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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »
The pork cube steak is made, usually, from the less tender shoulder cuts, and yes, it's to tenderize the meat. It usually works quite well too, as it can be fairly quickly cooked up as opposed to the long, slow cooking that pork shoulder usually requires. I've had it as chicken fried steak, smothered steak, or just seasoned and quickly pan fried with no breading at all. I like it best chicken fried, but am happy with it the other ways as well. It can be used pretty much in all the same ways that a beef cube steak can be used, with the slight caveat that, of course, pork tastes different than beef and the seasoning and/or herbs might need to be adjusted accordingly.Hi Ed
Just curious, Do You ever use corn starch for a coating ?
I am guessing that the Pork Cube Steak is done the same way as Cube Steak ? And possibly for the same reason, to tenderize a tough cut of meat.
I'm guessing that possibly Your Chicken Fried Cube Pork ends up similar to the Pork Tenderloin that was used in sandwiches when I was Young.
My brother does not want to use soap on his cast iron skillet, he claims it will ruin the seasoning ? He wipes it out with hot water while it is still hot and uses paper towels to finish the process.
I wonder how feral cats and the other feline species in the wild get salt ? From their prey ?
I would not have thought of heating cat food for those reasons, live and learn
I do not think I have had smothered steak, Does that mean covered with gravy ?
My Brother has a cleaning chain that is sold by Lehman's for cleaning Cast Iron skillets. I can see where a acid foods could damage the surface. Eggs are acid or does that mean they can damage the surface using some other method ?I (and most people) generally wash cast iron the same way. Very hot water, and I use a plastic scrub brush as needed. J's stainless steel wok is washed the same way. A sponge with a little soapy water in it, used occasionally, won't really hurt the seasoning, as the seasoning is bonded to the metal. All the same, most people don't use it. Now leaving any high acid foods(like tomato or lemon, or even eggs), vinegar, or alcohol in the pans, for any significant length's of time, will damage the seasoning, but it's OK to cook with them as long as you don't let them soak, and wash the pan thoroughly with hot water right away. It's best to not cook high acid foods with a freshly seasoned pan, but cook other things for some time before using the pans to cook the high acid foods. And don't be afraid to use plenty of fat when cooking eggs, or they will stick, especially in pans where the seasoning coat hasn't built up thoroughly yet.
I'm sure feral cats do get a significant amount of salt from the blood in their prey, as well as any salt that may be in food that kind humans leave out for them. Commercial cat foods include the salt that the cats need, I'm sure.
Have a Good Weekend
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi! Your early evening poster here!
Went to the gym, made a huge pot of red beans and rice soup. That will be dinner when it comes out of the IP.
Roger the NRA and DELTA have been all over our news and newspapers. They're also speculating about h ow this will affect our standing in the current process of enticing Amazon's second HQ to GA. Not going to stress or worry about it. I'd really like to out all the OTHER flying folks on Delta who get company discounts. I know that when I was on Red Cross business, I flew the discounted rate...and there was a long list of companies.
I'll second Rogers comment about your dinner looking delicious Ed!! Give Eduardo a hefty pat on the back for me when you see him next! And I was really glad to see J's bbq tofu! Looked good, and I'm sure it WAS great.
Ok, IP is beeping to get my attention.
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Hi Valerie
Is Your IP the one that is being recalled. Or is that a different brand ?
Do You care if Amazon comes to Ga. ?
Have a Good Day
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Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! 37 out there now with an expected high of 64 and no chance of precipitation.
I got my $60 prepaid gift card (not rechargeable) for doing Jury duty, so we had pizza for dinner last night, just to "break it in" and so I had pizza for breakfast too. The cats looked on enviously.
Need to clean up yesterday's cat bowls but other than that the sink is cleared. And, of course, need to feed the cats in a while. This morning, for a change, Dinah was the one up in my face making noises to get me up. This is usually Lilo's job but she was at the foot of the bed, and Kiara was in her usual spot on the desk/table at the foot of the bed, lying on the fake lambskin we leave there for them. Sometimes she is in one of the cat tents under the desk.
Dinah is usually up on the cat tree, by the window, waiting for me to get up and come over and give her a morning kiss. Guess she got tired of waiting for it today?
Probably doing laundry and may even get Eddie to do some of the house cleaning he conveniently avoided yesterday.
And a few plants need watering.
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Hi Ed
I do not think I have had smothered steak, Does that mean covered with gravy ?
My Brother has a cleaning chain that is sold by Lehman's for cleaning Cast Iron skillets. I can see where a acid foods could damage the surface. Eggs are acid or does that mean they can damage the surface using some other method ?
Smothered steak could also be called fricasseed steak, similar to the way I generally prepare rabbit when I have it. Maybe it's more of a southern thing...it's like taking a lightly chicken fried steak and then simmering it in gravy. Really nice with mashed potatoes, a vegetable, and a roll.
Here's one recipe for it:
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/smothered-steak-deeply-southern-163301
Oh, and to answer the question I keep forgetting to answer, yes, I have occasionally used corn starch by itself, or mixed with flour, for an extra crunchy crunch. One method for really crunchy battered foods calls for using all, or mostly, corn starch and using vodka for the liquid, to make a dipping batter that won't toughen up from being overworked while re-stirring between dippings, while waiting for one batch to finish up and the next to go in the oil.
I've seen those cleaning chains but thought they were for stripping the finish, to re-season the pan. For that I usually use a Brillo pad. The cleaning chains might be a better stripper though, being a bit stronger than a Brillo pad.
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Good Evening! Almost time for my evening foodie summit. So I"lll be quick.
Roger, I never actually lost power, yea! Wind gusts were pretty much just along the frontal edge of the storm...after that just rain and some 'normal' winds. The Mouse trap is not for vegans...they don't eat cheese My IP is not one that is being recalled. Mine is round...the bad ones are oval. And yep, I would like to see Amazon HQ2 here in GA. Would be nice revenue for the state.
Ed, I'll watch the video's tomorrow with breakfast. That last one...the Pringles trick...I can't wait to see that constructed. Would be a 'mind blown' exhibit for some grandchildren I know!
I have a cleaning chain...use that and hot water to clean my cast iron. Works nicely. Its smoooooth and slinky as all get out! I like to call it my life saving chainmail! Or Pan saving whatever...
Ok...time's up
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I'm back from walking again and no cents. The temperature this morning was 39 on the porch.
It is a cloudy day so far, Hopefully the Sun will come out later. Yesterdays weather forecasts are saying that we could get another storm on Wednesday.
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! 37 out there now with an expected high of 64 and no chance of precipitation.
I got my $60 prepaid gift card (not rechargeable) for doing Jury duty, so we had pizza for dinner last night, just to "break it in" and so I had pizza for breakfast too. The cats looked on enviously.
Need to clean up yesterday's cat bowls but other than that the sink is cleared. And, of course, need to feed the cats in a while. This morning, for a change, Dinah was the one up in my face making noises to get me up. This is usually Lilo's job but she was at the foot of the bed, and Kiara was in her usual spot on the desk/table at the foot of the bed, lying on the fake lambskin we leave there for them. Sometimes she is in one of the cat tents under the desk.
Dinah is usually up on the cat tree, by the window, waiting for me to get up and come over and give her a morning kiss. Guess she got tired of waiting for it today?
Probably doing laundry and may even get Eddie to do some of the house cleaning he conveniently avoided yesterday.
And a few plants need watering.
I have a gift card with a whopping $3.69 left out of it's face value of $50.
Looking around yesterday and today while I walked a different route I did see lots of smaller branches on the ground. The largest I saw is 10 to 12 inches thick. I did spend some time using my walking stick to throw branches off of the sidewalks for my own and other's convenience. I talked to the local police yesterday and they commented that there lots of power outages around town along with road closures. It appears that I was lucky with a 15 minute more or less power loss from the storm.
I am not sure however it could be a regional food.parityanimal wrote: »
Smothered steak could also be called fricasseed steak, similar to the way I generally prepare rabbit when I have it. Maybe it's more of a southern thing...it's like taking a lightly chicken fried steak and then simmering it in gravy. Really nice with mashed potatoes, a vegetable, and a roll.Hi Ed
I do not think I have had smothered steak, Does that mean covered with gravy ?
My Brother has a cleaning chain that is sold by Lehman's for cleaning Cast Iron skillets. I can see where a acid foods could damage the surface. Eggs are acid or does that mean they can damage the surface using some other method ?
Here's one recipe for it:
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/smothered-steak-deeply-southern-163301
Oh, and to answer the question I keep forgetting to answer, yes, I have occasionally used corn starch by itself, or mixed with flour, for an extra crunchy crunch. One method for really crunchy battered foods calls for using all, or mostly, corn starch and using vodka for the liquid, to make a dipping batter that won't toughen up from being overworked while re-stirring between dippings, while waiting for one batch to finish up and the next to go in the oil.
I've seen those cleaning chains but thought they were for stripping the finish, to re-season the pan. For that I usually use a Brillo pad. The cleaning chains might be a better stripper though, being a bit stronger than a Brillo pad.
Thanks for recipe
I wonder how a beer batter such as is used on Onion Rings would work vs the Corn Starch and Vodka ?
I really need to ask the local Chinese how they get their Chicken Wings so Crispy.
Toaster Eggs does not ring a bell, not even a little tinkle of a small bellparityanimal wrote: »Remember Toaster Eggs?
I shall need to look at that link and see what they are.
OK, I just looked and they do not look like eggs. I can see why they were a short lived item.
Have a Nice Day
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Evening! Almost time for my evening foodie summit. So I"lll be quick.
Roger, I never actually lost power, yea! Wind gusts were pretty much just along the frontal edge of the storm...after that just rain and some 'normal' winds. The Mouse trap is not for vegans...they don't eat cheese My IP is not one that is being recalled. Mine is round...the bad ones are oval. And yep, I would like to see Amazon HQ2 here in GA. Would be nice revenue for the state.
Ed, I'll watch the video's tomorrow with breakfast. That last one...the Pringles trick...I can't wait to see that constructed. Would be a 'mind blown' exhibit for some grandchildren I know!
I have a cleaning chain...use that and hot water to clean my cast iron. Works nicely. Its smoooooth and slinky as all get out! I like to call it my life saving chainmail! Or Pan saving whatever...
Ok...time's up
Later...
Hi Valerie
I found this link
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Kelly Yamanouchi The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lucky You, Having a safe one. So we are not the only ones with the Cleaning Chain. It should be really long lasting as it looks like stainless steel.
I hope You enjoyed Your Foodie Summit
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Howdy y'all. It's superb Sunday! 36 out there now (35 when I got up a while ago) with an expected high of 64 and no chance of precipitation.
Breakfast was a pork chop I found in the freezer along with some leftover whole wheat turkey flavor stuffing.
Still need to get that laundry done. Yesterday turned out to be another lazy Saturday. We don't get those that often and it's very rare to get two in a row, so I enjoyed it immensely. I did briefly get out to the store but that didn't really mess up the lazy.
I'm on my second mug of tea now and looking forward to mugs three and four coming up. Dinah was dashing around after something but seems to have settled down though she's very alert. Lilo just startled Kiara by sneaking up and licking her dangling tail so now Kiara is moving to another position where she can keep an eye on Lilo. Cats being cats.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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I really need to ask the local Chinese how they get their Chicken Wings so Crispy.
I asked at a Vietnamese place and they said that they use ONLY seasoned cornstarch for the dredging, no flour. Two reasons for it. It makes really crispy crunchy wings and it's also gluten free so customers who are concerned about gluten can eat all the wings they want, if done that way.
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I'm back from walking again and no cents. The temperature this morning was 33 on the porch.
It is a slightly cloudy day so far, Hopefully the Sun will come out later. Yesterdays weather forecasts are saying that we could get another storm on Wednesday.
The scale was nicely lower than yesterday morning, again, It seems that the "Time-restricted eating" combined with a 100% NS plan is working really well so far.
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Have a Great Monday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's superb Sunday! 36 out there now (35 when I got up a while ago) with an expected high of 64 and no chance of precipitation.
Breakfast was a pork chop I found in the freezer along with some leftover whole wheat turkey flavor stuffing.
Still need to get that laundry done. Yesterday turned out to be another lazy Saturday. We don't get those that often and it's very rare to get two in a row, so I enjoyed it immensely. I did briefly get out to the store but that didn't really mess up the lazy.
I'm on my second mug of tea now and looking forward to mugs three and four coming up. Dinah was dashing around after something but seems to have settled down though she's very alert. Lilo just startled Kiara by sneaking up and licking her dangling tail so now Kiara is moving to another position where she can keep an eye on Lilo. Cats being cats.
Well at least I got the laundry done Sunday even if nothing else got done.
Thanks for that information, I always thought that they only used cornstarch for breading, I had not realized that they mixed flour in also. The reasons for doing it with only cornstarch make sense too.parityanimal wrote: »I really need to ask the local Chinese how they get their Chicken Wings so Crispy.
I asked at a Vietnamese place and they said that they use ONLY seasoned cornstarch for the dredging, no flour. Two reasons for it. It makes really crispy crunchy wings and it's also gluten free so customers who are concerned about gluten can eat all the wings they want, if done that way.
Have a Nice Day
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Simon's Cat!
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Egglettes review. Haven't watched it yet, but I bet they don't get high marks. I tried something similar once and it was a dismal failure.
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Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 41 out there now with an anticipated high of 63 and 30% chance of precipitation.
Is it just me or are those percentages always a multiple of 10?
Still need to get that laundry done, and maybe get a few things at the store. We do have an orchid show coming up this weekend, and I'm helping with the hospitality for it, but that will be a separate trip, probably Wednesday.
I've eaten and the sink is cleared, except for yesterday's cat bowls. Dinah and Kiara were tearing around like lunatics but have, for the moment, settled down to wait quietly for their breakfast.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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Good Morning!
Local weather says rain late evening...Weather Channel is throwing in rain noon thru 1p, and then late night rain...
Gym, a few groceries, and more house work,
Yesterday I 'binge watched' Dr. Doug Lisle. and did only what had to be done, like unload the dishwasher, and clean cat boxes. Then last night I started moving furniture and got out the carpet cleaner thingy and cleaned the dining room carpet...will do the living room tonite. Tom was freaked. But, he was alright with the noise by the time I was done.
I hadn't seen 'Uncle Miltie'' in years! Thanks Ed.
I did enjoy, and hopefully learned a few things from Dr. Lisle. He was a presenter on the foodie vid series that I'm currently watching, and I eventually ended up on his web page, Esteem Dynamics...and there I spent the majority of my Sunday.
I think its time to let the cat back in the house, as he just hoped onto the porch, and then I'll hop into the shower, and off to the gym, and Kroger!
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Good morning! Guess who is wide awake? Just thought I'd pop in a bit early ! It is at this point that my post ends? Don't know why it won't post my idea for a long nap? But...this is the LAST time I'm poking letters on my iPad.
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