American Cooking

[Sakura]

Someone asked me in another forum for some recipes for typically American cooking.

Now, I got Brownies, American Pancakes and Key Lime Pie (not that you could get key lime here...), but for the heck of it, I can\'t really think of anything savory. Well, besides stuffed turkey and cranberry sauce, and that seems to be a bit to complicated.

I hope some of you could give me some ideas on what you consider typically American cuisine. If you have some recipes even better.

 

[airhead]

email me and I\'ll turn you on to a fishing website with a cooking forum.

One fresh redfish (sorry, they are gamefish - you cannot sell them - you gotta go catch your own.) Red snapper is similar. (any flakey white meated fish).
Filet same.

Construct a small aluminum foil tray.
Place filet on tray.
Add 2 tbs. butter,
tsp lemon juice (lime is better but you said you couldn\'t get any.)
sprinkle heavily with lemon pepper seasoning (alternatly fresh lemon peel zest and ground black pepper)

Grill until meat turns white and flakey.

goes with white wine or Cuba Libra\'s or Brown\'s Bombers

 

[Dragonsreach]

Do you mean:

lol

Or more like Yankee Pot Roast:

Chilli

Shrimp Gumbo

Jambalaya

 

[supervike]

Pork Tenderlion Sandwich....

yummer!

 

[Sakura]

I was indeed thinking home cooking instead of fastfood, thanks.

Damn, now all those pictures got me hungry. And I have to wait 5 hours till I get anything at all.


@ airhead:You got mail.

 

[airhead]

Real chili does not have beans in it.

And should be hot enough to make your ears ring and your eyelids sweat.

 

[Shadzar]

Chili!

3 lbs ground hamburger
2 lbs stew beef (thats chunks of beef not beef stew)
8 oz worchestershire
12 fresh picked jalepenos
30 fresh picked habenaros
10 fresh picked tabascos
2 tablespoons black strap molasses
1 jar crushed red peppers
1 cup whisky

mush up all the peppers and get your meat cooking in a big cast iron skillet.

add the peppers to it.

add the molassess.

add the liquids to it slowly. stirring it all together while it cooks.

Let is boil down and the flavor soak in good.


I know what I am having for supper tonight!

 

[Necroghast]

Its funny, I was talking to a friend about the same subject. His response to what was american food was \"Chinese food!\" Then he realized his mistake lol. Another dish that I think of as being very american is apple pie... mmmmm

 

[airhead]

Originally posted by Shadzar
Chili!

3 lbs ground hamburger
2 lbs stew beef (that\'s chunks of beef not beef stew)
8 oz worcestershire
12 fresh picked jalapenos
30 fresh picked habenaros
10 fresh picked tabascos
2 tablespoons black strap molasses
1 jar crushed red peppers
1 cup whisky

mush up all the peppers and get your meat cooking in a big cast iron skillet.

add the peppers to it.

add the molasses.

add the liquids to it slowly. stirring it all together while it cooks.

Let is boil down and the flavor soak in good.


I know what I am having for supper tonight!

I hope you have lots of ice cream - that or your habinaro peppers are not near as hot as the ones we get here....

 

[Torn blue sky]

It reads more like a recipe for disaster to me

Ed; If i\'m being pedantic DR, half of those foods aren\'t American
Just by association.

 

[Amazon warrior]

This gives me a opportunity to ask about grits, anyway. What are they? Do you eat them or spread them on the road? Or both? ???

Also, cornbread. Anyone got a good recipe? I\'m curious and would like to try making some.

Cheers!

 

[Torn blue sky]

Grits is like porrige, but made with corn. Cornmealy stuff.
More savoury than porrige though, can eat it at breakfast with meat in it if you really want...good stuff.

 

[Amazon warrior]

Originally posted by Torn blue sky
Grits is like porrige, but made with corn. Cornmealy stuff.
More savoury than porrige though, can eat it at breakfast with meat in it if you really want...good stuff.

Intriging - I must try some if I get the chance. Cheers!

 

[wiccanpony]

quick chicken and dumplings


 

1 whole chicken
chicken boullion cubes
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 5 oz can evaporated milk
1 small onion
1/2 package of frozen peas and carrots
1 can 10 count biscuits
whole milk
salt and pepper

Boil chicken until done, remove from water and remove skin and de-bone, separate into small pieces. Drain off any grease from leftover chicken broth.

Add 2 bouillon cubes and stir over medium heat. Return chicken pieces back to broth. Pour in 1/2 cup of whole milk. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add 1/2 package of frozen peas and carrots. Dice onion and add. Pour in cream of chicken soup and cream of celery soup; stir well.

Simmer for 10 minutes over medium heat. Add biscuit dumplings, each one separated into 2 pieces and cut in half.

Boil until dumplings are done 10-15 minutes. Add evaporated milk and stir gently.

Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes more, then serve.

Makes about 8 - 10 servings.

 

[airhead]

Originally posted by Amazon warrior
This gives me a opportunity to ask about grits, anyway. What are they? Do you eat them or spread them on the road? Or both? ???

Also, cornbread. Anyone got a good recipe? I\'m curious and would like to try making some.

Cheers!

Cornbread. Get a good sweet cornbread or corn muffin mix and follow the directions. My personal fav is Jiffy, but I doubt that is available over there.

Grits: My wife makes cheese grits. Grate up a block of chedder cheese and add to a pot of grits. Hmmmmmm. I\'ll see if I can get her recipe.

 

[Amazon warrior]

Originally posted by airhead

Originally posted by Amazon warrior
This gives me a opportunity to ask about grits, anyway. What are they? Do you eat them or spread them on the road? Or both? ???

Also, cornbread. Anyone got a good recipe? I\'m curious and would like to try making some.

Cheers!

Cornbread. Get a good sweet cornbread or corn muffin mix and follow the directions. My personal fav is Jiffy, but I doubt that is available over there.

Grits: My wife makes cheese grits. Grate up a block of chedder cheese and add to a pot of grits. Hmmmmmm. I\'ll see if I can get her recipe.

Um. It\'s safest to assume that no cornbread mixes are available over here, except in US army bases that I don\'t have access to. However, I\'ll bear that in mind if I find myself Stateside.

 

[Aliengod3]

Hot Dogs, Pizza, Steak, Burgers, and pretty much anything with extremely fattening cream sauces like fettuccine alfredo. Do not forget to wash this all down with good american cuisine beverages such as jamba juice and other fattening smoothies meant to be meal replacements but are pretty much appetizers for most.

 

[evil tendencies]

Like stated, grits are a corn-based porridge type food. I\'m kind of a nerd when it comes to eating the local staples when I travel, so I had a long lesson in grits when I was younger.

West Coast grits: sweeter is better. Brown sugar, white sugar, raisins (a co-worker used all three), apricots, prunes, dried peaches and cinnamon are often added. Breakfast only, usually.

Texas Grits: bring on the grease! The woman who fed me in Texas told me that the fiber of the grits allows fattier foods to taste better. I don\'t know how, but I don\'t question the word of a 70 year-old cook. Bacon bits (and I don\'t mean that awful tofu stuff, I mean real, crispy bacon crumbled into bits), Louisiana-style sausage bits, tomatoes (not greasy, but they add to the flavor of sausage), grated American cheese, butter, lots of butter, and scrambled eggs. The above goes good on the side or in the bowl, but, since I was traveling by Greyhound bus almost nonstop, I opted to mix everything together.

Southern Grits: Spices, baby! Texas grits are good here, but make sure to add the most sweat-inducing, eye-burning spices you can find. Tabasco sauce is almost a given (the woman at the bus depot: \"Honey, you look strange enough around here to not use Tabasco on those.\"), but also basic black pepper, cayenne pepper, jalapenos, chilis and/or chili powder. Eat with a side of eggs and lots of milk. Lots of milk.

And before anyone screams, I know these are generalizations.

 

[PegaZus]

Originally posted by airhead
Cornbread. Get a good sweet cornbread or corn muffin mix and follow the directions. My personal fav is Jiffy, but I doubt that is available over there.

SWEET?! BLASPHEMY!

Corn BREAD! Not corn CAKE! Bread! Bread! Bread! :cussing:

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by Sakura
Someone asked me in another forum for some recipes for typically American cooking.
...
I can\'t really think of anything savory. Well, besides stuffed turkey and cranberry sauce, and that seems to be a bit to complicated.

Stuffed turkey with the trimmings may seem involved but it\'s no real challenge to a cook with reasonable experience, especially as the stuffing can be made the day before (and can be cooked in the bird, outside the bird or both). Any idea what level the person who asked you is?

Originally posted by Sakura
I hope some of you could give me some ideas on what you consider typically American cuisine. If you have some recipes even better.

Here you go, knock yourself out!

Originally posted by airhead
Real chili does not have beans in it.

Hush yo mouth! That there is blasphemy in ma neck o\' the woods lol

Originally posted by Amazon warrior
This gives me a opportunity to ask about grits, anyway. What are they? Do you eat them or spread them on the road? Or both? ???

Grits is short for hominy grits (which you might hear more in older movies). I have to say it\'s much nicer than it looks, same as white gravy! I\'d love to be able to make it over here but you can\'t without the right type of processed cornmeal (corn types) unfortunately.

Originally posted by Amazon warrior
Also, cornbread. Anyone got a good recipe? I\'m curious and would like to try making some.

Here\'s a basic recipe of the type I\'ve had success with in the past:
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1 cup milk

Thorough mix flour, salt, baking powder and cornmeal (sifting the flour with the salt and baking soda will give a lighter bread but it\'s not essential). Beat egg and milk together and mix with dry ingredients, pour into greased skillet or deep baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees (190°C) or until golden on top.

Einion