What should my restaurant make for my dinner?

Try to substitute the pork for one of the other meats. The Achiote/Annato seeds may be a challenge to find. Look for Mexican specialty suppliers. There is paste and powder, which I had to try here as thats all I could find, but grinding the seeds is better. I load up on them when we get back to San Diego area. The Tequila evaporates off with the cooking heat.

slepr1 said:

Filipinos love chicken, pork and seafood. And don't forget the rice or its just a snack. Chicken/pork adobo, pancit, lumpia all my favorites.
If you don't mind me asking, what is the average wage for a cook there? Here in Ontario Canada the average is between $17-$20/hr. A certified chef in a nice restaurant is around $25/hr average. Even at those wages they are hard to find. They can easily get a job at similar pay doing less greasy/hot work.

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Wages for average people are low here, most of us wage by monthly, so I offer high wages, 10 thousand dirhams a month for each and every worker there. That’s a very good wage considering most get paid 2000-3000 dirhams a month which is just enough for food and a single room per month.

Moms68 said:

Thin crust New Haven style pizza. Good luck finding that overseas.

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Challenge excepted

ckessel said:

Try to substitute the pork for one of the other meats. The Achiote/Annato seeds may be a challenge to find. Look for Mexican specialty suppliers. There is paste and powder, which I had to try here as thats all I could find, but grinding the seeds is better. I load up on them when we get back to San Diego area. The Tequila evaporates off with the cooking heat.

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i haven’t thought about substituting pork products, I may try to look for some suppliers

slepr1 said:

Filipinos love chicken, pork and seafood. And don't forget the rice or its just a snack. Chicken/pork adobo, pancit, lumpia all my favorites.
If you don't mind me asking, what is the average wage for a cook there? Here in Ontario Canada the average is between $17-$20/hr. A certified chef in a nice restaurant is around $25/hr average. Even at those wages they are hard to find. They can easily get a job at similar pay doing less greasy/hot work.

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we do have 2 arabic chefs and 1 Philippino chef along with another Philippino helper in the kitchen, he doesn’t have enough experience to become a chef but he’s learning and we have 4 Philippino servers, so food wise we do serve arabic food but it’s mainly Philippino food that we serve, I’m buying my chef a brand new carbon wok so he can make some more varieties of food[/QUOTE]

Najib said:

Wages for average people are low here, most of us wage by monthly, so I offer high wages, 10 thousand dirhams a month for each and every worker there. That’s a very good wage considering most get paid 2000-3000 dirhams a month which is just enough for food and a single room per month.

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That's around 2500 a month U.S. Heck, I could live a lot better with that......

Cranky said:

That's around 2500 a month U.S. Heck, I could live a lot better with that......

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Here things are cheap, for an example an average meal is 5 dirhams, and average rent is around 1000-1500 dirhams a month if you have a family but if you live alone and you only want one room it’s around 5-700 dirhams. 10 thousand dirham per month wage is hard to find, most wages are 2500 a month for restaurants etc

Najib said:

Here things are cheap, for an example an average meal is 5 dirhams, and average rent is around 1000-1500 dirhams a month if you have a family but if you live alone and you only want one room it’s around 5-700 dirhams. 10 thousand dirham per month wage is hard to find, most wages are 2500 a month for restaurants etc

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I wonder if I can get my SS check sent there!?

Cranky on his way to the UAE!

Superbeemike said:

Smoked Carnitas Tacos. Serve with onion, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime, on a corn tortilla.

Here’s the recipe:

Pork Roast 6-8lbs

Marinade - 24hrs
2 tbsp oil
1 Tbsp Salt
2 limes
1 orange
Oil then salt roast
Half limes/orange and squeeze juice over roast
Leave remaining fruit in tray with roast
Refrigerate


Seasoning -
1 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp coarse ground black pepper
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp Mexican oregano
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground chipotle peppers

Season pork and smoke at 275 for 5 hours.

Brazing Pork
Place pork in aluminum pan
Drizzle 1/2 cup oil over roast
Add 2 bay leaves to top
Cover and bake at 350 for 2-3 hrs
Target temp 200-203 degrees

Rest then pull pork
Crisp pork on flat top using juices

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I live in the land if the carnitas, a dish from michoacan México

Cranky said:

I wonder if I can get my SS check sent there!?

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lol I will take good care of a SS check haha

Tuna Melt with grilled peppers & onion.
MUST start with fresh fish!
Offer a few different cheeses & variety of peppers (heat range from sweet to scalding).
& have the cook keep a close watch on them on the grill.
Yummy!

Scott Bender said:

Fleischuechla and Knoephla soup.

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Something along with Tri-tip!!

How about beer can chicken?

I make this often. Take a can of beer, remove half (bonus, you can drink it while cooking - a free extra!). Cut a few extra holes in the top of the can as well. For the chicken, put your favorite rub on it. Use whatever you like. Then put the can up into the cavity of the chicken, stand the chicken on the grill with the can and legs like a tripod, and cook over indirect heat from a grill with the lid on. The chicken comes out perfect! Super juicy on the inside, and crisp everywhere on the outside.

I love a huge gyro with moist, tender lamb!
Light on the cucumber sauce(most gyro places here smother it w/sauce and it becomes a mess & ruins it for me).

If it is a "REAL DINER", Liver & Onions, mashed, a veggie, and gray on everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Najib said:

I own a resturant in UAE and we make just about anything you imagine. Request what you would like my workers to make and I will enjoy your suggestions and send you some pictures of what they made

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I notice your location 'is Indiana'
are you a dual citizen ?
do you have a restaurant in both

unfortunately most of the good stuff has pork
Spaghetti & Meata'balls in red sauce, mushrooms onions & peppers gravy
serve with fresh french bread with garlic butter spread
have a good ol' American Apple Pie or Peach Cobbler for dessert

good ol' chile con carne,
with beans or without just meat
must have hot flour tortillas
(or sweet cornbread is great too)

split-pea with ham soup
(with sweet cornbread)

New England Clam chowder soup
(also with sweet cornbread)

Cajun Jambalaya, shrimp, pork or beef, even lamb or goat
lots of rice

Louisiana Gumbo especially sausage & peppers
over white sticky rice

Halibut steaks, wild rice & mixed vegetable medley
Salmon fillets, brown rice & broccoli with cheese (cheddar) sauce

exotics food or game like;
Think of 'Outdoorman' Mike Baxter's (Tim Allen)
rest. on 'Last Man Standing' TV show
Bear, Elk, Venison/deer, Moose, Caribou, Dahl Sheep/Moutain Goat
served with a big ol' Idaho baked potato & gravy from the drippings
& asparagus spears, extra sourdough bread
I lived in Alaska for a few years & lived off it...
Moose ribs are freaken' great

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Beef ribs

Beef Ribeye

Beef Porterhouse

Standing Ribroast/Prime Rib

Whole Game Hens
or 1/2 Roasted Chickens

any of them served with either rice or baked potato/gravy
or even steak fries or a nice pasta salad (for the starch)
some sort of green veggies,
peas, broccoli, green beans, asparagus
or a tossed green salad etc.
Dessert of German Chocolate Layer Cake

Southern Fried Chicken, deep-fried & crispy
mash potatoes & gravy, or baked potato & gravy
corn on the cob with garlic butter sauce
sourdough dinner rolls
finish up with a Lemon Marange Pie
(that is my Birthday dinner from my younger years)

full-blown Thanksgiving-style dinner
Roast Turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole
we also do an Oyster stuffing (lots of Oysters) also in a separate pot
with a hint of mint for a nice tang, add some really great flavor,
lots of onions, peppers, celery, mushrooms & olives
lots of sausage in it thou, could substitute the gizzards, liver & heart
for the sausage I assume

Chicken fried steak! [with mashed taters, cream gravy, green beans and baked beans too please.]