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Storm coming through, so will be making crawfish and shrimp etouffee.
Dang - - seen you southern guys do that few times.

If you can post a couple instructive pics, that'd be much appreciated.

Is that another one that starts with a dark roux?
 
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Dang - - seen you southern guys do that few times.

If you can post a couple instructive pics, that'd be much appreciated.

Is that another one that starts with a dark roux?
Will try my best, as a transplant down here 😂
(Warning- I do cheat a little!)



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Start with a roux, stick of butter, melt it and add equal part flour, keep stirring to brown, toss in the onion and green pepper. Cook them downtown , throw in garlic. Cook another minute or so, add in stock (I use chicken). Also add in the cajun seasoning. Let it thicken then throw in the crawfish tails and shrimp. Let them go for a few minutes.



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Will try my best, as a transplant down here 😂
(Warning- I do cheat a little!)



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Start with a roux, stick of butter, melt it and add equal part flour, keep stirring to brown, toss in the onion and green pepper. Cook them downtown , throw in garlic. Cook another minute or so, add in stock (I use chicken). Also add in the cajun seasoning. Let it thicken then throw in the crawfish tails and shrimp. Let them go for a few minutes.



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Ford - - Perfect - - thanks much.! Looks great!
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I know how to make a roux, etc. I just didn’t know how that goes together, as I’ve never made or had it before.

I think Magic has posted pictures of it also.

You gave me a great introduction. Many thanks.

Your quick instruction with pictures will help others too.
 
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Collard greens with pancetta and cannellini, BBQ beef, homemade chicken tenders, and most importantly, “crispy crowns.”

We love those crispy crowns. Ore Ida makes them. Their Tater Tots are more popular.

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Just got the veggies into the Sunday roast 😁😁😁😁😁 7 lb Chuck roast seasoned with 1/4 cup worchestershire sauce, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1 packet brown gravy, 2 Tbsp corn starch and 2 cup water. Dinner will be ready around 5pm 😁😁😁

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Daren - -

Sometime take about 4-5 pound of those little potatoes, boil them in water with about 8-12 ounces of salt.

When done, serve them whole with a side of melted butter. You will have upstate NY Salt Potatoes. Originated a Hinerwadel's in Syracuse, NY. They specialized in Clambakes in the 1950's (?). Were still in business until a few years ago.

They still have their brand of Salt Potatoes in the grocery stores, complete with a bag of salt...
 

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This is my bride’s project.

If you’re Italian, Pizzelles are often a part of holiday cookies.

She made a bunch today. Really good!

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Made egg rolls this afternoon…

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Pork

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crawfish n shrimp

ran out of rolling papers 🤣 saved the rest of the filling for later.

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Had to make some testers.
 
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Well I learned something new, the hard way of course. I thought I'd make some spaghetti with some nice mushrooms, leftover hamburger patties, a jar of homemade tomato sauce, and pasta. Sauce in one pan turned out great.

Put the brand new stainless steel big pot on half full of water and turned burner up to high. Bubbles were forming and I threw in about a tablespoon of salt, some course stuff but I didn't want to go looking in the boxes for regular salt. Well it sat on the bottom for a minute or so before going into solution. Came to a boil and threw in pasta. When done (al dente! Lol) fished out with spider and threw into pan with sauce. Let pot of water cool and washed after dinner. Point being bottom of pot not exposed to air while hot.

When I washed I found 3 tiny circular spots in a cluster that would not scrub off. Huh? Some kind of defect in pot? So after some online searching I found an All Clad video that said not to add salt to water until at a full boil, and in other places lengthy discussions about the ability of salt to pit stainless steel.

So looks like my fault. Have been making pasta in teflon or other coated pots for decades, and only stainless steel used for frying or baking. Who knew? Hope pits don't go all the way through to the other layers in the pot base. I thought the stainless steel would be pretty indestructible, but not so.
 

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Got a bag-o-beef ready for tomorrow.

Won’t be sous vide, but will go on a screaming hot grill until browned, then medium-low. About 30 minutes start to finish.

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Same deal with some venison.

Really liking this vacuum sealer. It’s very large, which is a minus. It does the job.

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Garlic knots. Kids are do in this afternoon.

Pizza, meatballs, and homemade chicken tenders for snacks upon their arrival.

We’re not doing the complicated Christmas Eve dinner; they’re not going to be here very long.
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Got a bag-o-beef ready for tomorrow.

Won’t be sous vide, but will go on a screaming hot grill until browned, then medium-low. About 30 minutes start to finish.

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Yum! And you've been peeling a lot of carrots?

I like your counter top with the wood edge!
 
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Yum! And you've been peeling a lot of carrots?

I like your counter top with the wood edge!
Yep, it’s a cinnamon butter roasted carrot recipe we tried a few years ago. Very good.

We made a mess of the page this morning….🤓

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We are doing a small pot of spaghetti and Texas garlic toast tonight.

Gonna make up some Fiesta dip this afternoon to munch on. Fiesta dip is 16oz of cream cheese, a can or Rotel (diced tomatoes and green chilis), and sausage.

Throw it all in a pot on the stove or crock pot and mix it up 🤓🤓🤓

Tomorrow is spiral cut ham, baby red taters, green bean casserole, and Dutch apple pie for dessert 😎😎😎😎
 
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Dang - - seen you southern guys do that few times.

If you can post a couple instructive pics, that'd be much appreciated.

Is that another one that starts with a dark roux?
I don't know how the traditional coonasses (and I don't mean that term in a bad way at all!) do it, but here's how I did it.

boil water. Add a bunch of spices. Go catch a bunch of crawdads out of the ditch. Drop them into said boiling water and put the lid on fast because they want out. Let em boil a while. Take them out, set them on a bed of cooked rice. Eat.

By the way they weren't that good. I never have liked crawfish that much. Edible but that's about it (to me). could probably eat them as survival food if needed.

OH that reminds me I was talking to a guy I graduated with recently. He's a biologist. We was talking about crawfish cause I seen a few of them in the driveway carrying eggs. He said it takes them 5-8 years to mature. Normally by 8 years old, they are fully matured and laying/carrying eggs. They carry their eggs under their tails, and when they hatch they carry the babies under the tail until they're old enough to go on their own. I didn't know they lived that long! Maybe I'll leave them be. Something else to know about them, they'll eat ANYTHING, and everything you can give them. They don't seem to care what you give them. I give them some bacon once in a while, sometimes pieces of staled bread, just whatever, they'll eat it. When I'm done fishing (with minners or worms), I'll take the left over bait and pour it into the ditch. It's gone in no time. They'll eat fish, worms, well, everything....and they will eat it ALL, assuming the other critters don't show up first.