What did I cook this weekend.....

[Schlenkerla]

This was dinner. Chicken fried in pure lard. NO seasoning, NO breading just -CHICKEN- and then just before serving you brush with melted garlic butter. OMG stand aside Colonel Sanders, I no longer love you!

It was crispy and delicious.

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My grandmother used to do pork chops that way. But with this twist. Dredge in flour, then in raw scrambled eggs, then in saltine crackers. Fry in lard to brown the breading. Then pressure cook. How long I don't know. I just remember doing the crackers in a hand grinder and then doing the breading for her.

Dude, my sister and I would eat three or four of them each at picnics. To this day my older sister talks about grandma's poke chops.

I have yet to attempt to reproduce them. You might have inspired me.

So, how much lard.

 

[Schlenkerla]

This was dinner. Chicken fried in pure lard. NO seasoning, NO breading just -CHICKEN- and then just before serving you brush with melted garlic butter. OMG stand aside Colonel Sanders, I no longer love you!

It was crispy and delicious.

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Come to think of it...

My mother did something like this. Melt the lard. Sear your plain pork chops or do breakfast sausage links in lard.

Remove the meat. Turn down to low. Put layers of sliced potatoes and onion slices in the lard with a layer of cracked black pepper season salt. Then a second and third layer. Each with black and season salt. I like Lawries and red pepper flakes. Then put the meat on top of the potatoes cover and heat on low. The meat will steam and the fat will drip into the onion potato mixture.

This will work in a crock pot or Dutch oven as long as you brown the meat first.

Even a roast browned will work too if you plan to use a crock pot.

I used to do this in college with Smoked Eckridge Sausage. I'd douse with ketchup. All of this was a comfort food for me in college. Namely the Eckridge Sausage rendition.

 

[Temptd2]

So, how much lard.

The amount of lard depends on your pan size! You want the food about 1/2 submerged in it. You can see in the picture that the top of the chicken is about half out of the fat.

MMMM fried pork chops, yum. I eat very low carb so no breading for me but it sure sounds good!

So now I have half a pan of lard left over. I have this brilliant idea to warm it up just til liquid, then pour it into my stainless steel French press and press down the strainer, thereby containing all the "bits" in the bottom of the press, then pour off the liquid into a quart Mason jar, seal with the vacuum sealer, and MAYBE refrigerate, or not, til next need.

I'll then wipe out the stuff in the bottom of the press and run it through the dishwasher.

I have an extra strainer/plunger for it so I think I'll use that one exclusively for this purpose. We'll see how that works!

 

[Schlenkerla]

The amount of lard depends on your pan size! You want the food about 1/2 submerged in it. You can see in the picture that the top of the chicken is about half out of the fat.

MMMM fried pork chops, yum. I eat very low carb so no breading for me but it sure sounds good!

So now I have half a pan of lard left over. I have this brilliant idea to warm it up just til liquid, then pour it into my stainless steel French press and press down the strainer, thereby containing all the "bits" in the bottom of the press, then pour off the liquid into a quart Mason jar, seal with the vacuum sealer, and MAYBE refrigerate, or not, til next need.

I'll then wipe out the stuff in the bottom of the press and run it through the dishwasher.

I have an extra strainer/plunger for it so I think I'll use that one exclusively for this purpose. We'll see how that works!

Bacon is good for this too. Fry up a pound of extra thick cut bacon. Then poach eggs in the bacon grease. I imagine anything fried in that grease would be great.

 

[LakesideBrewing]

My wife’s grandmother kept her cast iron pan filled with lard in her basement. She’d heat it up, deep fry some donuts and then put it back in the basement. She lived to 91. Cheers!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Famous lard fan

 

[Temptd2]

Bacon is good for this too. Fry up a pound of extra thick cut bacon. Then poach eggs in the bacon grease. I imagine anything fried in that grease would be great.

Yeah, that pan is full of about 1/2 bacon fat and 1/2 "new" lard. Seriously yum.

 

[TwistedGray]

@imasickboy braggot turned into a pancake sticky syrup mess ... Tasty though

@imasickboy BBQ sauces and other liquids for the ribs to finish in

@imasickboy mustard rubbed tritip ready for it's water bath!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Yeah, that pan is full of about 1/2 bacon fat and 1/2 "new" lard. Seriously yum.

You inspired me make my pork chop and potato fiasco tonight.

The last time I made this it was a fiasco because my drunk buddy burnt the flock out of it.

He was passed-out, woke up, smelled stuff cooking looked at it, assumed it was done and shut off the burner on the Dutch oven. Then poured himself another whiskey. I'm doing laundry, folding clothes. Gone for about 20 minutes. I knew it would be ok if it steamed on low (#2 electric stove) a little longer. It needed to go a full 60 minutes.

Turns out dip-schlitz didn't turn off the burner. He put it on 10!!! I get back to the kitchen I'm WTF!!! He's like dinner's done I shut it off. Meanwhile the schìț is burnt and now smoking as he sips his whisky and surfs Facebook, oblivious as to what he's done.

I could have killed him. I pitched it in the trash and left his sorry ass and went to buffalo wild wings. Sat at the bar by myself and drank two fat tires and ate a basket of hot wings.

So today, no laundry, no drunk friend. I should be o.k..

 

[lschiavo]

I always assumed you were older than that story makes you sound.

 

[Temptd2]

You inspired me make my pork chop and potato fiasco tonight.

The last time I made this it was a fiasco because my drunk buddy burnt the flock out it.

He was passed-out, woke up, smelled stuff cooking looked at it, assumed it was done and shut off the burner on the Dutch oven. Then poured himself another whiskey. I'm doing laundry, folding clothes. Gone for about 20 minutes. I knew it would be ok if it steamed on low (#2 electric stove) a little longer. It needed to go a full 60 minutes.

Turns out dip-schlitz didn't turn off the burner. He put it on 10!!! I get back to the kitchen I'm WTF!!! He's like dinner's done I shut it off. Meanwhile the schìț is burnt and now smoking as he sips his whisky and surfs Facebook, oblivious as to what he's done.

I could have killed him. I pitched it in the trash and left his sorry ass and went to buffalo wild wings. Sat at the bar by myself and drank two fat tires and ate a basket of hot wings.

So today, no laundry, no drunk friend. I should be o.k..

LOL, thanks, I needed that visual and those belly-laughs!

 

[Schlenkerla]

I always assumed you were older than that story makes you sound.

How is that?

 

[TwistedGray]

Turned the meat into taco meat, was quite yummy!

 

[6Tap]

Turned the meat into taco meat, was quite yummy!
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Those look very tasty!

 

[Schlenkerla]

I always assumed you were older than that story makes you sound.

Just so you know....

He was and is still is a good friend, but he was a drunk. He's quit drinking and his wife keeps him in check.

He was my work roommate for four years. Both of us are married. He could drink a half gallon of whisky in two or three days. That's more than 18 shots of whiskey a day. Actually 21 to 32 oz of whiskey a day. But he would still make it to work everyday at 8AM. It's only because he was passed out by 8pm on most days.

4 out of 5 days he slept in a lazyboy instead of his bed.

2 out 5 days he slept on the floor because he fell out of the lazyboy.

He once punched a hole in my bathroom wall because of something a politician said on TV.

He once pissed on himself after he fell in the bath tub and broke the shower rod.

He once called his 16 year old daughter a fooking whore on his cell phone about 30 times in a drunken stupor.

He once fell in a sewer in Mexico because they left it open on the side walk. But he was to drunk to notice. Lucky he didn't get majorly injured. Guess who helped him out.

I also cooked for him every work day because he was too drunk to actually make his dinner.

Caring for a drunk is no fun.

 

[TwistedGray]

Those look very tasty!

The rib meat taco was on point, 5hrs on the smoker.

 

[eric19312]

This was dinner. Chicken fried in pure lard. NO seasoning, NO breading just -CHICKEN- and then just before serving you brush with melted garlic butter. OMG stand aside Colonel Sanders, I no longer love you!

It was crispy and delicious.

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I’m loving this. Tell us about the chicken. Also the lard. Just the regular grocery store stuff (Armour) or do you have a better option? Also time and fat temp. I’m doing low carb too and will be trying this soon!

 

[6Tap]

This is my awsome dinner tonight!

Smoker? Oh, boy I’ve had one on my wish list for a while.

Can you send a sample Taco to my house by drone? [emoji12]

 

[applescrap]

This was dinner. Chicken fried in pure lard. NO seasoning, NO breading just -CHICKEN- and then just before serving you brush with melted garlic butter. OMG stand aside Colonel Sanders, I no longer love you!

It was crispy and delicious.

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Oh wow, that chicken is jumping out of my screen. I like the melted butter finishing touch. Need to try this. My grandpa btw was always going on about the best mexican food having lard in the refried beans. Haha, just read the lard talk, funny, I thought of Grandpa before reading those other comments, glad we are all connected to lard in some way. Lol, gramps kept a trader joes candy stash. Orange slices, ring gels, chocolate chunks, jelly beans, gummys, you name it. My cousin and I would search his stash out like bloodhounds. Haha, we would find it, and the next day, poof, gone. He never said a word to us and us to him. Never saw him eat any either. He played solitaire while drinking scotch (one shot a day, no more no less and or one beer) and listening to only the finest classical. He was a great man. He married my gma and was the only grandpa I knew. Basically too bad I didnt get his genes. He built the la to san Francisco aqau duct and the chico dam. My bio gp was a strong baker who liked to drink and gamble, haha, it all makes sense now.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I always assumed you were older than that story makes you sound.

I don't know if that's a complement or a criticism. I'm assuming the latter. Don't assume that's a one off situation. Read the other post. You might have a better sense of my aggravation.

Truth be told at 50+ I'm still pretty damn sophomoric and like to drink myself.

I was really tempted to post the picture where he was hanging off the lazyboy passed out, flayling around knocking over my beer, then hanging off the other end of the chair. Pissed because the beer he knocked over was in my lap. I tapped the lazyboy with just two fingers. He fell out of the lazyboy and it some how it, the lazyboy, fell on him. I'm taking pictures of him laughing. The camera flash going off makes him come to... He says "Thank you!".

I want to protect him so I zoomed in on these pictures, just so you know I'm not full of crap.

LOL, thanks, I needed that visual and those belly-laughs!

Glad you liked that! [emoji482]

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

My first sous vide chicken breasts

 

[lschiavo]

I don't know if that's a complement or a criticism. I'm assuming the latter. Don't assume that's a one off situation. Read the other post. You might have a better sense of my aggravation.

Truth be told at 50+ I'm still pretty damn sophomoric and like to drink myself.

I was really tempted to post the picture where he was hanging off the lazyboy passed out, flayling around knocking over my beer, then hanging off the other end of the chair. Pissed because the beer he knocked over was in my lap. I tapped the lazyboy with just two fingers. He fell out of the lazyboy and it some how it, the lazyboy, fell on him. I'm taking pictures of him laughing. The camera flash going off makes him come to... He says "Thank you!".

I want to protect him so I zoomed in on these pictures, just so you know I'm not full of crap.


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I must have touched a nerve. Sorry.

You have confirmed the age I suspected you were. You have also shown that your are a great friend and like to have a good time. I have no further questions at this time. Your witness

II suppose it's a compliment

 

[Schlenkerla]

I must have touched a nerve. Sorry.

You have confirmed the age I suspected you were. You have also shown that your are a great friend and like to have a good time. I have no further questions at this time. Your witness

II suppose it's a compliment

No problem. It sounds like I read too much into your post. Sorry about that.

I thought you might have thought I was being an a-hole to my friend, being immature, petty or overreacting. This happened near the end of our cohabitating.

As it's evident I was really pissed that day. I wound up apologizing the next day cause I really blew a gasket. I think it was long coming though over a bunch of things all related to the general situation.

It was a bit funny looking back at it now.

Cheers to beers! [emoji482]

Here's the fiasco ....

 

[Schlenkerla]

Pork chops were very tender. Potatoes were nice and spicy. Used lots of black pepper and red pepper flakes. I doused it with famous Dave's Rib Rub as I layered the onions and taters.

 

[TwistedGray]

I sliced off a tip of the tri tip yesterday to smoke today. Just don't stand too close to the smoker, mmmmmmkay!

(could've been a little more rare, but whatever)

 

[Temptd2]

I’m loving this. Tell us about the chicken. Also the lard. Just the regular grocery store stuff (Armour) or do you have a better option? Also time and fat temp. I’m doing low carb too and will be trying this soon!

A good old Foster Farms 5 pound chicken, which I cut up. NO seasoning on it of any kind. Lard was partly a jar of the "expensive organic stuff" I bought at Walmart and part a tub of stuff I bought on Amazon which did NOT have partially-hydrogenated crap in it and part some rendered bacon fat which I keep in a quart jar in the fridge. Probably about 1/3 of each, more or less, but it wouldn't really matter, all lard from a bucket would be fine but I will not buy it if it says "partially hydrogenated" on it - that crap'll kill ya!

12" cast iron skillet, belonged to DH's Mom who fried many a chicken in it. I melted the lard in it til it was about 1/2 way up the sides. Brought it to 350* and then put the chicken pieces in. I had cut the HUGE breast pieces into halves crosswise, making 4 breast pieces total. I got all the chicken into the pan except those last two pieces of breast, which I saved to do as a second batch since it cooks faster.

Skin side down first, cover, 15 to 20 minutes; then turn over and leave uncovered another 15 to 20 or til your instant-read thermometer says it's done - I do it to 160* and then let it sit in a warm oven til it's all cooked.

Topping was a cube of butter, melted, with some garlic salt and garlic powder added to taste. Just before serving, brush that melted butter all over the chicken. It was some DANG GOOD EATIN' I can tell you!

There is a guy online called "Butter Bob" who has a YouTube video called "Butter makes your pants fall off" - watching that got us firmly back on the low carb bandwagon and we're actually gonna try it keto-style this time. He also has a video on making that chicken but he WAY overcooks his IMHO. Still, that garlic butter would make an overfried flip-flop taste good! LOL!

 

[orionol73]

I sliced off a tip of the tri tip yesterday to smoke today. Just don't stand too close to the smoker, mmmmmmkay!
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(could've been a little more rare, but whatever)

Just some trimmings I assume? How does that flavor come through to the meat? I would imagine the smoker smells double good now!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Getting short ribs ready to braise.

 

[TwistedGray]

Just some trimmings I assume? How does that flavor come through to the meat? I would imagine the smoker smells double good now!

Yeah, just trimmings. It comes through enough...you get some mmmpop from it I made a tent to also help trap the smoke though. I babysat the smoker.

 

[bleme]

Yeah, just trimmings. It comes through enough...you get some mmmpop from it

Typo?