What's up for the weekend?

[El Presidente]

Huge one coming up next weekend so chore weekend this week.

I feel the need to cook some quail in figs which I will do tomorrow. 

Taking my parents to Japanese today. They (92 and 87) believe they are in the cool kids club by eating Japanese. I know by the way my father stares at that sashimi...that he hates it. Stubborn bustard.

What's up for the weekend?

 

[loose_axle]

Quail in figs sounds delish, how'd you come to that recipe? 

Farewell dinner for a mate last night, life admin today, wine tasting and dinner with friends tonight, chill day tomorrow, Superbowl on Monday. Should be good. 

[Wookie]

Please share quail in figs recipe!

[LaoFan]

The bb turned 100 days (big deal out here). BBQ and premium milk powder for the little girl.

[Havanaaddict]

Smoke cigars and watch the Super Bowl🏈

[JohnnyO]

SB LIX, lobster, ribs, brews and gars...LaoFan great pics. John

[Cmoore4099]

Had to pick up some Beef Tallow from a fellow cigar guy/chef. Had to pick it up out the back of the restaurant like a mafia movie. Gave him a Byron seleccion 1850 for it. Considering he gave me like 7lbs of it, it was a good deal to make some bomb ass fries for the Super Bowl. 

[westg]

Working in the West Australian Pilbara 😎 The early mornings are spectacular,  it does change ever so quickly though.  In for a stinka today.

[BoliDan]

40 minutes ago, westg said:

Working in the West Australian Pilbara 😎 The early mornings are spectacular,  it does change ever so quickly though.  In for a stinka today.

Pretty. I imagine stargazing is awesome out there. Don't get bit by... Anything! 

[westg]

2 hours ago, BoliDan said:

Pretty. I imagine stargazing is awesome out there. Don't get bit by... Anything! 

You have to remember to look up. Evening thunder storms are some of the best lighting shows on earth.  

 

[El Presidente]

On 2/8/2025 at 2:17 PM, Wookie said:

Please share quail in figs recipe!

Super easy. Its a peasant dish. Very flavoursome.

 

Brown quail in olive oil butter and garlic + clove, star anise.

Set aside half done

Fry down a half dozen figs, 3 sliced dates, a leek, panchetta.

When half done add a 3/4 cup of  Marsala  or sweet desert wine.

Let it cook down 15 minutes 

Reintroduce quail, cover with the goodness.

Lower heat and cook 15 minutes

Rest 10

Serve with potato mash. We do a cauliflower mash.

 

[westg]

9 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Super easy. Its a peasant dish. Very flavoursome.

 

Brown quail in olive oil butter and garlic + clove, star anise.

Set aside half done

Fry down a half dozen figs, 3 sliced dates, a leek, panchetta.

When half done add a 3/4 cup of  Marsala  or sweet desert wine.

Let it cook down 15 minutes 

Reintroduce quail, cover with the goodness.

Lower heat and cook 15 minutes

Rest 10

Serve with potato mash. We do a cauliflower mash.

Wow 👌 

[BoliDan]

9 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Super easy. Its a peasant dish. Very flavoursome.

 

Brown quail in olive oil butter and garlic + clove, star anise.

Set aside half done

Fry down a half dozen figs, 3 sliced dates, a leek, panchetta.

When half done add a 3/4 cup of  Marsala  or sweet desert wine.

Let it cook down 15 minutes 

Reintroduce quail, cover with the goodness.

Lower heat and cook 15 minutes

Rest 10

Serve with potato mash. We do a cauliflower mash.

The salad is intriguing. Onions, ham and watermelon radish?

[Chibearsv]

13 minutes ago, BoliDan said:

The salad is intriguing. Onions, ham and watermelon radish?

That's the part 2 of his recipe that gets sauteed down

Fry down a half dozen figs, 3 sliced dates, a leek, panchetta.

[BoliDan]

31 minutes ago, Chibearsv said:

That's the part 2 of his recipe that gets sauteed down

Fry down a half dozen figs, 3 sliced dates, a leek, panchetta.

Ahhh. I'd eat that raw. lol

[El Hoze]

Messing around with my new meat slicer… been wanting one forever but decided to make cheesesteaks for the Super Bowl and that put me over the edge. Did vitello tonnato yesterday (with pork, hard finding a veal loin), cheesesteaks today, definitely a fun new toy.

My wife loves to give me a hard time whenever I buy new stuff I don’t necessarily need but even she’s on board. 

[BrightonCorgi]

6 hours ago, El Hoze said:

Messing around with my new meat slicer… been wanting one forever but decided to make cheesesteaks for the Super Bowl and that put me over the edge. Did vitello tonnato yesterday (with pork, hard finding a veal loin), cheesesteaks today, definitely a fun new toy.

My wife loves to give me a hard time whenever I buy new stuff I don’t necessarily need but even she’s on board. 

Which one did you buy? I've owned an Italian made Berkel for some time. Worth every penny.  A boneless Iberico shoulder is a must buy!  Boneless Jamon's are great, but takes too long to finish. They get a little funky by then.  Even though I vacuum seal the Jamon between cuttings. Shoulder or Speck work out better.

 

[El Hoze]

I went with a Beswood 10” (Model 250). It seems to be decent quality. Berkels look like they are the very high end, some really cool looking ones too! 

[ha_banos]

Hit a cocktail bar yesterday. Starter was a pint and the MOFOH piramide. Then into

Negroni

Rob Roy

Eminente Ron

Cosmo

Manhattan

Beer 

 

Today is recovery.

[Ford2112]

Found a little steelhead locally this AM. Superbowl bbq in 2 hours.

[99call]

Saw The Brutalist last night. Absolutely brilliant. Heartbreaking, and an incredibly accurate distillation of how exposure to beautiful buildings, artworks, objects makes us better human beings, to ourselves, and to each other.

[Chas.Alpha]

Best. Jerky. Ever.

Found the groove: fresh Serrano, Jalapeño and Habanero. Fresh pressed garlic. Light ground pepper and garlic powder added to each slice before curing. Honey used instead of brown sugar in the marinade. 
 

Easily a 95+

[KCCubano]

6 hours ago, Chas.Alpha said:

Best. Jerky. Ever.

Found the groove: fresh Serrano, Jalapeño and Habanero. Fresh pressed garlic. Light ground pepper and garlic powder added to each slice before curing. Honey used instead of brown sugar in the marinade. 
 

Easily a 95+

That does sound like a winner. Had a couple buddies that made their own. Good stuff.