OT: The M-Fing Food Thread

[CH1]

Pickled beets are great. Otherwise they are a pain in the ass to prep and mediocre.

But they are not evil like parsnips.

OMFG

parsnips are my new love…. cut then into thick fries, roast them hard and dip them into sriracha mayo

Addictive

 

[Volcanologist]

I'm a no on beets tho

they're ok at best

 

[MindzEye]

Yeah, I'm team parsnip...

Cut them into planks or wedges, mixed with potatoes cut the same and put under the rack I roast my chickens on. Toss a few times to spread the chicken fat out as it renders off of the chicken. A touch of the broiler while the chicken is resting.

 

[MindzEye]

they're ok at best

They're ass.

"Earthy" is the right word, mentioned by someone else. But not in that umami earthiness of good mushrooms....more the "mouthful of turf" earthiness.

 

[lecoqsportif]

OMFG

parsnips are my new love…. cut then into thick fries, roast them hard and dip them into sriracha mayo

Addictive

evil

 

[lecoqsportif]

Yeah, I'm team parsnip...

Cut them into planks or wedges, mixed with potatoes cut the same and put under the rack I roast my chickens on. Toss a few times to spread the chicken fat out as it renders off of the chicken. A touch of the broiler while the chicken is resting.

evil

 

[CH1]

Yeah, I'm team parsnip...

Cut them into planks or wedges, mixed with potatoes cut the same and put under the rack I roast my chickens on. Toss a few times to spread the chicken fat out as it renders off of the chicken. A touch of the broiler while the chicken is resting.

Criminally underrated veggie. I like the smaller ones. If they’re too big, I cut out some of the core

 

[lecoqsportif]

they are criminal

 

[CH1]

They're ass.

"Earthy" is the right word, mentioned by someone else. But not in that umami earthiness of good mushrooms....more the "mouthful of turf" earthiness.

The only use for beets is eating a bunch of them and pranking your doctor that you have colon cancer

 

[CH1]

they are criminal

You prob don’t have the right technique

 

[Preston]

Beets are beautiful. I can respect the vibrant look they give to a plate. I want to like them. The problem is they're shit.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Sugar beets —> Vodka

To be more accurate —> horilka

 

[MindzEye]

I think we can all agree on this though

Fuck the turnip. Useless waxy cunt.

I'd say to eradicate the whole fucking species if the lebanese hadn't figured out how to make top tier pickles out of them.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Pickling saves a lot of objectionable veg.

 

[Kritter]

hmm, I do like pickles. So steam them...let them cool and slice and dump into pickling brine

I believe basic ratio is 1 cup water, 1 cup vinegar (plain WhT or apple cider), and like 1 tbs sugar, 1 tbs salt, peppercorns. If you like it sweeter add more sugar.
I like to steam the beets whole until a paring knife slides in very easy. After they cool for a bit remove the skins.. slice them or chunk them up and put them in a mason jar. Bring rhe brine to a simmer.. add to jar..
I used that basic brine to pickle red onion, red cabbage and even roasted peppers.

 

[Kritter]

I agree that turnip is the most objectionable of vegetables.

 

[MindzEye]

Pickling saves a lot of objectionable veg.

They're not really veg anymore after pickling.

 

[Deckie007]

I believe basic ratio is 1 cup water, 1 cup vinegar (plain WhT or apple cider), and like 1 tbs sugar, 1 tbs salt, peppercorns. If you like it sweeter add more sugar.
I like to steam the beets whole until a paring knife slides in very easy. After they cool for a bit remove the skins.. slice them or chunk them up and put them in a mason jar. Bring rhe brine to a simmer.. add to jar..
I used that basic brine to pickle red onion, red cabbage and even roasted peppers.

I have a bunch of pickle brine in the fridge...I can just reuse the jar and brine yeah?

 

[Leafyblue]

God created beets to remind people it's time to book your colonoscopy.

 

[zeke]

beets are actually good.