What is your favorite food to cook?

[The Nothing]

I cook everything around here. But... hmmm... I can't say I have a favorite meal. I have dishes that I feel I excel, and I have some great go-to items that I cook probably too frequently.

Beef (and other red meats) - I never heard of tri-tip until I met my wife (she's from California), and I spent a couple years perfecting both grill and oven preparations. Now even her Californian friends request I make it when they/we visit.
I LOVE Hanger steaks, though, they're my true love. Grill or cast iron.

Pork - tenderlion, salt and peppered, rubbed down with dijon, wrapped in prosciutto, and roasted. Otherwise ribs or pulled pork (which my neighbors give me to cook for them)

Seafood - I used to be a fish monger, and I also love saltwater fishing. So... with lingcod or halibut, I treat them like outlined above for the pork tenderloin. Rockfish, battered and fried. Salmon, I'm trying to decide if I divulge my salmon recipes... Marinate in soy, orange juice, ginger and brown sugar.... before cooking, re-coat in brown sugar and good over hardwood flame. Oh, and I make a killer cioppino.

Other mentions, Pho (from scratch, 14+ hours), chili verde (chicken and pork)... and there's a few others...

 

[Sgt Nambu]

I also, like to make soups, cream soups, cold soups and any kind of meat and veg soups! Yummm! My signature soup? Oyster Stew with baby Yaquina oysters, tiny potatoes, thyme, from my herb garden and Johnny's Seasoning Salt! Heavy Cream and whole milk.
Simple, but the freshest, best ingredients!

Oops, I forgot bisques and chowders!

 

[Caveman Jim]

Not sure I'm into the grits, but the rest sounds darn good. In fact, most everything in this thread makes me hungry when it shouldn't!

It's a Southern thing oregun, most won't relate to it....

 

[orygun]

It's a Southern thing oregun, most won't relate to it....

I've had them before, but wasn't thrilled about them. I realize it can often be in the preparation and/or companion foods.
I'll try darn near anything.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Speaking of grits ...
We had a kid hold up the chow line in Basic 'cause he didn't know what grits were... Or if he would like 'em.
All of that came to an end , when Drill Sergeant Jackson , reached over , plopped a huge glob O' grits on Pvt.Snuffy's tray and said "He Does!... Now move the Fvck out!"...
Andy

 

[etrain16]

I also, like to make soups, cream soups, cold soups and any kind of meat and veg soups! Yummm! My signature soup? Oyster Stew with baby Yaquina oysters, tiny potatoes, thyme, from my herb garden and Johnny's Seasoning Salt! Heavy Cream and whole milk.
Simple, but the freshest, best ingredients!

Oops, I forgot bisques and chowders!

What, no chili?

I like to cook many things including soups, my favorite soup to cook is Zuppa Toscana as well as a ham and bean soup and a recent addition of a sweet barbecue bean and smoked sausage dish. I'm still working on perfecting a chili recipe, still not happy with what I've done so far - good stuff, but it could be better. I also make a pretty mean Cheddar Ale Soup that will knock your socks off.

I too enjoy making breakfast foods - all kinds, but my specialty is Swedish Hotcakes, which I only make up a few times a year since they're time consuming. I also make, rarely some pretty damn amazing bacon, cheddar and onion scones/biscuits that are to die for - and even better when served up with some eggs and bacon gravy.

A great burger, whether on the stove top or the grill is one of my favorite not only to cook, but to eat.

And I happen to be a pretty decent baker too - cakes, pies, biscuits, etc. My signature baked good - a poppyseed cake with homemade cream cheese frosting, and plenty of it.

Honestly though, my favorite thing to make is anything someone else really just loves - I love cooking stuff that other folks enjoy.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Speaking of grits ...
We had a kid hold up the chow line in Basic 'cause he didn't know what grits were... Or if he would like 'em.
All of that came to an end , when Drill Sergeant Jackson , reached over , plopped a huge glob O' grits on Pvt.Snuffy's tray and said "He Does!... Now move the Fvck out!"...
Andy

Now that right there is some funny chit!!!!
AND YOU BETTER EAT IT ALL PRIVATE!!!

 

[11Charlie]

Now we got this thread COOKING!

See what I did Pun totally intendid.

Rouladin,

Dude I love Rouladin, There is nothing better in this entire world than a good one. My Mom used to make it and it just melted in your mouth. OH and the flavors my god those Germans can cook.

 

[Jamie6.5]

The funny part about grits,...
When somebody tells you they're "polenta," and part of the Italian-themed meal they're serving, everyone likes them.
But as soon as someone else refers to them as "grits," because they're "southrun" those same diners stick their nose up at them.

What a bunch of picky eaters.

 

[11Charlie]

Speaking of grits ...
We had a kid hold up the chow line in Basic 'cause he didn't know what grits were... Or if he would like 'em.
All of that came to an end , when Drill Sergeant Jackson , reached over , plopped a huge glob O' grits on Pvt.Snuffy's tray and said "He Does!... Now move the Fvck out!"...
Andy

HaHaHa I'm shocked the DI even let him eat! We had a kid like that and the DI said times up kid get out

 

[Jamie6.5]

Now we got this thread COOKING!

See what I did Pun totally intendid.



Dude I love Rouladin, There is nothing better in this entire world than a good one. My Mom used to make it and it just melted in your mouth. OH and the flavors my god those Germans can cook.

I love German food too, even without the beer . Throw in a Spaten and I'm all-in.
Schnitzels, German Cabbage rolls, Rouladin,... Yum!
But pork chops with apples, raisins & onions braised in vino blanco is one of my all-time favorites.

 

[11Charlie]

I love German food too, even without the beer . Throw in a Spaten and I'm all-in.
Schnitzels, German Cabbage rolls, Rouladin,... Yum!
But pork chops with apples, raisins & onions braised in vino blanco is one of my all-time favorites.

OH HE!! ya love me some Schnitzels and my sister makes a mean home made cheese spaetzla. Dang I should have eaten a bigger breakfast this morning

 

[Sgt Nambu]

The funny part about grits,...
When somebody tells you they're "polenta," and part of the Italian-themed meal they're serving, everyone likes them.
But as soon as someone else refers to them as "grits," because they're "southrun" those same diners stick their nose up at them.

What a bunch of picky eaters.

It's weird, all right! I freakin' love southern cuisine! It's always full of flavor! Well except for grits. Your supposed to put flavor on top of the grits! I like plain poached or over easy eggs on my grits, with just a little S&P!

 

[Caveman Jim]

The funny part about grits,...
When somebody tells you they're "polenta," and part of the Italian-themed meal they're serving, everyone likes them.
But as soon as someone else refers to them as "grits," because they're "southrun" those same diners stick their nose up at them.

What a bunch of picky eaters.

Yep, more for me... Grits was my first solid food I ever eet....

 

[Ura-Ki]

Funny, I always mixed my bacon or ham, and fried/scrambled eggs in with my Grits and would add a little sour cream if there was some.
I think every one has a chow line in basic story, We had this colored kid from Chicago who had no idea what BBQ Ribs were or how to eat them! Seriously, How do you go through life never knowing what BBQ ribs are, My Ukrainian Bride knew all about Ribs and good BBQ when we met!

 

[Caveman Jim]

Funny, I always mixed my bacon or ham, and fried/scrambled eggs in with my Grits and would add a little sour cream if there was some.
I think every one has a chow line in basic story, We had this colored kid from Chicago who had no idea what BBQ Ribs were or how to eat them! Seriously, How do you go through life never knowing what BBQ ribs are, My Ukrainian Bride knew all about Ribs and good BBQ when we met!

I'll tell you when i was a kid i loved me some yeller grits (buttered to give an old phart a massive HA) I remember a day I was in 3rd grade during lunch I traded everything on my plate for a massive mound of, yep, you guessed it YELLER GRITS. I ate the whole tray. Around 1 pm I was at the nurses station..... my tummy was popped out like an Ethiopian kid after eating a gallon of rice!!!!!! I still loves me some grits but I got smarter that day......

 

[Oregonhunter5]

Chicken and rice. It's good. I make my own sauce.

 

[pdxjazz]

Italian food is my specialty and what I cook most often, though over the years I have moved away from making my own fresh pasta, sausage, and red sauce to buying them. Can't say I miss the extra work! I like to cook from all the regions of Italy, but saltimbocca and carbonara are two of my favorites. I try to do vegetarian one night a week and do roasted asparagus with fresh pesto linguine. No pizza though, I can make a decent one but not a great one so not worth the effort.

With that said, I would much rather be standing outside with an ice-cold beer cooking something on my Weber charcoal grill. Smoked, grilled, roasted, doesn't matter. To me that is as good as it gets for chef duties. My wife's favorite food is Mexican so I do allot of grilled chicken fajitas and charcoal roasted pork butt for carnitas. She will eat my grilled steaks, but loves prime rib (I don't) so I do one rubbed with blackened seasoning, slow smoked with alder wood, and served with horseradish cream. We both like it so everyone's happy. I once won a contest for my grilled salmon but my wife doesn't eat fish so I never make it. I do allot of teriyaki flank steaks, use to make my own marinade until I used Yoshida's one time and the whole family said how much better it was...

Sgt. Nambu- We are big jambalaya fans too but never thought to grill the meats. Tomorrow night I'm going to grill andouille sausages, blackened chicken breasts, and shrimp, while the rice/holy trinity cooks in the oven. Serve the grilled meat over the top of the rice. Not sure if it will be as good as the classic but at least I will be outside with a beer!

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[11Charlie]

That all sounds amazing!!!

No wonder I'm getting fat. It just dawned on me, I LOVE FOOD!!!

 

[Larrytpdx]

So my wife and I are walking through Costco today and as I am watching the people and sampling the snacks all I could think about was the sunshine and BBQ.

Great minds must think alike because my wife asks me what we should do for dinner. I said in a semi smart azz tone SURF & TURF

So BBQ steak and lobster it is!

BBQ in summer with family and friends is the best thing all day long. I like to BBQ almost anything.
Whats your favorite meal and how do you prepare it?

You can't beat Costco PRIME steaks and Costco Canadian cold water lobsters! YUM!