RECIPES

[Nef Yoo BlackBeard]

mush poo taters

git a big piewit ta boyl da taters alive !

wen alla taters stop screemin
den dey b kooked
den ya bedder wet dem b kold

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

if da be hot den yer foots be burn wen ya mush dem
but i keep me boots on wen i mush dem
den puttem onna plate an
smudder et wiff gravee

so da cussamers dunt see alla stuff wot cume offin me boots

et yummy i fink

[TwistedSister]

I'll keep that in mind Nef when my potatoes are ready to be dug up. And after I dig them up I'm going to bury you to see how much you will grow.

[PKMKII]

Here's a good spinach recipe I posted elsewhere:

Here's a good vegetarian/pastafarian dish me and my girlfriend like to enjoy regularly.

Spinach-Ricotta Sauce

Ingredients:
1-lb box of penne pasta
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 gloves garlic, minced or crushed
1 cup cooked spinach
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 large tomato, chopped
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper (feel free to eyeball this instead of an exact measurement)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (and please, for your sake and the sake of those around you, the good stuff, not the green can)

In a large skillet, warm the oil over medium heat. Add the onion. A minute or two later, add the garlic and saute until the onion becomes translucent
Add the spinach, ricotta, tomato, and pepper. Mix thoroughly; season with salt
Add the Parmesan; mix well. Pour over hot penne (cook the penne as to the instructions on the box)

[TwistedSister]

Sounds yummy PK, I might just give that a try!!!
If Mr. TS doesn't like it, he can nuke a hot dog.

[Scott the Pirate]

I saw an interesting "recipe" for cooking bratwurst on my grill show on Saturday. Smoke the brats for about 40 minutes with your choice of wood, but then fill an aluminum tray with beer and let 'em soak over the smoke for another 30 or so.

[PKMKII]

braising 'brats in beer is a common cooking technique. SPEAKING OF WHICH,
Italian-style braised brisket.
you will need:
A 2-3 pound piece of first cut brisket; make sure it has a thick layer of fat on one side
3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed
oregano
1 onion, coarsely chopped
olive oil
salt
beef broth
peeled sticks of carrot, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
Celery stalks, cut into 1-2 pieces

A metal or pan dish a few inches deep
A gallon-sized ziploc bag

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Place the brisket in the ziploc bag. Add the garlic, oregano and salt to taste, and enough olive oil to coat. Put in the fridge and marinate for at least a half hour, or up to a day in advance.

Turn the broiler on your oven up to high. Place the brisket, fat side down, in the pan. Put the pan under the broiler and cook it for 5 minutes. Take the pan out, turn the brisket over, and cook the other side for another 5 minutes. It's important that the beef be fat side up at this point. Take the pan out, turn off the broiler, and set the oven to 350 degrees.

Add the onion, plus enough carrot and celery pieces to loosely fill the bottom of the pan. Add the beef broth, but make sure that the top of the brisket is still above the broth. You don't want it to be completely submerged. Tightly cover the pan with aluminum foil so that steam can't escape. Put the pan in the oven, and cook for 4 hours.

Serving instructions: cut the brisket in thin strips against the grain. The broth may be used as a gravy; separate out the vegetables, mix water and flour in a sauce pan. Add the broth to the saucepan and heat until reaching a thick consistency. Baked potatoes or egg noodles make for a good grain compliment to the meal.

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Food theory: Brisket comes from around the front legs of the cow, right in front of the shoulder. As such, it is a heavily used muscle that's very tough. However, unlike the shoulder cut, brisket has a thick layer of fat on it. This fat can be utilized to keep the brisket juicy and tender during the long cooking time, and not dry out. This is why the fat needs to be up when it goes in for the 4 hours.

[TwistedSister]

Sounds yummy, yummy.
Thanks for sharing PK!!!
(wish I had a man that could cook or at least try)

[PKMKII]

Ah crap, I forgot an ingredient. Throw in a can of dice tomatoes along with the celery, carrots, and onions.

[TwistedSister]

PK, made the Spinach/Rigotta recipe last night.
Amazing enough, my hunny liked it.
Came out a little dry though, so not sure where I went wrong.
But it was very good!
Thanks!

[PKMKII]

Try using skim milk ricotta, or don't let the spinach dry out too much after cooking it/defrosting it.

[TwistedSister]

Ahhhh, o.k., I did wring the hell out of the spinach, I didn't want it to have too much liquid.

[PKMKII]

Normally this thread is for sharing good recipes with each other, but I feel compelled to post what may be, the worst recipe in the world.

"Italian" "Style" Pasta

Here's the ingredients

* 250 gram Dried durum wheat Pasta /8oz
* 1 tbsp Olive Oil
* 250 gram (8oz) Mushroom(s) halved
* 800 gram 2 cans, chopped Tomatoes
* 2 tsp dried Basil

Okay, nothing bad yet, but here's where it gets nasty

* 25 gram (1oz) Plain Flour (WTF?)
* 1 tsp Worcester Sauce (Okay, that's disgusting)
* 200 gram 2 cans Tuna ( )

The woman who came up with this crime against humanity is from Britain, doing nothing to help combat the stereotypes about British cooking.

[Almighty Doer of Stuff]

Pasta with tuna's not bad at all, but Worcestershire sauce and flour? Why?

Granted, I don't even like pasta with olive oil. Something about it just doesn't taste good to me. I like pasta, and I like olive oil, but not together.

[TwistedSister]

I think the flour and werechestershiashere sauce is to make a gravy, but I agree with PK, that just sounds sooooo bad.

[bacon]

i don't think worchestershire sauce and tuna should be mixed - that just sounds nasty