My Top Ten Dishes - What's Yours?

[TripleB]

I've mentioned in other threads that I am the chief chef and bottle washer at my house. Been cooking for the family for over 30 years. My wife and I set the menu for the week, we shop and I cook. One of the best things, for me, with AR is the different techniques, experience and recipes AR members share.....and I'm looking for new things to cook (and I've cooked quite a few things already that have been posted by members, posted under recipes, etc.).

So below are my top 10 dishes that my family loves and asks for frequently. If you'd like to see the recipe, PM me. But I'm also looking for your top 10. And I may PM you for your recipe. Like I said, I'm looking for new recipes to cook for the family and no better place to look than AR.

In no particular order:

1. Chicken & Dumplings
2. Gumbo
3. Harissa Chicken
4. Chicken Enchiladas
5. Hobo Joes
6. Ribs & Sauerkraut (not really a family favorite, but one of mine)
7. Shrimp Scampi
8. Fish Tacos
9. Korean BBQ (Galbi - Short Ribs)
10. Chicken Florentine (Making it for dinner tonight as a matter of fact)

Honorable Mention:

1. Thai BBQ Chicken
2. Chili
3. Turkey Noodle Soup
4. Italian Soup
5. Tri-Tip

[FireMan]

No particular order:
Corn chips n’ peanut butter
cheetos & diet dew
corn flakes with milk & honey
pizza
sramble eggs n’ hot dogs (cut up of course)
hot dogs with a g. bean, carrot, corn &’cheese mix.
brats n’ tortillas
pretzals n’ dew
week old croissant with butter & honey
Crackers n’ preserves

Honorable mention will come later. 🕶

[SheilaAnn]

🤣🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Huskee]

Ahh yes, Ye Ol' Corn Chips & Peanut Butter!

[ofelles]

1. Posolé Rojo
2. Cajun Meatloaf
3. Verde Enchilada Pork Chili
4. Chicken Hatch Chile Tortilla Soup
5. Beef Stroganoff
6. Brisket
7. Fire Roasted Hatch Chile Cheese Dip
8. Mac & Cheese
9. Clam Chowder New England

Honorable Mention

Senate Navy Bean Soup
Spicy Creole Shrimp Dip
Louisiana Jambalaya
Pork, Pork, Pork & Beans
Andean Hominy & Pumpkin Seed Soup
Pulled Pork

[Old Glory]

Great Thread Idea. We have our weekly standards then specialty dishes and then Holiday Meals.

Weekly Rotation Dishes:
1. Grilled Steak/Tri-Tip/Bavette/Steak Tips, etc
2. Grilled Chicken Thighs
3. Grilled Pork Chops
4. Stir Fry Chinese or Thai
5. Daddy's Famous Pasta
6. Tacos
7. Fajitas
8. Korean Ground Beef Bulgogi
9. Fried Rice
10. Chicken Teriyaki

Most Requested Dishes:
1. Home Made Chicken Soup
2. Chili
3. Pulled Pork
4. Ribs
5. Gratin Potatoes Gruyere
6. Ginger Pork (Shogayaki)
7. The Best Barbecue Beans - Kenji
8. Escarole Soup
9. Garlic-Lime Grilled Pork Tenderloin Steaks
10. Italian Sausage roasted with vinegar peppers and potatoes

[TripleB]

What is Daddy's Famous Pasta?

[Old Glory]

TripleB Daddy's Famous Pasta is something I made for my kids when they were little and they still ask for it today at 21 YO. It's just sauteed onions, garlic, and hamburger simmered in tomato sauce for an hour or so, served over gemelli pasta. Top with tons of grated cheese.

[TripleB]

Old Glory - Yes, I get that. Hobo Joes (individual casserole dishes with ground beef, potatoes, frozen veggies, seasonings and a slice of American cheese) is a dish that I made for the kids when they were growing up and they still ask for it today. Always puts a smile on my face when they ask for it 🙂

[CandySueQ]

Shrimp & Grits
Brisket Gravy on anything
Shrimp and andouille gumbo
Crab stuffed Lobster
Troutman https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/fo...93-mostaccioli Actually fixed this for lunch today here at work.
Beef tenderloin with Secretariat Sauce and creamed new potatoes and Cesar salad
Hot and sour Soup
Chicken Chili
Green Gazpacho (cucumber, green grapes and a bunch of other stuff)
Dave's Killer Bread Good Seed thin, toasted with creamy peanut butter and honey on top. And a good cup of strong coffee!

[troymeister]

No particular order.

Kettle Fried Chicken
Pork Tenderloin Picatta
Homemade Pizza
Arroz con Pollo
Chicken Vesuvio
French Onion Soup
Mussels and Clams with White Wine Cream Sauce
Italian Baked Clams
Pommes Anna
Grilled Various Meats
Breaded Pork Tenderloin with Dill Cream Sauce

[TripleB]

What is Chicken Vesuvio?

[troymeister]

TripleB Chicken Vesuvio: Is a Classic Italian American Dish invented here in Chicago back in the day. Harry Cary’s Restaurant kind of made it famous in the Italian and Chicago Community. I will PM you my recipe with pics.

[SheilaAnn]

troymeister I have the harry caray cookbook. Love that recipe!

[ssandy_561]

We eat quite simple and low carb Monday - Thursday.

Our go to meals are:
Chicken or ground beef tacos
BLT wraps with Avocado and corn on the cob
Baked Haddock with riced cauliflower and steamed broccoli
Giant "Weed" salad with celery, cucumber, tomato, chick peas, sweet red peppers and grilled cold chicken.
Giant Spinach salad with hard boiled egg, shredded cheese and crunchy bacon.
Grilled Pork Chops, mashed cauliflower and green beans.
Pizza rollups (Provolone, mozzarella and pepperoni wrapped up in a low carb wrap then baked until crisp and dipped in pizza sauce) with a side salad.

We usually get local take out Pizza on Fridays or go out for a fish fry.

Most Saturdays we go out to dinner

Sundays are my day to BBQ. Some of our favorites are:
Cornell Chicken with Syracuse Salt Potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts.
Smoked and pulled Chuck Roast Sandwiches with my macaroni salad
Pulled pork on top of home made mashed potatoes with Cabbage salad with sunflower seeds.
Reverse seared 2” ribeye with loaded baked potatoes and grilled zucchini. (She has a Filet)
Brined and seasoned pork tenderloin with garlic herb roasted red potatoes and garlic green beans.

[TripleB]

We eat a lot of the same things, but with a bit more carbs. And I have to say it…… come Sept. 8th - Go Rams!

[Allon]

1) Grilled Maine Lobster
2) Porterhouse steak
3) Antipasto salads
4) Ribeye steak
5) Escargot, clams, fish (trout, salmon, bass, tuna, red snapper)...
6) Coney Island hotdogs
7) Buffalo steaks (still looking for a supplier)
8) Pasta
9) Sausage
10) New England clam chowder\mac & cheese

No particular order except lobster and porterhouse.

[TripleB]

Growing up in my house with 3 other brothers, getting a porterhouse steak at our local steak house (Joe Petrelli's) was a rite of passage. Being the youngest by 10 years, it took me a long time to catch up with my siblings.

[Mark V]

The order is as I think of them. Some I don't cook often, but my faves.

1. Beef plate ribs
2. Buffalo mac and cheese
3. Pastitsio
4. Lasagna
5. Potato and pickle enchiladas
6. Tourtiere
7. Chicago beef sandwiches
8. Pizza
9. Beef Stroganoff, or Bourguignon
10. Carrot cake - hey, is hearty enough for a meal

[TripleB]

What is Tourtiere and Pastitsio?

[Mark V]

Tourtiere is a French Canadian meat pie, Pastitsio is a Greek lasagna type thing.

[MBMorgan]

In no particular order:

1. Tuna Puttanesca
2. Beef Stroganoff
3. Oyako Don
4. Gyu Don
5. Chinese Stir-Fried Tomatoes and Eggs
6. Gyoza
7. Caesar Salad
8. Tomato Basil Bisque
9. Burgers (duh!)
10. Pulled Pork

... and then ...

11. Smoked Chicken or Duck
12. Smoked Pork Ribs
13. Beef Steaks (esp. SVQ Tenderloin)
14. Baked Potato Soup, Loaded
15. Chicken Pot Pie
16. Chicken en Cocotte
17. Choucroute aux Fruits de Mer
18. Duck (or Chicken) Confit
19. Huli-Huli Chicken
20. Rustic Sourdough Bread
21. Pasta Ella Genovese
22. Pastrami
23. Risotto Primavera with Broiled Shrimp
24. Sukiyaki
25. Ramen
26. BBQ Chicken in Alabama White Sauce
27. Beer Braised and Grilled Brats or Dogs
28. Grilled or Smoked (or maybe poached) Salmon
29. Paella

... And then whatever else SWMBO requests (I use the term "request" lightly) …

[CaptainMike]

Your Tuna Puttanesca graces our table about once a month. And it only cost me about $300 bucks to get all of the pasta attachments to the KA!

[WayneT]

Bolognese Ragu over Tagliatelle pasta
Lasagna made from leftover Bolognese Ragu
Pizza Napolitano
Potato Gratins
Chicken/beef/bean/cheese enchiladas
Chunky guacamole
Beef tenderloin filet topped with blue cheese crumbles or truffle butter
Pulled pork (whole hog or butt) with eastern NC vinegar and red pepper sauce
Caprese or Burrata salad
Veggie skewers - onion, tomato, zucchini, yellow squash and sweet peppers

[Murdy]

Something like this in no particular order:

Roast Pork, Sauerkraut, and Dumplings (a couple different versions)
Memphis Style Ribs
Chicken/Tomatillo Stew
Goulash
Beef Bourguignons
Roast Goose
Pate Maison
Steak Au Poivre
Steak Dianne
Pork Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Gravy

[SheilaAnn]

Murdy you make pate?

[Murdy]

SheilaAnn -- Yes I do, here's the recipe I use:

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pate_pate_maison/

Sometimes I just make a chopped chicken liver spread that I kind of wing, based on something my Mom does. Chop cooked chicken livers, grated onions, garlic, a little bourbon, teaspoon of cream cheese for texture, salt, pepper worcester, and anything else that sounds good

[realdocBBQ]

Wow, you guys blow me away.

[hoovarmin]

This is the sort of thing that makes me stay up at night - eliminating possibilities. I'm going to break the rules and list more than 10 so that I don't give myself a hernia. I reserve the right to add more later, to preserve sound mental hygiene 😂

Raw oysters with fresh horseradish and hot sauce, also with seaweed salad, crema, and a dab of hot sauce on top
Steamed oysters with lemon garlic butter
Thai curries, especially red curry with squid and Thai eggplant or green curry with mussels and lots of basil
Redfish, blackened or Panko-encrusted and fried
Any taco, don't care what kind, but corn tortillas only for me
Ramen - any variety, the weirder the better
Beef Pho with tripe and tendon. Leave out the tripe and tendon and it's not Pho to me.
Bahn Mi with pate and headcheese
Dungeness crab sandwiches with fried egg
Sushi, but cold only, and none of that crunchy, fried bullshit on it. Unami (Sea Urchin) is my fav but very scarce here now.
Standing rib roast with Yorkshire pudding
Buttermilk with cornbread in a mug eaten with a spoon
Black-eyed peas, rice, collards, and cornbread all mixed together.
Shrimp and Grits
Fried fish and grits
Beef short ribs over grits
Margarita pizza, Neapolitan style
Peruvian Chicken with green sauce
Smash burgers
My grandmother's homemade custard right out of the saucepan with a spoon while it's hot
Snickerdoodle cookies
New York Strip, aged and reverse-seared

[WayneT]

+1 on Charleston being the spiritual home of Shrimp and Grits.

[hoovarmin]

WayneT I like "spiritual home of shrimp and grits." CaptainMike, bring it!

[Allon]

I really like lobster sushi...

[tstalafuse]

Other than the first one, no particular order:

Mom's chicken fried in bacon grease
Smoked Brisket/Ribs/Chicken/Pork Butt/Sausage
Enchiladas in cream or chili con carne sauce
Fajitas
Tacos (actually Tex-Mex of any kind)
Steak
Pizza of any kind with thick crust (actually any Italian dish will do)
Mongolian Beef
Mississippi Roast
Mincemeat Pie
German Chocolate sheet cake
Gumbo
Pinto Beans w/sweet corn bread
Tree Beard's Red Beans and Rice w/sausage
Shrimp of any kind that comes with a sinus clearing eye watering cocktail sauce

Okay, I think I went over, but there is actually only one meal I actually truly love and that is my mom's fried chicken in bacon grease, mashed potatoes with cream gravy made with bacon grease, risotto Milanese, and fried okra. I know, the fried okra is kinda out place, but mom always said you had to have at least one green vegetable with any meal.. Damn good thing I learned to make those things as a child or I would be SOL today.

The others I like, but my last meal had better be Mom's. If not, I swear to God I will come back and haunt the shit out of someone.

[TripleB]

Mom's fried chicken in bacon grease.......preach it brother. When (and I still do in my house) I was growing up, mom always had a frying pan with bacon grease on the stove (and extra in the frig). I use 1/2 bacon grease -1/2 vegetable shortening when I fry chicken.

[hoovarmin]

+1 on the sinus clearing cocktail sauce. Essential.

[tstalafuse]

TripleB Yes, we had the ever present folger's coffee can full of extra in the fridge as well. I only make fried chicken once a year now because I still cook it in 100% bacon grease.