What’s your best dish?

[BamaProud]

Not favorite food, but what do you think you cook better than most anyone else you know? I think mine would be shrimp creole.

I do a killer seafood Gumbo too, but Gumbo is a lot like Chili. There are so many varieties its hard to say one is the best.

 

[Lost Lake]

My chili and stews are pretty good,and I make a mean Shepherds Pie, but I really enjoy cast iron cooking. Seems like anything cooked in cast iron tastes better though.

 

[TAFKAP]

I don't have a good answer. Mrs. TAFKAP and I are good cooks, and we enjoy making all sorts of food from scratch. Usually it's very good. I would say my forte would be whipping together a soup from scratch, and I do well with cooking meat of all types. But I think if I've got a gun to my head to cook the best meal ever or they'll shoot my dog, I'm going to reach for a rack of lamb.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Thanksgiving spread is the biggest hit here. Always smoke a bird and do all the trimmings and I do the pies as well.

 

[Moonman]

Gravy is mine from bacon or sausage for breakfast. It's simple but better than any my wife can get. It's the same way my great aunt did it and nothing has changed.

 

[TAFKAP]

I cure my own bacon. I will put it up against anyone in the country as the best in the biz

 

[dralarms]

I can't cook. Never had any lessons, I throw stuff together and hope it comes out at least edible.

one of my favorite experiments is take a Boston butt, throw it in the crock pot, add 1 box (2 packets) of Lipton onion soup mix, some salt, some Cajun seasoning if ya got it, then top it off wine a bottle of wine (I use my homemade habanero wine), cook it until the bone falls loose.

as my brother used to say "slap yo momma good"

 

[TAFKAP]

(I use my homemade habanero wine)

Uhhhh, habanero wine?!?!?

Do share!

 

[dralarms]

Uhhhh, habanero wine?!?!?

Do share!

I make a simple white grape wine and add habanero to it during fermentation. You can go nuts with it but if you leave the habaneros in once it's finished and do a taste test daily until you get the heat you want and then take them out.

I also make a jalapeño red.

 

[redblood]

Im italian. My grandparents came from naples. Marinara sauce is a religion in our family. Its an all day process to make right. You tell its ready by sound more than sight. I will not eat marinara anywhere else

 

[Lost Lake]

I cure my own bacon. I will put it up against anyone in the country as the best in the biz

I think I remember your bacon tutorial from a little while back. That was a great post, and I stayed hungry for a few days after reading it.

 

[TAFKAP]

I'm long overdue for making another batch

 

[TAFKAP]

I make a simple white grape wine and add habanero to it during fermentation. You can go nuts with it but if you leave the habaneros in once it's finished and do a taste test daily until you get the heat you want and then take them out.

I also make a jalapeño red.

We need to work out a trade or something when you do your next batch!

 

[JCDEERMAN]

For appetizers, clam dip and also a mustard sauce

For a meal, chicken tortilla soup, or a marinade for chicken that is a family favorite

 

[bbqit]

Duck slow cooked in a burgundy and orange sauce seated next to consommé rice, steamed broccoli and warmed cinnamon apple.

 

[dralarms]

We need to work out a trade or something when you do your next batch!

Distance seems to be our issue.

 

[TAFKAP]

You underestimate me and my desire for peppery things. LOL

 

[Safari Hunt]

My wife!!!!

 

[Stayinthewoods]

Crawfish (or shrimp)Etoufee. Around here anyways. I know most Cajuns would take me to the woodshed with theirs. I was taught by a Cajun and don't cut any corners. It takes time, but worth it.

... I love just about anything from down there. I recently just had pounds and pounds of boudin and boudin balls shipped here. As well as a cream cheese king cake from Don Phuongs

 

[RUGER]

Not really a dish but I would have to say my ribeyes.