Ketler Kitchen

D: Steph chose the recipe this week, going with the Onion Oxtail Soup. We both really like French Onion Soup, and Oxtail is always… well, different anyway. I also was pretty onboard with a) soup, and b) something that I can kind of just leave to cook, since I’m still coming off of a flu. So, onion soup with oxtail, let’s do this. Ingredients:## Onion Oxtail Soup### 3lb yellow onions (2-3 large) 2 TBsp kosher salt 1 TBsp dark brown sugar 1/2 tsp baking soda 2lb beef oxtail (4 large) 1 C red wine 5 thyme sprigs, tied into a...…

D: Well, Christmas was this past weekend, so I had to make eggnog. I’d classically done one quite a bit heavier on the booze, but this recipe looked nice and simple; and doing the cooked option I figured it would be the right texture as well (as theoretically cooking the eggs should thicken it up a bit). So this week we gave Alton’s Egg Nog recipe a try. Ingredients:## 4 egg yolks 1/3 cup white sugar 1 pint whole milk 1 cup heavy cream 3 ounces bourbon 1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg 4 egg whites (we left out this step)...…

D: We wanted to do shots this week, and we were aiming for shots containing stuff we have kicking around in excess (largely wanting shots with Kahlua since I grabbed a bottle). We went with the B-52, which is a classic mixed shot, and Blow Job, because, well, Deadpool. HER DRINK:## [Blow Job] Ingredients:## 1/2 Kahlua 1/2 Bailey’s Irish Cream Whipped Cream (canned or in a canister with co2 cartridges, so you can spray it on top) Needed items:## Shot Glass Pour ~ 1/2oz of Kahlua into the bottom of a shot glass Gently (over a spoon helps) pour 1/2oz...…

D: So I had wanted to try this recipe for a while, but really hadn’t worked up the motivation to do it. Steph asked if we could do it this week, so I was on board. Oysters are delicious, and the slaw sounded good; so this week we’re doing Alton’s Oyster Po’boy. Ingredients:## Iceberg Slaw### 1/2 C Mayo 4 tsp fresh lemon juice (half a large lemon) 1 TBsp Dijon mustard 1 TBsp hot sauce 2 tsp dill pickle brine 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp dried parsley 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp powdered sumac...…

D: As discussed in the Macallan post, I wanted to reproduce the cocktail from Raise The Macallan (largely since we have a bottle of St Germain to experiment with). Steph went hunting for St Germain recipes, and got the one we’re calling mine. Largely because Steph really doesn’t like Tequila. It does turn out, as discovered previously, Silver Tequila is delicious; so I’m onboard with anything with Silver Tequila in it at this point. Get it!? St-Rita!? Like Margarita, but St. Germain! St-Rita! Haaaaa I just got that tonight. HER DRINK:## [Macallan St-Germain Cocktail] Ingredients:## 1.5oz St Germain 1.5oz Macallan...…

D: Continuing our adventures in Alton, I stumbled upon a Shrimp & Grits recipe (or as Alton puts it, Grits with Shrimp, because the grits should come first). I’ve never had Grits, nor have I had Shrimp & Grits, so I wanted to try it. Let’s see how my first attempt at making Grits goes! We had a heck of a time buying Grits in the first place. It took us 2 grocery store stops (ironically T&T would have been the easiest place, it was the last place we stopped); asked at Loblaw’s; “oh is that the American thing? Oh...…