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Making dinner for 20 people on Friday and no clue what I want to do. Back in CA the go to would be carne asada but I don't have a backyard with a BBQ right now and here in NC not sure where the best Mexican meat is.

Make a suggestion. I was thinking of souse viding a large tri tip maybe? Never done one that way before.
 
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a_skeleton_03 said:
Making dinner for 20 people on Friday and no clue what I want to do. Back in CA the go to would be carne asada but I don't have a backyard with a BBQ right now and here in NC not sure where the best Mexican meat is.

Make a suggestion. I was thinking of souse viding a large tri tip maybe? Never done one that way before.
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I've Sous Vide Tri-Tip a ton. Do yourself a favor and cut it in half so it fits better in the bag and it's also easier to finish if you have limited pan space or no grill. I do mine at 134 for two and a half hours. I usually take the juices from the bag and reduce them and mix them with some chilis and spices to put over tacos instead of a traditional green or red sauce.
 
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Abefroman said:
I've Sous Vide Tri-Tip a ton. Do yourself a favor and cut it in half so it fits better in the bag and it's also easier to finish if you have limited pan space or no grill. I do mine at 134 for two and a half hours. I usually take the juices from the bag and reduce them and mix them with some chilis and spices to put over tacos instead of a traditional green or red sauce.
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I think I am doing 24 hours of tri tip or rib roast, whichever Costco has enough of when I go on Thursday.

Going to do potatoes au gratin, asparagus, sweet potatoes of some sort (only because I have an entire bushel), salad, and some rolls. Home made ice cream, home made brownies, and home made waffle cones.

One of the kids coming only eats nuggets or pizza rolls so I have to make some of those ....
 
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a_skeleton_03 said:
Making dinner for 20 people on Friday and no clue what I want to do. Back in CA the go to would be carne asada but I don't have a backyard with a BBQ right now and here in NC not sure where the best Mexican meat is.

Make a suggestion. I was thinking of souse viding a large tri tip maybe? Never done one that way before.
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You could keep it simple and tasty and do Indian food, I did that over this holiday break and it was a winner. Make a good buttered chicken, a chick-pea dish, and have a mountain of rice on hand. Make some Naan (or go and get it at Costco who has good Naan you bake yourself), and do a yogurt salad. Lotsa yum, minimal work, not too expensive.
 
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lurkingdirk said:
You could keep it simple and tasty and do Indian food, I did that over this holiday break and it was a winner. Make a good buttered chicken, a chick-pea dish, and have a mountain of rice on hand. Make some Naan (or go and get it at Costco who has good Naan you bake yourself), and do a yogurt salad. Lotsa yum, minimal work, not too expensive.
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None of my people are ready for Indian food.
 
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One of the kids coming only eats nuggets or pizza rolls so I have to make some of those ....
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The worst thing you can do for a little shit like that is to cave in to the stupidity.

When I was in grade school, the folks took a 3 week trip from WY to San Diego during school break. One of their friends had a spawn they needed to offload for their own sanity, so she came along. Wouldn't eat anything but hamburgers and chickenstrips.

After the drive to CA and 3-4 nights of trying to go out to nice seafood places and putting up with that nonsense, the folks quit caring. Oddly enough, she started trying (and I assume liking at least some of) the seafood.
 
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The worst thing you can do for a little shit like that is to cave in to the stupidity.

When I was in grade school, the folks took a 3 week trip from WY to San Diego during school break. One of their friends had a spawn they needed to offload for their own sanity, so she came along. Wouldn't eat anything but hamburgers and chickenstrips.

After the drive to CA and 3-4 nights of trying to go out to nice seafood places and putting up with that nonsense, the folks quit caring. Oddly enough, she started trying (and I assume liking at least some of) the seafood.
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If I had the kid alone sure but it was pulling teeth to get them to even show up.

Who knows, maybe he is special needs.
 
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a_skeleton_03 said:
I think I am doing 24 hours of tri tip or rib roast, whichever Costco has enough of when I go on Thursday.

Going to do potatoes au gratin, asparagus, sweet potatoes of some sort (only because I have an entire bushel), salad, and some rolls. Home made ice cream, home made brownies, and home made waffle cones.

One of the kids coming only eats nuggets or pizza rolls so I have to make some of those ....
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Can I come over also?!
 
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What do you do to them after you pull them out of the bath?
 
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Getting settled into the new rental house, and while I may only be here a year, it's so nice to be back into a house with a bigger kitchen. It's not huge, and honestly, it may not even be bigger than the apartment I just moved out of it, but it just feels better. Because of that, I feel better about cooking again, which I had really disliked in the smaller apartment kitchen. So here I am back into this thread after a year or more ignoring it! Hey guys!

First time getting excited was making a big pot of chicken panang curry. In the process of doing that right now, and also first time using a wok to do it. Should be lunches for a week!
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@TJT I'm going to pick up the purple shrimp paste the next time I'm near the store, so I can make it better.
 
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Crone said:
Getting settled into the new rental house, and while I may only be here a year, it's so nice to be back into a house with a bigger kitchen. It's not huge, and honestly, it may not even be bigger than the apartment I just moved out of it, but it just feels better. Because of that, I feel better about cooking again, which I had really disliked in the smaller apartment kitchen. So here I am back into this thread after a year or more ignoring it! Hey guys!

First time getting excited was making a big pot of chicken panang curry. In the process of doing that right now, and also first time using a wok to do it. Should be lunches for a week!
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@TJT I'm going to pick up the purple shrimp paste the next time I'm near the store, so I can make it better.
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You talking about bagoong? How Filipino are you?
 
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It's shrimp(krill, really) paste. My girlfriend(who is a Flip), loves that shit. Makes me gag.
 
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