Chicken Fried Steak! Hearty AND Fattening!

Good Morning Foodies!

Today I want to share a recipe for those of you who, like me, are immortal. By this, I mean those of us that assume that we can eat what we want without any negative consequences. This is a recipe ONLY for those people!

The unhealthiness of this dish is rivaled only by the ease of preparation and execution. Here is what you need.

Ingredients:

4 four ounce cube steaks
2TBSP Olive oil
1 1/2 Cups of milk
1/2 Cup Flour
Salt and Pepper to taste
and…
As much butter as you have in the house

Directions:

Brown gently the cube steals in the olive oil on medium heat. Add butter whenever your pan starts to get dry. Make sure not to burn the butter. After the steaks are browned nicely, start adding lots of butter and turn the heat lower. Let the steaks marinate in the butter on low for about fifteen minutes, turning them and saturating them often. Make sure there is some carmelization happening. Cover the tops of the cube steaks with flour and apt it down gently in the pan. Flip the steaks over and do the same to the top side. Flip them until all of the butter in the pan is coating the flower and the pan is almost dry. Add the milk and turn the heat up to medium. Allow this to cook down for about fifteen minutes, stirring frequently as the gravy thickens. Add the salt and pepper and a little more butter. As the mixture thickens, add butter and milk until you achieve the gravy consistency that you prefer. Enjoy…and make an appointment with your cardiologist in the morning!

Until next time: Don’t forget to taste!

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Mark’s Amazing Award Winning Sausage Gravy-Winter is almost upon us!

Good Morning Foodies!


Today I want to share the recipe that I used to create my amazing Diner Sausage Gravy! Okay, I haven’t actually won any awards with this recipe, but I have had years of compliments…AND, it was never entered IN a contest, so who knows?! Anyway, this is as simple as it gets, and leaves a lot of room for you to add your own flair to it.

Ingredients:

2 lbs. fresh ground mild sausage
1/4 lb. butter-salted
3 cups flour
1/2 gallon whole milk
salt, pepper, sage, rosemary, cayenne powder, garlic powder to taste

Directions:

In a large thick gallon sized pot, brown the sausage over medium heat. I like to add the butter not only for flavor, but for texture and to make the thickening agent react easier. Once the butter and the ground sausage are well mixed, add the flour a handful at a time over medium low heat. The final mix before the milk is added should be almost a sandy consistency. Add minimal amounts of all seasonings just to have a base flavor. Add the milk all at once and thoroughly incorporate the sandy sausage/flour mixture. Stir constantly as mixture thickens. While stirring, taste and add more seasonings as needed for your personal preference. (This is the reason for using mild sausage instead seasoning from scratch. It’s just a bit quicker to the awesome end product.) Allow the mixture to thicken to the desired consistency. Add more milk if necessary. Serves a small army.

Until next time: Don’t forget to taste!

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Winter Stew?! I Know, But It’s Cold Here!

Good Morning Foodies!

First of all, thank you so much for your readership of this blog here, and on Amazon Kindle. I am so happy to be engaging with this great crowd.

Now, many of you may be thinking, “Winter Stew?”. Well, when I woke up this morning, it was 38 degrees and I was freezing, so it apparently is not over yet. This is a fun one to make on a cold Saturday, while you can be in the house and enjoy the flavors and aromas all through the kitchen and house. With that said, I present to you, on MAY 8th, Winter Stew. I hope you enjoy this recipe.

Ingredients:
1 small head of cabbage-chopped
2 lbs. Italian sausage-fried and drained
4 medium onions-diced
4 medium potatoes-diced
1 Cup tomato juice
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can kidney beans
1 lb. carrots-peeled and sliced
4 cups beef or chicken broth
salt to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a large oven safe stew pot. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until tender, stirring occasionally. If necessary, add more broth or tomato juice. Serve with homemade bread or biscuits. Drizzle with vinegar if desired. Makes plenty for a large group, but is also good after freezing.

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And as always, until next time: Don’t forget to taste!

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