Just a couple of things that came out of my kitchen recently……
I was thinking about what might go good with my Sun Noodles Tonkotsu Ramen….yes, I was feeling kinda lazy and tired. I decided to do a riff on my Misoyaki Recipe using some cremini mushrooms I had in the fridge.
And it turned out rather well.
I recently placed an order for a cookbook, beans, and nixtamalized corn from Rancho Gordo. To make the $50 free shipping deal, I ordered the "Desert Island Sampler", basically a sampler of five different beans. With the recent cold weather; I started with the white bean – the Alubia Blanca and made a Kale and White Bean Stew with Merguez.
Man, these beans are really good. Only needed a four hour soak, tender yet, keeps its shape well….great flavor.
And the Missus really loved it.
The main reason I placed my order from RG, was for the Pozole Cookbook by Steve Sando. The Missus has been bugging me to make Pozole for a while. So, using the hominy, and referencing Steve Sando's book, along with others in collection I made some pozole this weekend.
I also found some chili de arbol from India that was pretty spicy, so I made a salsa roja….which was pretty darn spicy.
The Missus really enjoyed this one….especially on this rather chilly and wet Sunday. I'm thinking this is going to bet a regular part of our rotation during cold weather.
What did you have this past week?
Those shrooms looks delici-yoso.
I made some Japanese cream stew yesterday. Used the pre-made stuff but loaded it up with mushrooms and veggies. Hit the spot on a rainy day.
They turned out better than I thought Kobi! Hope all is well, nice to hear from you.
Sounds great for the weather Junichi!
Great post. Thanks for the heads up about Rancho Gordo. It’s really worth it to get dried beans that haven’t been stored for a long time.I get a big bag of pintos when I’m in NM. Nice variety, too.
#1 – I’m going to try your miso mushrooms – they look amazing #2 where do you buy your Merguez? #3 once you get your pozole recipe down where you’re happy we need a cooking/recipe post!
Hi alnc – The beans from Rancho Gordo are really high quality.
Hi Derek – Let me know if you want the exact recipe for those mushrooms. This merguez came from Bristol Farms. I had picked them up for another use, but decided not to use them for that. I’ll go ahead and do a pozole post when I’ve got the recipe we enjoy the most.
Kirk-Speaking of high quality, are you familiar with Anson Mills? Lots of great stuff in the corn, rice, and grains.
yummy dishes from your kitchen!
Hi alnc – Yes, I’ve thought about ordering polenta and grits from them before. Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks Kat!