Soups and Stews
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Well as I mentioned in another thread, it’s time for a soup and stew thread. Here is what I quickly threw together tonight when I got home from work. It’s a simple potato soup that quick and easy, I won’t take credit for inventing it, it came from my Vitamix cookbook. You will need to fry up a few slices of bacon and sautee 1/4 cup of onion to begin with. Then microwave a couple potatoes, put one cooked potato in the blender with 1 1/3 cup of milk, 1/3 cup cheddar cheese, and 1/4 cup sauteed onion, put the lid on and turn it on and crank it up to high for 5 minutes or until steam start coming out of the top of the blender. Next add the remaining potatoe, bacon, 1/3 cup more cheese and salt and blend for about 30 seconds on a lower speed. This step will give the soup a chunkier consistency. I will caution you that to get the soup to heat up in the blender you will need a higher end blender such as a Vitamix or Blendtec, I’m sure there are others brands that will do it, but those are the first to come to mind. You could probably get away with making this in a lower end blender but you would probably need to heat on the stove at the end of the process.
Tex_77 I really like that Tater Soup you have there Tex, that really looks GOOD! My mother used to make the best though. God bless her soul.
In fact, if you were to look at all my recipes, you would probably think soups & stews must really be my favorite. As much as this Tater Soup really gets me hungry, I think it is time to do some of that Middle of the Winter Gumbo this week after we eat up all the smoked beef, vegetables, & Chicken Wings this weekend. Whooo Weee! -
Well tonight I made brisket chili using cubed up point from a brisket I had smoked last summer. It gives the chili a great smokey flavor.
Tex_77 Tex, I see you really like that Cast Iron like I do. I have some that is real old & I still use it more than the stainless & prefer it for most things. Yes, that smoked beef makes for some real good chili. I have smoked up some Chuck or even Sirloin Tip & then put that in the Chili & it is GOOD. Even tried smoking the beef, etc. & then actually smoking the chili itself in one of my cast iron dutch ovens. That is good too, but it takes a good long day, even after the overnight sit to meld those flavors together.
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Tex_77 Tex, I see you really like that Cast Iron like I do. I have some that is real old & I still use it more than the stainless & prefer it for most things. Yes, that smoked beef makes for some real good chili. I have smoked up some Chuck or even Sirloin Tip & then put that in the Chili & it is GOOD. Even tried smoking the beef, etc. & then actually smoking the chili itself in one of my cast iron dutch ovens. That is good too, but it takes a good long day, even after the overnight sit to meld those flavors together.
calldoctoday I do love cast iron!
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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calldoctoday I do love cast iron!
Tex_77 Yes Indeed. It is just about like Cedar & Stone!
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calldoctoday I do love cast iron!
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Tex_77 I just bought 3 carbon steel pans and I’m loving them so far. As good as cast iron and about half the weight
Joe Hell I have a couple Lodge carbon steel pans, I like them as well!
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I have not tried anything like that comparable to Cast Iron. I pretty much like high carbon steel knives for the most part over a lot of stainless though. I can get an edge like a razor on them & they don’t deform over years of use like some stainless does.
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Made some Zuppa Toscana, my favorite keto meal so far…delicious
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Somewhat related today I was boning out some pork butts and my 6" semi flex curved knife was going dull and I didn’t want to stop and sharpen so I used Swiss Sharp Sharpener and I was pleasantly surprised, I don’t think it will take you from dull to super sharp but I was impressed. Let me know if anyone wants to try one and I will put it on sale for a few bucks off.
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Somewhat related today I was boning out some pork butts and my 6" semi flex curved knife was going dull and I didn’t want to stop and sharpen so I used Swiss Sharp Sharpener and I was pleasantly surprised, I don’t think it will take you from dull to super sharp but I was impressed. Let me know if anyone wants to try one and I will put it on sale for a few bucks off.
Jonathon Arent they basically like the accusharps?
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Tex_77 I dont know what an accusharp is so I will confidently say yes! It’s just a handle with two sharp pieces of metal that form a v for you to drag your knife through. Probably not the best thing long term but it works well for a quick shaprening
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Tex_77 I dont know what an accusharp is so I will confidently say yes! It’s just a handle with two sharp pieces of metal that form a v for you to drag your knife through. Probably not the best thing long term but it works well for a quick shaprening
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Tex_77 Yup they look almost exactly the same.
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There is nothing like a good Middle of the Winter Gumbo on a dreary day.
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There is nothing like a good Middle of the Winter Gumbo on a dreary day.
calldoctoday got any walleye in there?
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There is nothing like a good Middle of the Winter Gumbo on a dreary day.
calldoctoday now that looks pretty darn delicious!
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calldoctoday Yeesh man, you really DID go on a cooking/BBQing spree huh? What’s in the gumbo? It looks amazing, I think I see sausage, I see celery, some sort of pulled meat, I assume pork, and carrots?
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calldoctoday Yeesh man, you really DID go on a cooking/BBQing spree huh? What’s in the gumbo? It looks amazing, I think I see sausage, I see celery, some sort of pulled meat, I assume pork, and carrots?
Jonathon Whew Wee, Let’s see what we got in there! It was Deeeeeelicious! Definitely some Andouille Sausauge in there, A whole Chicken, Chicken Bone Broth, I could not help but to through a few oysters & shrimps in there, even though it is supposed to be my middle of the Winter gumbo. Then there is that ol Roux, a whole head of celery, a few sweet & Bermuda onions, some bell peppers the colored ones & the green ones, some fresh frozen Cayenne peppers, some smoked dried Cayenne peppers (gotta have them peppers), Then I am sure I must have left out a few spices or something. That ant nothing though. Our oldest son is getting married next weekend (they lost the cruise) & I have got to cook for the crowds, several briskets, a bunch of ribs, a whole lot of beans, & potato salad (I can not find Mrs. Crockett’s Potato Salad anymore so I have not figured that out yet). Have a great week, Dave
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calldoctoday now that looks pretty darn delicious!
erich52 It was Deeeelicious!
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calldoctoday now that looks pretty darn delicious!
erich52 Well, No Walleye. I sure do like Walleye, every chance I can, which is not very often unfortunately. Walleye just about gives Crappie a run for the money!
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