December 21, 20214 yr My old man grew up poor in Depression era Texas out near Munday. He and my mother both had their comfort foods. He would dread bacon grease on bread, toast in a skillet, add mayo and sliced tomatoes. Poor folks food if you’re starving. It’s an awesome sandwich if you’re not. Sorry no pics.
December 21, 20214 yr My old man grew up poor in Depression era Texas out near Munday. He and my mother both had their comfort foods. He would dread bacon grease on bread, toast in a skillet, add mayo and sliced tomatoes. Poor folks food if you’re starving. It’s an awesome sandwich if you’re not. Sorry no pics.
December 21, 20214 yr My old man grew up poor in Depression era Texas out near Munday. He and my mother both had their comfort foods. He would dread bacon grease on bread, toast in a skillet, add mayo and sliced tomatoes. Poor folks food if you’re starving. It’s an awesome sandwich if you’re not. Sorry no pics.
December 21, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, Texzilla58 said: My old man grew up poor in Depression era Texas out near Munday. He and my mother both had their comfort foods. He would dread bacon grease on bread, toast in a skillet, add mayo and sliced tomatoes. Poor folks food if you’re starving. It’s an awesome sandwich if you’re not. Sorry no pics.
January 1, 20223 yr Popular Post Cabeza Torta from the Chevron down the street from me. Tender ,juicy and spicy. Every town needs a good selection of Service Station food.
January 1, 20223 yr Popular Post Muffaletta. Made the bread from scratch, used central grocery olive salet. So good.
January 1, 20223 yr Damn, you made that bread? I am the world's worst baker. Plus, I hate baking. Kudos to you.
January 1, 20223 yr 8 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: I am the world's worst baker. PM unsent. Now I'm craving a Schlotzky’s which I’m sure that sandwich is much better than.
January 1, 20223 yr 27 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Damn, you made that bread? I am the world's worst baker. Plus, I hate baking. Kudos to you. Yeah... I'm not much of a baker either but it really isn't that difficult if you have a stand mixer. That thing does the work for you. The worst part is waiting for it to rise and then rise again. After that you just throw it in the oven for 25 minutes, let it cool, slice it and it's good to go. Totally worth it for this sammich.
January 1, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: Yeah... I'm not much of a baker either but it really isn't that difficult if you have a stand mixer. That thing does the work for you. The worst part is waiting for it to rise and then rise again. After that you just throw it in the oven for 25 minutes, let it cool, slice it and it's good to go. Totally worth it for this sammich. I have a "bread" machine. It basically makes cubic scones, regardless of recipe. I'l look into the stand mixer angle, it's not like mine gets used . . . ever.
January 1, 20223 yr Muffaletta. Made the bread from scratch, used central grocery olive salet. So good. Got. Fucking. Damn!
January 1, 20223 yr I made a BLT a few days ago. Geoffrey Zakarian's recipe. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/geoffrey-zakarian/gzs-ultimate-blt-2563058 Damn good!
January 1, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, Underdog said: PM unsent. Now I'm craving a Schlotzky’s which I’m sure that sandwich is much better than. I have a Schlotsky's across the street. And a Jasons Deli about a mile away. Neither are as good as pictured. But they will will do for about one meal a week
January 1, 20223 yr 30 minutes ago, Borachio said: I made a BLT a few days ago. Geoffrey Zakarian's recipe. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/geoffrey-zakarian/gzs-ultimate-blt-2563058 Damn good! a BLT is bread, mayo, bacon, lettuce, tomato. that looks like a delicious sandwich but it’s not a BLT.
January 1, 20223 yr Just now, futureman said: a BLT is bread, mayo, bacon, lettuce, tomato. that looks like a delicious sandwich but it’s not a BLT. Yeah, but the creaminess of the avocado did take it to 11 though.
January 5, 20223 yr 27 minutes ago, South Austin said: Someone uses a recipe for a BLT? I have a great bacon and eggs recipe you need to check out.
January 5, 20223 yr I have a great recipe for boiled water.My issue with this sandwich is GZ basically waves the bread over the mayo jar. 1.5 tsp ain’t enough. I know what is the right amount and know it’s way more than that. Dukes mayo the only correct mayo. Also no fucking avocado. No onion. I’m dubious if butter lettuce. Needs more bacon.
January 5, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, Texzilla58 said: Also no fucking avocado. No onion. I’m dubious if butter lettuce. Needs more bacon. I've never had butter lettuce for a BLT. Romain or green leaf, imo. I have no problem with avocado or onion, but if you insert them into a sandwich, you should be legally prohibited from calling it a BLT.
January 5, 20223 yr I've never had butter lettuce for a BLT. Romain or green leaf, imo. I have no problem with avocado or onion, but if you insert them into a sandwich, you should be legally prohibited from calling it a BLT.For a BLT I’m in the basics camp. I’ve rarely had a decent one in a restaurant. Wife and I eat at least a couple a week, and they vary in levels of complexity and quality but never the basic ingredients. Bacon bread mayo tomatoes lettuce. The top shelf might be oven baked craft smoked bacon, skillet griddled sourdough, dukes mayo, peak summer tomatoes, shredded iceberg or romaine. Wife never has lettuce on hers so I don’t shred just for me. Most often it’s a bunch of Costco precooked bacon with some sugar and cayenne and put in the microwave for 66 seconds, dukes, on whatever bread or toast I have. Maters only if decent.
January 5, 20223 yr I have no problem with a BLT+. That is, a good BLT....but add a slice of sharp cheddar, or maybe some avocado? Maybe a bit of purple onion? Hell yes. It's a BLT, but enhanced.
January 5, 20223 yr For the GZ BLT+ recipe, I did slather a buttload of Duke's mayo on it and used 6 thick cut slices of peppered bacon.
January 5, 20223 yr Just say no to mayo made with soybean oil. Negative on Duke's. (Allergic to all soy products, but why would you use soybean oil anyway?)
January 5, 20223 yr Just say no to mayo made with soybean oil. Negative on Duke's. (Allergic to all soy products, but why would you use soybean oil anyway?)I switched from Hellmans to Dukes because it has no sugar. I don’t know if a commercial mayo without soybean oil. What is there out there? I don’t like the olive oil mayos. What do you use?
January 5, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said: I switched from Hellmans to Dukes because it has no sugar. I don’t know if a commercial mayo without soybean oil. What is there out there? I don’t like the olive oil mayos. What do you use? Well, if you don't like olive oil mayo, then I don't know what to tell you. Not many alternatives. I buy the Trader Joe's brand, which uses canola oil. The big name "olive oil" brands are typically part olive, part soybean oil, anyway. I just don't eat mayo unless I personally put it on my own sammich and know the ingredients. But that makes me an outlier, I realize. It starts as a health issue for me. All that said, soybean oil is trash and a concession to profit margin. Edited January 5, 20223 yr by jimmyjazz
January 5, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: Just say no to mayo made with soybean oil. Negative on Duke's. (Allergic to all soy products, but why would you use soybean oil anyway?) 1 hour ago, Texzilla58 said: I switched from Hellmans to Dukes because it has no sugar. I don’t know if a commercial mayo without soybean oil. What is there out there? I don’t like the olive oil mayos. What do you use? 59 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Well, if you don't like olive oil mayo, then I don't know what to tell you. Not many alternatives. I buy the Trader Joe's brand, which uses canola oil. The big name "olive oil" brands are typically part olive, part soybean oil, anyway. I just don't eat mayo unless I personally put it on my own sammich and know the ingredients. But that makes me an outlier, I realize. It starts as a health issue for me. All that said, soybean oil is trash and a concession to profit margin. The wife has been using Kenji's recipe, with grapeseed oil as he demos in the video, and prefers it to any store bought one.
January 5, 20223 yr Anthony Bourdain was big on making your own mayonnaise. I got his cookbook "Appetites" for Christmas, and his recipe calls for egg yolks, white wine vinegar, salt, dry mustard, oil (vegetable, canola, or grapeseed - noting about soy or olive), and some lemon juice to taste. I'm going to try it in the near future.
January 5, 20223 yr Well, if you don't like olive oil mayo, then I don't know what to tell you. Not many alternatives. I buy the Trader Joe's brand, which uses canola oil. The big name "olive oil" brands are typically part olive, part soybean oil, anyway. I just don't eat mayo unless I personally put it on my own sammich and know the ingredients. But that makes me an outlier, I realize. It starts as a health issue for me. All that said, soybean oil is trash and a concession to profit margin. Interesting: TJ “real” mayo made with canola oil. TJ Organic mayo made with soybean oil.Agree best is homemade, but I make it with a ton of garlic lime aioli and will eat it all on anything.
January 5, 20223 yr On 1/1/2022 at 5:47 PM, Borachio said: Yeah, but the creaminess of the avocado did take it to 11 though. Yeah I don't give a fuck what you call a BLT with avacado, but its damn tasty and my preferred approach
January 6, 20223 yr 19 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: Well, if you don't like olive oil mayo, then I don't know what to tell you. Not many alternatives. I buy the Trader Joe's brand, which uses canola oil. The big name "olive oil" brands are typically part olive, part soybean oil, anyway. I just don't eat mayo unless I personally put it on my own sammich and know the ingredients. But that makes me an outlier, I realize. It starts as a health issue for me. All that said, soybean oil is trash and a concession to profit margin. 18 hours ago, Dutch said: The wife has been using Kenji's recipe, with grapeseed oil as he demos in the video, and prefers it to any store bought one. I fucking love making my own mayo. I've been using this one for a year or two now, and it's the tits. Also, I use avacado oil, which is a pretty neutral oil that works for mayo, IMO, for those like me who try to avoid vegetable and canola:https://www.justonecookbook.com/japanese-mayonnaise/
January 7, 20223 yr On 1/5/2022 at 1:42 PM, Blotto said: Yeah I don't give a fuck what you call a BLT with avacado, but its damn tasty and my preferred approach It's a BLAT in my house and they are great.
January 7, 20223 yr upgrade your mayo game by making toum instead: https://www.seriouseats.com/traditional-toum
January 23, 20223 yr Popular Post Grabbed a small top round roast at the store today. It was pretty thin, so I decided to reverse sear it. Took about 45 minutes at 250 F until it was 130 F internal, then I did a quick sear in a hot cast iron skillet. Nothing but salt and pepper. Sammich photo is a bit dark, so I added a pre-assembly photo of the sourdough + roast beef + cheese just before a quick heat in the oven before assembly, one cheddar, one havarti:
February 5, 20223 yr I made this for my girlfriend which explains the unacceptably low amount of delicious mayonnaise.
February 5, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, South Austin said: Great looking nonsandwich. a burger is a sandwich.
February 6, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, South Austin said: Great looking nonsandwich. 3 hours ago, futureman said: a burger is a sandwich. Battle stations!
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