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Skriven 2008-05-18 08:07:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
Ärende: Re: DIY steaks
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-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> I've never understood the allure of places like Alexander's Steak
 DD> House. They charge premium prices for their meat. And you have to fight
 DD> for a place at the grate to cook the thing. *AND* carry it to the
 DD> table.

 JW> There is some merit to it. It's a lot of work to fire up a charcoal
 JW> grill and a lot of heat wasted as the fire lasts a long time. So a
 JW> group effort makes sense. And it a social thing.

 JW> But the charge for it should be less than at a full service
 JW> restaurant. The Royal Canadian Legion here has weekly steak dinners
 JW> all summer. A 10 oz rib eye is just $8 for members, $10 for
 JW> non-members and comes with an ACE buffet of sides including baked
 JW> potato and Caesar salad. There's no way I can reproduce that meal at
 JW> home for $8 when I have to pay retail for my steaks.

Done that way it makes some sense. Done the way I described among strangers
(most of whom you probably wouldn't WANT to know) screaming brats, crying
babies, etc. AND being charge premium prices of mid-grade meat ... NAW!

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Caramel-Banana Bread Puddings
 Categories: Desserts, Breads, Puddings, Fruit
      Yield: 8 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Purchased caramel sauce
    1/4 ts + 1/8 ts fine sea salt
      8 sl (5" x 3" x 1/2") white
           Sandwich bread; very lightly
           Toasted
      3 md Bananas; peeled, thin sliced
           Diagonal in 1 1/2" ovals
      4 lg Eggs
  1 1/2 c  Half and half
    1/3 c  Whole milk
  2 1/2 tb Sugar; divided
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      2 tb Unsalted butter; melted
 
  Store-bought caramel sauce spiked with a little sea salt
  makes these fast and easy puddings something special.
  
  Preheat broiler. Butter eight 3/4-cup ramekins. Mix caramel
  sauce and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt in small bowl. Spoon 1
  generous tablespoon caramel into each ramekin. Place bread
  on rimmed baking sheet. Spread 1 generous tablespoon caramel
  over each breadslice. Broil until caramel is bubbling and
  slightly darker, watching to avoid burning, 1 to 2 minutes.
  Cool.
  
  Cut each bread slice into 6 squares, for 48 pieces total.
  Set 1 banana slice on each bread square. Arrange 6 banana
  topped bread squares standing on edge, side by side in each
  prepared ramekin, fitting snugly. Whisk eggs, half and half,
  milk, 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla, and 1/8 teaspoon
  sea salt in medium bowl. Pour enough custard into each
  ramekin to reach top. Let stand until bread absorbs some of
  custard, about 30 minutes. Reserve any remaining custard.
  
  Meanwhile, position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat
  to 400°F. Pour remaining custard into ramekins. Brush exposed
  bread pieces with melted butter. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon
  sugar. Set ramekins in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot
  water into pan to come half way up sides of ramekins. Bake
  puddings until set and knife inserted into custard comes out
  clean, about 45 minutes.
  
  Remove from pan; cool.
  
  DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
  
  Serve bread puddings warm or at room temperature.
  
  Alice Medrich
  
  Makes 8
  
  Bon Appétit | January 2008
  
  Meal Master Format by Dave Drum - 04 March 2008
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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