Cooking with LMNO

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Cannellini beans in hot bucket win!!

Also, that show makes me laugh, so very very much. Then they cry and I feel uncomfortable.

[LMNO]

Puerco Pibil with a Clementine Salad

So, we've got a lot of spices and flavors going on here.  You'll need a dedicated spice grinder for this.  So, whatta we got? 

Whole Annatto seeds (yeah, I know.  Did you see me say anywhere that these ingredients would be easily available?), Cumin seeds, Allspice berries, Cloves, and Peppercorns.  If you're nice, I may give you the amounts, but it is a secret entrusted to me by a close friend.  Grind them to a fine, fine powder.  Think it's ground up?  Go for another two minutes.  Seriously.


To help clean out the grinder, throw some kosher salt into it after you've dumped out the spice blend.  Grind it up, and add it to the mix.


You're also going to need a whole lot of garlic, and some hot peppers.  I'm showing a pretty big serrano here, but this can actually take a habenero or two, if you like.  Give them a rough chop.


Pork shoulder!


Ok, drag out your blender, and throw in the spices, peppers, the garlic, some white vinegar, some orange juice, lemon zest and juice, and some nam pla.  I also tossed some smoked serrano powder in, just for kicks.


Oh, and some tequila.


Puree it until it's a consistent liquid, then dump it into a bowl with the pork. Let that sit overnight in the fridge, if possible. 


If you have some banana leaves, line a pan with them.  If not, use tin foil.  Dump in the pork, and seal it up.  Put it in a low oven for many hours (275 for 4, for example).


So, while that's cooking, let's work on this salad.  We've got a bowl with shallots, segmented clementines, and fresh thinly sliced jalepenos.  While you're at it, toast some walnuts.


Your dressing is made up of the celentine zest, orange juice, white wine vinegar, nam pla, and olive oil.  Add to the bowl, and toss with some washed and torn arugala.


By this point, you should already have made some rice.  Spoon the pibil over the rice, sprinkle some cilantro over top, and serve with the salad on the side.

[Freeky]

Subtract the spicy things, and I will have to make this. Just for the clementines.

I FUCKING LOVE clementines.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

this looks delicious and i love spicy shit.

also i'm learning new foods that use annatto seeds.
lots of mexican and vietnamese dishes.


nothin like slow roasted spicy pork though. YUM.

[Jasper]

That's it.  It's been too long since my palate has endured habanero wrath.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

Damn that looks awesome!!!!

[Jenne]

Mmm...this is a delicious meal.

[Kai]

LMNO, I continue to be a convert to NamPla'sim. Tonight I cooked a stirfry with spinach and due to the nam pla, it tasted like MEAT. But there was no meat in it. That's just plain awesome.

[LMNO]

IT'S MAGICK.


UMAMIMAGICK.

[Kai]

IT'S MAGICK.


UMAMIMAGICK.

Yes. Who needs MSG when you have FISH SAUCE?

[Triple Zero]

um that's like saying who needs alcohol when you have wine? MSG occurs naturally in fish sauce.

[Kai]

um that's like saying who needs alcohol when you have wine? MSG occurs naturally in fish sauce.

I was of course talking about the synthetic product and its copious unnecessary use by certain individuals.


Also, wine doesn't work all that well for preserving insects in. :P

[LMNO]

Field tests show that sprinking pure MSG on a dish is considerably different than splashing some nam pla on it.


Also, shocking new studies show that most people prefer to drink a glass of wine than a glass of ethanol.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Field tests show that sprinking pure MSG on a dish is considerably different than splashing some nam pla on it.


Also, shocking new studies show that most people prefer to drink a glass of wine than a glass of ethanol.

Speakfer yourself guy Ima liketeh drinkin my etha::KERTHUD! ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz::

[LMNO]

Field tests show that sprinking pure MSG on a dish is considerably different than splashing some nam pla on it.


Also, shocking new studies show that most people prefer to drink a glass of wine than a glass of ethanol.

Speakfer yourself guy Ima liketeh drinkin my etha::KERTHUD! ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz::

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