mushroom sauce
Instant Gravy!
I saw this stuff mentioned in a comment thread in one of the Reddit foodie venues, it featured in a recipe for a meat pie of some sort that was posted by one of the Redditors from England. A few of his countrymen chimed in with their memories of grandma’s cooking using it and no one badmouthed it. I checked Amazon and found and ordered this, and a few other flavors – they have a chicken gravy and an onion one, too. I was surprised to see the box come in with Royal Mail stamps, it was shipped from England instead of a warehouse in the States.
I tried some with mushrooms out of a can for a French fry topping to go with a burger and was happy to find that it was pretty good, all things considered. Preparation was a snap, just whisk boiling water into the granules and you have gravy.
Sammich Pr0n – Cheeseburgers
Big slices of provolone on these burgers, topped with mushroom sauce and fried onion rings.
Mushroom Swiss Burger with Onion Rings
Cheeseburger, fries
Cheese with Mushroom Sauce…and Burger
I was so focused on lighting and getting the mushrooms and the ooze of the cheese and, well, focus that I didn’t notice till review of the pics that there wasn’t really a good shot of the meat! Ah well. That’s provolone on there, the mushroom sauce I put together with a small can of sliced buttons. Added some sweet soy sauce, some beef broth, a touch of chili oil for bite, thickened with some corn starch. The burgers were mixed with diced onion, a diced jalapeno, some grill seasoning, salt and pepper. Frozen fries baked in a 450 oven.
Roasted Brussels Sprout and Potato Gratin
Mrs J and I were taking a break from her heavy gardening schedule and as we sat we discussed dinner. I told her we were having steaks and shrimp and wondered if she had druthers for a side. She voted for french fries but I was all “been there, done that”-I needed something to blog about. Did my usual Google search, wondering if there was a recipe that combined potatoes and Brussels sprouts. Sure enough. It looked simple enough, and I had all the stuff. Needed to use those sprouts I had in the veggie crisper before they dried out. Wish there were more of them as it turned out. A few pictures to look at while I do this:
Got the pan hot and added the oil and butter, tossed in the sliced sprouts and the minced shallots. Let them cook down a bit, got some browning of the sprouts that may have affected the color of the final dish. I’d recommend you let yours brown a bit, too. Just saying. Tossed in the white wine, gave it a minute, then added the cream.
Bring the cream to a simmer, then let it cool.
Assemble the layers per the recipe, I used more Parmesan than called for. Really really wish I had more sprouts, as they were a bit thin. Sprinkle kosher salt and grind some black pepper for every potato layer.
Here it is fresh from the oven. Let it stay in there longer if it isn’t brown enough for you. Me? I was starving so I deemed it done.
Mrs J was enthusiastic about this dish! She bade me “do this one again”! Sure thing, Sweetie Pie!
What’s that? I mentioned a steak? Well, yes I did.
Enjoy!
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