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Oven Baked Brisket

Ingredients:

1 - 10 - 15lb brisket
2 - Cups of water
Black Pepper
Salt

Preparation:

Remove Brisket from wrapper and wash. Place brisket in large roasting pan(fat side down). pour two cups of water over brisket and sprinkle liberally with black pepper and salt.

Cover pan with heavy duty foil and place in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until meat fork inserted in small end twists easily.

Remove from oven and let set for twenty minutes. Place brisket fat side up and take knife and scrape fat off.

Turn brisket over and slice to desired thickness,slicing cross grain. Place slices carefully in serving dish.

Take drippings in roasting pan and reheat adding enough cornstarch to thicken the mixture. Season with salt and additonal pepper to taste. Pour mixture over sliced brisket. Serve with mash potatoes and corn and hot biscuits.


Posted: Monday 27th September 2004, 12:02 PM

Granddad's special baked salmon

Doggoned if I ain't come up with something I think might be totally new!

1 3-4 lb whole Atlantic salmon
3 green onions (fresher, the better!)
1 or 2 whole Polish dill pickles
Salt
Fresh-ground black pepper
2 or 3 pats butter
Juice of one lemon (optional)

Remove head, fins, innards, and tail from the fish. make a slit along the back from one end to the other, same along the belly. Make 3 equally-spaced diagonal slits across each side. Wash fish well.

Remove any bad leaves from the green onions, wash well, cut about 1/2 of the green part off and set aside. Split the onions lengthwise and set aside. Slice the pickles lengthwise into 1/8 inch slices and set aside. Salt and pepper the fish inside and out.

Spread about 1/2 the butter inside the cavity of the fish, then place the pickle slices and the split green onions inside the cavity, reserving several pickle slices.

Place fish on a long piece of aluminum foil, butter the top side, and top with the onion tops and the reserved pickle slices.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

I served mashed potatoes and freshly-cooked spinach with this; but that's 'cause of my grandkids. I normally would consider serving it with a baked potato and a good salad. Tartar sauce or seafood cocktail sauce works well with the fish; but a more exotic sauce (perhaps based on a Bearnaise sauce) might also fit.


Posted: Sunday 26th September 2004, 1:31 PM

Old-fashioned sausage gravy

1/4 lb. breakfast sausage
2 tbsp flour (heaping)
2 c. milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh-ground black pepper

Fry sausage until done, breaking it up fine. Add flour, salt, and pepper, stirring until flour has absorbed all the sausage drippings (if there is dry flour, add enough butter to wet it). Stir and cook for a minute or so; then stir in the milk, a little at a time (*tip*...if you use a wire whip, you won't have lumps). Cook and stir until gravy boils. If gravy is too thick, add more milk. Taste and adjust salt and pepper.

Serve over hot homemade biscuits. Yummy!


Posted: Sunday 11th April 2004, 8:51 AM

SAUSAGE AND CORN

1 lb. smoked sausage
1 (No. 2) can whole kernel
corn
1/2 green pepper
1 1/2 c. cracker crumbs

Medium White Sauce (1 Cup):
1/4 c. oleo
1/4 c. flour
2 c. milk

Cut sausage in 1/2 inch lengths; mix with corn and
chopped pepper. Season to taste. Make sauce by melting oleo
and adding flour and milk. In a baking dish, place layers of
crumbs, corn mixture and sauce. Top with crumbs and slices of
sausage. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.


Posted: Wednesday 24th December 2003, 9:40 PM

GERMAN DINNER IN A DISH

1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced
thinly
6 medium potatoes, peeled and
sliced thinly
1 lb. 1 oz. can creamed corn
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1 1/2 tsp. salt
pepper to taste
1 1/2 c. milk

Grease a casserole dish with butter. Mix creamed corn,
parsley flakes, salt, pepper and milk together in a separate
dish. Start casserole by placing a layer of potatoes on bottom
of dish. Then a layer of smoked sausage, then a layer of the
creamed corn mixture, continue this method until dish is full.
Bake in a preheated 375 degrees oven for 1 hour or until potatoes are
tender. Garnish with parsley.


Posted: Wednesday 24th December 2003, 9:20 PM

SMOKED SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

1 c. instant rice
1 lb. Hillshire Farm smoked
sausage or Polska kielbasa,
cut into 2-inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
1/2 c. sliced celery
1 can (8 oz.) tomatoes
4 drops hot pepper sauce
1/4 tsp. pepper

Cook rice according to package directions. While rice
is cooking, coat inside of large skillet with new butter flavor
Pam cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium heat. Add sau-
sage, onion, green pepper and celery and saute until vegetables
are tender. Add tomatoes, hot pepper sauce and pepper. Drain
cooked rice and stir into sausage mixture. Cook over low heat,
stirring frequently until thoroughly heated. Makes 4 to 6
servings.


Posted: Wednesday 24th December 2003, 9:14 PM

Granddad's Mexican rice

Usually served as a side dish with something like tacos, enchiladas, milanesa, etc. and (like in most cultures around the world) is also usually accompanied by beans.

In a large skillet (frying pan) for which you have a cover:
Melt 3 Tbsp butter
Add 1 cup dry rice
Stir over med-high heat until rice just starts to take on some color
Add 1 cup tomato sauce and one cup water (big secret to making rice...1 part rice to 2 parts liquid)
Stir in:
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped Bell pepper (optional)
1-2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1 tsp ground cumin (comino)
Bring to a boil, reduce heat slightly and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Cover, reduce heat to low, and allow to steam for 40 minutes.
You can substitute jalapenos for part/all of the Bell pepper if you and your guests like spicy.


Posted: Saturday 6th December 2003, 8:49 AM


Granddad's Biscuits

3 cups all-purpose flour
5 rounded teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick butter or margarine
about 1 1/4 cups milk
Mix all dry ingredients together completely. cut butter into small pieces and add it. Use a pastry blender or a fork to incorporate the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Add milk a little at a time until mixture forms a ball and 'cleans the bowl'. remove from bowl to a lightly floured board and roll or pat to about 1/4 inch thick. Fold twice, and roll or pat to about 3/4 inch thick. Use a floured cutter or the top of a drinking glass to cut the biscuits. Oil a sheet pan liberally, and place the cut biscuits on it, turning them once to coat the top. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown on top and biscuits sound hollow when tapped on top. Remove from oven and cover with a clean dishtowel.
Serve with a good gravy or with lots of butter and jelly. YUMMY!



Posted: Saturday 6th December 2003, 8:40 AM


No Recipe-Just a Tip

When cooking in a crockpot, reduce or eliminate beer or wine. Because a crockpot cooks at a low temperature and preserves the liquids in whatever you're cooking, your food may have a strong flavor of beer or wine. I save the beer or wine for stovetop cooking, where most of the beer or wine flavor will be boiled away.

Posted: Thursday 26th October 2006, 11:13 AM

Crispy Fried Frog Legs

2 to 2 1/2 pounds small frog legs
1/3 cup lemon juice
crushed ice
1/3 cup milk
2 eggs -- separated
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper
2 cups all-purpose flour
vegetable oil for deep frying

Wash frog legs thoroughly. Place in a large bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice, and cover with crushed ice. Refrigerate 1 to 3
hours. In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg yolks, and 2 teaspoons oil. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into milk and egg
yolk mixture. Sprinkle frog legs with salt and pepper; dip each in milk-egg mixture, then dredge in flour. Heat vegetable oil in a
deep-fryer or skillet to 375°. Fry frog legs until golden brown. When you remove the frog legs transfer to paper towels to
drain. Serves 4 to 6.


Posted: Tuesday 17th May 2005, 12:33 AM

Baked Beans

These beans are right from Heaven.

Ingredients:

4- 15oz. cans Van Camps Pork and Beans
1-cup chopped green peppers
1-cup chopped onion
1/2 bacon(fried & crumbled)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup Grandma's Molasses

Preparation:

Open and drain all juice off of pork & beans. In the skillet that the bacon was fried in, add onion an green pepper and saute. Add crumbled bacon and rest of ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Pour bean mixture into baking dish and place several pieces of uncooked bacon on top of beans. Place dish in preheated 350 degree oven. Bake until bacon is cooked. Approximately 30 min.

Remove from oven and let set for 30 minutes.


Posted: Monday 27th September 2004, 3:12 PM

Pinto Beans Deluxe

This recipe is sure to tantalize the taste buds.
I use Brown's Best pinto beans.

Ingredients:

Bag of Brown's Best Pinto beans
1-Can of stewed tomatoes
1/2 lb of slab bacon
1-Medium onion (diced)
1-pkg onion soup mix

Preparation:

Check the desired amount for rocks and foreign objects. Wash and re-wash. Place in slow-cooker
and cover with enough water that they will not dry out.

Add onion soup mix. Cut bacon into small pieces and add to beans. Add diced onions and stewed tomatoes. Cook in slow cooker until beans are tender. Salt to taste.

Enjoy!


Posted: Monday 27th September 2004, 12:31 PM

Smoked Brisket

This is a fool proof way of preparing brisket which can be cut with a plastic fork!

Ingredients:

1- 10-15 lb brisket
1- Smoker/grill
1- Small bottle of Mrs. Dash original blend
1- Small bottle of Lawery's or Seasoned salt
1- Small bottle of garlic powder.
Heavy duty Aluminum foil

Preparation:

Remove brisket from wrapper and wash and place on pan. sprinkle seasoned salt, garlic and Mrs. Dash liberally over the brisket. Rub into brisket.

Place brisket on smoker or grill which is capable of smoking for 2 1/2 to three hours. Remove and place on heavy duty foil. I make an X out of two pieces and wrap tightly. Place in preheated oven for at least two hours. Check tenderness by inserting meat fork in small end of brisket. It is tender when the fork can be twisted and the meat separates. Remove from oven and let stand for at least 20 minutes.

Slice to desired thickness. Serve with your choice of BBQ sauce.

Enjoy!!!!!!


Posted: Monday 27th September 2004, 12:22 PM

Beer Brats

I love this recipe. Amounts depend on how many are in your group.

Ingredients:

Johnsonville Brats
2 - med sliced onions
2 - 3 cans of cheap beer

Preparation:

Grill Brats either in a skillet or outdoors on a grill until browned.(Don't over cook!)

Meanwhile, take the beer and pour in pan with onions sliced to desired thickness. Bring to boil and reduce heat. When brats are ready, place in the beer bath. Simmer about 10 minutes after bringing back to boil.

Serve on buns with mustard and the cooked onions.

Wonderful!!!!!





Posted: Monday 27th September 2004, 12:10 PM
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Oven Baked Brisket
Granddad's special baked salmon
Old-fashioned sausage gravy
SAUSAGE AND CORN
GERMAN DINNER IN A DISH
SMOKED SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA
Granddad's Mexican rice
Granddad's Biscuits
No Recipe-Just a Tip
Crispy Fried Frog Legs
Baked Beans
Pinto Beans Deluxe
Smoked Brisket
Beer Brats