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What is your favorite dish to make at home and why? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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Mine is tuna casserole and other casseroles such as cheeseburger casserole. I like making casseroles because you can turn almost anything into a casserole.

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It depends a lot on weather and mood, but probably barreado. It's a pulled beef-like dish, where the meat is cooked until falling apart into strings, and the resulting broth is extremely flavourful.

The one I prepare is not the original, though, made in clayware with the lid glued with flour; I simply use a pressure cooker. Faster and safer this way.

It's one of the typical dishes of my homeland but the reasons I like making it at home are more like: I like the taste, it scales well, it freezes well, it combos well with any carb I might want to eat, and it works well with cheaper beef cuts. For example the trad way to serve it is with yucca meal, but I do it often with instant polenta or plain bread.

Another "dish" I like preparing is air-fried chicken thighs. Let them marinate overnight, plop them into the air fryer, let'em cook, flip, let'em cook, done. All that fat from the thighs goes down the drain, but not before actually frying the skin, that gets crispy and delicious. Plus it's so braindead simple even a kid could do it.

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds really good. This one I have to look up and try.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago

Just in case I'll share the recipe I follow:

  • 100g bacon, diced small
  • 1kg beef, cut into large chunks [see notes for the cuts]
  • some veg oil, if necessary
  • 1 medium onion, peeled, diced
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, peeled, diced
  • 2~4 cloves of garlic, peeled, diced
  • 4 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  • beef broth or water
  • cumin, salt, black pepper, red pepper, bay leaf to taste
  • optional: parsley, for garnish
  1. In the open pressure cooker, over medium-low heat, render the bacon fat. Reserve the meaty bits, keep the fat in the pot.
  2. Turn fire up, and use it to brown the beef. Don't worry about cooking it inside, you only want to brown it in the outside.
  3. Add onion, tomato, garlic, vinegar, enough broth/water to cover everything, and seasoning. Return the bacon bits to the pressure cooker. Close the lid, let it cook for 1h30min or so.
  4. By then the vegs probably dissolved. Now use two forks to shred the meat, and add more water/broth if necessary (use your judgement). Close the pressure cooker again, let it cook for some additional 15min.
  5. If garnishing with parsley, do it. Either way, enjoy it. It's traditionally served with yucca meal and sliced bananas.

It should end looking like this (check top left):

It isn't a "pretty" dish, but it's tasty.

Notes:

  • This dish isn't picky on beef cuts. I typically use the equivalent of brisket (peito) or shin (músculo), but something like chuck (acém) works fine too.
  • The step to brown the beef isn't traditional, but I strongly recommend it, IMO it tastes better.
  • In the early 18th century, this recipe was in an ad hoc pressure cooker: a clayware pot with the lid glued by a mix of yucca meal and wheat flour, so the vapour doesn't escape. It's hilariously unsafe and I can't recommend it. If possible, use a plain pressure cooker; but something like a slow cooker would work fine too, just adjust the times.
  • For freezing I recommend to split the dish into individual portions first.
  • In case you're used to prepare bœuf bourguignon and/or goulasch, keep in mind you can mix concepts and ingredients of all three; I do it often. Paprika and mushrooms for example go really well in it. However in case you decide to use wine like in bœuf bourguignon, don't add vinegar, and I'd recommend to not add cumin (cumin in wine sauces tends to taste weird IMO).