• Today@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    We should have a “what should i cook tonight?” community! Deciding what to make is the hardest part!

  • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    Tip: get frozen veggies mixes, it’ll make your life easier

    Dutch Pea Soup

    • A fuck ton of split peas (soak overnight)
    • Broth
    • Smoked sausage
    • Bacon
    • Veggies
    • Season to taste

    Day Chili

    • Can of beans
    • Can of chickpeas
    • Can of tomatoes
    • Veggies (I like squash, corn, parsnips)
    • I guess you can add meat if you really want
    • Season to taste (use a shit ton of chili powder and cumin)

    Really you can make just about any soup with a base of broth or tomatoes, veggies, and whatever else you want to toss in. Most of the flavor is gonna be in the seasoning. The slow cooker will draw out the water in the veggies so you need less broth than you may think.

  • vfreire85@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    brazilian beans.

    • a cup or two of beans soaked overnight (discard the soaking water). you can make with black beans, but i prefer pinto (whoa)
    • 1 or 2 clovers of garlic
    • 1 or 2 large onions
    • salt
    • water or a stock of your choice (works better with meat or vegetable stock)

    sautée the diced garlic and onions in cooking oil or lard until golden. add the strained beans, about a teaspoon of salt, cover with water or stock up to 1.5, 2 cm above the beans. cook for about 30 min in a pressure cooker over low fire. after done, mash some beans to free some starch to the broth and adjust the salt to your liking. serve with some white rice, lettuce and tomato salad, and a protein of your choice (steak with onions, roasted chicken, fish fillet, sausages, pork steak, schnitzel, fried egg and veggie patties are popular choices).

    if enough broth is left over, it can be served on its own as soup on small cups, often with some drops of the hot sauce of your choice (tabasco, jalapeño, sriracha). this is called “caldinho”, or little broth, and goes well accompanying beer, caipirinha, mojito or daiquiri.

    you can also add some other things to boost your beans. popular choices are diced tomatoes or tomato paste, diced bell peppers, winter squash cubes, green onions, cilantro, parsley, powdered cumin, bacon or jerky cubes, diced sausages, or roasted meat/pork leftovers.

    • MoonElf [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      made this dish just yesterday for my meat munchers with roasted pork leftovers, peppers and cumin/smoked paprika/rosemary/msg/espresso/sugar/garlic powder

      if you use an instant pot you don’t need to soak the beans just high pressure for an hour gets it done. I pop it into the oven for a couple hours to get the maillard reaction flavoring anyway though. Didn’t do any mashing on this batch as well, by request. a family favorite for sure i do this weekly!

  • DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Pulled pork:

    • 1 red onion, thinly sliced, on the bottom layer
    • A piece of pork (shoulder is probably best but I’ve also done tenderloin), trimmed
    • 1/2 cup BBQ sauce poured over the meat

    Cook about 3-4h on high or 6-8ish on low. Remove pork, shred with a fork, return to slow cooker & stir everything up together before serving.