It's a snowy Friday night - what's gonna warm ya up?

[LuFins Dad]

A happy hour Smithwicks and Jameson while waiting for our ToGo (Irish Stew, Chicken Pot Pie, and French Onion Soup)

[Mik]

@lufins-dad said in It's a snowy Friday night - what's gonna warm ya up?:

I would really reduce those mushrooms longer than 5 minutes… Also, deconstruct the Wellington…

I did. Any time a pro chef tells you something takes x minutes, double it. At least. But I'm doing the classic construction. I've done it before.

[Jolly]

I threw a piece of hog on the pit this morning. Trying a combination of pin oak and green mayhaw.

[LuFins Dad]

@Jolly What piece of a hog?

[Mik]

Never heard of mayhaw. Maybe called mayapple up here? or pawpaw?

[Mik]

Oh - it's a hawthorn.

[Mik]

Y'know, there are hazards to cooking with wine. Especially when it goes in you AND the food. I didn't turn the Wellington seam side down.

Oh well. I looked in the oven and it looks fine.

I have made worse blunders.

[George K]

Air Fryer chicken breasts tonight.

Came out pretty good.

[Mik]

Seam up didn't change a thing.

[George K]

@mik what tenp did you go to?

(asking for someone who wants her steak like a hockey puck)

[LuFins Dad]

Let’s see a slice!

[Mik]

[Mik]

The red wine shallot veal demi glacé sauce was awesome too.

[jon-nyc]

I did a pollo asado. Cheated and got the pre-marinaded one from TJs

[Jolly]

@lufins-dad said in It's a snowy Friday night - what's gonna warm ya up?:

@Jolly What piece of a hog?

Boston butt.

[Jolly]

@mik said in It's a snowy Friday night - what's gonna warm ya up?:

Oh - it's a hawthorn.

Can you eat hawthorn fruit? Mayhaw fruit is used for cobblers, syrup, wine and most importantly, jelly. $8-$10/gallon is the going price for the fruit.