NB Iron Chef: Independance Day Style
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I didn't want to derail Tim's excellent thread (even though it wasn't totally off topic) so I decided to make this forum about one of my favorite things: FOOD!
What are you planning for our glorious holiday? I will start with the Tater Salad recipe I tried to derail Tim's blog with:
Southern style Tater Salad:
4 taters (medium to bigguns)
4 eggs (bigguns)
1/2 stalk celery, chopped up
1/4 cup sweet relish (or dill relish)
1 clove garlic, minced (or 2, never can wrong with garlic)
2 or 3 or... tablespoons mustard
1/2 cup mayo
salt and pepper like crazy (ok, that's just me)
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add taters and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain and chop 'em up in 1 inch cubes.
Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water; peel and chop.
In a large bowl, combine the taters, eggs, celery, sweet (or dill) relish, garlic, mustard, mayo and salt and pepper. Gently mix together and serve warm. Will be also awesome the next day right out of the fridge.
Y'all take it from here. I know J is gonna come up with some awesome, delish recipe's. : )
We ate so much no one even had dessert!
The Full Menu: Ribeyes, Salad w/hot spiced walnuts & cranberries, Home Made Blue Cheese Dressing, Bakers & Fresh Chives, Grilled Asparagus w/a splash of Lemon. Ribeyes were about about 1 1/2 lbs each (mom and I split ours and no one else could finish theirs...but steak and eggs for brunch manana!!!).
Contributing to Global Warming with our Holiday Meal
Costco Rocks.
What's with the big hand on the first pic? lol! You're steaks make me want to drive a long way to visit you. Awesome steaks J! Yummy!
Went over fabulously. Haven't done the other (pizza/grill). How about this:(got it from Real Simple) Tried it and it is GOOOOOOOD!
Ingredients
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 large garlic cloves, minced
4 limes, cut into quarters
kosher salt
8 6-inch corn tortillas
2 to 3 cups finely shredded green cabbage
bottled green tomatillo salsa
Directions
Heat grill to medium-high. In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, milk, and cumin. Set aside.
Skewer the shrimp. (If using wood skewers, soak them in water for 10 minutes beforehand.) In a small bowl, combine the butter and garlic. Brush the shrimp with the garlic butter.
Place the shrimp on grill with the limes. Cook for about 4 minutes on each side or until the shrimp are opaque and the limes are browned.
Remove from grill. Lightly salt the shrimp.
Grill the tortillas for 30 seconds on each side, then place inside a paper bag to keep warm.
Pull the shrimp off the skewers; divide evenly among the tortillas. Top with the cabbage, sour cream sauce, tomatillo salsa, and a squeeze of grilled lime.
I'll BBL....guests are 8 minutes overdue.
Big honkin' rib-eyes, bakers, salad, asparagus, and home-made apple pie & home-made vanilla ice cream!
Latas, enjoy!
Wish I was there! Yum!
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Mudbug Etouffee Ingredients: 1/2 cup roux *
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped bell pepper
1 small can diced rotel tomatoes
2 cups water 3 lbs of cleaned mudbug meat
1 tsp. each salt, pepper, garlic powder dash of cayenne
1 cup finely chopped green onion tops for garnish
Directions:
Make a roux by browning "slowly" in a small iron skillet ...
1/4 cup oil and 1/4 cup flour until it is dark brown.
Do not rush this.
Add chopped white onions and bell pepper.
Next add rotel tomatoes, water and seasoning.
Stir very well over medium high heat.
Cover and reduce to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Add mudbug tail meat.... and raise heat to a slow boil.
Cook for about 5 to 10 minutes. Take off the heat ,
Cover and let set while you cook a pot of white rice. (About 3 cups of raw rice, 6 cups water, salt, and butter )
Serve over the 'cooked' white rice and garnish each bowl with green onion. This is so good with garlic bread and potato salad or cole slaw. I like to offer hush puppies also. A lemon pie makes a good desert with this dish. Ohhhh yiyi!
For our northern friends: mudbug=crawfish
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