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The outdoor Chef used to cuss his fate

Of blackened pots and toil

But now he grins and smokes his pipe......

He cooks it all in foil

   

YOUR FAVORITE

RECIPES

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Jean Webster's "Beef Burgundy"

Cathy McCormack's "Sweet and Sour Meatloaf"

Virginia Hammond's "Too Easy Peach Cobbler"

Helen Acton's "Hot Beans"

Don Skewis's "Onion Bread"

Betty Simmons's "Beer Muffins"

 

 

Jean Webster's Beef Burgundy *         

1 1/2 lbs. boneless beef chuck, cut into bite-size strips.

1/2 lb. each small whole onions and mushrooms

6 whole cloves

2 Tbsp butter or margarine

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1 1/2 Tbsp sugar

1 1/2 cup red wine

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp bottled brown gravy mix

1 bay leaf

1/4 tsp dried thyme leaves

1 clove of garlic minced or pressed

t Tbsp cornstarch, blended with 2 Tbsp water

PREPARATION

(1) In a deep 2 1/2 to 3 quart casserole, mix beef and onions.

Stick cloves into 6 of the onions.  Brown mushroom lightly in butter and add to meat mixture. Sprinkle with parsley

(2) In a small heavy pan, heat sugar over medium heat, stirring until melted and caramelized to a dark golden brown.  Remove from heat and gradually stir in wine then heat again stirring until sugar dissolves.  Mix in salt, brown gravy sauce, bay leaves, thyme and garlic. Pour over meat mixture.

(3) Cover.  Bake at 350 F, stirring once or twice until meat is very tender. About 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

(4) Remove from oven and smoothly stir in cornstarch.  Return to oven and bake uncovered 10 to 15 minutes.

Guy likes it served with noodles but equally good with Mashed or baked potatoes.

 

* Webmaster's note

This makes the best leftover dish I have ever eaten.

 

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 Cathy McCormack"s Sweet and Sour Meatloaf *

1 8 oz can tomato sauce

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup vinegar

1 tsp prepared mustard

2 lbs. ground chuck

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp basil

1 egg

1 small onion minced

1/4 cups crumbs

1 1/2 tsp salt

mix tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, and mustard until sugar is dissolved.  To one half of this mixture add meat, egg, onion, crumbs, salt (to taste, actually I omit the salt but don't tell Lee), pepper, and basil.  put in a pan and shape.  Pour the rest of the tomato sauce mixture on top of Loaf.  Bake App. 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

 

 

* Webmaster's note

I promise I won't tell Lee....hee hee hee

 

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Virginia Hammond's Too easy Peach Cobbler *

1 29 ounce can sliced peaches, drained.

5 slices white bread

1 1/2 cup sugar

2 Tbsp flour

1 egg beaten

1 stick margarine, melted

 

Place drained fruit in 8 x 8 baking dish.  Cut crust from bread and cut each slice into five strips.  Place strips over peaches.  Mix sugar, flour, egg, and margarine.  Blend well and pour over bread strips.  Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown.

To make in a 9 x 12 pan, just double ingredients.  I have made it with berries and fresh or frozen peaches, but you really have to drain all the juice from them, or it will be too "soupy".

* Webmaster's Note

Billy told me that this dish is what stunted his growth

 

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Helen Acton's Hot Beans *

2 1/2 lbs. ground beef

1 LARGE can of Pork & Beans (1/2 Gal)

2 cups of brown sugar

2 small bottles of catsup

2 medium onions diced

2 Tbsp of red pepper flakes

1 tsp of tobasco sauce

1 Tbsp of liquid smoke

 

If you like your beans hotter add more of the red pepper, liquid smoke, and tobasco sauce.  If you like it a little less spicy cut back on these ingredients.

Salt and pepper the ground beef

Add all ingredients to ground beef and mix (use large cast iron dutch oven.

Bake at 350 degrees forr 3 hours

 

* Webmaster's note

Native Texan's will naturally double/tripple the hot stuff

 

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Don Skewis's Onion Bread *

1/4 cup(1/2 stick) butter

1/2 pkg onion soup mix

mix together and spread on crusty bread

broil until golden brown

 

* Webmaster's note

This will definitely be on my next Spaghetti plate (perhaps with some cayenne pepper)

 

 

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Betty Simmons Beer Muffins *

2 cups BISQUICK

3tsp sugar

3/4 can of beer

Combine all ingredients

Spoon into greased muffin tins

Bake at 400 degrees about 15 minutes

P.S. Drink balance of six pack while waiting

 

* Webmaster's note

Lou said this was Betty's recipe--Ha

 

 

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