What is the most complicated thing (You) have ever personally cooked?
>>21769462combo fried rice
>>21769462A larded beef roast. At the time I didn't fully understand larding so I did it wrong and it took me a long time. Came out ok.Other than that, I can't really think of anything particularly complicated. Maybe bread.I prepped and cooked about a 100 pierogi for a party once which is complicated because you need a storage strategy and it's real easy to fuck it up and end up with shitty/damaged/stuck together pierogi
chicken piccata had a lot of steps and ingredientscrema fresca is creme fraiche but cheaper
Define complicated
>>21769462probably stock for ramen from scratch, including sourcing ingredients in my flyover wasteland
>>21769462probably a beef wellington
>>21769462Stuffed bell pprs
my brain
I attempted making macarons that were somewhat of a fail but I still enjoyed. There was some wax paper stuck on them but overall not too bad.
I made moussaka once. Did it on my shitty electric stove in my apartment, too. It was a hell of an endeavor because I had to make the casserole with the meat and the vegetables in one pan, and in ANOTHER pan, at the same time, I had to make the custard topping, and THEN pour it over the casserole and put the whole thing in the oven. All with stovetops that took forever to heat up and cool down.But I did it. Actually turned out pretty good, too.
the only thing I've ever made that required trial and error to get right is homemade pizza
Full cater for 60ish woman by myself. >4 8lb pork butts, smoked 15 hours. >7 sheets of focaccia >3 large trays of garlic bacon green beans.>3 large trays of seasoned mini potatoes.I swore off ever working in food. My hobby will never be a job. Sweets was supplied by someone else thank fuck.
>>21769462A turduckenAnd i fucked it up on the turkey part
>>21769889the mini potatoes are the dealbreaker
>>21769462hot dog, no bun
Roast chicken filled with duck hearts, rice and duxelle (and chestnuts) on a bed of fermented cabbage. I think thats it.
>>217694622 minute ramen
>>21770148i'd like to eat that
>>21770157It was very good, I thought of the recipe in the moment because that's the ingredients I had at the time, kind of proud of this creation. I was feeling creative one Saturday.
Timpano.
>>21769462tamales just for the amount of steps but nothing particularly complicated
>>21770170i wish i had that creative spark!
>>21769812cartesian
>>21770178Once every few years creativity strikes, hasn't happened since this chicken though, that was last year I think.
made it a couple Christmas's ago for the first time ever it was tasty and took forever to make the pastry cream without overcooking the egg
>>21769462One time I made mac n cheese and had to make a roux, it turned out alright.
My little tarties
>>21770368very cute
>>21770194At the bakery I used to work at, we would sell easily one or two sheets of cinnamon rolls and sticky buns for each one of these I madeKind of sad, really, they are overwhelmingly slept on for being one of the most amazing pastries
>>21769462Gyudon, because I made the dashi stock myself. It was a gigantic pain in the ass.
>>21769462>most complicated thing (You) have ever personally cooked?probably some pastry like>canelés de bordeauxmaking them was an absolute menace god I hate itcooking is easy thoughfermentation is hardmostly because it takes so longeverything with Kojimy first Miso tasted like shit and I only noticed after ~1yfirst few batches with p. roqueforti also went to the garbagenut ferments in general are difficult and often go rancid
Lasagna.
i like to think the hardest ones are the ones that you can fuck up not something that has a lot of steps, so id say the cake i once made
>>21770715Is that chocolate cheesecake?
>>21770781not just regular cake but with the chocolate layer thinner than the white one it was based on this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZhbYJDPdiQ&t=507s
Svíčková, if you know you know
>>21769462A jerk brined turkey last year for thanksgiving. Took extra care with it, coating the outside with wagyu tallow, basically allowing it to fry the skin and make it extra crispy. It was a big hit, even surprising myself.
people harp about reverse searing with steak, slow cooking to get it where you want then searing the shit on the outer layeri'll bet you can do the same with spatchcocking a bird
>>21770715did you chill in the fridge though? what did you do while chilling in the fridge, did you exhale cold vapors O's?
>>21771258i chilled in the freezer better safe than sorry
>>21771221NiceLove when my food is a hit
>>21769462A full birthday dinner for 35 people. Prime rib, roasted porkloin, seared duck breast, mashed potatoes with duck con fit and homemade duck demi, and a bunch of other shit. It was a massive pain im the ass in a home kitchen. Before that, I "catered" a bridal shower for around 60 people. My MIL was supposed to pay for it ( I guess that's a thing?) But she couldnt deal offsite catering prices so I volunteered to make everything. Made a bunch of chick shit like finger sandwiches and a 8 foot wide charcuterie table. No where near the logistical nightmare of the 35 person birthday dinner but it was pretty stressful for a few hours. What's funny is I was a chef and did weddings and holiday dinners routinely. The difference maker is the facilities. And having a capable extra set of hands. So much more work in a home kitchen.
>>21769889>>21772026Man I can’t imagine the amount of work, I hope folks appreciated it. I hosted thanksgiving for 8 this year and even spreading out the prep over a couple days I still had to cut some dishes for time (admittedly I went overboard)
>>21769462hot dog, no bun.
>>21772026based
>>21769462Many different vegetables all at once to be still hot/done roughly at plating time while someone else was doing the meat. Oven jenga towers.
Homemade croissants, sausages and chocolate bars all made from scratch that I gave away for Christmas a few years ago.
>>21769462Fleshlight full of macaroons
>>21772206For the birthday dinner I started doing prep a full 7 days in advanced, making con fit and then a duck stock to reduce into duck demi. And the last couple days got intense. Like get off of work and start prepping. Everyone was super grateful. Infact it was weirdly a year ago this weekend and they still talk about it. The bridal shower was a little more of a thankless job, but I get it. A bunch of chicks get invited to this event and the expectation is a bunch of cute food and they dont really know where it came from. I didn't know any of these chick's other than the bride and they just thought I was a caterer. This event was held at a beer hall, and I was compensated with unlimited beer.
haleem. even then it was from a box. kektoo many moving partsonly tradwives have time for that shitnow I just buy ready made haleem from a Mediterranean grocery store and just add to it
>>21769462Bouillaibase
>>21769462One time I made a grilled cheese with three types of cheese.
>>21773693Did the croissants come out good? With all the layers ect?
>>21776625>can't even write it properly
>>21769462for one meal, shockingly jerk cornish hens and jerk pork shoulder with jerk sauce, rice n peas, cole slaw, fried plantains and parker house rolls. if we're talking a single dish, probably salmon en croute stuffed with scallop mousse and soft boiled duck eggs.
>>21769462Ratatouille
I wish pipo would post more pics ITT>>21777027Mm that sounds delicious.
>>21769606yeah, I probably shouldn't have abused dxm all those times.
