The Cooking Corner

[n00b]

how do you make the broth?

[Jochi1543]

how do you make the broth?

 

Some sort of beef (I use marrow bones and such), soy sauce, anise, galangal, lime juice. I also use 5-spice powder.

[rmorelan]

I'll bite. Because I love cooking, too! Photos are just a means to share the recipe...

 

 

 

Ok, I am making that

[Jochi1543]

I just indulged in some bone marrow and oxtail.

 

 

 

They are airing out the station now. HATERS. :rolleyes:

[lost__in__space]

I just indulged in some bone marrow and oxtail.

 

 

 

They are airing out the station now. HATERS. :rolleyes:

 

 

 

Where I come from, we make ox-tail soup :-) best thing EVER!!!!!

[Jochi1543]

Where I come from, we make ox-tail soup :-) best thing EVER!!!!!

 

Yup, I used it (and the marrow bones) to make the broth for my pho.

[n00b]

oxtail ftw

[mrhumble]

More pictures!

[lost__in__space]

I made these the other day, they were really good but MAKE SURE you have enough cream cheese. I didn't and non-cream cheese parts were dry. But the rest was GLORIOUS! my batch looked pretty much like this picture here (including aluminum foil handles, AMAZING idea for this author to use them, it made getting it out to cool/cut super easy)

 

 

Cream Cheese Brownies

 

"The Best Recipe" is a wonderful book put out by the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine. They developed this recipe after their usual exhaustive testing. It's best to cut these only just before you're ready to serve them -- otherwise, they dry out.

 

Brownie base:

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate

4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate

1 stick unsalted butter

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

3 large eggs

 

Cream cheese filling:

1 8-ounce brick cream cheese, room temperature (do not use low-fat or no-fat)

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 large egg yolk

 

To make the brownie base: Preheat oven to 325 degrees and set oven rack at lower middle level. Stir together in a small bowl the flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray and fit an 18- by-16-inch sheet of foil into the bottom of the pan (it will overhang the sides, which you will use as handles later to remove the brownies). Coat foil lightly with cooking spray as well.

 

Over very low heat, melt together the unsweetened chocolate, bittersweet chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally until completely melted and smooth. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.

 

Whisk into the chocolate mixture the sugar and vanilla. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each before adding the next. Add dry ingredients and whisk until just incorporated.

 

To make the cream cheese filling: In a small bowl, beat together all the cream cheese filling ingredients until of smooth, even consistency.

 

To finish: Pour half the brownie batter into the pan. Drop half the cream cheese mixture, by spoonfuls, over the batter. Repeat, layering remaining batter and filling. Use blade of table knife or spoon handle to gently swirl together the batter and filling, creating a marbled effect and smoothing out the top.

 

Bake at 325 degrees on the lower middle oven rack for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with several moist crumbs clinging to it. Cool brownies in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then use foil sling "handles" to lift brownies from the pan. Place brownies on wire rack and allow them to cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours (to hasten cooling, place brownies in freezer for about 90 minutes). Cut into squares and serve. Makes 1 dozen bars.

 

http://www.post-gazette.com/food/20000831brownies3b.asp

[n00b]

that looks.................rich

[iwh333]

jochi... you can make pho...! please tell me how. lol.

[Jochi1543]

jochi... you can make pho...! please tell me how. lol.

 

Well, I posted the broth recipe earlier (although, of course, there are many variations), and as far as the actual ingredients, I just buy some thinly sliced beef, bean sprouts, rice stick noodles, cilantro, mint, and green onions. Sriracha sauce is a great addition, IMO.

[iwh333]

OMG i'm going to try it lol... can't afford $7 going to pho every other night

[iwh333]

and for those that don't know what pho is... it's like one of the best things in the world.

[Kathryn]

I had pho with BBQ pork and shrimp in it last week. The only complaint I had about it was that the bowl wasn't big enough.

[silvermen85]

I had pho with BBQ pork and shrimp in it last week. The only complaint I had about it was that the bowl wasn't big enough.

 

you could always go for x-large

[Jochi1543]

and for those that don't know what pho is... it's like one of the best things in the world.

 

Chicken pho:

 

 

 

 

Mmmmm....

[iwh333]

i went to pho with my sikh friend the other day (who is vegetarian) and assured him that we would pick out every piece of meat there was... little did we know that some of the meat had split into millions of pieces and i spent the next 10 minutes trying to get every piece out...

 

he eventually just ordered vegetarian pho... LOL i didn't know they had veggie pho!

[n00b]

so.......everyone here is asian?

[ogrenci]

Not me!

 

I made awesome guacomole. Perhaps awesomole?

 

Blender

- 1 ripe avacado

- 2/3 C cottage cheese

- 1 tbsp minced green chili

- 2 garlic cloves

- 1 tbsp scallions (or whatevs, I used onion)

- salt to taste

 

The awesome part is that it doesn't turn funky colors after being exposed to air like normal guacomole. The other awesome part is that it's awesome.

 

I also made sweet potato & black bean burritos tonight. However, I would have to walk across my room and get out the cookbook if I wanted to share the recipe. Far too much work. They are possibly even better than the guacomole.

[Kathryn]

you could always go for x-large

 

it was extra large. *shame*

[Kathryn]

I have a killer recipe for navratan korma but its on my laptop. Will post when laptop returns from manfriend's business trip.

[lost__in__space]

Man I love cilantro!!!

 

 

And a guacamole without garlic and lemon juice??? not for me!

[Jochi1543]

so.......everyone here is asian?

 

Nope, just like branching out.

[n00b]

i'm hungry. let's see more food pics plz