Dinner 2025

[Honkman]

Quick stew with chicken breast, ham, kielbasa, shrimp, bell peppers, celery, onion, garlic, jalapeno, pineapple, tomatoes and ground cloves. Served over rice

[FauxPas]

Beef short ribs braised in a red wine sauce. 

 

[Shel_B]

Beans 'n' Greens: Sautéed kale and shaved Brussels sprouts with garlic and aleppo pepper flakes with black beans enhanced with cumin, ground chipotle, and ground roasted garlic over white rice.

[YvetteMT]

Halibut cooked atop lentils with sautéed peppers and onions. 

[Honkman]

Pan-Fried Potatoes and Sauerkraut - potatoes get pre-cooked before pan-fried with the kielbasa. In parallel, you cook sauerkraut, bell peppers and scallions before mixing everything. Served with sour cream dip made with sour cream, plenty of mustard and some milk

[Maison Rustique]

 

Salad of lettuce mix, bacon, tomatoes, onion, avocado, blue cheese and the Amish tomato bacon dressing I got recently. With toasted buttered Cristal bread. 

[liuzhou]

Another day; another fried rice.

 

酸菜牛肉炒饭 (suān cài niú ròu chǎo fàn). Beef and Pickled Vegetable (Chinese sauerkraut) fried rice.

 

 

 

 

[MaryIsobel]

17 hours ago, FauxPas said:

Beef short ribs braised in a red wine sauce. 

 

My husband's favourite dinner and one that he always requests for his birthday meal.

[Ann_T]

I knew Moe wouldn't be hungry for a big dinner tonight, not after his big breakfast.

So since I had the baguettes baked this morning I decided to just do basically an appetizer for dinner.

 

Escargot in mushroom caps with baguette slices to sop up all the wonderful garlic butter.

And we enjoyed a lovely Pinot Noir Reserve from Fort Berens Estate Winery, Lillooet, BC.

[gfweb]

On 4/28/2025 at 2:08 PM, Paul Bacino said:

So I decided to track down some oyster steaks,  Here

 

An oyster steak, also known as a spider steak, is a cut of beef from the cow's hip area, specifically from inside the hip pocket. It's a rare and prized steak due to its unique shape, which resembles an oyster shell, and its tender, flavorful nature. 

 

Here's a more detailed look at the oyster steak:

• Origin and Name:

  The oyster steak gets its name from its distinctive shape, which resembles an oyster shell. It's also sometimes called a spider steak due to the appearance of the fat striations, which may resemble a spiderweb. 

   
• Location:

  This steak is sourced from the hip area of the cow, specifically from the hip pocket, making it a relatively rare cut. 

   
• Flavor and Texture:

  Oyster steaks are known for their tender and flavorful nature, with a good amount of marbling for a richer taste. 

   
• Versatility:

  Oyster steaks are versatile and can be cooked in various ways, including grilling, pan-frying, or even slow-cooking. 

   
• Other names:

  Depending on the region, oyster steaks may also be referred to as flat iron steak, butcher's cut, or spider steak. 

   

   

  

   

   

  I cooked mine sous vide, thinking it was fibrous  3-4 hrs 130F

  then char grill

   

  

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    The cut was very tender, had nice flavor flavor and texture was.kind of like a skinny filet.

     

    Next time im not sous viding

     

    Best B

 

If this is the same flat iron that we get, its tender enough without SV.  Typically I sear on both sides and rest it and its so thin its done.

[rotuts]

@gfweb

 

its my understanding that  the flat iron is from under the scapula , in the shoulder

 

also call Blade , as in blade roast .  its two muscles that are connected by a serious tendon in between

 

if you remove the tendon , you get two steaks , tendon free .  those might be marketed as the Flat iron steak.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_iron_steak

 

you can see both muscles w the mid tendon in a 7-blade cut :

 

 

this is the this is the whole blade , cut perpendicular to the tendon :

 

 

if you ever see whole blade roasts for sale , consider them.  its easy to remove the center tendon

 

and have two steaks , or tie the two pices of meat back together , and roast or SV

 

exceptionally tasty and tender , if you can find it as a roast

 

and hopefully , reasonably priced.  I sued to get these from time to time

 

and loved them.

 

I had  never heard of the Spider.  doubt Ill ever see it , except for special order.