Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Croisandwiches

I put chicken out to defrost and was just going to cook it up for the evening. Before heading to the grocery store, I texted the kids to see if they had any requests. Billy requested croissants. As I picked them up, I went passed the meats, and saw thinly cut steak on sale.  That's when the idea hit me. 



The idea is super easy. Slice the croissants in half lengthwise. Slice the chicken in thin strips (though not with the same knife or on the same surface -- and wash your hands frequently after touching the raw chicken).  The steak was already sliced. I just cut the pieces in half so they'd fit on a croissant. 


Place on a frying pan, with melted butter over a medium flame. 


Then, using another frying pan, melt a little butter and toast the croissant halves. 


Wit until the meat is brown on one side. Then flip the meat. Add slices of provolone cheese to melt. 


They cook fast since the meat is sliced thin. Place meat on the croissants and there you go. 




Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Fried Pork Chops

More experiments with frying. I

 asked my daughter whether she wanted her pork chops baked or fried. She looked at me quizzically, said she never heard of fried pork chops and then said she wanted to try them. 


So, I set the fryer to 375 degrees, cracked and egg, and prepared the coating. 

The coating?  Flour, paprika, salt, pepper, cumin, basil and oregano. 

Scramble the egg. Dip the pork chops in the egg. Coat with the flour mixture. Put in the fryer for 6 minutes. 

We started off at 10 minutes, but that turned out way too dry. 6 minutes was fine. 

Monday, January 5, 2015

French Fries


Billy got a fryer for Christmas. Honestly, the eleven year old boy was demonstrably excited about getting a fryer. 

Well, a fryer begs to be used. So, first, let's try French fries. 


I got a bag of Russett potatoes. Started with two. Heated vegetable oil up to 350 degrees. Sliced the potatoes. 


Put the potato slices in the basket. Submerged the potatoes for 4 minutes. Take them out. Let them sit to drain the oil. Put in a bowl. Added salt for flavor. 

Voila. French fries.