Thread: Cast iron?

I believe that I've seen most of these dishes fixed and shown here but there may be one or two that haven't.

There should also be some links to recipes if anyone is interested

20 things you didn’t know you could make in your cast-iron pan

I used, I do not have a recipe I just wing it.

1/2 c flour, 1/2 fat, to make roux, cooked brown to something darker than milk chocolate but lighter than dark chocolate. would be better with a full cup but I was trying to lessen carbs a bit.

one onion, bell pepper, 3 sticks of celery aka trinity

5 or 6 garlic cloves

one flat of chicken thighs, deboned and skinned, cooked partway on grill with cajun seasoning

one ring smoked sausage

chicken stock

salt, pepper,cayenne

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make roux

dump in trinity before roux burns, add a bit of salt, cook till onions clear

dump in garlic, cook for short bit

deglaze with chicken stock, add about an inch of chicken stock

add meat, salt, pepper, and cayenne

cook for a while, serve with a bit of rice on top.

the ingredients (types of meat) do not matter a lot, it is the method that matters.
you can add okra, or add file right before serving but I like mine without okra or file.

Every time I see a dish like that and someone asks for a recipe I think of whatever was left over/available in the refrigerator.

As I said in my thread here:

https://sharprazorpalace.com/finer-t...2019-ride.html

Benz took me to an antique store and I ended up buying some cast iron cookware:
Benz waited until I was only a day away from home to put them in the mail. They were scheduled to land at the Boars Nest on Monday but landed today.





It contained a Wagner Dutch Oven, a #3 Birmingham, Stove, and Range pan (which is marked 5 5/8") and a 9" Birmingham, Stove, and Range pan. While the BSR pans aren't marked as such Benz tells me that the very distinctive V that's formed under the handle is the tell tale sign of a BSR product.



I can't get a good picture of the inside of the lid for the Dutch but instead of having teats/tits cast into it it's got a concave in the middle. I've never seen one like that before. However with that said there were several Dutches all about the same size but many different brands and the lids were mixed up so we picked the lid that fit the best so it may not be a Wagner lid.

While they are already quite clean I'll soak them in my lye bucket to get the rest of the gunk off and then see about having them soda blasted. I'm sure that my friend who has a glass bead cabinet is tired of my coming by to rent it.

Thanks Joel! Great Visit and Great Score on some nice Cast Iron

While Roy was picking out some fine cast iron I busied myself looking for Aladdin lamps and snagged these two beauties. A green Corinthian and a Model 9. You can drool now Tom. Anyhoo, by the time Roy got out of bed the next morning I had the green one almost done. Roy you're going to sleep most of your life away.

I may be a reincarnation of Rip Van Winkle but I need all of the 'Beauty Sleep' I can get!

Here's some more pics of Joel's Aladdin Lamps. Those aren't price tags on them. They have a bit of the history of of each lamp on the tags--like this one:









He stockpiles kerosene for those harsh cold North Dakota winters and there's never a lack of lighting or a bit of heat when the power goes out

Roy, last winter I burned 12 five gallon buckets of kerosene in those lamps for light and heat. I really should get one of the widders moved in next winter to keep me warm.

Originally Posted by Benz

Roy, last winter I burned 12 five gallon buckets of kerosene in those lamps for light and heat. I really should get one of the widders moved in next winter to keep me warm.

You Horn Dog YOU!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I believe that I've seen most of these dishes fixed and shown here but there may be one or two that haven't.

There should also be some links to recipes if anyone is interested

20 things you didn’t know you could make in your cast-iron pan

"didn't know you could make in cast iron"...there are things you can't make in cast iron? I literally only own cast iron cookware. (well, I have a seldom used instantpot).

Originally Posted by Tjh

what do you mean "didn't know you could make in cast iron"...there are things you can't make in cast iron? I literally only own cast iron cookware. (well, I have a seldom used instantpot).

I do believe that YOU are misquoting ME--

The LINK that I provided for others to view had the '20 things you didn't know' NOT ME!!