Text 2107, 119 rader
Skriven 2010-09-27 06:57:00 av Dave Drum (45962.cooking)
   Kommentar till text 2076 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Texas Roadhouse
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-=> RUTH HANSCHKA wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 ->  -> We will be back but we wil also check out some of the other Italian
 ->  -> (and other ethnic) places in the area.

 ->  RH> I tend to avoid chains on the rare occasion that I eat out.
 ->  RH> They're never all that great.

 -> Depends on the chain. Texas Roadhouse and Ruth's Chris ain't bad at all.
 -> Bv)=
 -> I can even afford Texas Roadhouse. And Corky's BBQ, when it was here,
 -> was quite nice. I ate there often.
 
 RH> We've got a new Japanese place going in where Macaroni Grill used to be
 RH> in the town next door. ( Thank you God!) It can't be any worse. On the
 RH> down side, there are two Japanese places in my own town of less than
 RH> 20,000 people.  They're both really good;

Why is that a "down side"? If you have two Japanese joints that are really good
how can having a third be a bad thing? BTW - the world doesn't begin and end at
the city limits of your burg. People come and go from nearby and not-so-nearby
places. 

 RH> the only chain places that
 RH> have survived in Bloomfield are IHOP, Ruby Tuesday's and the ubiquitous
 RH> Mickey D's, Burger King, and Wendy's.  The IHOP and RT haven't been
 RH> here all that long. I'm not fond of either.  There's a Ruth's Chris
 RH> around somewhere, or was, but we've never had a Texas Roadhouse or a
 RH> Corky's.

You'll likely never have a Corky's (as in Corky's of Memphis) as they have
shrunk their chain back to just Tennessee, possibly just to the Memphis area.
The certainly left here rather abruptly even though they were doing a good
business.

As for the Texas Roadhouse - there is one 9 miles from Bloomfield ... in
Manchester, CT. Another is Springfield, MA (22 miles) and an out-lier in West
Haven, CT (40 miles).

9 miles is bupkes. My Texas Roadhouse location is about that from my house.
But, then my village has 125k people in the city limits and a metro area
population of well over a quarter million. So, things get spread out.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Texas Roadhouse Steak
 Categories: Beef, Pork, Chilies, Herbs
      Yield: 2 servings

      1 tb Black pepper; coarse ground,
           - fresh
    1/2 tb Ancho chile powder
      1 tb Worcestershire sauce
    1/2 tb Dijon mustard; NOT light
           - Dijon or yellow mustard
    1/2 ts (to 1 ts) ground cumin
    1/4 ts (to 1/2 ts) ground cayenne; 
           - more or less to taste
    1/2 tb Minced/ground/crushed garlic
           - comes in little jars,
           - beats the heck out of
           - dealing with fresh garlic
    1/2 ts Salt (opt)
      4    Chuck or sirloin steaks; cut
           - 1" thick X 3" or 4" square
           - (small enough for a strip
           - of bacon to go around the
           - edge)
      1 sl Thick cut bacon; 1 per steak
           Toothpicks

  This is my favorite way to make grilled steaks, and one of
  my favorite foods overall. Aside from being a mouth-watering
  steak that will make you look like a master chef, it is also
  very easy to make. You don't have to be precise with the
  measurement of ingredients. I don't really even measure them
  anymore; I just guesstimate by appearance.]

  The recipe is for 4 steaks, which will feed one man and one
  woman or child. If you need more than that, the easiest way
  to go about it is to double all the measurements.

  Trim any big chunks of fat off the steaks, then wrap each
  steak with a piece of bacon around the edge. Snap a
  toothpick into an L shape and put it through the bacon where
  it overlaps to hold it in place.

  Mix all the spices and seasonings in a bowl. It should be
  thick and paste-like, not watery or dry.

  Slather the tops and sides of the steaks with the spice mix
  and put them on the grill with the spiced side down.

  Put the rest of the spice on the bare side of the steaks,
  which should now be the top.

  Cook for about 7-8 minutes on each side for medium-well.

  * EEEEEWWWWWW - too done! Shoe leather! - UDD 

  Serve directly off the grill. 

  From: http://themancookbook.com/texasroadhousesteak

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

ENJOY!!!

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