Another use for versatile and reasonably priced tuna steaks! This was a tuna steak that was seasoned in taco spices, grilled, shredded, and placed on a lettuce leaf taco. Late summer tomatillos led to a fresh green salsa type sauce on top and sauteed fajita veggies brought together the many tastes from a similar family that don’t usually overlap.
Posted in Seafood
Tagged cilatnro, garlic, green salsa, grilled, lettuce leaf, onion, pepper, romaine, sauteed fajita veggies, sour cream, taco, tomatillos, tuna steak
A few things are going on here (1) squeezing in mild autumn grilling, (2) using CSA thyme and kale, and (3) grilling cheese for the first time though I have wanted to for quite a while. I got some bone in pork chops in order to use some thyme that was nearing its end and also my mom gave me a package of havarti grilling cheese. Throw in some CSA kale and another fall themed meal easily came together!
What exactly am I looking at you ask? This is obviously a turkey breast on an indirect heat charcoal grill with a blanket woven of bacon on top of it. Obviously. I wanted to squeeze in some good grilling as the season was about to close and a cheap turkey breast from Wholey’s (about $14 for this 8 pound double breast) offered a great opportunity. I have made this before by roasting the turkey and have indirect heat grilled a whole turkey, so the bacon was what differentiated this post from the others.
Posted in Turkey
Tagged bacon, Charcoal, garlic, grilled, indirect heat, peppercorn, potatoes, salt, Serrano peppers, turkey, woven
I had a pork loin and some rosemary which is a combo that I fancy and also wanted to grill it while the weather was still so mild. We also had some French breakfast radishes which I had never seen before to my knowing. I kept the pork on the upper shelf of the grill and it seared and charred well while not cooking to quickly and drying out. The radishes were sauteed and cheesed. Sticking with the fall theme, I cooked down an apple cider sauce that was used like a dipping au jus.
I had a hankering for Chinese street style chicken on a stick and decided to expand and make my own glaze. I have used Soy Vay brand teriyaki sauce before but wanted to make my own and make it spicier and alcoholier. These are boneless skinless chicken thighs with my improvised recipe of a bourbon teriyaki glaze.
Posted in Asian, Chicken, Sauces
Tagged boneless, bourbon, chicken thighs, Chinese, cornstarch, garlic, Ginger, glaze, jalapeno, sesame seed, skewered, skinless, soy sauce, street style, teriyaki
There’s something fun and extra challenging about recreating favorite Chinese food takeout dishes at home. Maybe it’s the extra difficulty of trying to find and choose the ingredients from the shelves of the Asian market or maybe it’s because of the exotic nature of some of the ingredients. Either way the end result is great- Chinese food from your own kitchen. Yum!
Posted in Seafood
Tagged Asian supermarket, bok choy, chili garlic sauce, Chinese, cornstarch, garlic, garlic sauce, Ginger, Green onion, recipe, shrimp
This is another quick post of an easy summer recipe that utilizes items fresh from the garden. The jalapenos and cilantro were from our garden and this is simply a combination of fresh ingredients.
Tuna noodle casserole is an American classic consisting of canned tuna, cream of mushroom soup, and sometimes green beans and other ingredients. What made this REAL tuna noodle casserole was the use of grilled tuna steaks. It still contained canned cream of mushroom soup and also green beans, garlic, and locally grown shiitake mushrooms from our CSA.
I was trying to think of a way to diversify our meal ideas and different ways to use seared tuna. The final decision was to marinate and sear the tuna on the grill and place it on top of stir fried veggies, both with an Asian emphasis. Both parts of the dish were good alone and worked really well together.
Tagged bok choy, cashews, garlic, Ginger, Green onion, Seared, sesame oil, sesame seeds, siracha, snap peas, soy sauce, stir fry, tuna steak
Many different elements came together both in and on the burgers. There was garlic sauteed spinach, fresh feta, and jalapenos in the burgers and a roasted red pepper mayo spread on the fresh baked buns. We did not make the buns, but got them in the Strip District where we get most of our cooking supplies. These were made the same night as Roasted Red Pepper Bisque and I kept a bit of the peppers aside for the mayo spread.
Posted in Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged burger, Egg, feta, garlic, grilled, ground turkey, jalapeno, roasted, roasted red pepper, roasted red pepper mayo, sauteed spinach, turkey
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