February 17, 20205 yr On 2/16/2020 at 7:53 AM, futureman said: tell me more Had a solid 3/4lb chunk of ground chuck that I formed into a patty roughly the shape of 2 side-by-side slices of bread. Seasoned the top with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Brought a stainless skillet up to temp and added a little oil and put in the "steak" seasoning side down. Once it's in the pan, don't move it; we want a nice crust. Seasoned the now top with salt and pepper and cooked over medium high heat for 4-5 minutes. Scrape the burger off the pan, making sure most of the crunchy bits stay on the meat, and cook the other side for another 4 minutes. The middle might now be cooked enough for your liking if your meat is too thick, but that's not a problem. Put the meat on a plate to rest tented in foil, sopped up some excess oil before adding a little butter. Once it's done bubbling, add about 1-2T of flour and cook for a couple minutes, scraping up the fond. I added about a cup of hot, concentrated beef broth (about 2-3 times the Better Than Bouillon called for to make a cup of broth) and stirred vigorously to make a roux. Bring to a boil and taste for seasoning, dilute as needed if it's too thick. Add the rested meat and whatever drippings from the plate back to the pan. You can cook a bit longer now if needed, but mine was good, so it just went back from the pan onto my waiting untoasted bread. Cardiologists and lack of manual labor are probably good reasons why this isn't more common anymore, but damn does it hit the spot when all you want is beefy goodness. Edited February 17, 20205 yr by hopkinsnhorns
February 17, 20205 yr I forgot, I added a splash of heavy cream to mine as I had some left over in the fridge from making steak au poivre for Valentines. That's why the gravy isn't as dark as you would otherwise expect.
February 21, 20205 yr 8 hours ago, elfenix said: Fried Lebanon bologna and cheese Love grilled cheese. Love lebanon bologna. The two combined are greater than their individual components.
February 21, 20205 yr Fucking love fried bologna sandwiches. I know what I am having at some point this weekend.
February 21, 20205 yr 12 hours ago, RPM said: Please tell me that's salsa. 6 hours ago, Topper13 said: Seltzer's ?
February 21, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Dutch said: Love grilled cheese. Love lebanon bologna. The two combined are greater than their individual components. In this house, we eat good ole American bologna. None of that terrorist crap.
February 21, 20205 yr 17 minutes ago, Js1 said: In this house, we eat good ole American bologna. None of that terrorist crap. Given that it originated in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, you're good.
February 21, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Dutch said: Given that it originated in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, you're good. Oh....like the Amish can't be terrorists, huh? I've got my eye on you, you shifty horse-and-buggy bastards.....
February 21, 20205 yr 12 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Oh....like the Amish can't be terrorists, huh? I've got my eye on you, you shifty horse-and-buggy bastards..... Ever drive an 18 wheeler through Amish country? They're terrorists alright. Pop over a hill going 50 and they are at a walk. Brake check!
February 21, 20205 yr 17 minutes ago, RPM said: Ever drive an 18 wheeler through Amish country? They're terrorists alright. Pop over a hill going 50 and they are at a walk. Brake check! I used to drive my rig all over the country, having grand adventures. But I hung it up when my traveling buddy couldn't ride with me anymore. I'll miss you, little buddy.
February 22, 20205 yr This morning I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with frozen waffles. No pictures, but it slammed and went hard.
February 22, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, EE2B said: This morning I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with frozen waffles. No pictures, but it slammed and went hard. Should’ve tried cooking them....
February 22, 20205 yr Was feeling a bit peckish after a game of stump out at the ranch. Opas jalapeño cheddar. Life is good.
February 23, 20205 yr whatcha got there, besides pyros for company? some freet-toe paahhhh in a three hour away town over Jesus. not forever, just for now.
February 23, 20205 yr Fucking love fried bologna sandwiches. I know what I am having at some point this weekend.I’ll get pics next time but the other night i made a fried bologna, egg, grilled cheese sandwich.
February 29, 20205 yr that’s liquid gold. Like a raw dick...hard to beat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
March 3, 20205 yr trying to do a 'poor man's lobster' tonight. except its not lobster its just boiled cod with homemade Louisianan cocktail sauce on the side.
March 3, 20205 yr 8 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: trying to do a 'poor man's lobster' tonight. except its not lobster its just boiled cod with homemade Louisianan cocktail sauce on the side. That's not "poor man" that's "homeless man"
March 4, 20205 yr Thank you for not posting picsIt was delicious. But you're right I would've been burned at the stake.
March 4, 20205 yr On 2/1/2020 at 9:18 PM, davidg said: Worked at the ranch today with Dad, he turned 87 last Sunday and was mad at me because I would not let him run the chainsaw. Since we went into town early today for some fencing we didn’t feel like driving back for dinner tonight. The setting: an old hay barn that has served as our camp barn on the place for 30 years of duck and squirrel hunts, spring and winter break family campouts and many weekends of scout camping. The barn over looks a cove that used to be a native pecan orchard before the lake flooded. The meal: grilled jalapeño sausage on flour tortillas with processed cheese and a splash of Stubbs. Sides were HEB frito scoops and bean dip. The tableware was paper towels on top of newspaper and the table an upside down cattle feed syrup bucket. Damn, suddenly got very dusty up in here. Sounds like the perfect end to an even more perfect day....
March 4, 20205 yr On 2/3/2020 at 11:24 AM, Dutch said: This post hit me a bit. My dad passed away about five years ago after a long battle with cancer and related illnesses robbed him of his final decade. The first picture you posted...man, that is the rare photograph that perfectly captures its intended scene and in so doing conjures up emotions within the viewer. The second... @Brisketexan nailed it. Any words I might add would fail to add anything of significance. What I wouldn't give for a weekend such as the one you brilliantly captured in two pictures. One word... AMEN
March 5, 20205 yr On 2/9/2020 at 8:49 AM, tigol said: Waylon... from an era where life was still real and meant something...
March 5, 20205 yr Basically Frito pie but with tater tots cooked in the airfryer Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
March 5, 20205 yr 55 minutes ago, Jameslaw121 said: Basically Frito pie but with tater tots cooked in the airfryer Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Rep for presentation. I will say that I feel like a good tater tot needs a little grease on it. Oven tater tots never hold up to right out of the deep fryer tots imo. Seems like an air fryer would give you the same problem.
March 5, 20205 yr Rep for presentation. I will say that I feel like a good tater tot needs a little grease on it. Oven tater tots never hold up to right out of the deep fryer tots imo. Seems like an air fryer would give you the same problem.This was my first time doing then in an air fryer. I did half of them straight out of the bag. And half with sprayed with olive oil. Both were way better than the oven. But the ones sprayed with olive oil were pretty much as good as deep fried ones. Not quite but close enough Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
March 5, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, Jameslaw121 said: This was my first time doing then in an air fryer. I did half of them straight out of the bag. And half with sprayed with olive oil. Both were way better than the oven. But the ones sprayed with olive oil were pretty much as good as deep fried ones. Not quite but close enough Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Ha. I was literally thinking as I wrote my last comment "hmmm... next time I make tater tots I'll rub em in olive oil" And maybe they weren't as good, probably a good deal healthier though (if I'm allowed to say that in this thread). Edited March 5, 20205 yr by ztejas
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