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View attachment 66574Beef fried rice made with beef I butchered myself here at the house. I got an entire dairy cow carcass (700lbs and very lean) for $400 and butchered it in my basement over the course of 2 days. Now I know why butchers have those giant forearms, not a task for the weak of heart or hand. Ground this beef myself and mixed in a little pork fat, onion and garlic into the grind. Brown 1.5 pounds in the skillet, add mixed veggies(whatever you want in there), cook a cup of Basmati rice (yields about 3 cups cooked rice) and then stir that in with the meat and veggies. I season with black pepper, red pepper, garlic powder, salt, soy sauce and tiger sauce. Cook together on low for about 15 minutes.
Deglaze with anything like wine or stock?

I learned a good trick when it comes to stock. You can freeze it but most containers are too big to defrost for day to day cooking. I froze mine in ice cube trays then put them in a ziplock freezer bags so I can just pull a couple of cubes of stock at a time.
 
I recently made the same meal but replaced the zucchini with an old broke down Chuck Taylor teenie... Not surprisingly it tasted about the same but had better texture, or what we food critics like to call mouth feel....?
I only eat zucchini when I'm a guest at someone's house and they have already put it on my plate. Otherwise it's a hard no.
 
Yea, the Zuc is the gardens unwanted redheaded stepchild.. I myself would rather eat a fucking banana slug...
 
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I could eat that everyday for the rest of my life..

@rico thanks for the great compliment !

I am not a chef. That word is way over used. I am a home cook.
My younger brother, before his death, was a chef.
He worked in Amsterdam, Netherlands for 30+ years at many high end restaurants.
He worked in the executive dining room for Royal Dutch Shell, etc ..................
Years ago he came back to the US for a visit, and said "I'm on vacation, I am not going to cook."
"I will eat anything you make." I made many, many meals.

After making a lamb stew meal, his compliment was: "I would serve that."
Best compliment ever !

Thanks again for the compliment. Perhaps we can share some food one day.

Ciao (chow) for Now !
 
To fly in the face of the rules of the culinary world, here's shrimp parm.
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Used a low carb breading, almond flour then an egg wash followed by dipping in blended cashews and parmesan Romano.
Marinara with fresh garlic and basil, baby bellas and quartered cherry tomatoes. Topped with six cheese Italian blend.
 

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