i grilled chicken quarters on the grill at 375 degree for 45 minutes while putting on some shrimp on the grill for 4 minutes.

the tomato stew was not exactly what we had in tanzania,…there must have been an oil or spice that made it magical…it was also a little sweeter than my first go at it. i’ll try it again and when i get closer to what i remember, i’ll put up the recipe.

it maybe my perception, but i think i’m the only person in the entire united states of america that doesn’t own a deep fryer. just think of the endless possibilities if one had a machine that was dedicated to frying any food or dessert your heart desired. you could fry fish, chicken, donuts, corn dogs…mmmm endless…none of which has the nutritional value that is worth a darn, but hey, we’re talking fried american goodness so all that nutritional mumbo jumbo goes out the window.

even against all odds and without a fryer handy, i decided to put my hot oil wok skills to the test. ladies and gentlemen, i give you my attempt at an all american burger, fries and onion rings.

enjoy.

Recipe for hamburger


ingredients:
lean hamburger meat
minced garlic
finely chopped onions
a little of worchestershire sauce
salt and pepper


mix the meat together and refrigerate for at least 1 hour prior to grilling. i grill them on first side around 4 min at 400 F then flip, another 4 min for the second side. this gives me a medium done hamburger. toast the bun, then add your condiments like mayonaise and mustard and vegetables like tomato and lettuce and pickles. i had some jalapeno slices that i wanted to add too, just for kicks.

Recipe for onion rings

ingredients:
milk to give it some wetness

for the batter
mix salt and pepper (i used white pepper, because i find it more intense in fried foods) with flour

i used white onions, but yellow onions would work as well..maybe better because they are sweeter..hey..that gives me an idea for next time. onions are slice opposite of traditional cuts, so they are cut against the grain. if you were to hold the ends of the onion like a globe the north and south pole in position, you would cut down the middle like the equator (hope that wasn’t too confusing). keep on cutting this way to get the thickness you are looking for and push out the rings inside.

dip in milk

in high school, the kids were into beavis and butthead and j.crew clothing. i was still watching g.i.joe (don’t ask, the options were limited back then) and wearing gap.

well, i was just told that the food network has a t.v. show that was all about food truck’s with tyler florence (my second man-crush after anthony bourdain) and they apparently were in fort worth. IN FORT WORTH, as in the town i love and live in!

maybe i’m not going to be late for this party. i’ve been working on perfecting some recipes…that maybe  food truck worthy..whatever that means. food trucks are nothing more than street vendor foods (with exception to the gourmet types of food trucks). therein lies the fascination for me, i can live off of street vendor foods. there’s something so pure in taking your pick of delicious bites from food stand to food stand and taking breaks to soak in the atmosphere and then picking up where you left off with more food stands.

of course i naturally think of taiwan when i think of street food. and more to come on that…

Taiwanese Oyster Vermicelli – Wan Hua Chen Ji – Taipei, Taiwan | The Eaten Path via James Boo’s website theeatenpath.com I’ve never met the guy, but his taste in food and taste for adventure has me salivating. one of his friends who are fortunate enough to live internationally wrote about taiwanese oyster vermicelli. sometime in my late teens when i decided it was time i got back in touch with my taiwanese side of me (all 100%), i learned how to say taiwanese oyster vermicelli. it came in handy too as i had the opportunity to visit taipei for the first time since leaving the mother country.

looks like the dream of having a army of food trucks in fort worth isn’t quite actualized yet…for the moment. unless you go to hemphill in the southside to hit up about 8 taco trucks. give it a read
Potential Fort Worth Food Truck Operator Gives Up His Dream | SideDish