Dinner - Saturday December 6th

[Andy M.]

For me it all started in 1998. My eldest was visiting me and we started talking about food. She commented that she wished she could have American Chop Suey like they used to have in the school cafeteria.

So I did some research and came up with a recipe that I made for her. It was close but not perfect. She and I kicked it around and discovered what was missing. She declared it perfect.

Since that time, I've made it for SO and her Florida family. It became an annual tradition that I made a huge pot of it for her family every year when they joined us in Aruba for our annual vacation. When my daughter came here every year for trick or treating with our grandson and SIL, I had to make ACS. Grandson declared mine was better than his mom's.

So it's a regular in our rotation. SO recently asked for it so I made it again for dinner tonight.

What was on your plate today?

 

[Jusa]

Bridge City Fat Boy's brisket. Mmmm.

Edited. It wasn't Fat Daddy's.

 

[caseydog]

Just grazing today. Mostly sandwiches.

CD

 

[taxlady]

I went to a Danish Juleaften meal. It was put on by the Danish Canadian Society. We had roast pork with crackings, rødkål (pickled red cabbage), mashed potatoes and caramelized potatoes. There was also some mixed veg that looked to have been boiled for too long, so I didn't have any of that veg. The roast pork was very good. There was risalamande (rice pudding with almond and cherry sauce) for dessert. I had a Faxe (Danish) beer with my supper. There was gløg (mulled wine) before supper. I really enjoyed that. I forgot to take any pictures of the food.

 

[pacanis]

Leftover gnocchi puttanesca with a can of sardines mixed in.

 

[dragnlaw]

Started to make a Mushroom Stuffed Pork Chop. Got the pocket made and the mushrooms sliced but was interrupted so many times I ran out of steam.
In the end had a very small bowl of Leek Soup and a bonus bagel (#7) twisted into a package of 6. Very crooked but a freebie and tasted just fine with cream cheese and the last of a small pkg of smoked salmon.

 

[medtran49]

Hot Brown sandwiches, but I forgot to take a picture.

 

[dcSaute]

I did us a surprise . . . easy, reasonably fast, and incredibly tasty!

the recipe was labeled "Pepper Steak" - pepper as in sweet pepper(s)

recipe&directions in time-line order....

3 hrs prior: trim&slice a decent steak (I used a ribeye) into 3/16" / 3-4 mm thick slices; medium salting and refrigerate. about 5 ounces / 150g per person.

prep red and yellow sweet peppers - the colors have a slightly different taste than the standard green - so yes, it's probably important... recipe called for strips - from prior 'stuff' I had (frozen) diced. it's also possible that the increased surface area due to diced vs strips added flavor (?)

prep medium onion; remove stem&root end; cut into 1/8 wedges.
prep one fat clove garlic per person-serving; smashed&minced

prep& cook rice of choice; about 50g per person

fry pan+oil, saute beef strips, go for some color on the edges.
remove from pan and reserve, leave any liquid in the pan.

in the same pan, saute pepper+onion+garlic mix (I added some sliced mushrooms...) until soft.
then add 1/2 can of cream of mushroom condensed soup.
add soy sauce (4 fl ounces/ 120ml) - to preference/taste
check by taste for salt
add generous amount of fresh ground (black/tellicherry) pepper
add liquid to free up all the fond and adjust consistency - wine/beer/water/chef's choice....

warm thru, hold until rice is done.
serve over rice

stellar stuff!

 

[Kathleen]

For me it all started in 1998. My eldest was visiting me and we started talking about food. She commented that she wished she could have American Chop Suey like they used to have in the school cafeteria.

So I did some research and came up with a recipe that I made for her. It was close but not perfect. She and I kicked it around and discovered what was missing. She declared it perfect.

Since that time, I've made it for SO and her Florida family. It became an annual tradition that I made a huge pot of it for her family every year when they joined us in Aruba for our annual vacation. When my daughter came here every year for trick or treating with our grandson and SIL, I had to make ACS. Grandson declared mine was better than his mom's.

So it's a regular in our rotation. SO recently asked for it so I made it again for dinner tonight.

What was on your plate today?

Share the recipe!!!

We went to a friend's reception and the food never stopped coming. Dish after dish of Asian deliciousness and then cake.

 

[Andy M.]

Share the recipe!!!

We went to a friend's reception and the food never stopped coming. Dish after dish of Asian deliciousness and then cake.

American Chop Suey

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY 1 Lb Ground Beef 1 Ea Onion 1 Ea Green Pepper 2 Cl Garlic 3 Tb Tomato Paste 28 Oz Canned Tomato ½ Lb Elbow Macaroni Brown the beef in a 5.5-quart sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the onion, pepper and garlic and sauté until softened. Add the paste and sauté for an...

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