Sous Vide Cooking, Baby!

SRW1000 · Apr 26, 2024

Sonnie said:
The first thing I thought of was when I saw it with the skin peeled back was pot roast. Seems there is a lot of meat in the tongue.

Yes, other than the outer skin, it's all meat and very little waste. Plus, no bones!

The toughest part is getting past the look and thought of it. If you can manage that, it's all reward.

Sonnie Parker · Apr 26, 2024

Hey... my ribeye loins don't look the greatest or smell the greatest at about 70 days. Of course, they don't look as bad as the tongue, which some might have to get past the thought of it.

SRW1000 · Apr 26, 2024

Sonnie said:
Hey... my ribeye loins don't look the greatest or smell the greatest at about 70 days. Of course, they don't look as bad as the tongue, which some might have to get past the thought of it.

Dry aging is one of those things I really need to try at some point. I've just been chicken to give it a shot.

How much improvement do you think you get to the flavor? Is it that transformative?

Sonnie Parker · Apr 26, 2024

This is wet aging... vacuum sealed from the meat plant. I've not tried dry aging, but I can tell you the wet age is phenomenal... the best flavor, tender and juicy at medium to medium rare. The raw meat just looks rough and it's slimy on the fat portion... have to trim it off.

SRW1000 · May 12, 2024

Found a great deal on New Zealand lamb this weekend and couldn't resist picking it up. Last time, I cooked it at 24 hours at 140 degrees, and while my wife liked it, I thought the texture was too mealy.

This time I went for just six and a half hours at 135 degrees. The result was a perfect medium. Tender enough to cut with a fork, but without the mealy texture of my earlier cook. Lamb can sometimes get tough and dry, but sous vide eliminates that problem. It was finished off in the oven using the convection roast setting at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes, turning once.

Here's what it looked like out of the bag. Not very appetizing.

And then after some time in the oven:

Look at that juicy inside!

And on the plate with some roasted carrots and mashed potatoes.

If you've got a sous vide setup and been hesitant to try lamb, give it a shot. It makes it almost fool-proof, and gives you a great shot at giving you some of the best lamb you may have ever had.

Scott

SRW1000 · Mar 9, 2025

Costco had a sale on pork belly just over a week ago, so my wife picked up a 10# package. I cut it up into a variety of sizes, both slabs and cubes and then vacuum sealed them with spices or sauces. They then cooked for 25 hours at 155 degrees.

Here's what 10# looks like, packaged and ready to dry off and put in the freezer:

One package was left out, which is what we had tonight. I put chunks in a bag with some of this (also from Costco):

After cooking, the juice from the bag was reduced in a saucepan and used to coat the cubes before sticking them under our oven's broiler.

Cooked ramen noodles and vegetables were added to the saucepan to pick up any remnants, with the pork going on top. Here's the result:

It turned out great, with the pork melting in our mouths and the sauce adding a tangy-sweet accent that helped fight some of the richness of the belly.

We will definitely be making this one again.

Sonnie Parker · Mar 10, 2025

Would ya just look at that... man that looks delicious!

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