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Brother Cook fresh Seafood Dinner for us on 12Jun2020

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steamed fresh seafood

brother made steamed fresh seafood

steamed fresh flower crabs

steamed fresh flower crabs

steamed fresh prawns

steamed fresh prawns

steamed fresh cuttlefish
yuli’s sambal eggs
brother’s excellent lady fingers

my bro went jurong west market to buy fresh seafood & made dinner for us on 12.6.2020.^^

  1. steamed flower crabs
  2. steamed prawns
  3. steamed cuttlefish
  4. sambal egg by yuli
  5. eggplants

excellent dishes! 🙂

this covid circuit breaker and now phase one period, we cannot meet and eat outside…so i cooked dishes on thurs for my brother’s family..& my brother does so on saturday for us..& my brother cooks very well….

brother has been cooking for us 4 times, and every time the dishes were very good. it showed the love & care that went into the preparation…that is the essence of cooking..loving the dishes you produce..naturally they will turn out delicious dishes…

wife & children usually don’t take this teochew style steamed seafood..today they love the crab & prawns super fresh and sweet..

cuttlefish that’s for real teochews like me…cuttlefish is tougher than squid and the teochew steamed way is perfect for dipping with kek you 吉油 or minced garlic chilli vinegar 蒜泥醋.

yuli’s sambal egg very flavourful

& my brother’s lady fingers excellent..children all loved it…

the sauce seems to have taujeon with lots of chopped garlic and chilli and some oyster sauce…i think poached lady fingers then lightly fry the chopped garlic chilli oil maybe thickened with cornstarch & pour over the lady fingers…. anyway very nicely done 👍

this dish i will be making myself…

c.h.e.f andy

Nice 6pax Homecooked Dinner for my Brother’s Family on 11Jun2020

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gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass

gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

char siew

char siew

crispy eggplant with minced pork 鱼香茄子

crispy eggplant with minced pork 鱼香茄子

made 4 dishes fro my brother 6pax family dinner on 11.6.2020^^-

  1. gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass
  2. 宫保鸡 1/2 chicken
  3. char siew
  4. 鱼香茄子
gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass
seabass
gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass
gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass

gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass i know will be good. just add  1 big heap tbsp or 3 tbsp flat to the fish plus usual hk steam..in this case this a large seabass maybe 800g+ so i added 3tbsp light soy sauce, 3 tbsp olive oil and 2tbsp mirin (optional)…and the usual sliced ginger, cut chilli padi and chopped and cut scallions.

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡
aromatics for claypot chicken 宫保鸡
gravy for claypot chicken 宫保鸡
spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡
spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡
spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡
spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡
spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

宫保鸡 1/2 chicken – trying to replicate G7 sinma claypot 宫保田鸡…

sauce not too bad but not quite close to G7 sinma..maybe experiment more..my chicken always done quite perfect texture, tender and moist…

char siew
char siew
char siew
char siew
crispy eggplant with minced pork 鱼香茄子

char siew today not great belly pork too lean not fatty enuf & colour a bit off.

there were 2 smaller pieces. my usual was 1 large piece belly pork. marinade and colour not enuf. also i took out from fridge too late so that affected the grilling also too crowded..4 cut strips instead 2 i usually do. so couldn’t brown at 18mins and extended to 22mins…still the middles portion i picked for my brother still quite tasty and also tender enuf…not among my better renditions…

鱼香茄子-sil specially like this dish…i thought the salted fish was a bit much so slight salty & overpowering..actually becos my eggplant was to small…but it’s ok if taken with rice.

most important my brother family enjoyed the dinner.

c.h.e.f andy

Wife made Delicious Ribeye Steak for 4pax Dinner on 7Jun2020

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pangrilled grain fed black angus ribeye3

pangrilled grain fed black angus ribeye

4pax homecooked dinner
pangrilled grain fed black angus ribeye
prawn spaghetti
pangrilled grain fed black angus ribeye2

pangrilled grain fed black angus ribeye

wife cooked pan grilled grain fedblack angus ribeye today on 7jun2020. ^^

delicious! nicely medium rare and tender.

i made a prawn pasta.

c.h.e.f andy

My Brother cooked Dinner for Us on 6Jun2020

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宫保田鸡

宫保田鸡

egg fritters and fried black pomfret2

corn fritters and fried black pomfret

my brother made & delivered dinner this evening on 6.6.2020.^^

very good food. 宫保田鸡very good👍

and the corn fritters too. kailan was very nicely done.

c.h.e.f andy

Joyful 7pax Family Homecooked Dinner on 5jun2020

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pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree

pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree

bouillabaise seafood stew

bouillabaise seafood stew

kurobuta pork collar steak

kurobuta pork collar steak

pan grilled wagyu MBS 6/7 steak

pan grilled wagyu MBS 6/7 steak

7pax home dinner
potato mash & cauiflower puree
potato mash
cauliflower puree
vongole linguine
vongole linguine
vongole linguine

made 7pax dinner this evening inc aunty bes on 5.6.2020.^^

during the 8 weeks covid circuit breaker, SM and JH couldn’t join dinner so we had our anniversary dinner w/o them. this evening they were able to join so we had the full family dinner. 🙂

mash & pumpkin puree & cauliflower puree excellent..wife,children loved it..

kurobuta & beef very good, bouillabaisse very tasty ..i think i will not add cream next time to have stronger unmasked tomato flavours..

vongole linguine excellent..the 2 clams both superb texture..

SM & JM joined dinner 1st time in 2mths.

c.h.e.f andy

Yummy Homecooked Dinner for my Brother’s 6pax Family on 4Jun2020

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thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry

thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry

sambal sotong with yellow onions

sambal sotong with yellow onions

claypot tanhoon prawns

claypot tanhoon prawns

thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry
thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry
sambal sotong with yellow onions
claypot tanhoon prawns
claypot tanhoon prawns

made 6pax dinner for my brother yong siu family.

  1. thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry
  2. claypot tanhoon prawns
  3. sambal sotong with onions

thai style whole fish curry is my new recipe. though it is not exactly the same as old holland road forture’s it is very good, nicely tangy and tasty and wonderful curry and vegetables.

i made my own curry rempah and added tomyam paste, very shiok dish!

will do up a recipe post soon! 🙂

claypot tanhoon and sambal sotong are usual dishes. my sil especially liked the claypot tanhoon prawns, said it was very tasty.

the key was the stock and also the proportions, so that stock was reduced to right amount, still wet and moist not soupy, while cooking the prawns and tanhoon just right. excellent dish.

sambal sotong key just not to overcook sotong, so it is fresh, succulent, perfect texture.

this my 3rd homecooked dinner for my brother since circuit breaker! 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

A Moral, Principled & Righteous Again United States of America & Leader of Democracy

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=OFPwDe22CoY

the positivity energy we missed.

👏👏👏

very sadly a few good men after that like obama can do abysmal

Just one nasty moron did untold damages & infected the whole nation with baseness & nastiness

that is because of non democratic vested interest system failure..cannot remove gun rights,cannot negotitate with police union…USA is vested interest plutocracy masquerading as democracy.

actually the fact that even obama could do nothing shows there is very little hope of USA system whether it is called democracy or not.

I think the divisions and fault lines that a obama cannot heal is unbreachable after a trump

every ugliness is release and set free in USA

it is a system failure

the only way only chance America can go forward is if not only biden elected but GOP is smashed into oblivion & a new moral principled charitable true Christian GOP is reborned.

a friend asked “What if the democrats win the house the senate as well as the presidency. Trinity?”

Then GOP have the chance to be phoenix reborned

Younger more rational more charitable more moderate GOP with true republican values and emerge after all the racist bigots old bags are banished.

I don’t agree with low tax low welfare no infrastructure small government dogma or anti abortion anti gay rights but those are legitimate differences in view points and policy directions so it is democratic whether democrats or republicans are elected

gun rights and police union are not

those have to be resolutely opposed.

maybe there needed to be a 毒药 toxic deadly trump virus to poison corrupt decimate and shows its evil destructive powers for America to recover its morality & principles & righteousness and lead the world again….

c.h.e.f andy

Terrific Dishes from Ah Yat and Wonderful Anniversary 5pax Family Dinner on 1Jun2020

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anniversary macha cake

anniversary macha cake

lobster in superior stock上汤焗

2 lobsters in superior stock上汤焗

deepfried tilapia 油浸尼罗红2

deepfried tilapia 油浸尼罗红

steamed tilapia with minced garlic 蒜蓉蒸尼罗红

steamed tilapia with minced garlic 蒜蓉蒸尼罗红

5dishes takeaway S$136 nett from ah yat grandstand

5dishes takeaway S$136 nett from ah yat grandstand

2 lobsters in superior stock上汤焗
deepfried tilapia 油浸尼罗红
steamed tilapia with minced garlic 蒜蓉蒸尼罗红
frog with dry chilli & cashew nuts宫保田鸡
frog with gnger and scallions姜葱田鸡
complimentary red bean soup 红豆汤
complimentary red bean soup 红豆汤

celebrating anniversary today. 🙂

ordered & collected nice 5pax family dinner inc aunty bes from ah yat grandstand on 1.6.2020. ^^

  1. lobster in superior stock上汤焗
  2. deepfried tilapia 油浸尼罗红
  3. steamed tilapia with minced garlic 蒜蓉蒸尼罗红
  4. frog with dry chilli and cashew nuts 宫保田鸡
  5. frog with ginger and scallions姜葱田鸡
  6. complimentary red bean soup 红豆汤

food was excellent, every dish was good & everyone thoroughly enjoyed the dishes.

I got a macha cake from chataraise..really good just like a macha parfait

c.h.e.f andy

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Ah Yat Seafood @ Grandstand

Address

#03-01/02, The Grandstand, 200Turf Club Road, 287994

Reservations

+65 6884 6884
+65 68832112

Opening Hours

Daily: 11:30 – 14:30

Daily: 17:30 – 22:30

 

Nice Homecooked Dinner – Thai Style Whole Fish Curry and Steamed Pork Softbones on 31May2020

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thai style whole fish curry3

thai style whole fish curry

steamed pork soft bones2

steamed pork soft bones

fish curry and steamed pork soft bones
thai style whole fish curry
thai style whole fish curry
thai style whole fish curry
thai style whole fish curry
steamed pork soft bones

made 4pax family homecooked dinner this evening on 31.5.2020. ^^

  1. thai style whole fish curry
  2. steamed pork soft bones!

made my own rempah & added tomyam paste & coconut milk.

pound 2in lemon grass, fry with 1 stalk curry leaves, one sliced medium onion, add rempah, fry till fragrant, add cut lady fingers, add cut eggplant, add whole fish (i used ang choe – golden snapper today),cook for 10mins.

will do up a recipe later…here!

my first time trying a newly created recipe, trying to model forture old holland road’s thai style fish head.
quite excellent! wife and children all liked it…very sedap, tangy and tasty! and the vegetables were excellent too.
steamed pork softbones very good too – dimsum restaurant standard..
c.h.e.f andy

My Brother & Yuli made nice Dinner for Us on 30May2020

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my bro & yuli cooked 3 dishes

my bro & yuli cooked 3 dishes

fish head curry
egg tanhoon

my brother & his helper cooked dinner for us & delivered this evening – 3 dishes 蛋炒粉丝、咖喱鱼头、白灼肉on 30.5.2020.^^

the belly pork was nice with the garlic chilli vinegar蒜泥醋. and nice fish head and tanhoon. ：-）

this period of covid , singapore implemented circuit breaker for 8 weeks. cannot eat out and visit, so mostly cook at home and order in meals.

i cooked for my brother’s 6pax family and delivered on 2 occasions, and my brother did the same for me last and this saturday.

it’s quite fun too. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

A Tasty 6pax Homecooked Family Dinner for My Brother’s Family on 28May2020

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spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头

spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头

wine chicken with cloud fungus 黄焖鸡

wine chicken with cloud fungus 黄焖鸡

steamed pork soft bones 蒸软骨

steamed pork soft bones 蒸软骨

spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头
spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头
spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头
wine chicken with cloud fungus 黄焖鸡
mala broccoli
mala broccoli
okra with gimson nonya sauce
okra with gimson nonya sauce

made 5 dishes for my brother’s 6pax family dinner this evening on 28.5.2020. ^^

  1. spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头
  2. wine chicken with cloud fungus 黄焖鸡
  3. steamed pork soft bones 蒸软骨
  4. mala broccoli
  5. okra with gimson nonya sauce

covid circuit breaker time, no eating out no extended family gathering, so i cooked 5 dishes and delivered to my brother.

song fish head 松鱼头,wine chicken黄焖鸡 all my usual dishes.

steamed pork soft bones 蒸软骨is a new preparation, seems pretty good taste and wonderful tender texture.

okra with gimson nonya sauce very tasty.

the mala broccoli though a bit overdone.

anyway good 6pax dinner for my brother’s family.

c.h.e.f andy

Delicious Burrata, Steak and Crabmeat Pasta 5pax Home Dinner in 26May2020

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burrata with iberico ham

wife’s burrata with iberico ham

my flamed sous vide 56degC 1 hr porterhouse steak3

my flamed sous vide 56degC 1 hr porterhouse steak

5pax home dinner dishes
wife’s salad dish
burrata cheese
salad
bread and hummus
my flamed sous vide 56degC 1 hr porterhouse steak
my flamed sous vide 56degC 1 hr porterhouse steak
aunty bes crameat pasta
aunty bes crameat pasta
crabmeat pasta
crabmeat pasta

had 5pax home dinner thsi evenin gon 26.5.2020.^^

wife made salad and burrata, i made flamed sous vide porterhouse steak and aunty bes made crabmeat pasta.

  1. wife’s salad
  2. wife’s burrata
  3. bread & hummus
  4. my flamed sous vide 56degC 1 hr porterhouse steak
  5. aunty bes crabmeat pasta

very nice burrata with iberico ham, and salad…and the steak adn pasta were excellent too!

a nice enjoyable scrumptious family dinner during covid circuit breaker.

c.h.e.f andy

 

Tapao Dishes from HK Street Old Chun Kee on 24May2020

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tapao hk street old chun kee dishes

tapao hk street old chun kee dishes

assam fish head2

assam fish head

assam fish head S$24
排骨王S$9
鱼香茄子eggplant S$8
南乳deepfried chicken wings
南乳deepfried chicken wings

 

ordered HK street old chun kee 3 dishes total S$41.

  1. assam fish head S$24
  2. 排骨王S$9
  3. 鱼香茄子eggplant S$8

plus my own 南乳deepfried chicken wings

good enough for 5pax dinner inc aunty bes.

children like the assam fish. and SL liked the eggplant and pork cutlet as well.

the usual fare from HK street old chun kee, good and inexpensive.

c.h.e.f andy

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Kopi Kia  (hong kong street old chun kee 香港街老珍记）
Blk 117 Commonwealth Drive #01-733 Singapore 140117
Tel: 83606663
Email: enquiries@kopikia.com.sg
Operating Hours:
12.00PM – 10.30PM (Monday to Sunday)

Yuli, My Bro’s Helper cooked 3 Delectable Dishes on 23May2020

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yuli cooked 3 dishes

yuli cooked 3 delectable dishes

gong gong2

gong gong

gong gong
gong gong
pandan chicken
sayur lodeh

yuli, my brother’s helper made dinner for us-

  1. pandan chicken
  2. gong gong
  3. sayur lodeh

excellent dishes.. chicken nice with lemon grass, lime flavours..

gong gong excellent i have not taken for ages this would be the best i had…

& curry vegetables was very good 👍

this the covid circuit breaker so we could not dine out or visit.

my brother delivered the dishes. they were still hot, gong gong just steamed. really delicious

c.h.e.f andy

Scrumptious 6pax Homecooked Dinner for My Brother’s Family on 21May2020

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sausage claypot rice

sausage claypot rice

白斩鸡

白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken

braised trotters and belly pork

braised trotters and belly pork

tofu prawns

tofu prawns

sausage claypot rice
白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken
braised trotters and belly pork
braised trotters
braised trotters
tofu prawns
sambal kang kong

made 6pax dinner for my brother yong siu family dinner today on 21May2020.^^

  1. sausage claypot rice
  2. teochew braised pork trotters and belly pork
  3. 白斩鸡with home made chilli
  4. tofu prawns
  5. sambal kang kong

will write up recipe for some dishes later.

claypot rice very flavourful from slated fish and tasty chicken stock.

the very smooth & sweet 白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken came with tasty hamemade chilli and tasty sauce.

teochew braise with my own sauce, both trotters and belly pork very tender texture and tasty.

tofu prawns again with tasty chicken stock and succulent prawns done just right texture.

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白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken
braised trotters and belly pork
braised trotters and belly pork
nonya sauce steamed seabass

for ourselves,

kept some braised trotters and 白斩鸡for dinner..aunty bes made nonya steamed fish. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe = Good Flamed Sous Vide Reverse Sear Rump Steak on 17Mar2020

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sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs2

sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs

sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs
CCB home dinner
sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs

home dinner2

sous vide beef rump – circuit breaker home dinner

made sous vide rump roast (57degC 24hrs) for dinner this evening on 17.3.2020. ^^

turned out to be quite good. children liked the sous vide rump roast..texture great, taste good enough overall  comparable to a good roast beef… not quite my preferred cut of steak but still managed a good tasting one both in taste and in texture. 🙂

not sure i want to go out of the way to do this, but if i happen to buy a rump or a chuck or a flank steak, i may just try this again.

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients-

  • 1kg beef rump steak
  • smoky braai rub
  • sea salt, pepper, herbs (i used dry parsley), chopped garlic, shallots

Directions-

  1. clean steak with salt, wash and drain, dry with kitchen towel
  2. rub with braai, sea slat, pepper and sprinkle with dry parsley, chopped garlic, shallots..
  3. place in double ziploc bag. set sous vide machine to 57degC and sous vide for 24hrs.
  4. dry steak with kitchen towels. flame steak over stainless steel pan to give colour and flavours. fry red onions and use the liquid from sous vide bag to make a delicious beef sauce.

Nice Nasi Lemak Talkeout from Crave on 20May2020

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crave nasi lemak

crave nasi lemak

crave nasi lemak2

crave nasi lemak

son bought crave nasi lemak on 20.5.2020.^^

I took a packet for dinner.

good enough i supposed. sambal was great, tasty. and rice good, lemak and individual loose grains.

nothing really special.

c.h.e.f andy

Below Expectations – Circuit Breaker Uya Unaju Takeout on 19May2020

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unaju

unaju takeout form uya

unaju takeout form uya
unaju taken with dashi

unaju2

unaju takeout form uya

wife ordered unaju from uya 25% off on 19.5.2020. ^^

still good tasty but somehow didn’t taste like the excellent live unagi kebayaki…kind of let down..

doesn’t taste as fresh, crisp outside and tender, moist inside, kind of dry in comparison?not sure during circuit breaker whether still live eel?

the set came with usual clear soup and dashi, so one can take the rice with dashi like a porridge…dashi was very tasty, as usual for this dish…

c.h.e.f andy

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Uya 四代目菊川 Japanese Unagi Restaurant

Address:
501 Orchard Rd, #02-15/16 Wheelock Place, Singapore 238880
Located in: Wheelock Place
8R3J+Q8 Singapore
Contact:
uya.sg
6732 1096
Opening Hours:
sun-thurs
  • 12–2:30pm
  • 6–9:30pm

Dimsum Takeouts from Crystal Jade Kitchen @ Hollandv for Aunty Bes Birthday on 16May2020

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SL bot aunty bes birthday cake
SM baked lemon cake for aunty Bes

crystal jade takeout
hargao
fupeiqin
spicy dumplings
steamed chicken feet
fried carrot cake
lormaigai glutinous rice
fried rice
prawn paste chicken from hk street old chun kee

celebrated aunty bes birthday today on 16.5.2020.^^

SM baked a lemon cake.

SL bought a cake from chataraise.

we ordered crystal jade tapao…

& added prawn paste chicken from hk atreet old chun kee commonwealth crescent.

had a great dinner wonderful evening at home during covid circuit breaker. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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Crystal Jade Kitchen @ Hollandv
Address:
2 Lor Mambong, Holland Village, 277671
Contact:
6469 0300

Opening Hours:

Daily 8:30AM–11PM

Sous Vide Beef Rump and Pork Loin Home Dinner on 17Mar2020

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sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs2

sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs

sous vid pork loin 60degC 1.5hrs3

sous vid pork loin 60degC 1.5hrs

chorizo prawns spaghetti

chorizo prawns spaghetti

sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs
CCB home dinner
CCB home dinner
sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs
sous vide pork loin 60degC1.5hrs
sous vide pork loin 60degC1.5hrs
chorizo prawns spaghetti

made sous vide rump roast (57degC 24hrs) and sous vide pork loin (60degC 1.5hrs) & chorizo prawns pasta.

pasta good as always.

children like the sous vide rump roast..texture great, taste good enough overall  comparable to a good roast beef not really my preferred cut.

sous vide pork loin not moist enough either not the right cut or perhaps should do 57degC

c.h.e.f andy