm. I’ve got some pork shoulder and some pork loin to smoke next. One for pulling and one for slicing to make sandwiches.
 
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