Whatcha Cookin'?!

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Lynx

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Mackerel... ugh!

The texture is between tuna and salmon, but the smell... the smell!
 

shittim

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Really enjoyed smoke cooking on a Weber, we have a lot of hickory here, my favorite
 
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We barbeque (or what we call braai) often. In summer time at least once a week :)

I wish I could get the hang of smoking meat. I would love to smoke my own ribs...
 

shittim

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Brining is a great help. it adds moisture. Chicken is a favorite, I remove the skin, brine for a few hours, then place on one side of the grill with the small fire on the other side and hickory bark on the other side, (indirect heat) smoke till the internal temp is appropriate and the joints are loose indicating it is cooked.
Have heard of oak being used , haven't tried it, what woods do you have in Australia?
 
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Brining is a great help. it adds moisture. Chicken is a favorite, I remove the skin, brine for a few hours, then place on one side of the grill with the small fire on the other side and hickory bark on the other side, (indirect heat) smoke till the internal temp is appropriate and the joints are loose indicating it is cooked.
Have heard of oak being used , haven't tried it, what woods do you have in Australia?
I am in South Africa and we have sicklebush, camel thorn tree, and leadwood. They burn for long periods of time and the meat taste delicious :)
 
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I have a home made smoker that my neighbor gave me but couldn't figure it out. He got it as a present from somebody. Maybe I should try again with chicken and wait with the ribs. I also used charcoal instead of real wood.
 

shittim

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The sausages look interesting, I have made some with and without coriander, there is a difference with coriander being a plus to my taste.
 
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Coriander can be a difficult taste to get used to. We buy our sausage (or boerewors) from the butchers and they have sausage with and without coriander. They usually use it (coriander) more in the wild buck sausage like Springbok, Kudu etc. It basically mask the "wild" taste.
 
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I could slow cook everything. It makes me feel like I am a better cook than I am, the way the flavors mix and the meat falls apart. And, I am not a big cooker or eater for that matter, so when it just “shows up” done, I like it. Give me calories that don’t taste horrible so I can do stuff, lol.
It is quite convenient, let's be honest.

I just love to cook. I come from a family who loves to cook. I barely ever use my slow cooker, but it is very convenient in my busy schedule.
 
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This appeared on my memories on Facebook! Shrimp scampi for the win and I remember it tasting delightful.

I'll have to cook it again! Ya'll invited.

;)

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Lynx

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In a few minutes I'm gonna pop over a couple towns and follow up on a lead on some goat milk.

See, I look forward to eggnog around this time of year. But this year all I can find in stores is lowfat junk with high fructose corn syrup and spray-dried egg yolks. So I decided to make my own.

Downside is I'm allergic to lactose. Not lactose intolerant, just allergic - sneezing, sniffling, etc. So I'm making my own with some milk that is MUCH lower in lactose than the cow milk in the store.

And that's why I mention it in this thread. I'm about to cook up a batch of boiled custard. Come on over and I'll pour you a mug.
 

christian74

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Mackerel... ugh!

The texture is between tuna and salmon, but the smell... the smell!

Grilled salted mackerel with white rice? You are missing out Lynx...
So does mackerel sushi - lot of people may not like it for its vinegar marinated texture but it is one of favorites of mine.
 

BrotherMike

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It is quite convenient, let's be honest.

I just love to cook. I come from a family who loves to cook. I barely ever use my slow cooker, but it is very convenient in my busy schedule.
Cooking can be a fun hobby to have trying new dishes and exploring flavor combinations. It’s a wonderful way to give inviting friends over to try them out.
 

Lanolin

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hmm yesterday made mousetraps.

Havent been cooking all that much its summer so mostly throw things together, like icecream and berries. Cheese and crackers.

Sweetcorn on the cob with butter.

Im planning a bbq one weekend when my sis gets out of quarantine.
Might start a thread on that since I gave away my barbecue bible. Ive got a kettle style bbq, its ok, but from using it a couple of times I must say its not the ideal one. I think its better to have a permanent brick grill in your backyard. I see so many ppl chuck out their rusty gas grills on wheels that its a joke. when they are so expensive in the shops. Plus the charcoal it seems comes from africa. Im like we do we really need to import charcoal from africa?!