r/food • u/Doesntmatter1237 • 14h ago
[Homemade] Pardon the plating but filet mignon, lobster tail, mashed potatoes and asparagus. Special dinner
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u/Mo_Steins_Ghost 14h ago
Nicely done. Had filet myself last night (sans lobster though we usually do tails with them).
If you ever want to try something different with the lobster, marinate it in ponzu for 20 minutes and then broil it 1 minute per ounce.
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u/Kmac707 10h ago
Whatâs your recipe for the asparagus? It looks delicious!
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u/Doesntmatter1237 10h ago
Thank you, I just cut the bottoms off of course then toss with olive oil, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika. Bake for about 18-20 min at 350°F
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u/legal_shenanigans 9h ago
Pardon the Plating sounds like an excellent name for an âamateur chef goes undercover in a pro kitchenâ kind of series. Hold on, need to go call my agent.
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u/NETSPLlT 9h ago
Nice work on the tail. I would cut/serve like that at a nicer restaurant I worked at many years ago.
I would suggest adding pan sauce for the filet. It will elevate the steak and plate overall. Simple fine dice onion, big splash of the best booze (red wine, white wine, cognac, brandy, etc) you're willing to use, cook down and mix in some butter off the heat. At a minimum, will be quick and easy. There's an enormous variety and rabbit hole if you get interested. But simple is totally fine!
A simple butter sauce, butter emulsion might be amazing on the lobster and everything else.
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u/Special-Armadillo780 14h ago
Skin on mash? That a thing?
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u/Doesntmatter1237 14h ago
I love it with red potatoes especially. Really good and saves a lot of effort
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u/onegoodbackpack 14h ago
skin on mash is the only way. you nailed it. plating is absolutely bizarre ofc, but you get an 8.5/10. I also love âovercooked,â crispy asparagus too!
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u/Doesntmatter1237 13h ago
I just put the shit on the plate honestly I never pay much mind to it. It'll all be gone in a bit anyway! But yeah, I knew that part wasn't "technically" right. But thank you!
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u/onegoodbackpack 13h ago
yeah, who cares what people think. I just see people on the sub always commenting on overcooked asparagus but tbh crispy asparagus is way better. also, the cook on the lobster is beautiful dude.
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u/Doesntmatter1237 13h ago
Yes I hate undercooked hard or chewy asparagus. Plus they're always all different sizes at the store so it's hard to cook them consistently. But I agree I'd much rather have asparagus be overdone than under.
But thank you! I've only done lobster a few times now so I get nervous still, but I think this was one of the better times
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u/Ronw1993 11h ago
Donât sweat the plating, the food is the centerpiece regardless of the organization. I mean if you had it piled all on top of each other I would be skeptical but this was for you!
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u/hey_im_cool 8h ago
No hate to the skin on mash crowd but saying itâs the only way is absolutely wild
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u/Ronw1993 11h ago
Itâs elite, we called it red skin mash growing up. Mom always did butter, salt and parsley. If we had meatloaf we had this as the side
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u/seppia99 9h ago
This is my go to for mashed potatoes. If I was using Russettâs, which I never do, then I would probably peel them first. But thatâs why I use red potatoes because they are better!
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u/seppia99 9h ago
I came here to say that Iâm glad I finally found somebody that does mashed red potatoes like I do! Leave the skin on! Unless you have some sort of sick love of peeling potatoes.
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u/TheLowlyPheasant 12h ago
Not only is skin on mash tasty, the skin of the potato has most of the good stuff like vitamins of the plant. The skin taste is boiled off so it just adds a little texture. I make mashed sweet potatoes or mashed potatoes as the family starch pretty often but the compromise for health is that it will be skin-on
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u/Tahbears 4h ago
Yaaaas with those semi-chunky red skin mashed potatoes đ«°đ«°đ«°, that is by far the best way to eat mashed potatoes & I will forever defend that opinion đ€€
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u/crazymadogy2 10h ago
Plating is absolute garbage, however everything looks tasty which is all that matters lol
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u/FragrantExcitement 14h ago
My off-brand cheerios seem less appealing now.