Cast iron cookware...

[Gig 'Em Ags]

Howdy Renee!!! :lol-sign: But, but (no pun intended) the non-verbal "communication" with my compadres is such a joy; if anything I want to enhance the after-effects!!! :lol-sign:

Heheh . . . from the beans or from the unwashed cookware?

When I make beans, I do a soak with baking soda, then rinse and do another soak. Really cuts down on the after-effects. Beano works very well too.

 

[Debi]

now you have me wanting that amazing cornbread that only cooks proper in a cast iron skillet. the southern part of me is craving.........

back to open fire cooking......I adore it. been many a winter evening that I cooked up a dinner via the fireplace and that iron skillet. only light was the fire....how romantic can it get?!

 

[Gig 'Em Ags]

Howdy Debi!!! Cornbread with Jalepenos cooked in a cast iron skillet over coals!!!:hail:

now you have me wanting that amazing cornbread that only cooks proper in a cast iron skillet. the southern part of me is craving.........

back to open fire cooking......I adore it. been many a winter evening that I cooked up a dinner via the fireplace and that iron skillet. only light was the fire....how romantic can it get?!

 

[Debi]

ok...just STOP....I'm salivating all over my keyboard. LOL

 

[Gempress]

Oh, you guys are just making me DROOL! I think I'm going to have to do a barbecue this weekend....slow-smoked ribs and chicken, borracho beans, my pan-fried potatoes, maybe some grilled corn on the cob. And all this talk of cornbread is making me want to make some of that, too!

Yup, I'll definately be barbecuing on Sunday!

 

[Gig 'Em Ags]

Don't forget to put the homemade butter on while still warm!!!! opcorn:

ok...just STOP....I'm salivating all over my keyboard. LOL

 

[Gig 'Em Ags]

Indeed!!!! :hail:

Oh, you guys are just making me DROOL! I think I'm going to have to do a barbecue this weekend....slow-smoked ribs and chicken, borracho beans, my pan-fried potatoes, maybe some grilled corn on the cob. And all this talk of cornbread is making me want to make some of that, too!

Yup, I'll definately be barbecuing on Sunday!

 

[Debi]

me, too, Gem! marinading boneless chicken breasts. a nice salad...and putting my corn over the fire. (we soak it in a bucket of water for awhile first...then roast over the open fire...yum. give me the wicked real butter, I shall repent another day!) something wild to drink...my hubby in the hammock...sorry, it's me loving summer again. (wrong thread!) LOL!

meanwhile...I sit here munching a stupid cracker. LOL GIVE ME THE WEEKEND...NOW!!!!!!!

 

[bubbatd]

I do have my 54 yr. old Revere Ware skillet ( copper bottom ) I use for sautéing .

 

[Debi]

hmmmm...I think I have gained weight just reading this thread. I hate when that happens.......

 

[Gempress]

hmmmm...I think I have gained weight just reading this thread. I hate when that happens.......

LOL Debi! We haven't even gotten to homemade fried chicken, browned in a cast-iron skillet and served with the afforementioned corn bread!

 

[ToscasMom]

Oh yeah in the lodge chicken fryer with the screen for splattering. Fried chicken, soaked in buttermilk overnight first, of course.

 

[Debi]

oh yes...it HAS to be soaked in buttermilk overnight!! ok..who wants to bring me some of that dreamy chicken??? *sighs* * drools* after soaking...dredge in seasoned flour..fry in iron skillet til totally crispy...


waaaaaaaaaaaaa....I am still eating stupid crackers here. I need me some fried chicken! (you all know about that addiction, right???!!)

 

[Debi]

in my next life, I want to come back as a member of ToscasMom's family. Lordy...she sounds like THE best cook! can Dave and I both adopt you????

 

[Gempress]

Hmmm, soaked in buttermilk? Sounds interesting. What recipe for fried chicken do you use?

I don't know how to make American-style fried chicken. *hangs head in shame* I make fried chicken in the asian style, as learned from my grandma. The chicken is liberally seasoned with garlic powder, salt, freshly ground pepper and soy sauce, then left to marinate for at least overnight.

The next day, the chicken is dredged with flour and fried. No batter, no additional seasoning. I LOVE it this way! Crispy, but not overly-breaded. And all the flavor is in the chicken, not the crust.

 

[Aussie Red]

Any of you use the dutch oven in cast iron ? Or the spider ? Oh now there is some mighty fine eating when set into the coals of a camp fire and covered with coals. Boy talk about the best Brown Betty or apple pie on a camp out. Trout sizzeling away in cast iron skillet. Fried taters in the other and a good Brown Betty in the dutch oven under the stars. That be some livin I tell ya lol.

 

[ToscasMom]

Gem, I soak the cut up chicken in low fat buttermilk overnight and then drain it.

I use a mixture of paprika, cayenne, salt and garlic powder for coating and then I dredge it in self rising flour.

 

[Debi]

speaking of camping...lol....ever toss all your makins into a cooking bag for an omelet? put your eggs in, sausage,(pre-cooked) onion, green pepper...etc, whatever you like. seal. when at the campsite...moosh around your ingredients, toss in a pot of boiling water....voila! omelet a la camping.

now...sizzling trout....garlic butter?? oh hon.....I'm THERE.

 

[Aussie Red]

Gem, I soak the cut up chicken in low fat buttermilk overnight and then drain it.

I use a mixture of paprika, cayenne, salt and garlic powder for coating and then I dredge it in self rising flour.

Hey I saw Emeril do it that way. Never tried it but sure sounds good. Bad thing to do to a good glass of buttermilk though lol. I would rather drink it yum

 

[ToscasMom]

Oh man Aussie, now you got me. Trout is one of my favorites. And where else would you make trout but in cast iron??? Aw geeze...

Ever done a fat rib eye in cast iron and made a nice red wine sauce with the scrapings and some shallots and then finished it off in the oven for a few right there in the pan?