Adventures with anrkst.

Mom was gone all day today…he was a jumpy nervous can’t be still wreck!

 

Another one I thought the queen might like.
Parmesan Crusted Chicken and Vegetables.
Let have a stab at it eh?

This recipe actually started 2 weeks ago but getting broodettes off to college got in the way. (We'll call that extra marinating time.)


Mines nor going to be very just blah either.


Eat your vegetables. They're good for you.

 

OIC QC is on station...


Vampires are going miles out of their way to avoid my house.


Assembly is easy.


And we're gonna toss the lot in a 425f oven for about 45 minutes.

 

It's kinda quick and easy.


I think I need bigger pans, or a bigger oven...or both!


"So ummm hey, are you guys gonna eat
that?"

 

It's a good day...to make chili flakes!

 

Thank you sir. It was truly a Homer Simpson “Doh!” moment on that one.

 

OK, She's getting another dose of Quick n Dirty Gumbo. Not because I'm out of ideas, but because getting the budget and the end of the month to work harmoniously was challenging!


My Louisiana kin would be proud of the eye watering heat this mix has...


Maybe we should ask why store bought stock looks so....weak?!!


I went to the kitchen. There might be nibbles.


My friends, I can't even make "plain" rice.
The second I touch something My mind starts telling me how to fantastic it up!


I'm further convinced that before recipes like Gumbo, Irish Stew, ect, were codified and written down, they meant anything you could dig up, chop up, or whack with a stick and put in a pot! ( My Tx Mother had one called "Dishrag" that was made in a 17" cast iron skillet. )

 

Signs your cook might be slipping off the edge.

Hmmm, forgets to put on shoes...


This is a "make do". So some lost random pieces of breakfast sausage, lil chopped bacon, and 1 leftover chicken breast.


Ever trusting that I will let nothing drop that causes harm. Such faith.


It's looking much better now...

 

Garlic, tomatoes, okra, corn...it's a quartet of delicious.



Onions, peppers, and a boon of carrots that were delivered...



A little roux, a little stock, a little simmer..



Some rice and this will put you in a good state. You might be sweaty but we're pirates...we won't care.

 

Today my friends I'm going to make something that's not in...a recipe book.
I give you, Braised Pork with apples. Done with an anrkst original take on taste.

This is going to be my braising sauce.
It's the end result of 2 weeks of research, testing, and pages of paper covered in weird indecipherable scribblings of a madman.


Buts it's good. The kind of "I need a straw" good.

(Pause for effect..)

 

(Guys, my isp connection is having a mental breakdown apparently..no wind, rain ect but it's twitchy. Hang on.)


This needs some goodness. I wanted pumpkin but there was none, acorn squash substitute, (butternut next time) a good hard apple (honey crisp ) carrots and onions..


I know without looking down he's there.


You could use whatever cut or type of meat you like. Pork, beef, lamb, even duck would be good. She likes trim clean and boneless...can do.


She thought this would be a debate sparking image.

 

I needed a way to Preheat this massive iron pot. To get a good sear on the meat..


It only sorta worked. The flame spread is too small I think. So the meat was a little less browned that I wanted..next time....


Then veg in, 3/4 cup chicken stock, 16 under, 20 top, about 400f-425f for 45 minutes ...

 

(Another internet twitch...sheesh.)


Oh my. The smell alone is mind blowing.


This was a win. Not sweet but close.
The level on the pot sure went down fast!

This would be a good one to add to the holiday menu. It's different, unique. Not hard to do but they don't know that.

 

She came back from a shopping trip with a little bag of spices. Now picture yourself as a spice merchant, in the ports of the Black Sea on the Turkish side in the age of Constantine...
This is Ras el Hanout. I built this recipe around it.
An anrkst creation, Chicken with Olives.


There were maybe 2 tablespoons in the original bag. I started digging and this light and flavorful blend is what resulted.


These need to be trimmed and prepped at least a day in advance..


What kind of T Rex sized chickens do these come off of?!!


And because I can't make "plain" anything..the trim is going to be a super flavor upgrade stock.

 

This will need some goodness, to fill in the gaps. Right?


This one..if I move, he is near.


This will result in social distancing..friends, neighbors,...vampires.


Weather's nice, we're back outside. Seasoning the oil up to the N'th degree..


Oops, I moved. There he is.