Food

[Henry Krinkle]

Meh, to each his own. If your only experience with baked beans starts with opening a can, I can understand. But scratch-made baked beans would be good to any of you, guaranteed. Especially mine, slow cooked and then smoked.

Yup, same here. I just had some of my hard cider smoked beans this week and they were mighty tasty. We eat beans more than potatoes or rice.

[geoffbot]

[whatmeworry]

That's roughly what I had for lunch and I'm hungry for it again

[Strange]

hard cider smoked beans

Recipe?

[BlackNomad]

I'm at a restaurant mate

I knew you didn't cook all that!...
Isn't that one of those stone plates? They are cool!

[geoffbot]

I knew you didn't cook all that!...
Isn't that one of those stone plates? They are cool!

Yes! As in its a piece of slate on which food is served.

P.S. - I could totes make my food look like that if I could be arsed.

[Nokie]

A few things over the weekend-



Hamburgers and homemade fries on Friday



Salad action on Saturday



My tuna salad sandwich for Sunday Brunch.

[Henry Krinkle]

Recipe?

Sorry,
Here you go.

Little known fact about Saskatchewan: the vast majority of the world's lentils and pulses are grown here. Fresh ones cook much faster than the ones you are likely to get, but here is a quick start method that should work for you.

Put one pounds of great northern/ canellini/ lima beans in a 4 quart saucepan. Just cover with water and bring to a boil. Take off of heat, cover tightly and let stand for 2 hours. You are ready to go. This method works in less than an hour out here.

If you are really lazy you can use 4 cans of canellini beans, rinsed. Yes, I have been that lazy!


3 cups hard apple cider
3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup ketchup- I do not make my own or use fancy ketchup for this. You want that Heinz taste for a lot of Bbq items.
2 Tablespoons of strong, spicy mustard.
1Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce. This is another critical Bbq ingredient ( also Cajun food). I tend to put more than this in, but some people actually don't like Worcestershire sauce.
4 slices streaky bacon, chopped . I use my own housemade duck bacon, but regular store bought is acceptable
I large yellow onion finely chopped.

Prepare your smoker or briquet bbq , if using a bbq or even a gas grille prepare for indirect low heat (250F to 350F). If using a gas grille pre-soak some smoking chips. If your bacon is smoked with a particular wood use the same wood in the smoker/grille.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

In a medium saucepan bring the cider to boil. Cook until reduced by half, stir in sugar, ketchup mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Set aside.


In a large Dutch oven cook the bacon until crisp and browned. Add onions and cook until soft. Add beans and cider mixture and bring to a simmer. Transfer to smoker and cook uncovered until beans are tender, about an hour and a half.


Kosher salt and pepper.

[Jeannie]

Of course my dear

350g macaroni or other pasta
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tsp English mustard (2 if using Dijon)
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp plain flour
500ml whole or semi milk
300g extra mature cheddar, grated (320 if using just mature)

Boil the pasta for 2 mins less than stated on the pack. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the garlic and mustard, cook for 1 min, then stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min more, then gradually whisk in the milk until you have a lump-free sauce. Simmer for 5 mins, whisking constantly until thickened. Take off the heat, then stir in most of the cheddar (leave 2 handfuls or enough to top the dish with).

Pour the sauce over the pasta into an oven dish, then top with cheese. Crumble some toast on top for a nice crunch. Chuck in 200℃ oven for 15 minutes so it's not so brown on top because:

Absolutely key: cook in advance (and hour is fine), leave to cool then reheat in oven again until golden on top. That way the sauce congeals and you get a nice firm bake, not slop as it is when it comes out first time.

Thank you, sir. I've printed it out. It looks so lovely in the pics.

Jeannie

[Strange]

Sorry,
Here you go.

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Thanks man. Anything with hard cider, bacon, and Worcestershire sauce has gotta be worth trying!