/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.16815750]

>browsing CK for the first time
>most of it is fast food
>just ate frozen chicken parm from Trader joe's
>tasted like shit
>starving and need quality food

OK DO any of you know how to cook?
And can any of you give me tips on tasty meals I can cook that are not super unhealthy?


I can cook chicken parm and pizza(and do so much better than trader joes frozen kind.) but want different flavors.

[Anonymous No.16815763]

>>16815750
She's delicious

[Anonymous No.16815766]

wat is wrong with women...

[Anonymous No.16815782]

>>16815750
What are your favorite types of food. Start with those. Find recipes that are easy to follow. Expand your skills from there. It's ok when you're starting out to take some shortcuts. If you have to buy some premade ingredients, that's fine. Build your confidence in your skills right now. That's most important. Don't be too mad when you mess up. If it's still edible, just eat it anyway. Remember what you did wrong, and avoid it next time.

[Anonymous No.16815787]

Everyone knows how to cook. The problem comes with time. No one has time for that shit or are too lazy to do it, especially if you work all day.

[Anonymous No.16815798]

>>16815750
The best tip i can give you is how I learned to cools. Youtube anything your interested in amd go from there. It might cost a bit more but its worth it to be able to snob on everything knowing you can cool shit how you like it

[Anonymous No.16815807]

>>16815782
>Remember what you did wrong, and avoid it next time.
I could probably do better in terms of sauce on chicken parm and pizza.

outside of those I think I like sushi, fish and chips, indian food is pretty good too. Nothing else really comes to mind. I'm open to try some of your favorite dishes anon.


>>16815787
I can understand that, I feel so lazy after work. I just rather not eat or get take out. But I don't want to get fat or develop any kind of diseases from eating out all the time.

>>16815798
thanks fren. what are your favorite dishes to cook?

[Anonymous No.16815977]

>>16815750
This hits home

[Anonymous No.16815980]

my girlfriend asked me what i wanted for dinner and i said her pusdy. she laughed and blushed and joked around but i actually ended up eating her out.

[Anonymous No.16815987]

>>16815977
>>16815980
you autists i dont actually have a gf. im just sitting alone in a room.
i ate some edamame and ice cream but thats it.

[Anonymous No.16815992]

>>16815987
its ok anon, i can be your gf for tonight

[Anonymous No.16815999]

>>16815992
But I'm a girl too. so wouldn't we be lesbians then anon?

[Anonymous No.16816005]

>>16815999
theres no other love as pure

[Anonymous No.16816009]

>>16816005
are you actually a girl though anon

[Anonymous No.16816114]

>>16815750
If you can cook chicken parm you're doing pretty good, that sounds like a pain in the ass to make desu. Assuming you mean actually dredging, frying, baking, not just slathering some sauce on premade tendies.

If you're just tired and lazy make roasted chicken, or pork chops, steak, etc. and roasted vegetables, add a nice spice rub. Cooking from whole foods is generally healthy and easy and if you get the technique right, reasonably tasty as well. Oven takes time but not really effort. Save convoluted recipes for weekends if you feel like it.

[Anonymous No.16816127]

Last night I made:
>roasted brussel sprouts
>garlic smashed potatoes
>greek chicken
It was pretty good.

[Anonymous No.16816132]

>>16815750
Go back to /v/, tourist

[Anonymous No.16816140]

>>16816132
I'm sorry

[Anonymous No.16816152]

>>16816114
>If you can cook chicken parm you're doing pretty good, that sounds like a pain in the ass to make desu. Assuming you mean actually dredging, frying, baking, not just slathering some sauce on premade tendies.
yup do the whole yard, can improve on the sauce making process though, but still tastes much better than you get in a grocery store.

desu meat always comes out very plain tasting to me if I don't have sauce/fried stuff on it. want to be on the healtheir side tho.

pork chops sounds interesting, usually roast vegetables anyway.

>>16816127
share your recipe anon!

>>16816132
I never go to /v/

>>16816140
that's not me

[Anonymous No.16816323]

>>16815750

[Anonymous No.16816326]

>>16816323
the fuck is this anon?

[Anonymous No.16816342]

>>16816326
It's my food tip of the day. You should feel honored.

[Anonymous No.16816370]

>>16816342
>It's my food tip of the day. You should feel honored.
what is your tip exactly?

[Anonymous No.16816428]

>>16816323
This is a fantastic idea and I want to try it.

[Anonymous No.16816433]

Tomorrow I'm gonna throw some chickpeas, raisins, salt, water, and a can of tomatoes in my pressure cooker, while those are cooking I'll char chicken titties, roast sweet potatoes, onions, and squash. Combine shit when my chickpeas are cooked, add cinnamon, clove, cumin, paprika, garlic, and cayenne, let that simmer for about a half hour so everything can get acquainted, then serve that with greek yogurt.
If you're too poorfag for a pressure cooker used canned and rinsed chickpeas or soak overnight then boil- make sure canned tomatoes cook for at least half an hour whenever using them so they don't taste like awful metallic piss.
It'll be sloppa but I'm confident that it will also taste good.

[Anonymous No.16816466]

>>16816433
>It'll be sloppa
I can imagine but

shit anon it feels like it shouldn't go together. my mom made something similar and it tasted kinda uhhhh not my most favorite thing but if you like it more power to you.

[Anonymous No.16816481]

>>16816466
Cooking the tomatoes low and slow makes their acid fuck off, the raisins plump up with stew liquid which makes them more savory and of a pleasing texture, In the end the sweeter notes from tomatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, and raisins are well distributed and balanced out with savory spices and your proteins.
It's a "fake Moroccan" vibe.

[Anonymous No.16816626]

>>16815750
I made pan seared chicken breast with a creamy dill sauce. Roasted diced potatoes and roasted asparagus were the sides.

I made pork enchiladas yesterday.

[Anonymous No.16816641]

>>16816626
did you use sour cream,or yogurt or mayo as the base? I imagine the sour cream and yogurt would taste more plain.

i see some people add mustard to it too but sounds good. do your chicken breasts ever come out tasting very hard to chew on? I always have to cut it up so it doesn't taste bad.

>pork enchiladas
share recipe fren

[Anonymous No.16816646]

>>16816009
no he said he can be a girl

[Anonymous No.16816649]

>>16815750
If you guys can help, I need to upgrade my food situation.
I like tacos, burgers, hot dogs, meat, eggs and just protein rich food (cause I'm so fucking big anything less like cereal or bagels will not sustain me. I've eaten 10 slices of pizzas today and I'm still hungry: it's an issue that I've seen only protein rich foods solve).
Should I just optimize my pantry in making these meals, or should I add something else? I don't care about taste, I'm thinking more for health.

[Anonymous No.16816655]

>>16816646
>no he said he can be a girl
maybe he is a girl then
>>16816649
if you are still hungry after that you should probably lose weight fren.

i think exercising would be a good first step

[Anonymous No.16816657]

>>16816152
Breaded pork chops are bad ass.

I’ve never actually tried making them before but my grandma used to make them for me here n there. I’ll hafta try making them for my son soon.

Plain tasting meat tho? Steak’s easy - Salt em 45 mins before cooking, just let it sit on the counter for that time so they come up from fridge temp and your cast iron’s slowly coming up to temperature. Butter baste with lightly crushed garlic and a couple sprigs of thyme, freshly ground black pepper right before you serve. Perfection. See YouTube for details. Rare to medium rare is the only way.

[Anonymous No.16816666]

>>16816655
I'm exercising but I'm just hungry
> Eat cereal and 4 peanut butter sandwiches
> Still fucking hungry
> Two hamburgers
> I'm full.
So I want to get a meat/protein rich diet. I'm tired of being hungry. Plus working out makes me more hungry. I've also been drinking: I've dranked about 230 cups and I'm still hungry.

[Anonymous No.16816674]

>>16816641
Sour cream. And I did add Dijon Mustard as well. I cook my chicken on medium, for 5 minutes each side, I do not move them at all before needing to be flipped or taken out. Rest for 5 minutes, slice on the recessed cutting board to save the juices.

>share recipe fren
dice green peppers, throw in pan with oil, salt and pepper until soft
throw in pork sausage and storebought "Southwest Seasoning" with a bit more oil salt and pepper
drain grease
add a few tbsp of canned enchilada sauce to cover filling
scoop into tortillas (flour) and roll onto baking sheet
cover with mexican cheese, more enchilada sauce
toss in oven at 475 for 6 minutes
take out and plate
make crema (sour cream, salt, pepper and water) lime zest and lime juice in place of water if you want
top with pico de gallo and crema

WA LA, nothing crazy

[Anonymous No.16816684]

>>16816649
Eat more beans.
Also if you find starches really unsatisfying you may also be thirstier than you think.

[Anonymous No.16816685]

>>16816641
>do your chicken breasts ever come out tasting very hard to chew on?

Are you overcooking them? You want to target 160, then let it rest. I still find boneless skinless breast hard to cook desu, the bone-in variety is MUCH juicier and more pleasant, even if you overcook it. But because of the better heat retention of the bone-in cut, you can cook to 150-155 safely as well. Or just use thighs and deliberately overcook them, they're better that way.

>>16816152
>desu meat always comes out very plain tasting to me if I don't have sauce/fried stuff on it
This is mostly technique. If baking give it a nice spice rub and dab off liquid/coat with oil. If pan frying make sure you get a good sear and use enough salt, dry brine if you can. In both cases don't overcook. If you always NEED sauce or breading to rescue your meat, it's a sign your cooking is a bit fucked. Not that either of those things are bad

[Anonymous No.16816719]

[Anonymous No.16816738]

>>16816674
I forgot to mention the pork should just be pork sausage filling, not the actual whole sausage. If you can't buy sausage filling, just buy sausages and cut the fillings out of the casings.

And "mexican cheese" is just the shredded "Mexican Blend" cheese from the dairy aisle.

[Anonymous No.16816764]

>>16816657
>I’ll hafta try making them for my son soon.
damn you guys already have kids now?

I mean I would have to add A BUNCH of salt to make steak taste taste somewhat good depending on the thickness.
I want to avoid eating anything too salty/greasy/unhealthy in general. I've seen way too many people develop problems just eating like that in the long run.

garlic butter is nice though just not sure if i want to eat it everyday.

>>16816666
satan, you are supposed to be hungry a bit to lose weight. if you are not hungry then you'll keep your weight. i slimmed down by being hungry a bit, doing cardio although im not too big so my protein needs aren't big.

>>16816674
>>16816674
desu i tried to make chicken enchiladas a while ago and it tasted very bad. I'll give this on a go, saved thanks fren.

>>16816685
\whenevr i buy drumsticks I always get diarrhea for some reason. might be the costco variety. i always get boneless chicken breasts. I think it s some problem called woody breast and it tastes horrible.

itneresting on the dry brine, i always usually just throw it on the pan right after i season it. now do you just let it sit there with salt and how long of a time you leave it for?

I don't think i overcook... I mean the chicken doesn't come out charred but i cook it until it's completely white and there's no fleshy parts there.

>>16816719
dang i hate raw onions. i like really need to cook onions a lot until i can digest it. you think it would ruin the dish without them?

>>16816738
i got you on the cheese. i think the sausage filling should be in a can right?

[Anonymous No.16816782]

>>16816764
>i think the sausage filling should be in a can right?
I typically don't go for it, but I guess it can. I just buy sausages and cut the filling out, discard the casings.

[Anonymous No.16816802]

broccoli, sheet pan, foil, salt, pepper, oil, 425f, 15 min,, broil for 5 min, finish with a squeeze of lemon jews

[Anonymous No.16816806]

>>16816764
>I want to avoid eating anything too salty
Salting your steak isn't gonna do anything bad to you anon. The sodium overload people get is from things like ramen or other processed foods that contain a fuckton of sodium as a preservative. Adding salt to fresh food is safe, don't make boomer-tier misery slop. Now that I think about it, this is probably where your plain-tasting meat issue is coming from.

>>16816764
>whenevr i buy drumsticks I always get diarrhea
That doesn't make sense to me, are you sure it's the drumsticks and not something else? I mean I doubt you're undercooking them, dark meat is dogshit until it's way over the safe temp.
Maybe you have trouble digesting fats? Do other fatty cuts do it? Might be gallbladder-related in that case.

[Anonymous No.16816866]

>>16816782
>I typically don't go for it, but I guess it can. I just buy sausages and cut the filling out, discard the casings.
got it, is there a specific sausage that tastes better in your opinion?

>>16816802
desu i usually eat brocolli plain and it tastes ok with me
>>16816806
might be but i dont want it to just taste like a bunch of salt

yeah maybe it might be trouble digesting fats. i don't usually do too good with greasy food like rotisserie chicken/greasy foods. maybe i do have a gallbladder issue, you know more on this?

[Anonymous No.16816883]

i gotta sleep anyway anons, i'll save this thread and if its still here ill continue responding tomorrow

[Anonymous No.16816893]

>>16816866
>is there a specific sausage
I haven't tried different ones, I just use spicy Italian because I like that one.

[Anonymous No.16816910]

>>16816764
>satan, you are supposed to be hungry a bit to lose weight. if you are not hungry then you'll keep your weight. i slimmed down by being hungry a bit, doing cardio although im not too big so my protein needs aren't big.
I'm saying some foods I should clearly not eat. I should not eat pizzas, I should eat fish because I need less calories of fish to be satisfied then pizzas.

[Anonymous No.16816937]

https://fit.cooking/
/fit/ sends it's regards
Now go make some yummy and healthy shit
WAGMI

[Anonymous No.16816948]

>>16815807
If you like indian food make chicken curry? Honestly chicken and rice is the best way to keep yourself fed.
So for chicken curry you'll need a jar of Tikka masala sauce, red bell peppers, onion, garlic, and ginger.
Just throw your chicken in the skillet until it starts turning brown, then add vegetables and let them cook, then dump the sauce on it. Serve it over rice.

>General tso?
Same thing.
>Orange chicken?
Same thing
>Sesame chicken?
Same thing.
It's all just different sauce. Its not really the correct way but it's a start

[Anonymous No.16816949]

>>16816937
My fucking dude! Thank you so much. I'm a fucking manchild when it comes with this shit, so this means a lot.
If you need any programming/web development, ask away. I want to repay the favor.

[Anonymous No.16816990]

>>16816949
No help needed brah
Just work on improving yourself

[Anonymous No.16818217]

thanks frens, i'll have to do my morning poot and review afterwards.

[Anonymous No.16818251]

>>16815750
Just go and get some quality raw meat, like beef or bison and eat it raw. Most filling thing ever.
>>16815763
Based.

[Anonymous No.16818286]

>>16816893
Thanks fren ill try looking for that one
>>16816910
Thats true but dont be worried if you are a bit hungry. At least thats how I lost my weight.
>>16816937
Thereare some pretty good gems in here thanks /fit/fren

>>16816948
Sounds like a plan fren. So many tasty food suggestions in this thread

>>16818251
I like raw fish but i never tried preping it on my own. Where do you even get the consumable kind?

[Anonymous No.16818293]

I know how to cook, I just don't do it very often because I don't mind eating the same shit over and over. I spent a month eating nothing but rice and beef, and only switched my meals up because the lack of fibre was starting to mess me up.

I cannot fathom how people can't cook just random things without ever having done them before. Like, I've never made cannelloni, but I'm pretty sure I could boil some lasagne sheets, put filling in them, roll them, put them side by side in an oven dish, dump some sauce and grated cheese over them, and bake it for a bit. Zoomers are actually mentally retarded.

[Anonymous No.16818296]

>>16816949
>I want to repay the favor
*unzips dick*

[Anonymous No.16818307]

>>16818286
Two ways to get sushi safe fish
>The consoomer
Go to an Asian grocer, buy special sushi fish brick
>The Chad
Literally any frozen fish from your grocery store

[Anonymous No.16818444]

>>16818293
>I know how to cook, I just don't do it very often because I don't mind eating the same shit over and over. I spent a month eating nothing but rice and beef, and only switched my meals up because the lack of fibre was starting to mess me up.
I can imagine, I don't know how you kept it up for a month though

>cannelloni
Looks like a mini lasagna desu. doesn't seem too hard though. I think they harder part is getting the seasoning right.

>>16818307
I never went to an asian grocer desu. but are you sure about the frozen part? I've seen a lot of frozen foods defrost during shipping/updating inventory. I don't know if that will be safe right?

[Anonymous No.16818457]

>>16816323
kebab sticks are like 5 cents for 100 of them. what the hell anon?

[Anonymous No.16818464]

>>16815750
if u ever just don’t have anything else to make breakfast wraps are really good and easy. all u really need is like a slice of cheese, scramble 2 eggs and fry some bacon, throw it in a tortilla, and i usually wrap it then press it in a george forman so it stays and gets a lil crunchy

[Anonymous No.16818471]

>>16818464
those are pretty good but they just don't feel right when I eat for lunch/dinner. I get a headache/extremely weak if I don't eat a good meal.

[Anonymous No.16818488]

>>16818471
for a while for dinner i’d just make some rice in a rice cooker, and it’s not “traditional” but tossing that in a pan with soy sauce and whatever packaged veggies you like is pretty easy. also i put a fried egg in that too because i’m currently fartmaxxing

[Anonymous No.16818540]

>>16818488
>i’m currently fartmaxxing
you know i never got the whole fart thing with eggs. I usually end up fine. Now raw onions, those things fuck me up so badly. even if they are not cooked all the way, I need them to basically not smell like onions and be completely sweated out to actually eat any.

[Anonymous No.16818555]

>>16816370
Sorry for the late reply, but the tip is the image itself. Since it is now Monday I will give you another tip of the day free of charge.

[Anonymous No.16818560]

>>16818555
I don't even drink cookbro.

but I get what you are saying in this one. I think I need to get more educated. But educated in what is the question.

[Anonymous No.16818641]

>>16815980
Based

[Anonymous No.16818645]

>>16815750
I want to eat the cooked flesh of a cute girl. I'm getting rock hard just thinking about it.

[Anonymous No.16818675]

>>16818560
Well you are here, why not get educated in cooking? It's so fucking easy to do but people are brainless or don't take the time to simply learn. What can you cook? What are you interested in learning? I got all sorts of recipes I can share if you want any.

[Anonymous No.16818715]

>>16818675
ehhh I mean educated in like a better job.

i can cook chicken parm, french fries, pizza, baked potatoes with toppings.

not much else besides like just chicken, steak but they usually turn out very plain tasting. I usually just throw veggies on the pan and cook them that way, no seasoning.

I'm not craving anything too much lately, but i would eat some Indian food, gyros, i have no idea what else. i just feel so lazy to eat.

[Anonymous No.16818722]

>>16815750
You can't go wrong with a nice stew.
It can be varied endlessly around your preferences or around what happens to be on sale or in season.
Brown some meat and onions in a pot, add in whatever vegetables you want, add some liquid (depending on budget you can use water, beer, wine, broth, or stock), spices and herbs obviously, simmer for a couple hours.
Eat as-is or with rice or some nice bread. You can very easily and cheaply bake the bread yourself as well.

For learning and improving in the kitchen I usually suggest the humble French onion soup. It's cheap and delicious and it's a great opportunity for you to learn some knife skills.
Look up how to french slice an onion on Youtube. In fact, look up a lot of really basic shit on Youtube. People tend to assume they know how to chop an onion or peel a potato or whatever and then they do it the wrong way their whole life because they never bothered to check.

Something like pic related is very easy to make as well. Just root veggies and a chicken, or parts of a chicken, in the oven.

>>16818675
Yeah, just like that. I was expecting that webm to be some bullshit with melted cheese and bacon because of the camera angle, but it looks like a nice dish for a newbie to cook.

[Anonymous No.16818733]

>>16818722
> I was expecting that webm to be some bullshit with melted cheese and bacon

[Anonymous No.16818758]

>>16815750
Indian food and mexican food are great ways to change it up, and they share a lot of the same spices and ingredients.

>chilis
>paprika
>cumin
>cilantro
>citrus
>peppercorn
>garlic
>onions
>rice
>tortillas/flat breads

Both cuisines can be as simple or as complicated as you want, have big flavors, and are great for leftovers. Let me know if you want any specific recipes or dishes, but between those two you should be able to come up with a lot of interesting dinner options off the norm.

[Anonymous No.16818899]

>>16816655
Only boys can be girls.

[Anonymous No.16819576]

>>16818722
i would try the onion soup but way too scared since onions fuck me up so badly.

>>16818758
ever had butter chicken?

>>16818899
so he's a girl then?

[Anonymous No.16819600]

>>16815750
>cook frozen dishes
that's not cooking really that's just heating something up lol

[Anonymous No.16819623]

>>16819600
anon of course i know that !

[Anonymous No.16819634]

EZ
cut veges in a pot
put w/e broth you like
Garlic + ginger
put some salt paper
lets that shit boil
Cut chicken fry that bitch up in avocado oil

put the veges in a bowl put the chicken on top
put some freah cilentro/onion put semo soy sauce or some lime

boom that shit is healthy as fuck been dropping weight like crazy all that is $30 for a week

[Anonymous No.16819641]

>>16818733
I can't watch that shit it always reminds me of the time my aunts cow had an abscess that was drained by a vet. Just bloody pus oozing out.

[Anonymous No.16819915]

>>16815750
I only know beefy five layer burrito :(

[Anonymous No.16820055]

>>16815750
Why the hell is she doing that? Look how hungry he is. I hate women so much.

[Anonymous No.16820673]

>>16819634
that sounds pretty straight forward anon tank kyu

>>16819641
ewww
>>16819915
that sounds like it could give me either constipation or diarrhea

>>16820055
yeah shes not very nice anon

[Anonymous No.16821052]

>>16815750
The problem with discussing cooking on this board is that mentioning almost any ingredient will have 5 pseuds bust in to talk about how it's totally going to give you 5 kinds of super cancer
>Vegetables? OXYLATES! KIDNEY STONES!
>Meat? CARCINOGENS! CANCER!
etc

[Anonymous No.16821150]

>>16816666
hate to say it but /fit/ might be your best option. Haven't been there in a while but they usually have dieting/food threads and should be able to help with hunger issues.

[Anonymous No.16821163]

>>16821052
shit I mean we can say everything is bad for you.

I mean I wouldn't know whats good and whats bad though.

[Anonymous No.16821169]

>>16816937
desu I made the peanut butter cookies and they tasted good although they tasted very oily and now I feel nauseous.

I wouldn't say you needed the extra sugar covered in them.

[Anonymous No.16821256]

>>16815750
>And can any of you give me tips on tasty meals I can cook that are not super unhealthy?
lentil stew

[Anonymous No.16822921]

>>16816719
this shit defeats its own purpose. I don't want to have to break out my ovaltine decoder ring just to find a recipe I want to make. Fuck flowcharts

[Anonymous No.16822942]

>>16816719
Hey, this seems like a cool chart, I should - FUCK you almost got me

[Anonymous No.16822991]

>>16815999
>so wouldn't we be lesbians then anon?
No.
>Pic related

[Anonymous No.16823014]

>>16822991
So you're a necrophiliac? I don't think that's OK.

[Anonymous No.16823048]

>>16815787
No, time is almost never an issue, it's just laziness.

[Anonymous No.16823049]

>>16816990
>dies of heart failure in his early 20s in your path

[Anonymous No.16823074]

>>16815750
>OK DO any of you know how to cook?
You seem to have forgotten that 85% of 4chan is anime and the remaining 15 % is consumer loyalty.

[Anonymous No.16823434]

>>16823074
i see no anime on this board so i thought it was free from this rule

instead i feel this board is more so people that hang around those food reviewers

[Anonymous No.16823449]

>>16823014
That guy was a sussy baka. I'm glad I have a bunch of uwumods to protect me.

[Anonymous No.16823625]

>>16815750
It really depends on what you want to cook. I saw that you seem to like fish quite a bit, and I can't help you there.

A key to cooking is learning how different heating methods function and how they affect your food. Another is knowing seasoning. Seasoning will greatly affect the taste of food.

Pic related, it's a steak I cooked.