Rice & Gravy

[SigNate]

Well, my weekend was almost a total wash. I spent most of Saturday in bed with an excruciating sinus headache. Except for about five hours I spent at my daughter's high school graduation. Got home and went straight back to bed. I couldn't even go out to dinner to celebrate.

Sunday was a little better but still a good part of the day in bed.

I did manage to squeak out cooking(usuallyI wouldn't cook while sick but I knew this was pretty much an allergy attack)some chuck steaks with rice and gravy.
Started off with seasoning the meat with granulated onion, a little salt and black pepper. Browned this up nicely and removed them to brown the onions.

After getting the onions browned and deglazing the pan with them.

Added water to disolve all that tasty goodnes and create the braising liquid.

Then I put the meat into the liquid and onions and let that simmer until it was nice and tender. Fork tender actually!

Served with spinach(and chopped boiled egg)and cream style corn.

[meaux fishing]

looks good ... I love some rice n gravy. You make your own creamed corn or buy it? Imo you cant beat homemade creamed corn

[SigNate]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

looks good ... I love some rice n gravy. You make your own creamed corn or buy it? Imo you cant beat homemade creamed corn

No, not homemade cs corn. How do YOU make it?

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by SigNate

No, not homemade cs corn. How do YOU make it?

I'll have to get the recipe from my moms house. I had it for the first time at a family reunion in Kansas. Blows that canned stuff out of the water

[meaux fishing]

They usually triple the recipe

20 oz of whole kernel corn
8oz cream cheese
4oz of butter
1 tbsp of sugar
Salt and white pepper to taste

Combine everything and cook on low stirring occasionally for 1-2 hours.

Also can be made in a crockpot on low for 4 hrs stirring occasionally.

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

They usually triple the recipe

20 oz of whole kernel corn
8oz cream cheese
4oz of butter
1 tbsp of sugar
Salt and white pepper to taste

Combine everything and cook on low stirring occasionally for 1-2 hours.

Also can be made in a crockpot on low for 4 hrs stirring occasionally.

I'll have to try this out. I love some cream style corn.

Sig, that meal looks good to me.

[Hydro]

Looks great ! (as always)

Hope you get to feelin' better, lots of folks on this end fighting allergies...

Hydro

[AceArcher]

hope you feel better signate!

man if it wasn't for zyrtec and neti pot's i doubt i would ever be able to leave the house.

[youmyboyblue]

How did you make that gravy?

[swamp snorkler]

Brown your meat.
Take it out.
DeGlaze you pan
Add your onions
let them get a little brown almost to where they burning
deglaze
repeat 4 or 5 time and you have a nice gravy

Deglaze is the process of removing all the tidbits off the bottom. Just turn your fire all the way up for 20 seconds or so and add just a little water to where it bubbles all over the bottom of the pot stiring, when all the brown stuff is off the bottom lower the fire.

[SigNate]

Hey guys, I'm still alive! Thanks!!!
Been a bit busy with work this week. Got another headache this morning too.

Swamp Snorkler has it about right.
When browning the meat I add just a little bit of oil and if using thick cuts of meat let it brown pretty good. You'll be tempted to want to flip it but as long as you watch it and don't let it burn it'll be alright. After getting the meat good and brown I add the onions to brown and the liquid from them geglaze the pan. when completely deglaxed I add the water bring to a low boil , add the meat back in and reduce to simmer until the meat is about fork tender.
Damn!!!! I'm getting hungry for some right now. Might be making it again this weekend.

[smooth move]

looks like Maw Maw did it.

[simplepeddler]

so many people miss the simple pleasure of a good meal like this........I used to just love coming home from school and maw maw having this on the stove......so simple to do and so damn good