Transient Punk @ transientpunk @sh.itjust.works

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I'm curious about this felony...

Closest match I could find: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/acopa-phoenix-8-1-4-18-0-stainless-steel-forged-dinner-fork-pack/267810005.html

These were actually leftovers from a taco themed pizza I had made. This picture was a memory from a Wednesday past 😂

The yellow is substantially hotter than the green. In my opinion, the yellow tastes way better too

Yeah, blooming spices is a really great technique. It definitely adds a new level of complexity, and a great way to arrest the volatility of those amazing aroma compounds

Yeah, you're right. Cilantro is very volatile when cooked. I usually always just add it as a fresh topping, it has so much more flavor that way. Also, if you make a crema with cilantro, the fat seems to capture all the aromatic compounds and keep them nice and vibrant for a good amount of time

I mostly just cook from the heart, but here's what I did:

For the beans:

1 no. 3 can of whole black beans

1/2 of a white onion medium dice

2 jalapenos medium dice

Zest and juice of one lime

1 tbsp of whole cumin seeds

1 large pinch of kosher salt

I sauted the onion with a little salt until they were soft with brown edges, then I added the jalapenos and the beans (water and all), cumin, and the remainder of the salt. I let that simmer for for a while until the liquid reduced, then I added the lime zest and juice, and used a potato masher to crush up about 50% of the beans to give a bit of textural difference.

For the avocado crema:

1 whole avocado

1/2 cup sour cream

1 medium pinch kosher salt

Zest and juice of one lime

2-3 tbsp water

This one's easy, add all ingredients except water to a food processor and blend until evenly mixed, then add water until you've reached the consistency you want. That's it.

For assembly, I put a small amount of mozzarella on the tostada and microwaved it for a few seconds to get it melty, then added beans, followed by onions and then cilantro, top with crema and add the hot sauce of your choice.

I hope that's a good exclamation...

Congrats?

I don't think that was the point they were making...

Numb Little Bug in my ass

It's also a very common practice in food trucks and street stalls in Southern California. That's where most of my Mexican food influence comes from.

The chicken is marinated in a honey chipotle marinade that was mostly just chipotles, then more of the marinade was added after shredding the chicken. There is an entire half a serrano in each taco, not to mention that the onions were pickled with serranos and are therefore spicy.

Oh, also there's a bunch of (very hot) hot sauce directly on top of the chicken, but below the onions and cilantro.

Here you go

Yeah, I had a couple more after these two were gone

I was using fresh oil in my deep fryer, so I fried a quartered corn tortilla to season the oil and get a good color on the chimichanga (I forgot to keep a small amount of the old oil like your supposed to). You're right though, they weren't necessary. Thanks for the compliment 🙂

Typing speed isn't the only benefit to switching. Reduced finger and wrist movement have been a life saver for me

I use Dvorak on a 36 key Corne.

I started developing Ulnar Tunnel due to having really bad typing form from never learning the correct way to type. I was never going to unlearn the horrible (but fast) typing form that I had been using for years, so I decided to completely relearn how to type from the ground up using a different key layout on a completely different keyboard layout. It was a long and arduous process, but now my wrist pain is completely gone, and my typing speed has recovered.

Are you having a stronk?

It disappeared before I thought to get one 😥

Here's the chicken before it got shredded though: