Most unusual dinner you have made

Himmelslicht · Post by **Himmelslicht** » 08 Dec 2014, 04:54

Turnip with onion sauce and pasta.

That was hella weird. Guess it was because I had not much left at home that day hahaha.

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 08 Dec 2014, 10:33

I like beef heart. You dont see it much in the states, but in Canada almost every resturanrt has it on their menu.

PashaRu · Post by **PashaRu** » 08 Dec 2014, 12:34

I didn't make it myself, but I ate a lot of weird stuff when I was in China & South Korea. Much of the "Chinese" and "Korean" food in the US is cleaned up and Americanized. The authentic cuisine that's served in those countries can be quite different. I don't even know what some of it was.

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 08 Dec 2014, 19:43

Same with Chinese food. Authentic Chinese food has things in it that would make most Americans barf.

Intelligent_Cat · Post by **Intelligent_Cat** » 08 Dec 2014, 20:37

Peanut butter and jelly on an uncooked tortilla and ice cream with wayyyyy to much peanut butter. I definitely don't recommend it!

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 08 Dec 2014, 20:51

Sounds kind of heavy. I like a little peanut butter and jelly on a tortilla, but too much makes the tortilla fall apart.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 09 Dec 2014, 03:31

Bighuey wrote:I like beef heart. You dont see it much in the states, but in Canada almost every resturanrt has it on their menu.

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It's one of the few Organ meats that has a very mild flavor compared to Liver, Kidneys, etc...
You'd never know that it wasn't " regular " beef stew except for the texture, which is a bit more " dense ", and of course much more flavorful than the common cuts of beef presently sold in supermarkets...

An " unusual " dinner I've made is a Chinese Meat Loaf..........a fusion of the best of both worlds combining ground Pork, Hoison sauce in lieu of tomato sauce, Panko instead of Italian flavored bread crumbs, Ginger etc., rather than Italian seasonings, .........served on a bed of " Lo- Mein " noodles, I do the same recipe to make my own Chinese Ravioli, aka Dim Sum...

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 09 Dec 2014, 19:42

That sounds good. Ive had it made from ground turkey, thats not bad.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 10 Dec 2014, 06:13

I LOVE ground turkey!......I mix it w/pork to make great meatballs...........

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 10 Dec 2014, 10:25

That does sound good. How do you make meatballs? I tried it once with hamburger and they fell apart.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 10 Dec 2014, 11:57

I combine it w/an egg, and some kind of bread crumbs, panko, etc. as a " binding " agent...another way which I haven't tried yet is stale bread soaked in milk and formed into a " paste " ( saw that on my fave Italian cooking show, Lydia Bastianich )

Either way I add loads of garlic and onions, ketchup or tomato paste, fresh parsley, etc...

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 10 Dec 2014, 19:34

I see. Kind of like making meat loaf. Do you bake them like meat loaf?

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 11 Dec 2014, 07:08

yes, basically the same recipe.........depending on my mood, I either bake, pan-fry, or poach them in water, wine, or veggie/ chicken stock...

My new discovery is " Teriyaki " meatballs...( if you don't have Teriyaki sauce, a good substitute is Soy sauce ( I use lo-sodium mixed w/a tad of sugar, I use Brown ...

Just roll them in the sauce, and bake or sauté,............. to die for!