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The faux rice, corn, carrots, tomatoes (no puree, but stewed whole), then the burger. I added both patties. Huge two patties, three quarter pounders? More, maybe. Oh, I added the last half of a beef broth carton I had opened for something else recently. Good, good, hate to let things go.
Italian, garlic and onion powder, hot spice, salt and pepper. Nothing fancy. As well, parmesan on top.
It was good enough. I wouldn't call it gourmet. But it's like mom would make on an off weekday, when we didn't have much else. It didn't just do, it did well. More carbs than I like, but... a warm meal on a cool night... or... morning will do nicely. The pot I made it in was a little small, but I made do. Might have another spot of that a little later. Oh, and I'll pull a few steaks out to thaw.
I need to buy more steaks. Ribeye, of course, and sirloin most likely. Might see what other steaks they have, that they can cut extra thick. Look, my inch and a half ribeyes might cost, say, $18~$22 apiece. But that's three meals. I don't eat potatoes, or salad (though maybe), on the side. I don't have this, or that, or those things. And, Sirloins are a third that price, and also last two to three meals. Burger is much less. And I don't eat every day. I eat... three to five days a week. I'm eating cheaper than you.
I wish I could find good quality lobster. I can get some flown in, but have to buy it in a group, and then have more than I can really eat. I just can't see cooking, cleaning the meat off, and freezing. I don't think that would work well? And, honestly, you don't get much meat off even a pound and a quarter critter, maybe a quarter pound? Half? Bleh. But I love lobster, if I lived close to the see, that would be a monthly, or twice monthly, with shrimp and certain fish too.
As is, I'll do nicely with steak, beef mostly. And some chicken, since whole chickens are still good. It's only the parts that are too often iffy. Oh well.
But, yes, that was a mother's special. Leftovers, odd adds, different mixes, and a fine meal. I loved the heat, too. The fresh carolina reaper sure adds a bit of pep to the step. Burn to the lips. And a nice warmth throughout. Perfect. I was a bit careful. Last time, I added just a bit much, it being fresh. Yes, I... have some limits. I ate it, but I... suffered a bit. Even this would probably be a little outside of most people's ranges. Even to smell it might be a bit tight for even jalapeno eaters. Good for crocodilians though. *alligator grins* Or... else. :p
Not to brag. This isn't that sort of food. Just... wanted to share in a little way.
After the past couple weeks, I HAVE to get to the store, the crap she buys... maybe it's a murder suicide thing, she'll get us both.
ReplyDeleteI need to play with cabbage and burger, I'm creating a pan lasagnia
Hit publish... lasagna, in my mind, with cabbage instead of noodles. Haven't looked for recipes, just imagining, I once made a pan with Four pounds of cheese, Odin's balls to be able to eat like that again... Hmmmm, maybe that is one other attraction to Valhalla, to eat, to gorge on joints of meat... all night long.
ReplyDeleteA problem I imagine is noodles (al dente) will soak up extra liquid in final "bake" , cabbage won't and I'd imagine may shed water cooking. So I'm mentally preparing a 'Dryer" mix of ingredients. also thinking of "meat layer cabbage, meat layer dry lasagna, meat layer cabbage, meat and sauce. Cheese spice mushrooms peppers as inspired. May try the dry noodles on the bottom first layer to really soak it up.
Thinking and experimenting.
Dry noodles? I know, cabbage is so... wet. There isn't a way around that. In some applications it just doesn't matter. But I'm telling you, it is so much easier to just steam the burger and cabbage, add butter, or even sauce if you really must, and call it good. I just don't have what it takes to mess with a mess of stuff anymore.
ReplyDeleteCarnivore will make you a lazy chef. Still, if you go that way? I'd love to hear the story. See what worked, what didn't.
As to eating like I used to? Yes... I... we are both it seems, jealous of our younger selves. Sure enjoyed killing myself. With food, beer, booze, and women. Mostly.