Whatcha Cooking? - Comfort Food Edition

Super hot day today. We grilled a tri tip and vegetables. Fresh heirloom tomatoes and some crusty French baguette. We had one of our kids plus two young grandchildren over so it wasn’t a relaxed sit down meal.

And we always have leftover pork shoulder…

In morning, make peach salsa:
Chop peaches, sweet onion and cilantro. Squirt dash of lemon juice. Mix, cover, and let rest in fridge.

Drain excess liquid from pulled pork
Chop into 1/2" chunks
Saute away remaining liquid on low heat
Saute on high heat to create bark, cook with This Little Goat Hong Kong sauce
Heat corn tortillas in pan (so they don’t disinegrate when you make tacos)

Serve with sour cream, peach salsa, cheese and white rice.

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I really want to eat this!!!

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Woke up yesterday morning to temps in the high 50s outside, and only in low 60s inside (left windows open overnight). Perfect sleeping weather but the “feels like fall temps” had me craving soup!

I planned on making chicken tortilla soup but at last minute opted to make this white chicken chili instead. I used shredded rotisserie chicken so skipped the step cooking the cut up raw chicken. I only used four cups of broth to keep it thicker.

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I’ve got loads of swiss chard in my garden and decided that instead of my usual Swiss chard/potato dish, I’d try it with beans. The result was delicious. I had young chard, so the stalks weren’t very thick. This recipe calls for cherry tomatoes and I had a bunch that I had planted in containers.

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Make a pitcher of margaritas and come over for dinner

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Haven’t tried this, but I really like Half Baked Harvest’s recipes!

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You may have made something similar to this…it’s not an earth shattering new recipe BUT it was so so tasty last night and a 5 minute prep.

I used bone in breasts. Last 15 minutes or so took the foil off and raised the temp to 425 to get the top browned and crispy. Even my picky husband liked it. :slight_smile: Win!

I could DRINK the sauce!!! :yum:

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Making this for dinner. Looks delicious! Will update on how it turned out.

Folks, this is delicious. Mr. says it is dinner worthy of being served to a royalty! :laughing:

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What a compliment!!

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:laughing: He rarely makes comments like that so that must be super tasty. I used the chanterelles I got at Costco but it should work with baby bella or alii mushrooms. And it was easy to make!!! I served it with wide noodles and green salad on the side.

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Will be making it this week. Thanks, @BunsenBurner!

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That sounds really good, and fairly easy to make.
I don’t own a Dutch oven. Any idea if recipe would be impacted at all if I used a stainless steel pan that can go in the oven?
TIA

The oven proof pan is probably fine. I make all of my stews in my crock pot. Same ingredients, just needs to be done in the morning for dinner time serving. I cook on low.

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Good idea - I do have a crock pot. Thanks

Wait and see what @BunsenBurner thinks. Some people don’t think a crockpot can do the same job.

I think any pot that goes in the oven should be ok - just make sure the contents don’t boil over the rim. IMO, a crockpot should be fine too.

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Since it is cold and rainy I cooked venison chili with cornbread. To be served with sour cream and shredded cheddar. Yes, there will be leftovers.

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Chili is on the menu here for this week too! Only not :deer: type! :slight_smile:

And yes, to all the toppings.

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I made homemade tomato bisque and it was delicious!

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