Just Food and Drink

[RebelSS]

Cold and gray out...figured I'd make some from scratch (what else?) beef veggie soup. Assembled the veggies, two nice 10 oz ball-tips, 2 cups of beef stock, and the veggies....

braised the meat in Worcestershire and some oil....

 

got the veggies simmering for an hour, added some snipped Rosemary, Parsley, a Bay leaf, and cracked black pepper. then dumped in the meat and all the pan juices...

 

 

simmered another hour, and sat down to some crusy ciabatta's and a bowl of hearty soup. 

 

 

 

Edited November 6, 2015 by RebelSS

[bobberineyes]

That looks tasty,  yep great day for it..

[delcecchi]

does the beef get that dried out texture from cooking that long? 

[RebelSS]

does the beef get that dried out texture from cooking that long? 

Seriously!? Cripes! Where have you been eating, Del? Denny's?   Mine is plump and tender. That's why you use good cuts from a butcher buddy, well marbled, slow braise it until dark pink, and LOW simmer it, covered. I do NOT use that "stew meat" dump.  I've NEVER had my beef turn out like that. I'd be embarrassed and probably throw it out. 

Edited November 6, 2015 by RebelSS

[delcecchi]

I do eat at denny's every thursday morning with a bunch of guys from (former) work.  We are all retired now. 

But lean beef will dry out at boiling temperatures, and after 2 hours it ain't gonna be pink. 

Just asking, not accusing. 

Edited November 6, 2015 by delcecchi

[RebelSS]

I do eat at denny's every thursday morning with a bunch of guys from (former) work.  We are all retired now. 

But lean beef will dry out at boiling temperatures, and after 2 hours it ain't gonna be pink. 

Just asking, not accusing. 

I know ya were. No problem.   I'll save ya a bowl sometime. You'll love it. And there's the key....the temp difference between boiling and a low or slow simmer....about 32* deg, as you learn in cooking school. Just like cooking pork; "low and slow." It does make a world of difference.....now, for a quick "Reb's cooking class" : 

 

Basic Boiling

 

This technique cooks food at a relatively high temperature―212 degrees is the boiling point for water at sea level. When liquids boil, bubbles break through and pop on the surface while the whole batch of liquid churns vigorously. Bubbles are caused by water vapor, a gas, rushing to the surface.  Boiling causes speedy evaporation, a useful effect for reducing sauces, where the volume of the liquid decreases and flavors are concentrated.

Simple Simmering

A cooking method gentler than boiling, simmering refers to cooking food in liquid (or cooking just the liquid itself) at a temperature slightly below the boiling point―around 180 to 190 degrees. It's trickier than boiling because it requires careful regulation of the temperature so that the surface of the liquid shimmers with a bubble coming up every few seconds.

What simmering does. Simmering cooks food gently and slowly. Delicate foods such as fish are poached at or below a simmer to prevent them from breaking apart. Meats that are simmered remain moist and fork-tender, while boiled meats are often dry and tough because the heat of boiling liquid can cause their proteins to toughen. Stocks are simmered so the fat and proteins released by any cooking meat or bones float to the top, where they can be skimmed off instead of being churned back in, which can make the stock cloudy and greasy.

Best bets for simmering. This technique is more versatile than boiling and lends itself to a variety of foods. Simmering is used to cook proteins (fish, poultry, and meats), often in the form of poaching (cooking in enough liquid to cover the food) and braising (cooking in a small amount of liquid). It's also essential when making broth or stock. 

 

 

[Boar]

the key with the meat is the brazing, or what I call seiring. Like id do a roast befor cooking, sier it first to seal in juices and let cook. awsome job! Dont see any scallions tho, hump! almost unamerican if ya ask me, hope ya had john pequate or what ever playing. 

[waker]

When I do soups that require braising I use the dutch oven in the oven @ 250 degrees. More even heat at a low simmer. Looks good rebell!

[RebelSS]

Boar:

 "Dont see any scallions tho, hump! "

 

Ya hambone! Whaddya think that WHITE THING in the middle of the ingredients is?! is? An onion......and another one was also diced and in the pot!     And, Clapton's Unplugged was pouring out of the Omega IV's, rattling the windows...

Edited November 7, 2015 by RebelSS

[Boar]

ok yuve redeemed yurself anyways with clapton, but and onion is not a scallion. in the onion family but not. Hump!

[eyeguy 54]

super saturday with a couple reds  

[RebelSS]

ok yuve redeemed yurself anyways with clapton, but and onion is not a scallion. in the onion family but not. Hump!

Kinda like "a pork chop may be from a pig, but a HAM it is not"....

[eyeguy 54]

HAM is from burger silly ! !

 

[RebelSS]

HAM is from burger silly ! !

 

Gadzooks, I've miscued and slipped!   Been hamming it up to much! Say, what did you do with those fish, anyway? They look a lot like my next door neighbors....

[eyeguy 54]

these 2 will be swimming together tonight in canola oil after they play in the baggie  of original and cajon shore lunch mixed with a little flour. 

[pushbutton]

We made up some pepperoni for the first time. Jr wanted zaa, I went for a calzone. Looks great, but only pepperoni-ish in taste.

 

[bobberineyes]

That looks really good!!

[Mid-Lake Rock]

eyeguy, I like Shore Lunch, but try the Sturdiwheat 10,000 lakes.  So good.

[eyeguy 54]

eyeguy, I like Shore Lunch, but try the Sturdiwheat 10,000 lakes.  So good.

where is it at?

 

[monstermoose78]

Breakfast Sausage from the deer I just harvested, homemade apple cinnamon my wife made, and a glass of milk for lunch!!

[RebelSS]

where is it at?

 

I know Sturdiwheat is sold in Lake City and Redwing........

[bobberineyes]

Time for some jerky,  6 # round eye with high mountain cure and seasoning. 2hrs with apple.

[RebelSS]

Got the truck packed, I'll be there as soon as I can!!!   Boy, that already looks great!

[bobberineyes]

Got these fer us to rebel,  figured while making the neighborhood smell good might as well make the house smell good to..

[pushbutton]

Bet your neighbors will be stopping by today......and what a great day to do it. Enjoy!