FOOD THREAD VOL. GRUB LIFE

gonna throw a salmon filet on the grill in foil and make a honey wasabi glaze for it after its cooked

how should i season for the foil wrap?
 
do you have a favorite sparkling water?
cause me and wifey are addicted to it but haven't had waterloo
I don't drink them like THAT but this past weekend, I was put on to "AhA" brand. I like the Watermelon Lime Flavor.

I was given a can of Strawberry Waterloo MONTHS ago, but it is still sitting in my fridge.
 
Grabbed a sub from the New Jersey Michael’s down the street. Really don’t think chain spots are getting much better than this.
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Tried making Jollof Rice yesterday. It didn't come out as desired. Moms liked it so that batch is hers and I tried it again today.
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Just wanted to show yall these beautiful tomatoes for no reason
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Tomato stew mix. Mix of tomatoes, red bellpeppers, red onion, and a habanero
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All the seasonings used. Salt, bay leaves, 3 maggi cubes, ground crawfish, thyme, black pepper, ground ginger, curry powder, white pepper, garlic and onion powder, and cayenne pepper
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After I blended the mixed, I fried the red onions in palm oil for 5 minutes. Then fried the tomato paste in that mixture for 5 minutes to get rid of that sour tomato paste flavor. After that, I incorporated the tomato mix and fried that for an additional 15 minutes
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This is what the stew looks like after it's been fried and reduced, with all of the seasonings added. I then added the rice and cooked for about an hour on low heat.
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I marinated some chicken thighs in sofrito, adobo sauce, garlic and onion powder, black pepper, creole seasoning and blackened seasoning. I basically just winged it with this as I didn't plan this out. Came out fire.
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This is how the Jollof came out yesterday. Added too many habaneros. I reduced the stew too much, and since you don't add a lot of liquid to cook this rice dish, the rice was undercooked so I had to add liquid and it came out mushy and too moist.
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This is how it came out today after some adjustments. I didn't reduce the tomato mix as much and I added a little less chicken stock. Came out a lot better. Still need to make adjustments to get it perfect. It came out a little too moist. Jollof is supposed to be a little dry. Next time, I'm gonna add less chicken stock, and maybe use 1 red bellpepper instead of two.
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Final dish
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Chicken looks perfect. What kinda pot you cook that in the second pic?
Thanks. Normally, I'd clean up and reuse the Dutch pot that I originally browned them in, but was too lazy to wash it immediately, so I used a frying pan to stew them in.
 
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