r/culinarybytes

I made these after the perfect storm of: 1) homemade ketchup to use up and 2) finding this classic feves au lard pot at a garage sale (on the Quebec side of course!). 

The classic pot has a wide belly and a narrow top, which I think is so that the liquid only slowly evaporates. If the pot you use has a wider mouth, you may find that your liquid evaporates quicker and so you need to cover it earlier in the process. 🔥

The heart of this is that you want to stew the beans in the delicious sauce for a full 4 hours so that they get beautifully tender and absorb the flavours. On the other hand you want the liquid to evaporate by the end so that it becomes like a sauce. If it evaporates too quickly, your beans will burn instead of stewing. So that is the balance you have to strike with how much of your cooking is covered vs uncovered. And you may have to add some water during the process if you miscalculate. No big deal though, this dish just takes patience.

So worth it. 👌👌👨‍🍳

Thanks for participating today u/Rough_Back_1607, u/lizlemon921, u/need_more_coffee_plz, u/CrazyNefariousness85, u/weepandread, u/helpmetolearn, u/JWDed, u/New_Development9100, u/saltyoperasinger, u/MaesterSherlock, u/bizarreapple, u/NecessaryFine8989 and u/LettingHimLead!! You guys are fantastic!!! And full of fantastic ideas may I add 😊👌

Until tomorrow…Sticky out!

That’s 4 months of guessing these mises! So, so cool.🙏😎

So to mark this anniversary during bean and pulse week, today is a Canadian special (although many other places do have similar recipes for sure!) 😊😊

Looking forward to your thoughts. Good luck today everybody!!! 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️

Back with the recipe later 🥳🥳. Until then, sticky out.

This is a traditional southern dish, often eaten at New Years for prosperity to come. I didn’t have all the ingredients for the actual recipe, but in this busy preserving season, it’s close enough. I also won’t be sharing the photographed steps tonight like our friend Sticky (who has time for all that?) but I’ll be back to confirm your correct answers.

The word mujadarra means something like “pockmarked” in Arabic, since the lentils look like speckles throughout the rice. 🤔 I think they look like something tastier like pepper flecks or sprinkles, but nobody asked me when they made this name. ANYWAY one day at a time, we’re going to be speaking some languages here as a group 👌📖

A couple of key ratios: Green lentils and rice each need 2x their volume in water; there is a little bit extra water to account for what will boil off. Key timingL Green lentils need to boil for 20-30 minutes and rice needs to boil for 12-15 minutes, so split into something like 10 and then 15 is perfect.

Also, here is the recipe to save if you’d like. I’ll start posting these in the evenings now. If you have any feedback about the format of the recipes, I would be very happy to hear it 🙏🙏 - https://culinary-bytes.ca/recipe.html?recipe=mujadarra

Thanks for participating today u/Rough_Back_1607, u/CrazyNefariousness85, u/lizlemon921, u/need_more_coffee_plz and u/helpmetolearn AND very excited for your black eyes peas reveal tonight Nefariousness!! You guys are all so awesome, and I love that you are participating so much and even more sharing your own creations 😊😊🙏🙏

Until tomorrow…Sticky out.

If you guessed some sort of pea/rice or bean/ rice concoction, you basically got it. I love the name but no one really knows the origin of that. Here's an article about it, if you are interested.

https://www.seriouseats.com/southern-hoppin-john-new-years-tradition

The peas are said to resemble coins, and the dish is traditionally served with greens, which represents money. If you eat them on New Year's Day, prosperity is bound to follow you in the new year.

The recipe I used calls for celery and bell pepper, which I didn't have today. It still was delicious. I garnished with home grown red and orange tomatoes and some basil just for the greenness of it. Turns out basil is pretty tasty on Hoppin John. I also turned the recipe into a one pot dish by adding extra chicken broth and the rice near the end of the cooking time. I’m just lazy like that!

We usually just eat our peas as peas, but I figured you guys deserved a Southern treat!

www.chilipeppermadness.com/recipes/hoppin-john/

Excellent work yesterday everybody. And what a cool day with the posts from /u/helpmetolearn and /u/CrazyNefariousness85!!!

For today, we are moving to a dish that does have a specific name. Even if you don’t have the same idea as I did, what would YOU do with these ingredients? 🤔

Good luck today everybody!!! 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️

Do you know what they are? Picked this morning and being processed this afternoon. I feel like the Little Red Hen. If you know, you know.

Well thanks to u/OliBoliz, I have landed on a beans and lentil kick that will give us this week’s recipes 😊😊🙏🙏

This dish doesn’t have a name, and boy are there possibilities. So what would YOU do with them? Can’t wait to show you what I did with them later. 😊

Good luck today everybody!!! 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️

Back with the recipe later 🥳🥳. Until then, sticky out.

Followed the ingredients list, but quadrupled the recipe, and for both cinnamon and vanilla I measured with my heart!

They were so damn good I forgot to take a plated picture. My 3 year old housed one and asked for another, my 11 month old ate some, my wife loved em and said I need to make em again!

Gonna look into food prepping these puppies and I'll report back!

Thanks for the awesome recipes Sticky!

This is so similar to daal, and if we had stopped before the refrigeration, it would have been! But if you stick to a 2 liquid:1 lentil ratio, and you refrigerate the mixture, you can turn it into snack balls!

Thanks so much for participating today u/ShotWin8124, u/Rough_Back_1607, u/need_more_coffee_plz, u/CrazyNefariousness85, u/helpmetolearn, u/bizarreapple, u/JWDed, u/saltyoperasinger, and u/Just_An_Avid. You guys are the best! And it seems like you’ll be full of lentil and beans ideas for this week!! 😊😊

Also, so looking forward to see what one does with black eyed peas! 🥳🥳

Until tomorrow…Sticky out!

Looks like TWO recipes today....or is it a variation on a theme? 🧐🧐🤔

I won’t be around much today, but looking forward to checking out your responses later. 😊😊 Good luck today everybody!!! 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️

Back with the recipe later 🥳🥳. Until then, sticky out.

I forget where I got this recipe from, but I know it is only slightly modified from a book that I saw at Chapter’s and I’m pretty sure the guy on the front was quite buff. So You can’t go wrong eating these is what I learned.

Also, they really are delicious - they have a more rustic texture than typical pancakes, with a bite that pancakes lack, but if you’re willing to give up the fluffy for one day I would highly recommend giving them a shot!!

The key ratio here: 3 cottage cheese: 2 oats; then there are 3 eggs, 3 tsp of flax and 3 tsp of baking powder per cup of oats; add a bit of vanilla and cinnamon and you have your recipe!

I’m away from the keyboard today, so I am unable to list you guys individually today, but thanks so much for participating everyone!!! I love everything that you continuously bring to the table. Thanks for being awesome!!!! 😊😊🙏🙏

Until tomorrow…Sticky out!

In Dutch koolsla translates directly to cabbage salad - so we all speak a little more dutch than we knew!

Just a couple pointers I picked up about coleslaw and its dressings - For the classic dressing, this is MORE acidic than a typical salad vinaigrette (which is usually more oil than vinegar); here it is 2 vinegar:1 oil - crunchy cabbage likes the acid which wilts it nicely. For the creamy dressing, it is 2 mayonnaise:1 sour (mustard plus vinegar). In both cases, 2 tbsp of dressing per cup of vegetables.

Okay, enough ratios and onto the thank you! I can’t thank you individually today, and I can never thank you enough, but I just want to say it is so amazing to have you guys here. Thank you everyone!

Until tomorrow…Sticky out!

Alright everyone, weekend special here whether at the cottage or for a summer morning at home. I am looking forward to your thoughts on this one!

I won’t be around much today, but looking forward to your response later. Good luck today everybody!!! 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️

Back with the recipe later 🥳🥳. Until then, sticky out.

This one may not be too difficult, ESPECIALLY after you guys aced a related one last week. 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️ But sometimes we have to GTM even when its easy, right 😊? Also, I do have a recipe for the cookies sitting on the sidelines just waiting to be posted, so may do a cookie week sometime. 

ANYWAY, I’m looking forward to your thoughts today! Good luck today everybody!!! 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️

Back with the recipe later 🥳🥳. Until then, sticky out.

Not too much to add today except to say its been a great first week back - thanks for that everyone! Some awesome participation this week and great ideas! Whoopie pies and cake pops had not even crossed my mind, and now so are now on my expanding list of things to make. 🥳👩‍🍳

Thanks so much for participating today u/helpmetolearn, u/Pirate_Meow27, u/OliBoliz, u/Just_An_Avid, u/Rough_Back_1607, u/lizlemon921, u/need_more_coffee_plz, u/CrazyNefariousness85 and u/Jarabasaur.

Until tomorrow, with some more cottage and vacay recipes…Sticky out!

Alright everybody, day 4 of cottage/vacation recipes. 😎 This one doesn’t have a name, so what would YOU do with it? 🧐🧐🤔

So looking forward to your thoughts. Good luck today everybody!!! 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️

Back with the recipe later 🥳🥳. Until then...Sticky out!

Oh hey, sticky here again 🫣

I found this pretty cool way to turn the guess the mise/recipe images together into slideshow videos. I would appreciate your thoughts. I want to post these elsewhere but would ask your opinions first. Thanks everyone!

THC stands for tomato, honey and cheese of course. But I should warn that this is absolutely a drug, for my family anyway! 🤦😊

I just love the fantastic ideas that come out here. Tomato tofu parmigiana 👌👌Also, blended beige and white MUST be on a cocktail menu somewhere too 😊😆

Also, the turnout this week has been fantastic 😊😊😊 Thank you all so much for participating u/Rough_Back_1607, u/helpmetolearn, u/need_more_coffee_plz, u/mclarkmadison, u/CrazyNefariousness85 , u/vodka_tsunami and u/bizarreapple I love that you guys keep this so interesting!

Until tomorrow…Sticky out!

Alright, I feel that we’re really back in the swing of things now 🥳🥳 Looking forward to your thoughts on this one 🧐!

Good luck today everybody!!! 🫵🧑‍🍳🧙‍♂️

Back with the recipe later 🥳🥳. Until then, sticky out.