The ribs came out just the way I like them. Tender, but not falling off the bone like my last few batches. Could pull the meat off with a fork though. Cooked them a little longer than usual, about 10 hours on low in the crockpot. Luckily they didn’t lose any flavor from overcooking and were certainly much tastier than my last batch that came out tough after 8 hours. I brazed them in the oven to bake on a coat of barbeque sauce for about 30 minutes which provided the final touch of flavor. Definitely my best batch in a very long time. I attribute a lot of the success to some quality meat. I got these ribs from the same lady who sold me the ribeyes. These weren’t tiny like the ones I had at Sit-n-Bull the other day but weren’t real thick like the batch I bought at the grocery store last time either. Anyway, I was very happy with the result.
My corn muffins on the other hand were a big disappointment. I sprayed the muffin pan with a good coat of oil, or at least I thought I did. But the damn things stuck to the bottom of the pan anyway.
They also came out drier than I like and not very flavorful. I’ll need to change something up for the next batch. The cauliflower was good though.
Now that dinner is out of the way, here’s some random-ass shit I found on the internets:
This made me laugh out loud, at least in part because I can relate.Well, we do have an election coming up so I guess one on politics is appropriate.I mentioned the SBMA attributing the death of an expat to COVID when in fact he suffered a fatal heart attack and was DOA at the hospital. I guess we need to look at the bright side.Yeah, but some of the hoops we are being required to jump through because of COVID are just as stupid.Man, I hate it when that happens!Does he mean that tongue in cheek? That’s why they say “age is just a number”. Sorta like your daily withdrawal limit.
What? Y’all are still here? Well, let me entertain you with some shots from yesterday’s hike. (credit to Scott for a lot of the photos)
We took a Jeepney ride out to the other side of Subic town and then did a nice and mostly flat 8K walk back to my place in Alta Vista.Our meet-up spot was where the road from my place meets the National highway. Across the street is Baloy Beach road.The Jeepney dropped us off at WalterMart and we began our hike from there. And yeah, I’m working on that beer belly. Perhaps my intent was misunderstood by the diet Gods though. Or so it appears.And we are off!Something must have gone haywire…A Filipino-style housing development…Smallish and simple but comes with the pride of affordable homeownership.We need to get off this fucking road before we get run over by a trike!Making the most of what you have on the riverside.I was really impressed with this guy using the highway shoulder as farmland. He was impressed that Scott knew most of the names of the plants he was growing.Leaving the Govic bypass behind us…My fellow travelers: Jim, Ed, and Scott.Harvest time…If you build it they will come…That’s a lot of bamboo!Wait a minute, is that who I think it is?Why, yes. Yes, it is! The ever-present and omniscient Easter mountain. From the rarely seen backside. The ass of the mountain?It is more fun to be in bars than behind them!Luckily, I was able to post Bond! *ahem*Talk about the road less traveled…this one isn’t even done yet!But it led us to the river where the carabao were having a refreshing swim.A bridge we opted not to cross…Pig heads on a table. Um, no thanks. Not today.Kids hanging out at a roadside stand.Kids in high chairs…Kids with cookies.A friendly sari-sari store operator.A trike driver wearing a Hash shirt. He had no recollection as to where he acquired it though. Flowers on vines.Mama trying to get her ducks in a row.The long road home.And so concludes today’s post. Hope you enjoyed it.
3 thoughts on “On the table…”
Your ribs looked perfect! So did everything else, really, even if the muffins were a disappointment to you. Slap some butter and honey on them, and they’ll perk right up. Or turn them into bread pudding. I’ve done that before.
While the verb “braze” does exist (in metallurgy), I’m pretty sure you meant “braise,” which is when you sear something and then cook it by partially submerging it in a liquid. If the meat’s not actually in the liquid, it’s not braising.
Lovely pics of the people and the countryside, as always. Cute kids in those photos. I hope they enjoyed their cookies.
Hey Kev, yeah somehow I knew braze didn’t seem right but I couldn’t be fucked with checking. And now I know I didn’t braise them either. I guess I just baked a coat of sauce on top. That doesn’t sound as impressive though! Yeah, I’m going to add some honey to the mix on my next batch of muffins…
Quick comment for Kevin Kim:
Kevin, the Chinese writing on the pagoda structure you came across translates as “Guanyin’s Hands Temple”
Guanyin is a famous goddess in the Chinese sphere, especially in Taiwan.
Your ribs looked perfect! So did everything else, really, even if the muffins were a disappointment to you. Slap some butter and honey on them, and they’ll perk right up. Or turn them into bread pudding. I’ve done that before.
While the verb “braze” does exist (in metallurgy), I’m pretty sure you meant “braise,” which is when you sear something and then cook it by partially submerging it in a liquid. If the meat’s not actually in the liquid, it’s not braising.
Lovely pics of the people and the countryside, as always. Cute kids in those photos. I hope they enjoyed their cookies.
Hey Kev, yeah somehow I knew braze didn’t seem right but I couldn’t be fucked with checking. And now I know I didn’t braise them either. I guess I just baked a coat of sauce on top. That doesn’t sound as impressive though! Yeah, I’m going to add some honey to the mix on my next batch of muffins…
Quick comment for Kevin Kim:
Kevin, the Chinese writing on the pagoda structure you came across translates as “Guanyin’s Hands Temple”
Guanyin is a famous goddess in the Chinese sphere, especially in Taiwan.