Portobello

@ishportobello

They/them Career chef I bitch about games and gush about punk and metal

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Portobello@ishportobello· 15d

Garlic is not easy to take photos of, he moves a lot. His 1st birthday was July 28 and I prepared bigeye tuna sashimi for him. He's mostly in the basement for now to separate from Pepper, my middle-aged baby, but this week he has been coming up more and I am working on them getting along

Portobello@ishportobello· May 22

World goth day featuring my very not goth Pochita dadhat~

Deasturated mirror selfie using a silly squiggly mirror, I am wearing my favorite lil silly hat with an otherwise goth fit

Portobello@ishportobello· Apr 21

My new style of chef's jacket came in. All of my previous ones were gifts from other chefs, but I wanted the style I actually like the most and in black. Also, my hair has been black+indigo since last fall, but Bluesky wouldn't let me post pics for months due to a bug on android.

Selfie of me with indigo hair, in a black half-sleeve, extra long, double-breasted, high-collared chef jacket, holding up two fingers and a thumb because I don't know what to do with my hands

Portobello@ishportobello· Apr 2

Testing to see if I am even able to post my cooking for once. Made this last night at someone else's house, so not my kitchen or equipment

Portobello@ishportobello· Feb 22

Cooked at home last night

Portobello@ishportobello· Feb 14

Unfortunately, I might be TOO funny

Portobello@ishportobello· Feb 4

I missed this notif, but I hope you've been well too! As for foods, I certainly have but haven't posted many here. Nothing too gourmet lately due to finances after the holidays and emergency expenses, though. Lots of good comfort foods like chicken paprikash. Last gourmet was new years

Chicken paprikash with description I can transcribe if someone asks

I did better nokedli in my second batch, but I served the second batch in paper bowls, so I don't wanna post it here lol

Affogato, which is espresso over ice cream, but with my own crafted espresso over some very nice salted caramel gelato I got

A bowl of beef eye of round pot roast with parm and parsley on top

The last bit of gourmet I did, though the plating was rushed to join everyone already eating, so I'm not the most proud of it visually.

It was a honey-and-thyme-cured ribeye (3 day cure) that was reverse-seared and finished with lemon juice and garnished with mint. Steak sitting upon a bed of black truffle, black garlic, and chantrelle risotto, that topped with freshly-grated proosij cheese

Portobello@ishportobello· Jan 31

Yeah, this is the most recent fullbody I have, but I love slouching and bending my knees for poses as a hobby. I'm only a few inches shorter than these tall af 50's doors

A selfie of my standing in front of a doorway in a long, hooded coat, slim turtleneck, elbow-length leather gloves, slim cargo joggers, 3" heeled combat boots, and leather gaiters

Portobello@ishportobello· Jan 20

A picture of the purple Taco Bell app icon

Portobello@ishportobello· Jan 8

Do yourself a favor and find this in your grocery store's fresh section when you want the taste and texture of the fresh stuff. It doesn't have the wetness of jarlic!

Portobello@ishportobello· Dec 30

Hell, not just South East Asian. I specialize in that (peep my god damn perfect simple beef and broccoli I made for my friends last night). I make my own sauces and I don't use seasoning blends, and I do a lot of european gourmet as well (hard not to in the west). I have 5 kinds of salt.

Simple beef and broccoli in brown sauce, just cooked to perfection. Used a flank steak cut at a 15° bias *with* the grain for velveting because it makes it more tender, unlike when you cut a steak after cooking. Made a new batch of my brown sauce recipe from scratch during the process, too. Entire thing beginning to end, including prep and cleaning throughout was 3 hours.

Portobello@ishportobello· Dec 18

Made a lil steaky-boi tonight, with a blackberry demi-glace. My friend did the pasta! Steak was taking a cheap cut and turning it into something beautiful, namely, some chuck sirloin. 3 day cure with orange blossom honey, thyme, marjoram, salt, and msg. Demi was fully from scratch, took all day

A picture of dressed steak with pasta and a brief description of it. If anyone reads this and wants me to type it out, I can, but I can't copy paste and am so blegh feeling

Steaks after 3 day curing process, very maroon in color.

Steaks after slow bake and sear, where they took on a gorgeous burgundy color instead.

Portobello@ishportobello· Dec 17

My lil Pepper doesn't even use her vocal cords. All rasp. Like the Steve-O of cats

Pepper sleeping on her "funky rat" and "weird dog" toys on an orange bench in front of a massive window

Portobello@ishportobello· Dec 4

Made an elevated version of Cincinnati's chili over spaghetti because it's my friend's comfort food. Bison and wagyu, Irish whiskey, peaches, San Marzano tomatoes, espresso, and mint are the hallmarks of my chili. The pasta was boiled with herb de Provence and given imported Olive Oil

Bison and wagyu 3 bean chili over cheddar and spaghetti, garnished with a sprinkling of more cheese and fresh mint

Portobello@ishportobello· Dec 3

Yeah, you could say I like Outline In Color and Second Harbour. I also might be into alt music in general, possibly. Jury's still out.

Me labeled as the #50 Outline In Color listener

Portobello@ishportobello· Nov 26

Yesterday, I suddenly lost my son, Cabbage. Not fully sure yet what caused it, but will get results back Friday. He was in perfect health down to his pearly whites. He was the best cat according to everyone who ever met him. Friendly, patient, sweet. He'd sit in his chair for hours while I cooked

Pure white cat sleeping under a Spider-Man blanket in his bed

Pure white cat sleeping on couch with paws crossed, which is a habit he got from me because I sleep with my hands and feet crossed

Cabbage playing with his sister, Pepper, having his foot on her chest to hold her back

Cabbage peeking out of his backpack carrier on lil walks we'd take in parks and reserves

Portobello@ishportobello· Nov 20

See, that's what I thought, but none of the taillights match up

Portobello@ishportobello· Nov 20

Why did they do that when this already exists for 20 years and is FAR better in every way??

Portobello@ishportobello· Nov 19

I'm sorry, I gave two boys some soup. I made this Italian Wedding Soup entirely from scratch on Saturday because my best friend who is also a chef was visiting with his son and I had to flex, now he is replacing his own recipe with mine lol Description in alt text, I haven't spoken of it here

Italian Wedding Soup, featuring a broth made from beef and vegetable stock and some of a $100 bottle of Cabernet. Meatballs were made from a 2:1 ratio of ground 95% lean sirloin to Italian sausage, but I used buttermilk for the binder to make it more smooth and tender thanks to the acid and enzymes. The chicken breast was velveted (an Asian technique to pre-cook and treat meat) with some of the Cabernet as well. Soffrittos were slow simmered for over 2 hours with a mix of the meatball fat, olive oil, and Irish butter, and some $85 pinot to deglaze. Finally, the pasta was cooked just below al dente so that by the time it was served in the hot soup, they were perfectly so. Obviously various herbs and seasonings throughout, but the bowls were garnished with freshly-grated proosij cheese and freshly-minced Italian flat parsley.

Portobello@ishportobello· Nov 18

An all white cat asleep on a blanket I am using

Portobello@ishportobello· Nov 1

I searched my replies for "prettiest" and found it, lol

Portobello@ishportobello· Oct 27

This is what my abusive ex-boyfriend did. He would convince everyone he was incapable of lying due to autism.

Psychology tricks to trick anyone and it is just telling someone to lie a lot

Portobello@ishportobello· Oct 13

I had just finished cooking this earlier when you posted this 2 hours ago. Reverse-seared NY strip steak after a 3 day dry age.

Umami and salt dry-aged NY strip steak reverse seared to a med rare (the only correct temperature) finished with a cracked peppercorn medley, accompanied by sautéed cauliflower sitting on a bed of rice pilaf

Portobello@ishportobello· Oct 11

A picture of a robot from the artist behind Dexter's Laboratory

Portobello@ishportobello· Oct 10

This fit definitely falls under Henchcore

A mirror selfie of me wearing a red-and-black striped turtleneck under a three quarter sleeve black leather jacket, fingerless leather gloves, black slacks, and a leather biker cap

Portobello@ishportobello· Oct 7

How do you imagine my voice?

Deep

Soft

High

Raspy

Baby

Portobello@ishportobello· Sep 25

I mean, I got my cats cozied up with me, so I would say I have achieved this. I am now too powerful to be stopped

Portobello@ishportobello· Sep 18

I forgot to post sushi rolls I did the other night. Full details in alt text, but I made each of the ingredients myself

8 slices of a sushi roll, containing ingredients I did myself: spicy big-eye tuna, Japanese-style pickled daikons, and sweet-glazed purple yams. Topped with a little bit of unagi sauce on each piece.

Portobello@ishportobello· Sep 7

I'm jelly of that mug, but I got this skellingtons mug instead because I also got this spoon rest I fuckin love the sheet ghosts so much, especially when they have no mouth

Portobello@ishportobello· Sep 4

qtp with an album you'd rate a perfect 10/10