Cinco De Mayo Cook Thread

[CaptainMike]

Tacos de Barbacoa de Res el estilo de Capitan Miguelito

A little bit of Troutman, a little bit of Serious Eats, and a little bit of me. They were pretty dang good...





Y'all know what tacos look like...

[Panhead John]

tbob4 I’m really glad you added the word "dinner" before meat.

[CaptainMike]

You're right tbob4 that is a winning combo and I employ it often!

[tbob4]

Panhead John - true story - I first wrote it without dinner and thought of your response. I laughed quite a bit and looked to see if I had posted yet for edit. Luckily I hadn’t but you still caught my "almost"

[efincoop]

I think Red Man has the winning answer for what went awry with my cook. The marinade I used called for 1/2 a pineapple pureed PLUS I let it sit overnight. So it likely turned the meat to mush. I'll look for a new recipe minus the pineapple juice and try again.

[gcdmd]

I agree. Fresh pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme, which is why you don't use it in gelatin (a protein) molds. Canning denatures the enzyme, which is also a protein.

[Panhead John]

gcdmd What’d I tell you about using them big words in front of me…..

[gcdmd]

Panhead John
I tried to type slow so you could keep up and Google the words as you went along.

[Mosca]

I had a lot of (stuff) to do all day, and didn’t get time to plan or cook. So I found a bag of chili in the freezer, and made chili tacos.

They weren’t that good, to be honest. But I gave it a shot. Then Mrs Mosca came home with a box of frozen mini tacos that were okay enough.

[realdocBBQ]

I need to try to cook something this weekend. We have SO much going on though... oh crap, no I just realized, we aren't even going to be home but a few hours during the day the whole weekend. <sigh> So much for that idea. Next weekend looks mostly full, as well.

[gcdmd]

Made enchilada casserole and guacamole.

@Panhead John

I didn't think it was anything special and didn't pick up on this thread until this morning.

Here's a shot of what's left of the casserole. The guac is all gone, and you don't want to see what became of it.

[Panhead John]

We need pics George….🥸

[barelfly]

Well….. this was for Cinco de Mayo!!!! No pics of the Flank steak tacos with chimichurri sauce. But yes to margaritas!!!