I think I make decent BBQ and I need to work on my everyday food cooking. I do the standard stuff, chicken, meatloaf, pork chops. That's my rotation pretty much.
Few months ago I went to the dentist and had a tooth extraction and cavities. Couldn't eat big stuff and ate a lot of cheap noodles. My favorite is Ichibgan Sapporo, cost like .58 cents last I looked. And got a few of the cheaper rammen for .25 cents Maruchan I think they are called. The taste is slightly different but it's the noodles. I experimented with different brands and eventually came across a few videos on YouTube on how to make your own.
Chef, have you ever made noodles from scratch? I've seen a few people do it and even saw Gordon Ramsey try to take on a noodle chef in one of his shows he makes. I'm looking to try something new, the same old stuff is getting boring and I don't eat a lot of fast food anymore. I rather eat microwave something from the grocery store, it's cheaper. And noodles seem to be really cheap.
Oodles of Noodles.
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CageyVeteran wrote:I think I make decent BBQ and I need to work on my everyday food cooking. I do the standard stuff, chicken, meatloaf, pork chops. That's my rotation pretty much.
Few months ago I went to the dentist and had a tooth extraction and cavities. Couldn't eat big stuff and ate a lot of cheap noodles. My favorite is Ichibgan Sapporo, cost like .58 cents last I looked. And got a few of the cheaper rammen for .25 cents Maruchan I think they are called. The taste is slightly different but it's the noodles. I experimented with different brands and eventually came across a few videos on YouTube on how to make your own.
Chef, have you ever made noodles from scratch? I've seen a few people do it and even saw Gordon Ramsey try to take on a noodle chef in one of his shows he makes. I'm looking to try something new, the same old stuff is getting boring and I don't eat a lot of fast food anymore. I rather eat microwave something from the grocery store, it's cheaper. And noodles seem to be really cheap.
Yes, my Italian grandma taught me a lot about cooking from scratch including noodles (pasta)... There are a a lot of different varieties but I first learned how to make Durham semolina pasta mix and from there you can make a gazillion types of noodles, (pasta) both stuffed like Ravioli and tortellini to flat like fettuccine, linguine & Gnocchi which is a variation.... I was raised on pasta but will always enjoy lean meats, vegetables and salad greens, fruits & grains.... A nice balance is the key but I always go back to noodles (pasta).... Including last weekend at a Thai restaurant enjoying a nice Pad Thai that the chef incorporated shrimp, pork & chicken along w/ many fresh vegetables & sprouts along w/ Thai flavor profiles (sweet/spicy/savory & citrus).... I have recipes for how to make both Asian and many other types of noodles all recipes really including vegetarian and if you'd like I'll post them here.... As for pasta/noodles being cheap you're right! Meat, eggs & cheese are the highest in food cost % in mine and every professional kitchen.... As always, happy cooking!
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My dumb ass. I was looking at videos online how to do hand pulled noodles.
Saw a pasta video. It was way less intimidating. Now I wanna make spaghetti, loved that growing up. Now I'm going to do it from scratch.
Saw a pasta video. It was way less intimidating. Now I wanna make spaghetti, loved that growing up. Now I'm going to do it from scratch.
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Atta babe! Let us know how they turn out.... BTW I'm tech challenged and every pic I've posted on Mugz page my son helped me.... Otherwise I would like to post some pics/vids of some of my fav recipes here.... But just don't have the knowledge or time to do it.... May be some day....CageyVeteran wrote:My dumb ass. I was looking at videos online how to do hand pulled noodles.
Saw a pasta video. It was way less intimidating. Now I wanna make spaghetti, loved that growing up. Now I'm going to do it from scratch.
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chef97 wrote: Atta babe! Let us know how they turn out.... BTW I'm tech challenged and every pic I've posted on Mugz page my son helped me.... Otherwise I would like to post some pics/vids of some of my fav recipes here.... But just don't have the knowledge or time to do it.... May be some day....
I hear that. Just to post pics I have to do 18 different steps. I don't even want to try and do a video.