Dinner thread...What's cooking...

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Another sign that winter is getting a little closer when the crock pot re-emerges in our kitchen. Not quite there yet here.

I need to get a crockpot for my new place..

 

[Moe Ghoul]

I need to get a crockpot for my new place..

Crockpot ribs and saurkraut are the bomb, there's a bit of prep work for the kraut, but well worth it. Side of home made mashies....num, num, num

 

[o3jeff]

Crockpot ribs and saurkraut are the bomb, there's a bit of prep work for the kraut, but well worth it. Side of home made mashies....num, num, num

Post up a recipe for that if you can.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'm already thinking about what I'm going to have for dinner tonight...I haven't cooked in awhile and I want to cook something mad steezy...any suggestions..

 

[drjeff]

I'm already thinking about what I'm going to have for dinner tonight...I haven't cooked in awhile and I want to cook something mad steezy...any suggestions..

Well we need some more info GSS like what do you plan on drinking to accompany the food??

Personally though I'll find that a nice rib-eye steak with some sauteed mushrooms and this time of year some fresh corn on the cobb goes well with just about any beverage out there!

 

[drjeff]

I need to get a crockpot for my new place..

Crockpots when used right, rule. Toss the ingredients in the pot in the AM, turn it on, and then when you get home from work, you open the door and the wonderfull smell of what you'll be eating for dinner fills the air!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Crockpots when used right, rule. Toss the ingredients in the pot in the AM, turn it on, and then when you get home from work, you open the door and the wonderfull smell of what you'll be eating for dinner fills the air!

It sounds steezy...plus I never had a crockpot growing up but my Mom was never a cook so we ate out alot..ordered pizza. When I move into my new apartment in a month..I plan on having dinner parties and totally legit adult activities..

 

[noski]

Crock pots are a working family's best friend. I have a couple of cookbooks just for crock pot. In fact that is how I will make Greg's chile after cooking the burger. Then I can spend the day working outside and come in at dinner and just sit down and eat after a cold beer on the porch. No pots and pans to wash or dinner prep after a hard day of moving rocks, etc.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Post up a recipe for that if you can.

I do it from memory, and there are several variations of it if you google "German ribs and sauerkraut crockpot" but the recipe goes something like this if you have a large crockpot:

Prep the country style pork ribs by browning them in a skillet or on the grill, no more than 5 minutes on each side. Set aside.
(You can use other cuts of pork as well, if something is on sale, like pork chops or a roast)

In a large bowl:

Add (3) larger cans of drained sauerkraut with a little juice. Mix in a grated large potato, grated green apple, a healthy tablespoon of caraway seed, 2 cups of good beer or dry white wine, about 2 table spoons of brown sugar, a tablespoon of minced garlic, salt and pepper, and about a tablespoon of white flour or sauce thickner. If you have Maggi, a german flavoring liquid, about a table spoon of that as well.(That's optional, although I use it to flavor soups, meats, and lotsa other stuff as well.)

In the crockpot, put a thin layer of the kraut mix, lay a slab of ribs on that, add kraut mix on top, another layer of ribs on top of the kraut, and the rest of the kraut on top of the ribs. Make sure the ribs are covered in kraut. Sprinkle a little more Brown sugar on top, cover. If you slow cook on low it'll take all day. I usually set it on high until the juices get a bubblin, then turn it down to low for a 5-6 hour slow cook session. I'll occasionally ladle some of the juices over the whole thing to keep the top moister, that's optional if no one is home. The meat should fall off the bone when it's ready. Serve with mash potatoes, good rye bread and butter.

Some recipes call for cooked bacon, or slicing the apple and onion instead of grating. I find the flavor is better distributed when grated.

 

[o3jeff]

Thanks Moe, definitely going to give it a try.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Ghetto nachos from Sheetz...Sugarfree Red Bull..Chili dog..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1/2 rack of ribs..fries..baked beans..budweiser...Diet starts Tuesday

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Chicken n veg stir fry, rice.

 

[deadheadskier]

Farfalle Pasta with Duck, Tasso and Tomato Basil Cream sauce

 

[hardline]

two porterhouse steaks, spicey shrimp, and maybe some rosemary potatos.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

pork loin and fruit salad..

 

[Moe Ghoul]

Pizza

 

[deadheadskier]

Whole Grain Mustard and Parmesan Crusted Rack of Lamb, Roasted Red Potatoes, Corn on the Cob :grin:

 

[hardline]

chile crusted pork chops, barbeque shrimp and potatos boiled then covered in rosmary butter then thrown on the grill for awhile.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

chili and baked potato from Wendys with iced tea..I'm in calorie and money saving mode..