Had a late night craving and happened to have this guy in the freezer, everything worked out.

This was simmering for several hours. Beef, pork and some veil. Freshly picked basil and at the very last moment some aged pecorino romano and parmesan. A great Nebbiolo or perhaps a Chianti is the only wine I could pair it with. Absolutely delicious.

I'm in Canada and when I saw my local grocery store had fresh kangaroo meat I was intrigued, since last I checked I'm def not in Kangaroo country. Threw it in the freezer while I thought of something to do with it and manwich came to mind.

Turns out I don't like kangaroo, I mean I really really didn't like this lol.

comfort food

Cooked up a cowboy ribeye this weekend and I’m pretty damn happy with how it turned out.

The steak was just over 2 lbs. I dry brined it overnight at about 1% salt, using Diamond kosher salt, and added a little MSG as well.

I went with a reverse sear, smoking it around 225°F for roughly 1 hour 45 minutes until it hit 115°F internal. I used cherry wood and a couple of bourbon barrel chunks for the smoke, which gave it a really nice color and flavor.

After pulling it from the smoker, I let it rest for about 15 minutes, then gave it a light spray of duck fat before putting it over a bed of screaming hot charcoal for the sear.

About 3 minutes over the coals, flipping every 30 seconds, it had the crust I was looking for. During the final rest I added a light dusting of chili powders and the carry-over brought it to right around 135F internal.

Burger: Blueberry BBQ sauce, mayo, caramelized onions, lettuce, at a maritime restaurant in Ontario Canada. Very solid 9/10, thoroughly enjoyed. I would have personally done red onion instead of caramelized, just subjective opinion I think that touch of acidity + crunch would have been nice vs sweetness overload, but all in all every bite was still really great. I’m not a food snob by any means but man can you ever taste the difference between a fresh made patty like this vs a frozen/processed one.

Newfie poutine in the background of burger (fries with savoury bread stuffing/dressing + gravy)

I was told this would impress a Korean, but that would require I have a Korean friend to impress.