Easy Dinners

[Alumni Guy]

The dinner time thread is meant to show off, when you bring your A game. I don’t want to take away from that thread.

However, 90% of the time we’re not eating Venison stakes with a red wine reduction, or paella that’s been simmering for 2 hours

I want to start a thread of easy meals, that don’t suck, that we can whip up after a busy work day.

My go to meals: mix yellow rice, the Publix deli salsa (the fresh stuff, not Pace or El Paso), black beans, and a protein (I prefer shrimp). Throw on some cheese, sour cream, and jalapeños and/or cilantro. It’s good stuff.

I also keep a rotisserie chicken in the fridge to pull from throughout the week. Quesadilla or Chicken Caesar salad (ever put tobasco sauce on a Caesar, so good)

Final one. Boar’s head roast beef on a skillet w/ peepers and onions, mix in some cheese on a hoagie is a great Philly.

But, I’m bored with these. What are your easy go to easy meals that don’t suck.

 

[NVGator]

The dinner time thread is meant to show off, when you bring your A game. I don’t want to take away from that thread.

However, 90% of the time we’re not eating Venison stakes with a red wine reduction, or paella that’s been simmering for 2 hours

I want to start a thread of easy meals, that don’t suck, that we can whip up after a busy work day.

My go to meals: mix yellow rice, the Publix deli salsa (the fresh stuff, not Pace or El Paso), black beans, and a protein (I prefer shrimp). Throw on some cheese, sour cream, and jalapeños and/or cilantro. It’s good stuff.

I also keep a rotisserie chicken in the fridge to pull from throughout the week. Quesadilla or Chicken Caesar salad (ever put tobasco sauce on a Caesar, so good)

Final one. Boar’s head roast beef on a skillet w/ peepers and onions, mix in some cheese on a hoagie is a great Philly.

But, I’m bored with these. What are your easy go to easy meals that don’t suck.

First off, it’s Steaks, not Stakes. Secondly, who sooks with Peepers? Or are you the Peeper? Finally, the gloriousness of the other thread, and not this lame ass thread w/ Publix brand schit, that’s only available in certain parts of the country, is that almost all of that other thread IS EASY COOKING!

 

[grengadgy]

Somebody on here is being an azzhole.

 

[soflagator]

The dinner time thread is meant to show off, when you bring your A game. I don’t want to take away from that thread.

However, 90% of the time we’re not eating Venison stakes with a red wine reduction, or paella that’s been simmering for 2 hours

I want to start a thread of easy meals, that don’t suck, that we can whip up after a busy work day.
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Who are these people?

 

[Bullag8r]

First off, it’s Steaks, not Stakes. Secondly, who sooks with Peepers? Or are you the Peeper? Finally, the gloriousness of the other thread, and not this lame ass thread w/ Publix brand schit, that’s only available in certain parts of the country, is that almost all of that other thread IS EASY COOKING!

Are you going through menopause?

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

Spam can be your friend in a pinch. Just saying.

 

[deuce]

Cowboy stew is my go to, easy to prepare but needs to simmer about a hour to really get the flavors to marry.

 

[Bullag8r]

My wife keeps a batch of ground beef with taco seasoning in the fridge and I use it for breakfast tacos with eggs and for supper tacos or nachos. Quick and yummy

 

[Alumni Guy]

First off, it’s Steaks, not Stakes. Secondly, who sooks with Peepers? Or are you the Peeper? Finally, the gloriousness of the other thread, and not this lame ass thread w/ Publix brand schit, that’s only available in certain parts of the country, is that almost all of that other thread IS EASY COOKING!

Here’s an easy meal for you: eat my nutz

 

[cover2]

Here’s an easy meal for you: eat my nutz

“D’is ain’t no recipe I ever seen, I’ll guar-on-tee!”

 

[G8trwood]

“D’is ain’t no recipe I ever seen, I’ll guar-on-tee!”

Greatest cooking show ever. I still remember his blackening recipe. A cup of salt, black pepper, red pepper and white pepper. Add a cup of garlic if you are city boy ;)

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Secondly, who sooks with Peepers?

How does one sook in general, regardless of whether using peepers?

 

[CDGator]

The dinner time thread is meant to show off, when you bring your A game. I don’t want to take away from that thread.

Well crap, I've been posting my dinner pics in the wrong thread. Where do I file my complaint about thread titles?

 

[grengadgy]

Well crap, I've been posting my dinner pics in the wrong thread. Where do I file my complaint about thread titles?

In the "This shouldn’t even be possible ". Thread?

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

90% of the time we’re not eating Venison stakes with a red wine reduction

Here's a good one for an easy dinner: steak with red wine reduction.

Sear the steaks in a stainless steel pan. Pull them off and either set them on a cutting board to rest (tented in foil is best) or put them in the oven for a few minutes first if you don't like them bloody.

Pour red wine into the pan and use a wooden spoon to scrape the fond off the pan. Simmer for a few minutes to reduce, turn down the heat, then mix in some cream and butter.

This should take 15 minutes and you only need to buy steak and cream assuming you have S&P, oil, butter and red wine on hand.

 

[cover2]

Here's a good one for an easy dinner: steak with red wine reduction.

Sear the steaks in a stainless steel pan. Pull them off and either set them on a cutting board to rest (tented in foil is best) or put them in the oven for a few minutes first if you don't like them bloody.

Pour red wine into the pan and use a wooden spoon to scrape the fond off the pan. Simmer for a few minutes to reduce, turn down the heat, then mix in some cream and butter.

This should take 15 minutes and you only need to buy steak and cream assuming you have S&P, oil, butter and red wine on hand.

Hey, you’re not that Married a Gator guy using an alias are you?

 

[G8trwood]

Next we’re going to have a VR food prep thread.


Clash of Chefs VR – Quest, PC VR

 

[AlexDaGator]

I'll give you 4 recipes:

Alex.

 

[AlexDaGator]

Ok, the trick to making quick and simple stuff delicious is doing the little extras.

Boil a pot of spaghetti and pour in some sauce out of a jar and you have a meal.

But if you save a little of the starchy pasta water, pull the pasta while it is still a little firm, pour a generous amount of olive oil in the bottom of the pot, add some crushed garlic (even the kind from the toothpaste tube), heat it up for a few seconds until it is fragrant, then add a decent quality jarred sauce, fresh cracked black pepper and some fresh minced herbs (basil, parsley, or both), then toss the drained pasta back into the pot, add a little of the pasta water if needed, then plate with some real grated romano or parmesan (pro tip, cheap romano is better than cheap parmesan), then you have a decent meal.

The amount of work is nearly the same. The amount of time is nearly the same. The quality of your final product is much improved.

Want to elevate it even more? You can add a little crushed red pepper and/or some anchovy paste (the kind out of a toothpaste tube will do, no it won't taste fishy) to the olive oil before you add the garlic.

Is it better to make your own sauce from scratch and freeze it? Of course, but not everybody plans ahead. This is quick and easy.

Somebody earlier mentioned making a pan sauce. It's a no-brainer. This doesn't take much more work than simply pan-frying your chicken or pork or steak.

You can freeze leftover wine and chicken stock in ice cube trays. Pull the meat out (heh heh) and use a couple of cubes to deglaze the pan, let it reduce, add some fresh herbs (thyme is always a solid choice), finish with cream or butter. Depending on the protein you've chosen, you can brighten the pan sauce with lemon juice and add rinsed capers (like a piccata), or add green peppercorns (like au poivre), or sauté mushrooms or shallots before you deglaze, etc. Yes, a little more effort, but not that much (no extra dirty dishes) and it really elevates your dish. Plus, the sauce helps cover up any mistakes like overcooking your meat.


Alex.

 

[RiverRat]

Pan blackened scallops over some pastas