Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6000 on Jul 10, 2012, 3:27pm »
Casi, I only eat shrimp in the shell (unless I order scampi of course) but here we buy prawns/shrimp that comes cut down the back and the vein removed. Of course we can get ones still 'vein in and head on', but that gives the cook a lengthy job of opening and de-veining them. I have my own quick method using a pair of sharp scissors, not a knife.
No restaurant here would dream of serving up shrimp with it's food tract still in place and full of @#%$@@^&**. In Oz I sat scraping out the 'vein' before eating them. Glad to hear you haven't been ill!
I have eaten shrimp in the shell all my life as have more than half the population of NOLA and I have never heard of anyone getting food poisoning or even remotely ill from doing so.
When cooking whole, fresh shrimp here we boil it briefly (in gulf or ocean water if we are at the beach), drain it and serve on plates with lots of lemon. We eat on an outside table-top covered with newspaper. The heads and shells are removed and placed on the newspaper, but typically no one removes the vein.
When everyone is finished we remove plates, silverware, etc, roll up the newspaper with the shells/heads inside (and probably some corncobs too, since we usually serve it with fresh corn) and dispose of the whole mess.
I have eaten shrimp in the shell all my life as have more than half the population of NOLA and I have never heard of anyone getting food poisoning or even remotely ill from doing so.
When cooking whole, fresh shrimp here we boil it briefly (in gulf or ocean water if we are at the beach), drain it and serve on plates with lots of lemon. We eat on an outside table-top covered with newspaper. The heads and shells are removed and placed on the newspaper, but typically no one removes the vein.
When everyone is finished we remove plates, silverware, etc, roll up the newspaper with the shells/heads inside (and probably some corncobs too, since we usually serve it with fresh corn) and dispose of the whole mess.
Ditto here. (we use a seasoning in the water that has salt pepper and a variety of other flavorings). The heads and shells btw make an excellent contribution to the compost heap. Shellfish, shrimp and crawfish in particular contain some valuable trace minerals not found in very many foods and are a excellent addition to the soil.
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Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6005 on Jul 13, 2012, 3:09pm »
I made crab cakes earlier in the week and now I want them again tonight. Lump crab meat is so incredibly reasonably priced here as are the shrimp. It makes sense that I should have them again. And dead easy to make.
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Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6007 on Jul 14, 2012, 1:07am »
Dinner at Sobrino's—Cocina del Barrio, in Colonia Roma Norte, México, D.F.. Kind of hip, bistro-ish. (What were WE doing there?)
I had the noted Torta Ahogada de Pato, sort of a duck po'boy submerged in an odd sweet and picante tomato sauce.
It was a letdown.
Sra. Cuevas, after a bowl of hearty lentil soup with sausage, had Dorado en Hoja Santa on Frijoles Negros y queso Panela. Handsome and tasted good, too.
I also had an order of the excellent Papas Fritas, only $60 pesos. I wasn't fully satisfied until I also ate an Ensalada de Berros —watercress— con Manzana—apple—, Tocino—bacon y Queso Feta. The dressing really made this a great salad. (Sorry, no photos.)
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Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6008 on Jul 14, 2012, 3:49pm »
Hmmm, I am dubious as well just from the visual aspect of the first item. The second dish looks excellent.
I had some basic pork belly and rice the other night. The butcher is always amazed that I want him to leave the skin on. Of course, he is a Muslim and probably finds the skin to be the most horribly disgusting part of any pork product.
you can get very bad food poisoning if you eat the shrimp intestine.
If this was even vaguely true, Las Vegas would have gone bankrupt long ago. "Peel and eat" shrimp is a staple of all you can eat buffets across the USA.
Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6011 on Jul 15, 2012, 8:46am »
yesterday was mustard eggs. mmm. hadn't eaten that in years. just should put more mustard into the sauce (i wasn't sure, so i prefered to be careful).
today we will go to a tibetan restaurant (or if that is closed to one of the ones in the same area, there is also a nepalese one, i think). never had tibetan food. any recommendations?
Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6012 on Jul 15, 2012, 11:09am »
Ah Don, I suppose it's a case of 'out of sight , out of mind. I have never eaten a raw oyster. Plenty smoked tinned ones, and lots of mussels in a white wine, garlic & parsley broth. Oh yum!
Ah Don, I suppose it's a case of 'out of sight , out of mind. I have never eaten a raw oyster. Plenty smoked tinned ones, and lots of mussels in a white wine, garlic & parsley broth. Oh yum!
Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6017 on Jul 15, 2012, 4:17pm »
Kerouac - That tells me he isn't too worried about following the Islamic laws to the letter... Our Muslim staff, and others we deal with won't touch it with a barge pole. This just shows how religions go from one extreme to another, not only Muslims.
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Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6018 on Jul 15, 2012, 7:24pm »
Considering that a very large percentage of the supermarket cashiers in my neighbourhood are Muslim and they spend all day ringing up pork chops, ham and alcohol, it seems to be pretty much a case of "you can consume whatever you want as long as I don't have to."
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Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6019 on Jul 15, 2012, 8:19pm »
Just back from another simple but great meal at Pollos Asados el Tejaban, in Tzurumutaro, an outlying village of Pátzcuaro. Chicken marinated in adobo, grilled over charcoal, and finished with fresh orange juice. Served with a simple cabbage salad, hot, handmade tortillas, a "meh!" rice and a zingy salsa picante roja.
To drink, I bought a shot of mezcal and a Cerveza Bohemia Oscura at the tienda next door. The mezcal is $10 pesos a shot. We also had a sope each (a thick tortilla with rims, spread with frijoles paste and sprinkled with fresh cheese). The whole thing, including one soda, came to less than $110 pesos. http://mexkitchen.blogspot.mx/2009/07/chickening-out-reprise.html
Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6021 on Jul 16, 2012, 8:06am »
A feast fit for a King, as usual Imec! May I just ask if the salmon was deboned? If so, did you manage to do it or the fishmonger/supermarket/catcher of the fish I was witness to a large freshwater trout being filleted straight after being taken off the hook. It looked easy but I bet it needs practise..
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Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6023 on Jul 16, 2012, 2:37pm »
Thanks cas and tod! The fish was not boned - it was simply gutted and be-headed. After grilling, you simply peel of the skin and carefully slide the meat off the bones - it's very easy to do with minimal understanding of the skeletal structure. It was stuffed with onion, lemon slices and fennel fronds.
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Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6026 on Jul 17, 2012, 6:50pm »
Looks delicious, but I am wondering how many places in the world cut the head off of a fish to cook it. Although we did that with the little fried fish (perch, bream, bass, etc.) that we ate when I was growing up in Mississippi, I don't think I have seen headless fish on other continents. When I have bought Alaskan or Canadian salmon frozen at Picard, it is gutted, but the head is always on.
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Re: What's for dinner tonight? « Reply #6027 on Jul 17, 2012, 8:31pm »
Comida today was Crema de Berros, AKA Cream of Watercress Soup, followed by, miracle of miracles! ears of sweet, golden corn, bought in the Pátzcuaro Mercado. That was the first time I've ever seen it there. It was good, too; tender and sweet, but without that excessive sweetness that characterizes so much of the U.S.corn these days.
Photos of the soup and maybe an ultra simple recipe, later.
Here is a shot:
Crema de Berros
I'm sure that a similar soup can be made with spinach or cilantro.
Looks delicious, but I am wondering how many places in the world cut the head off of a fish to cook it. Although we did that with the little fried fish (perch, bream, bass, etc.) that we ate when I was growing up in Mississippi, I don't think I have seen headless fish on other continents. When I have bought Alaskan or Canadian salmon frozen at Picard, it is gutted, but the head is always on.
We don't eat the head so I'm happy not to pay for it.
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