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[Terrierman]

On ‎1‎/‎6‎/‎2019 at 5:34 PM, Johnsfolly said:

Been working down the leftovers from Xmas and New Years before our trip. Only new thing was we revisited a PA Dutch classic - fried scrapple. I cut thin quarter inch slices and pan fried in some bacon fat (made bacon if the scrapple was crap-ple😌). Served with some scrambled eggs. The scrapple was fine. Crispy outside kind of mealy and greasy inside. Probably not going out of the way to get more and eat it often. Though I may get some from the Amish market to try a different recipe. Though not sure how different a recipe there is to grind pork offal, season, and mix with some sort of grain and steam into a loaf.

My grandmother made scrapple with a hog's head, not offal.  Boiled it in some mysterious delicious spice blend, picked off the meat, made corn meal mush with the liquor from cooking the head, mixed in the meat about 50-50 and put it up in loafs to be sliced and fried.  Delicious.

[BilletHead]

                 One of those days soup would be good. Mrs. BilletHead dove in and made a big pot of potato soup this morning. Straight up noon I devoured two big bowls worth. Grazed and snacked first part of the football game. Half time it was nachos and a brew .  Might do a real meal tomorrow. 

  BilletHead

[MOPanfisher]

Mmm, I have been wanting a big pot of either oyster stew or Jambalaya.  Had a hankering for "tortizzas"  which indulged last night.  Nothing more than a flour tortilla with marinara, cheese, pepperoni, and whatever else you like.  Slide it into a skillet and when it's melted the bottom is crisped up.  Super thin crust pizza I guess.

[Johnsfolly]

22 hours ago, Terrierman said:

My grandmother made scrapple with a hog's head, not offal.  Boiled it in some mysterious delicious spice blend, picked off the meat, made corn meal mush with the liquor from cooking the head, mixed in the meat about 50-50 and put it up in loafs to be sliced and fried.  Delicious.

I have seen Amish souse or headcheese being made with pig's head and feet. Pickled and in a gelatin loaf. Haven't had that in years. Might oick up some when we are back in MD.

[Johnsfolly]

So I made chili for my son's reception yesterday. Browned ground beef in asian chili oil and drained off fat. Added minced onions, green and red bell peppers and two cloves of garlic. Added that to meat and cooked until onion was translucent. Added abput a third cup of dark chili powder and ground cumin. Two tablespoons of garlic powder, tablespoon of tumeric and a teaspoon of pepper flakes. Mixed that into the burger. Added a small can of tomato paste and a large can of tomato sauce and for cans of chili flavored kidney beans. Minced cilantro was added then salt and pepper to taste let it simmer for a couple of hours. 

Due to snowmageddon only family ended up at the house. Had the chilli with shredded colby jack cheese and a dollop of sour cream. I added just a touch of Cholula hot sauce.

Had more today between excursions into the snow.

[rps]

Scrapple and souse are classic examples of using everything but the squeal. I happen to love rillettes. Most recipes I see call for pork shoulder. The first batch I had was based on pork belly. The second batch was duck scraps. I bet the BH's would love it.

[rps]

Sous vide chicken thighs, dressing, and queso. Try it before you criticize.

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Turkey and potato chip sandwich for lunch. 

[Gavin]

Some leftover Katie’s in Rock Hill Pasta for lunch. They kill it there if you can get in with less than a 45 minute wait. Wife says she is gonna make some Chicken Pot Pie from scratch with her new pie plate & pie bird.

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37 minutes ago, Gavin said:

Some leftover Katie’s in Rock Hill Pasta for lunch. They kill it there if you can get in with less than a 45 minute wait. Wife says she is gonna make some Chicken Pot Pie from scratch with her new pie plate & pie bird.

No peas!!!