Yesterday I got some slipper lobsters and made a chilli dish with them - similar to Singapore chili crab but I pre-fried the meat in a cornflour coating before dousing it in the sauce:
I much prefer individual nachos and usually make nachos in that style at home, as very, very few restaurants do that here. Sometimes though, the scatter and dump method is easy and quick.The best part of this style of nachos is that there is the same amount of meat and cheese on every single chip. It is not hit or miss, with some chips being loaded, and some having nothing.That's the scatter and dump style that you find in most restaurants that have no historical background on nachos. Every bite of these had a crisp tortilla chip, a good bite of meat, and cheese. Sour cream, diced tomatoes, sliced pickled jalapeños and guacamole on the side to add as you please.
Tonights nachos were our meal, not an appetizer. They are awesome, but I don't even want to know how much sodium was in that meal.
CD
Whenever we were lucky enough to catch a slipper or shovel nose lobster, we'd bring it home and sauté it in butter. They have such a sweet and delicate flavor, but were few and far between, and were usually caught on night dives, so were quite a treat.
Sounds awesome. I have never ever thought to put chili over rice. It seems so simple.I made chili tonight. Ground beef, onion, orange bell pepper, my house blend AP seasoning, cumin, chili powder, Trader Joe's smoked paprika & hot chilies, McCormick chili seasoning, crushed tomatoes, and red kidney beans. Served over brown rice and topped with parmigiano reggiano & pecorino romano cheeses. Sometimes I top it with shredded cheddar, sour cream, and scallions.
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I made chili tonight. Ground beef, onion, orange bell pepper, my house blend AP seasoning, cumin, chili powder, Trader Joe's smoked paprika & hot chilies, McCormick chili seasoning, crushed tomatoes, and red kidney beans. Served over brown rice and topped with parmigiano reggiano & pecorino romano cheeses. Sometimes I top it with shredded cheddar, sour cream, and scallions.
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Mom didn't always have cheddar cheese. BUT there was ALWAYS Italian cheese.That's a New Jersey chili, but that's okay. The only thing that would get you in trouble in Texas is the kidney beans. Pinto beans are acceptable down here nowadays, as are diced tomatoes -- not original, but Texans are okay with them now. The Italian cheeses are something I've not seen done before -- seems like it would work just fine. Rice is very common with chili in Southeast Texas.
All in all, I'll give you a Texan .
BTW, I made a little bit of Jersey for my 89-year-old mom today. Pork roll and white American cheese sandwiches on hamburger buns. She was sooooo happy. She kept saying, "I haven't had pork roll in years!" She ate every bite -- didn't give even a pinch of it to her dog.
CD
Sounds awesome. I have never ever thought to put chili over rice. It seems so simple.
Now Cornbread, that's how I do it. So I guess I belong in northern Texas then.That is common in Southeast Texas. Back in Port Arthur, seems like everyone ate chili on rice, which is a very big cash crop in that part of Texas. Up here in North Texas, serving it on top of some good crumbled cornbread is popular. That how I like it.
CD
That’s how my wife (way upstate NY born and raised) always ate it growing up.Sounds awesome. I have never ever thought to put chili over rice. It seems so simple.