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Posted: 8/30/2004 10:24:01 PM EDT
Can some people give me some ideas (recpies) of good stuff to cook, Im gettired tired of noodles, and what I can deepfry.
Its just me so I dont need giant meals or anything thats alot of work. Also if possible nothing wth alot of onions they make me sick. |
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Um..
You could grill/sear + bake a steak and nuke a potato and mix in some cheddar, bacon, chives, and butter when its done.. and maybe saute a side of hericot vertes.. ? and a grilling any kinda seasoned meat and putting it in a toasted bun with some type of spread and some lettuce and tomato is always good and easy.. |
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Diced potatoes are always good deep fried. Leave the skin on them and use some Mrs. Dash to season them when they are done. Boneless chicken rolled in flour, egg, and pepper is a quick snack that is easily deep fried as well. Sorry that these are not the best recipies, but I was trying to think of stuff to deep fry that is easy, and can be modified to suite the amount you need without much effort and recalculating. Please remember that almost anything tastes best with melted cheese on top. ETA - if you are sick of noodles try different types of rice dishes.
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The steak thing sounds good. I need to get me an outdoor grill again one day soon, and convince myself I dont need one of those Supergrills at Sams.
Im trying to step a little away from the deepfryer, deepfried foods 5+ times a week might not be good for me. |
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I hear crack is pretty nice stuff to cook, Also make your self some cash.
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So is meth, but I dont care for jail time. |
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Meth will get yeah killed, Kaboom |
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I paid $2 for my Weber charcoal grill. small, but it works, and charcoal is cheap (just get the "light in the bag" kind for $3 for fuel). after that: Steak, burgers, hotdogs, etc. Hamburger: Very Easy: Add in MrsDash, Garlic Powder or Chopped Garlic, and some Lawrys. Wait 5 minutes after putting wad of burger on grill, then transfer it to bun, put cheese on it and maybe a condiment of choice and yer done. Handy thing if you find one (under $40 new) is the "mini-George Foreman Grill". Chicken breast, add garlic (freshly chopped, canned paste, or dried chopped), onion, Mrs Dash, Pam Garlic Spray, and 8 minutes and you have the ultimate "Atkins Diet Approved" Entree... Hotdog: Get "All Beef Franks", cost a bit more, but nuke them for 45 seconds or so, toss in a bun, add condiments, chow down. Stir Fry: Most supermarkets with in-house butcher have packages of "stir fry cut chicken breast/steak cubes". Get a Wok ($20) and peanut oil a bag of mixed veggeis, and a can of sliced water chestnuts. Add a cup of peanut oil, heat until water "dances" on top of oil, then toss in meat (which was soaking in bottled teriaky sauce for 5 minutes), wait until meat is brown, add veggies, watch for oil splatter, add water chestnuts. Flip/Stir for a few minutes, taste now and again. Toss in some soy sauce as you go to get the flavor you want. When done, mix with a bunch of the "Chow Mein Noodles" (brown dried sticks) and stir up and eat. Very Filling. CHEAP to make, and most everybody likes it! Also save leftovers to nuke for 2 days worth of eatin. Deep Fry: Not much good for health due to oil + coatings for breading..... no info. |
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What do you like?
Give me a list of some of your favorite ingredients and I'll come up with some stuff. |
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I'm currently single and cook for myself. My last grocery trip (from what I can remember):
Fresh Salmon Filets Bag of frozen Tilapia 2 Fresh Swordfish steaks Boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 package of chicken wings (I separate these and make buffalo wings) 2 or 3lb pack of ground round 2 ribeye steaks Couple of jars of spaghetti sauce and pasta (for when I'm too lazy to do much cooking) assorted salad greens salad dressing apples peaches oranges I don't do much deep frying but when I do it's something like shrimp or catfish Edited to add: I know my list probably looks kinda freaky. At one time I tried a paleolithic diet (you basically don't eat anything that can't be eaten raw, but you can still cook it) and it has stuck to me for several years. The pasta doesn't fit into that, but I don't follow it strictly anymore. |
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Pork Chops...
A little oil Medium high heat on the stove. 5 minutes each side (standard approx 1/2" to 3/4" thick chops) Flip 'em over a few times.... don't do the 5 minutes all at once. Sprinkle on some SPICE ISLANDS "Italian Herb" spice (it comes in a jar, every supermarket has it). Sprinkle on some pepper. Mashed potatoes... They come in a box these days. Done in a couple minutes... and they're not even fake. Boil the water/butter. Add the package plus some milk. Stir. - Lots of good flavors too! Salad... No, I've never met anyone who'd screw this part up. If it's prepackaged crap.. just wash it first, otherwise it usually has a chlorine taste. A couple of different dressings. Or just have a tray/pile of cut/washed vegetables and some ranch or thousand island dressing. It's all good. Bottle of whatever... just in case it all tastes like crap. I assume the only reason you care is because you're cooking for a girlfriend/wife. If not just eat the meat and drink the booze and screw the rest. |
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A good way to turn the instant mashed taters into garlic mashed taters is to sprinkle about half a teaspoon of garlic powder over the mash. Chopped chives are also good.
If you don't have a Foreman Grill, I might be able to set you up with one. Wife and I have one of the big ones, never use it any longer. |
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No I just got tired of the same 4 or 5 items and wanted to learn to make something diffrent that isnt hard. Good one but hard. Boneless skinless chicken breasts and shrimp Soak in Vodka and terayki sauce for 30-1hour cook with butter and more sauce on really low for 45 min or so serve with rice Good meal but takes clost to 3 hours to prepare and eat. |
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Heres something quick and easy. Get a good portion of chicken breast and cut them into small bitesized pieces. Pan fry them in canola or olive oil ( just enough so that the chicken doesnt burn and stick to the pan). Then dump it over white or brown rice w/ teriyaki or sauce of your choice. I do this a lot cause its good and it isnt nearly as bad for you as deepfrying shit cause most of the oil isnt absorbed by the chicken.
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Oh ya here is one of my favorite recipes.. easy also..
ORANGE SHOYU CARAMELIZED SALMON From the Kitchen of: Ritz Carlton Kapalua, Chef Craig Connole Ingredients: Two 6oz. Salmon Filets 1 Tblsp. Oil 1 oz. Soy Sauce 1 oz. Grande Marnier 1/4 Cup Sugar Instructions: Season salmon with salt and pepper. Press salmon into sugar for three seconds and then remove. Heat a sauté pan to medium high heat, then add oil and place salmon in pan, sugar side down. Cook until sugar becomes a dark caramel color. De-glaze the pan off heat with soy sauce and Grande Marnier. Turn the salmon over and remove from pan. Place salmon, sugar side up on a cookie sheet and place in the oven at 350° F. for 4-6 minutes. |
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Taxman, your best friend is Italian Dressing. You can use it on just about anything stir fry.
SGtar15 |
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You could do what I do …… Google for recipes
I cook for myself probably 4-5 times a week . I actually like cooking and don’t mind complicated recipes . Other times , nothing beats a simple steak on the grill with roasted potato's and corn on the cob ( What I had tonight ) . I also cook ahead , things like Chili , Beef Stew , soups , Etc .... then I freeze single servings in vacuum bags for the nights when I just want something quick . Pop it in the Microwave , or boiling water for a few min's and your set . Personally I think good food is always worth the effort that goes into it . The only problem is that my Girlfriend , Kids and Ex wife like my cooking too , and just love to raid my freezer and leave requests for their next visit .... |
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Got a crock pot? Great way to cook for one or a family.
Chicken or pork chops, put in a can of cream of mushroom soup, 1/2 cup white wine, sprinkle with red pepper and top with a little dried mint. Cook on low all day. The meat will just fall apart and can be cut with a fork. Add a little flour to the juice and bring to a boil in the crock to make a good gravy and serve with rice or mashed potatoes. You can make all kinds of soups and stews in one too. Eating cheap? Make some Whatisits. Brown a pound of ground meat and stir in a can of ranch style beans. Take a can of cheap biscuits and place in a muffin tin. Place a spoonful of meat and bean mixture down in the biscuit dough and top with shredded cheese and bake according to the biscuit directions. Add a little Pace on top afterward and it's good to go. Any left over meat and beans make good burritos or add to a can of tomato soup and you've got another cheap, filling meal. |
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bake a potato
poke it with a fork rub it with oil wrap it in tin foil throw it in a 400+ degree oven for about an hour top it as you please. |
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Crock pot (or slow cooker) stew.
Get a 3 lb hunk of your favorite cut of roast. 1 pack of Au Juice. 2 cups (total) of chopped celery, carrots, onions and mushrooms. 2-3 cups of water. Tablespoon of salt, pepper, garlic and italian seasoning. 2 good sized spuds cut up. Put the roast in the cooker Mix the water and the Au Juice, pour over roast. Place cut up veggies and spuds around roast. Sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic and italian on top of everything. Set temp to lowest setting for 8-10 hours. If you don't want all the fat that's gonna drip off the roast - drain the liquid from the cooker, place it in a pan or bowl, stick that in the freezer for about a half hour. Skim the fat/grease off the top, then return it to the slow cooker on high for about a half hour. For one person you should have enough meat and fixings for two or three meals, a few roast beef sammichs and a couple of beef burros. That's what I do when I cook, I make extra portions of the meat so the next day we can have beef/chicken/pork burros, nachos or sammichs. |
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basic simple stroganoff (sp)
boil water- make 1/2 bag or so of wide egg noodles brown 1 lb hamburger with some fresh garlic and onion-drain add pepper to taste add one can of cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup add 3/4 to 1 cup of sour cream-i use light mix up and put on noodle pile garnish/top with parsley flakes if you wish very quick and pretty good too! can use diced chicken if you like instead of HB some people add mushrooms too |
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hint with roasts and crock pots- you can trim all the fat off the roast you can- there will be plenty of juice/fat from the roast anyway.
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Take enough ground meat to make a decent sized hamburger and brown it in a skillet. Chop it up and let all the pieces cook. Dump a can of pork and beans in with it, stir it up and let that heat up. Eat it straight from the pan and dab at the sauce with a few pieces of loaf bread. Easy, tasty, qiuck.
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I've been cooking a lot of curry dishes lately. I make a big pot of it on weekends, then freeze portions in those disposable plastic tupperware like containers you can get (usually located next to sandwich bags).
Most of them are pretty easy to make, some spices and liquid in a pot, cut up some meat and maybe some veggies in it (can be vegitarian), and let it simmer for a while. Same thing works with chili, beef stew, chicken soup, etc. I take one out of the freezer and put it in the fridge in the morning. When I get home, I cook a pot of rice, microwave the curry, and it's supper. My biggest problem with cooking is that I'm doing it for one person. I try to make stuff where the leftovers keep well so I don't end up tossing out half of a meal. |
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When I was single I'd do my heavy duty cooking on Sunday. Stuff like lasagna, manacotti, and cannoli take some time to make, but they freeze so well. You just wrap them up in individual sized portions and you're good for the week.
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I was gonna level my jambalaya recipe on ya, but since your criteria for cooking is little or no work it fails in that category. It's preperation intensive. Same for Puerco Pibil.
Think: RAMEN OK, here's an easy one. Get as many chicken breasts as you want, skinless or regular. (I use this recipe for 5 breasts) get 3 lemons. melt 2 TBSP. canola margerine, squeeze the lemons into the margerine Preheat oven to 350. Place the breasts on a cookie sheet cook the breasts for about 5 min a side after that, turn the breasts and brush with lemon/margerine mix every 3-4 minutes until breasts are done. While the breasts are cooking, motivate your lazy ass to cook some Uncle Ben's long grain & wild rice Simple meal. No rocket science involved to cook it. Tastes great. NOT fried. |
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stuffed chicken breasts, makes 4-6
half a cup of feta cheese,(I like the tomato, basil mixed type) A block of cream cheese 1 whole red or yellow pepper a couple of green onions dice the pepper and onion, and mix with both cheeses. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice. Slice each chicken in the middle to form a pocket. Stuff with the mix. You can bread them first if you like. I take the ranch style crutons and crush them in a bowl. Coat the chicken with egg and then dip in the cruton dust. Bake for 40 min at 350. Garlic chicken wraps- depends on size of chicken, but a 5 pound one makes about 15 wraps you need a roticery(sp) cooker for this peel out 4-6 pieces of garlic, and stuff them under the skin of the chicken in various places then coat the whole chicken in sesame seed oil. Takes about 2 hours in the roticery(sp) and you coat it again every 15 min. Use flour tortials for the wrap. I usually slice up the white end of the green onions for flavor in the wrap, and use black bean paste mixed with soy sauce in the wrap as well. Vegetable fried rice. makes a full wok of rice, or about 6 big bowls. Cook rice in a steamer first(takes about 30 min) about a cup and a half to 2 cups of uncooked rice. you need 2 big handfulls of bean sprouts 6 eggs 1 bunch green onions 2 table spoons salt 1 large carrot 2 celery stalks dice the celery and onions cut up the carrot into small slices, split the carrot lenght wise to make the pieces at the large end smaller. after the rice is done scramble the 6 eggs heat up about qtr of a cup of oil till it is smoking and then scramble the eggs take it out of the pan when they are cooked. put another qtr cup of oil and heat it till it smokes then stir fry the celery, onions, bean sprouts and carrots When they are done, add the rice, egg and salt to taste, and mix it all up. For those that don't just eat veggies, you can crock pot a side of pork to go with the fried rice in the pot, add 2 slices of ginger root, one green onion, 1 to 1 and a half cups of soy sauce, star anis if you have it, and say 4 table spoons of sugar. Then water to cover the meat. Use something like pork shoulder with the bone in or not. Let it cook for about 6-8 hours. |
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