What Did Ya'll Have For Dinner Tonight?

[FireFighterZero]

You guys all know that you are welcome at my table any time.

Still thinking about that deer heart. Man, it was good.

 

[MarcL]

I have made a single man meal - pasta with tuna and tomato sous

 

[MasterBlaster]

Don't be shy about filling out your profile!

Let us get to know you better.

 

[stig]

My wife is in Schweiz this weekend , bringing x-mas gifts for the kids and grand kids.
She flies in at 9 PM, after sitting most of the afternoon stuck in traffic on the Solothurn-Basel highway, because of heavy snowfall.
I figured having a pot full of hearthy soup ready, would make her feel glad to be home.

So I'm cooking a large batch of lentil soup.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nice to hear you simply call her your Wife!

That soup sounds great with a burger!

 

[stig]

I switched when I realized that the " Mail order bride" sobriquet got on your nerves.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Not a nerve thing, just a respect thing.

Use it if you want... I'll get over it.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Lentil soup!!!!!!!!

Hopefully they are Montana lentils.

Not to be too much of a pimp, but if you get the chance.....buy Belle Pulses.

 

[FireFighterZero]

The company sent us a nice pea/lentil/chickpea cook book......in appreciation for providing them with such wonderful lentils

I am going to try and get ahold of another one to send you Stig. Quite a few of the recipes were vegetarian. I guess thats kind of the point with pulses.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I wonder if this guy is a vegatablarian?

 

[stig]

I'd love that, Jim.

I read somewhere that lentils were the stable food of the Roman armies.
It makes sense, actually, since they keep well and don't take up much room when dry.

 

[FireFighterZero]

She will call the company tomorrow and get one.

I am making chicken and sausage gumbo tonight.

First time......burnt the hell out of my finger making the roux.

 

[flushcut]

I made ox tail stew last night, tonight tacos.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Boy, that sounds interesting!

Share a recipe?

 

[treebilly]

I had chicken tenders tonight. I guess they beat out chicken nuggets because instead of being cut off, ground up, and reshaped into cool little shapes they are just cut off and breaded. Whatever; I'm supplementing with beer to make up for nutritional value.
The bad part is I've shown my wife how easy and cheap it is to make them "homemade" and was told how much better they are. Only takes a few more minutes

And please share the ox tail soup recipe. I've got some in the freezer that the wife can't figure out how to cook up

 

[FireFighterZero]

Anyone know if gumbo is supposed to look like this?

 

[flushcut]

Boy, that sounds interesting!

Share a recipe?

Really simple, brown the tails: remove,
chopped four carrots, four celery stalks, two small onion add them to pan and cook until the onions are just beginning to become clear
add tails back in add a quart of beef stock and enough water to cover tails (add more water as it cooks off but not too much) and cook four hours
skim fat
add salt, pepper, thyme, majoram, parsley, fennel seeds, caraway seeds, to taste
pull the tails out and remove meat
add back in
add two cloves pressed garlic and cook twenty minutes more
and eat

 

[flushcut]

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Anyone know if gumbo is supposed to look like this?

The gumbos I have made looked a little thicker did you make a roux? Maybe to much liquid.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Yep, made a roux.

Called for two quarts of hot water, but I might have gone a little long.


It did cook down nicely though, and was not that soupy looking when we ate.


Everyone liked it.

 

[flushcut]

Then I'd call it a success.

 

[Steve Mack]

I haven't had oxtail stew for years, similar recipe though but I'm a bit of an anti fat nut so takes a bit longer. I put it in the fridge over night to get more fat off.

Got a great recipe for lamb shank pie somewhere but I gave up making it, it just took too long. Three stages, but was worth it in the finish.

It's got to be pretty quick these days, I don't seem to have the time anymore. Braised pork loin steak with plum & chillie sauce, brown basmati rice, cauliflower and broccoli tonight.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Wow, I didn't know people ate tails.

 

[flushcut]

Sweet Steve!
Boss it's delicious!

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'd give it a shot for danged sure!

 

[squisher]

Bachelor tonight as my girls are out.

Frozen burger pattie with a fried egg on it I think will be the gourmet meal for the evening.