Some weekend activity

[Michael Josephson]

Various cooking over the past weekend...

Lamb and pork chops getting happy with a some oregano, aleppo pepper, and garlic.

On the grill.

At the flip.

They were served with a simple tomato salad, no plated pictures, but trust me, they were good. To make up for the lack of a plated picture, here is a gratuitous shot of some pickled cauliflower and red onions.

Roasted a couple of eggplants directly on the coals for a baba ganoush. O.M.G. These were amazing!

Cheers, Michael

 

[Paul Kastner]

I love the triple cut lamb chops. The pork chops also looked world class.

 

[Bill Schultz]

Very nice, would you tell me more about the roasted egg plant, sounds interesting

 

[JimmyE]

Love the look of those chops, but I'll pass on the eggplant.

 

[James Lake]

Very nice cook. How did you get the eggplant off of the coals?

 

[Svein]

You Were quite bold with those eggplants, agree with Bill, we want more details

I sometimes burn them and make a mash together with some herbs, butter, sour cream, garlic and shallots. The smokey flavour adds a nice depth to it, but I do treat them a bit nicer than you (maybe to nice?).

 

[Tony R]

Them chops look great!

 

[Mike Cosgrove]

Nice cook, i am also intrigued by the eggplant.

 

[Michael Josephson]

Very nice cook. How did you get the eggplant off of the coals?

I just kept turning them with tongs. The goal is to get the outside completely charred (the inside turns quite soft). Once they cool, it's very easy to scrape the burned skin off.

I pureed the flesh with garlic, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, parsley. The best eggplant dip I've ever made...hands down. I cannot wait to do this again. The smokey flavor of the eggplant is mind blowing.

 

[John Solak]

Great looking cook!!! I just learned about baba ghanoush just recently.

 

[Mike Coffman]

Awesome looking cook Michael!

 

[Bob Mann]

It looks great Michael!

 

[Svein]

I pureed the flesh with garlic, tahini, garlic, lemon juice, parsley. The best eggplant dip I've ever made...hands down. I cannot wait to do this again. The smokey flavor of the eggplant is mind blowing.

That sounds very good, will have to try that

 

[Andy Beers]

Nice thick chops