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KitchenKatalog: Blog 104
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 07:35 PM
I made IKEA Swedish Meatballs for a (responsibly socially distanced) dinner with the Pettits. Earlier in the pandemic, IKEA tweeted the recipe and The Washington Post did a writeup (LOCAL for both).
For the meatballs, I basically followed the recipe but used some red onion. Next time I must dice it up better!!! (see the photo below). I also used panko bread crumbs which I "ground" in my hand a bit. I baked them at 400°F for about 17 minutes rather than frying them. I used 85-88% lean beef and whatever pork Kellers had.
I made the sauce in the Instant Pot so we could travel and keep it warm. I used Better Than Bouillon Chicken instead of beef broth. I also used too much and it was already really salty so I skipped the soy sauce.
You can see in the photo that the sauce was very thick. I may have let the rough go too long or messed up some of the measurements.
But they were really good! Indulgent (especially the sauce) but very tasty.
Again, next time (if there is one) I will grind the onions better.
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 11:31 AM
Meredith made a repeat of 2020-05-23 for lunch. It was very good!
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 08:13 PM
Meredith used the jackfruit BBQ recipe from Inspiralized (LOCAL) except just thinly sliced the onions rather than spiralized them. It wasn't bad at all. But it also was less interesting than real pulled pork. And since young jackfruit is apparently not particularly nutritious, we probably won't rush to do it again.
The okra recipe came from The Kitchn (LOCAL). We were very impressed with it and ended up eating a good bit of okra. The sauce was also very tasty! We will be doing this one again soon
And Meredith really felt adventurous and made her own Hawaiian rolls
The coleslaw came out very sweet for some reason.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 08:12 PM
Meredith made Hawaiian rolls, almost on a whim. They were for the BBQ Jackfruit
She used the recipe from The Perfect Egg. She followed the recipe closely but adjusted the flour down a bit by feel as the dough came together. And she did it all by hand! It was a half batch
They were really good and made for a nice and fun addition to dinner.
We calculated about 210 calories per roll.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 08:24 PM
We made Tofu Satay. I do not know what was up today but so many of the tofus fell off the skewer. Some were recovered and others were lost to the grill. I don't know if maybe I cut it poorly or what?
Meredith tried using apple cider vinegar instead of distilled. I couldn't tell the difference but Meredith said it wasn't as good.
Also, instead of the normal relish, Meredith made Smacked Cucumbers. Didn't really "go" with the dish but we preferred it
Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 03:42 PM
Meredith made Blueberry "Donuts" using the Matcha Glazed Donuts "from Tone it Up (LOCAL). She subbed coconut flour for the oat and added about 1/4 cup of dried blueberries.
A little dry, but pretty tasty otherwise. I hear the dryness is a common issue with protein powder baked goods. May mean I over baked a little.
Monday, June 22, 2020, 08:31 PM
Potsticker Stir-Fry. We had a mix of chicken and pork potstickers
Sunday, June 21, 2020, 05:49 PM
Part Two of Father's Day meals. See Part One
The chicken wings were from Kellers but they were really small. I asked for more because of the size and they were still, overall, less weight than usual (and more bone-to-chicken ratio). I was not thrilled with them!
But anyway, I did my normal dry brine but then I tried to grill them. I had some trouble with the grill temperatures. Potentially because my wood burned, not smoked (see the picture). That combined with the small size meant that some were overcooked and a bit dry.
I am absolutely not opposed to trying the grill again but with larger ones. And the oven is still a lot easier (especially since I couldn't taste any smoke flavor).
I also made Juicy Lucy Burgers. A Juicy Lucy is a Minnesota classic with cheese inside the patty. We used the recipe from Lunds and Byerlys (LOCAL), a high-end grocery store there. We used 1.5 lbs of turkey instead of 2 lbs of beef. And ** WAY** less cheese. Maybe we needed more since some melted out but they call for a ridiculous amount. I don't even know how to get four ounces on cheese on a burger. And they make 16 pieces for 8 x 4oz burgers. We did 8 for 4 x 6oz burgers and would have had trouble fitting them.
We did like the flavor though. We would try Worcestershire and garlic powder again for turkey patties!
Like I said, some juicy leaked out of the lucy but it was still good.
