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I was feeling a bit inspired the other day, so here's what I came up with. It's a two-parter. It is not heart healthy, but nothing that tastes really good ever is :D You can also serve some pan fried potatoes with onions as a nice side dish (3 large baking potatoes to 1 medium onion works well).

Red Sauerkraut
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups red wine vinegar
1 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1 large head red cabbage, thinly shredded
Salt and freshly ground pepper
In a medium saucepan, combine the oil, vinegar, water, and sugar over medium heat, and cook until the sugar has melted. Add the garlic, and cabbage, and cook until the cabbage is soft, about 45 to 60 minutes, largely dependent on heat levels & size of the shredding. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.


Paneed (pan-ay-ed) Pork Chops with Mushrooms in cream sauce
This requires an old-fashioned skillet. Non-stick will not work.

3 pork chops, medium thickness, bone out
2 cups flour
1 sleeve of Zesta crackers, crumbled & rolled into a powder
2 eggs, beaten & mixed with 2 tablespoons water
1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
1 cup + 1-2 glass(es) white wine
6 mushrooms sliced -- I used the plain, bulk mushrooms but any 'shroom will do
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons butter

To start, salt & pepper the pork chops to taste & remove all fat from the edges. Grab your favorite pounding tool (rolling pin, meat mallet, etc.) and cover the chops with plastic wrap. Proceed by beating the chops until they are very thin, maybe 1/4" or so. Next dredge in flour, covering completely & shake excess off. Dredge through the egg wash, allowing excess to drip back into bowl. Dredge in cracker crumb powder & set aside. This works well for chicken fried anything as well.

Heat skillet over medium heat, adding 1/4 cup olive oil & 2 tablespoons butter. When oil is hot, add the breaded chops. Cook until done, 3-4 minutes per side though your cooking time may differ. When all pork chops are cooked, drain any excess oil from the pan & return the pan to heat. Add 1 cup white wine & deglaze the pan, scrubbing all those tasty bits from the skillet. Add mushrooms and allow this to reduce by 2/3. Add 1/2 pint of heavy cream, and salt & pepper to taste. Cook until sauce reduces by half. Add 1 tablespoon butter, stir to combine.

Plate the chops with red kraut on the side, covering the chop with mushroom cream sauce. Be sure to get plenty of shrooms on the chop as well.

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Originally Posted by sensei_kyle

but nothing that tastes really good ever is :D

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I was going to say something bad but that wouldn't be Christianly :p.

I've heard the old red wine with red meats and white wine with 'white' meats rule but have you ever tried substituting the red wine for the white?

I've heard the same rule. I would suspect red wine would work just as well, and I'd use red if I were doing a steak dish. I personally go by the rule of if it tastes good, drink it.

That rule is pretty old school and outdated. The generally accepted practice among wine geeks now is "if it tastes good go for it"

There's some fairly obvious pairings to avoid and some to go for (like don't serve cabernet with a delicate fish like tilapia), but as a general rule the old "red with meat, white with fish" is out the window.

-- Gary F.

This one's not really a "summer recipe" per se, but It's a good meat lovers recipe. You can do it in 1 or 2 parts.

Main Dish

Ingredients

1 deboned cubed chicken breast
2 cups cubed steak meat
2 cups cubed ham
1 cup sliced pepperoni
1/2 cup feta cheese
1/2 cup cheddar chese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup diced onions red or white
4 tbsp minced garlic
1/3 cup peanut or soy or olive oil (I stay away from virgin olive oils, usually pumice or plain)
salt (to taste)
crushed red/ceyenne pepper ( to taste)

Instructions
1) In a wok or pan (preferably wok) over medium to high heat, heat oil to light wisping
2) saute raw meats in oil till done, stirring/shaking frequently
3) add other meats, saute for a couple more minutes, stirring/shaking frequently
4) add onions, garlic, salt, and crushed red/ceyenne pepper and saute for another 1 to 2 minutes, stirring/shaking frequently.
5) reduce heat, add cheese, stirring constantly until bulk of cheese is in the melting stage
6) remove from heat and place in serving dish

This by itself is very tasty but if you prefer you can serve it over rice. I prefer Fried Rice

Fried Rice

Ingredients

1 cup rice
4 slices medium to thick bacon torn into smaller chunks
3 medium to large eggs
1 cup finely cubed deboned chicken breast meat (optional, you can buy the canned chicken breast for a cheater version)
1 1/2 cup mixed vegatables (corn, peas, etc.)
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup hot water
6 tbsp peanut or soy or olive oil (you can substitute bacon grease but you have to be careful)
salt

Instructions
1) Prepare rice per usual instructions
2) mix soy sauce, honey, sugar, and water together until well blended.
3) in wok or pan (wok preferred) over medium-high heat warm 3 tbsp of oil for about 30 to 45 seconds (it wont take long to get it ready)
4) add bacon and chicken if you're using it and saute til cooked, (stirring frequently)
5) then add eggs and saute till well scrambled, (stirring frequently)
6) then add vegetables and saute until vegetables are heated (stirring frequently)
7) at any time during steps 4 through 6 if you feel it needs more oil add a little for safety sake
8) place the freshly sauteed ingredients in a container on the side
9) heat the remaining oil in the wok/pan for 30 to 45 seconds
10) add rice, make sure to stir frequently for a minut or so to properly sear the rice.
11) add soy sauce mixture and stir in well (frequently), cooking for 1 to 4 minutes
12) add egg/bacon/veggie mix and stir in well (frequently), cooking for 2 to 5 minutes
13) salt to taste
14) serve and enjoy

I typically put the fried rice on the plate, top with the meat mixture and serve with iced tea or lemonade. If the fried rice is too much trouble, it's been a big hit with plain rice also.

Good God, FUD my arteries hardened up just *reading* that one.

I guess if I get my arteries hard enough eventually I'll be bulletproof.

-- Gary F.

I'm going nuts on this diet again so I thought I'd post a real simple favorite of mine :p.

Salted Vinegar chips

ingredients
your choice of the amount of raw chipped potatoes or raw "french fries"
vegetable oil
braggs apple cider vinegar
salt

instructions
1) In a pan heat oil over medium high heat.
2) Fry chips in oil until golden or very light brown.
3) remove chips from oil, pat down with towel or napkin
4) while still very hot salt lightly, then douse liberally with well shaken cider vineger, then salt again.

Enjoy :P

At carnivals in America they use shoestring fries and do a similar thing. It's better with chips though. For an extra treat you can lob a dollop of bacon grease into the frying oil before cooking the chips :p


Oh, and don't let any brits try to fool you. Fish and chips ORIGINATED in Ireland, NOT London!, though the precursor to the modern chip did come from France :p.

I was a bad boy this Sunday. The wife wanted me to bbq some cheap steaks she got so I put some garlic powder, onion powder, and salt on them and beat the dickens out of them with a meat mallet, adding more spices as needed. Then I wrapped them in plastic wrap and refrigerated til sunday and then slowly bbq'd them to perfection. Fortunately between the steaks and the burgers that the children requested there was lots left over for dinner.

Here's where the fun began.

REAL cheese steak

Ingredients
pre-smoked steak(s)
sliced onions
american or velveeta cheese
hoagee buns
vegetable oil

Instructions
1) on a real cutting board, with a meat cleaver, chop steak into chips
2) put just enough oil to coat the bottom into the pan, heat on medium high for 30 seconds or so
3) put in steak and sliced onions and sautee till good n hot, stirring frequently
4) add cheese and stir in until melted
5)put on hoagee bun

Serve with iced tea or lemonade.

Scrumdilly

FUD....will you PLEASE come to my house and cook for me...;) lol....

Have you ever tried to bake any breads...or a cornbread on the grill ??

Colleen

Yea, I think the wife would have issues with me cooking for another woman :p.

I've tried a basic wheat bread recipe on the grill. smoking it didn't come out good at all, grilling it with very little smoke chips did ok but was still a bit off. I quit trying after that because our wheat bread recipe yieds 6 loaves, which gave me 10 baked normally we had to freeze and use up.

If you have any successful recipes I'd love to try them.

One other thing I've always wondered is how to successfully smoke cheeses. I've made cheeses in the past but never found a recipe on how to make smoked cheeses.