Crawfish Boil

S5 E10 | Trevor Wallace + Michael Blaustein + The Secret | Something's Burning

Stiff Socks hosts Trevor Wallace + Michael Blaustein stop by the kitchen for a good ol’ fashioned crawfish boil. We go in deep on porn, other comedians, and I spill a secret I haven’t told ANYONE.

Crawfish Boil

Ingredients:

  • 8 lbs crawfish
  • 4 lbs shrimp
  • Halved frozen corn
  • Red potatoes
  • Zatarain’s Crawfish, Shrimp & Crab Boil Complete Seasoning
  • Zatarain’s Crawfish, Shrimp & Crab Boil Seasoning
  • Zatarain’s Liquid Shrimp & Crab Boil (Garlic + Onion Flavor)
  • Distilled vinegar
  • Powdered chicken bouillon
  • Kosher salt
  • Yellow onions
  • Garlic pods
  • Oranges
  • Jalapeños
  • Lemons
  • Andouille sausage
  • Brown bags
  • Butter

Steps:

  1. Wash all crawfish until water runs clear, removing any dead ones.
  2. Add seasonings, lemon, orange, onion, garlic, and potatoes to 8 quarts of water in a large pot.
  3. Bring to a boil, then add crawfish, shrimp, and corn.
  4. Turn off heat and let sit for 20 minutes to soak.
  5. Drain and serve over brown paper bags. Melt butter and drizzle over the top.
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Sweet Tea Chicken Sandwich with Pimento Cheese & Ramen Coleslaw

S5 E09 | It’s Racin’ Season With Kyle + Samantha Busch | Something's Burning

NASCAR legend Kyle Busch and his wife, Samantha, stop by the kitchen on their way to the Daytona 500… and we talk about everything from Kyle’s career to Samantha’s cooking content. And, while we chat - I make a Sweet Tea Fried Chicken Sandwich with pimento cheese and Alabama White Sauce – in honor of Race Day!

Alabama White Sauce

  • ¾ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1 tbsp fresh cracked pepper
  • 1½ tsp dark brown sugar
  • 1½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
  1. Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Chill until ready to serve.

Pimento Cheese

  • 3 cups shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 jar diced pimentos, drained
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, minced
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ¼ tsp onion powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  1. Mix all ingredients together until well combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Sweet Tea Fried Chicken

  • 2 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 4 cups extra sweet tea
  • Boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1½ cups flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
  • ¾ tsp cayenne pepper
  • Buttermilk
  • Brioche buns
  • Heirloom tomatoes
  • Pickles
  1. Mix sweet tea, baking soda, and kosher salt. Add chicken, cover, and let marinate for 1–12 hours.
  2. After marinating, tenderize and flatten chicken breasts.
  3. Whisk together flour, cornstarch, remaining salt, garlic powder, pepper, and cayenne. Pour buttermilk into separate bowl.
  4. Dredge chicken back and forth between flour mixture and buttermilk.
  5. Air fry at 380°F for about 20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
  6. Assemble sandwich: add chicken to bun, top with white sauce, pimento cheese, tomato slices, and pickles.

Ramen Coleslaw

  • 1 (14 oz) bag coleslaw
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 1 (3 oz) package chicken-flavored ramen
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
  • Slivered toasted almonds
  • Salt to taste
  1. Combine coleslaw, green onions, and crumbled uncooked ramen noodles in a large bowl.
  2. Whisk sugar, oils, vinegar, seasoning packet from ramen, and salt. Pour over coleslaw mixture.
  3. Toss well and sprinkle toasted almonds on top before serving.
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Million Dollar Filet O’ Fish Sandwich + Truffle Shoestring Fries

S5 E08 | Complete Chaos with Luenell and Kathy Griffin | Something's Burning

This time, Luenell and Kathy Griffin stop by, and things go from chaos to absolute pandemonium… there’s cancel culture, celebrity cameos, the obliteration of my name, and of course, critiques on my cooking. And then they went to The Ivy.

Fish Sandwiches

Tartar Sauce Ingredients:

  • 12 tbsp mayo
  • 3 tbsp onions
  • 3 tbsp capers
  • 3 tbsp Gherkins
  • 1.5 tbsp dill
  • 1.5 tbsp lemon juice

Sandwich Ingredients:

  • Cod filets
  • Caviar
  • Brioche buns
  • American cheese
  • Heirloom tomato
  • Butter lettuce
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying
  • 1.5 bottles of beer
  • Flour
  • 4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder

Steps:

  1. Heat oven to 425°F. Pat filets dry, then season both sides. Combine paprika, salt, garlic and onion powder to create your rub.
  2. Mix flour with the rub then dry dredge cod filets into flour. Add additional flour, salt, more rub, and beer until the batter creates a slightly thick consistency. Dip each filet into the batter.
  3. Heat oil for frying, and fry each filet for 3–4 minutes until crispy. Bake in oven for an additional 10 minutes.
  4. Combine all ingredients for tartar sauce. Top sandwich with tomato, tartar sauce, onion, lettuce, cheese, and finish with caviar.

Truffle Shoestring Fries

Ingredients:

  • Frozen shoestring fries
  • Chopped parsley
  • Truffle oil
  • Garlic
  • Shaved Parmesan

Steps:

  1. Heat oven to 425°F. Chop garlic and add to a large bowl with truffle oil. Toss fries in mixture then bake for 30 minutes.
  2. Pan fry in additional truffle oil in a pan to finish crisping. Sprinkle Parmesan and parsley on top before serving.
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Trenne Pasta with Short Ribs & Caprese Burrata

S5 E07 | Epic Roles + Wrestle-Mania w/ O’Shea Jackson Jr + Paul Walter Hauser | Something's Burning

O’Shea Jackson Jr and Paul Walter Hauser come by the kitchen to impress me with their epic movie roles… while I try and impress them with braised short ribs. But, I can’t hold a candle to playing Ice Cube, Richard Jewel, Chris Farley OR in a Den of Thieves trilogy. We also talk a lot about their true passion – wrestling. And they definitely have a LOT to say.

Short Ribs with Trenne Pasta

Ingredients:

  • Short ribs
  • Yellow onion
  • Bone broth
  • Garlic
  • Dry red wine
  • Trenne pasta
  • Salt and pepper
  • EVOO
  • Oil for frying
  • Kale
  • Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  1. Preheat oven to 250°F.
  2. Braise short ribs in Dutch oven; add onion, bone broth, garlic, red wine, salt and pepper to taste. Place in oven and roast for 5 hours.
  3. Cook pasta to al dente.
  4. Cook kale with salt, pepper, garlic, and EVOO until wilted.
  5. Heat oil for frying pasta, and fry in small batches until crispy.
  6. Layer noodles, kale, then meat and sauce. Top with parmesan cheese.

Caprese Burrata

Ingredients:

  • Heirloom tomatoes
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Basil leaves
  • French bread
  • Balsamic
  • EVOO
  • Burrata
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