a day in the kitchen pt. 1

today's food may not qualify as a sandwich in some peoples eyes, those people can fuck themselves, but it is certainly a cousin to the sandwich family. i am talking about the taco family and a little bit more specifically the burrito. i had 6 pound chunk of brisket in my freezer, dried black beans, and a stocked spice rack; i'm in for a day of serious cooking and a night serious farting.



i cut the brisket into chunks to speed up cooking. i also used no fat in the pan, instead i place the meat fat side down to start.

i took the time to develop a good sear on the meat, the more color the more flavor

i reiterate i put no fat in the pan, that all beef fat right there

here we have black beans following a quick soak, bring to a boil and steep for an hour.


i have the bean in a pot with beer, water, spices, smoked pork neck bones, and fat back. i'm going to boil the shit out of it then make refried beans. hence the prior comment about serious farting.

in the beef pan, i sauteed onion and garlic, added a bunch of spices, a can of beer, 2 ladles of homemade tomato sauce; i'd use crushed tomatoes over canned tomato sauce, and a can of red beans. i put the chunks of meat back in the sauce and they're cooking in the over at 350.

these are the main components of the meal. i still have some cooking to do, the meat and beans are going to take awhile. in the mean time i have chili sauce and tortillas to make; and hopefully salsa if i can get the ingredients.