Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

On Facebook I saw a picture that showed layers of beef with filling in between. I was not sure, if that was a joke or not. It intrigued me. I decided to invent something like that. For the beef layers: thinly sliced beef chuck not (not more then 3 mm thick) 1/2 slice of bacon per beef slice sliced onions mustard salt and pepper tooth picks for skewers Lay out the beef slices, salt and pepper them and drizzle some mustard over it on all of them but 2. Those 2 will become the top layer. I used Dion, but any mustard will do. Add the half slice of back on it and sprinkle some beef slices. Add the next layer on top of it.  I had an uneven number of slices, so my layers were 3 and 4. Tuck them together on the long side with the tooth picks for the skewers. In a Dutch Oven melt 2 tbsp of margarine. Add the 2 packets of beef and sear from both sides to get some color. Then add  2 cups of water 1 tsp of ground all spice 2 bay leaves 1 tsp of thyme slices of 1 medium onion 15 slices of ...

The original recipe is  here  . I changed it a bit.  I used 2 lbs pork shoulder with bone in, in 1 piece 2 big onions, coarsly chopped 1.5 tsp of ground piment 14 cloves  10 bay leaves 1 cup lager or pilsner beer 35 black pepper corns, lightly crushed 2 tbsp margerine 2 clove of garlic, cut in half 1 cup of buttermilk water Wash the meat and pad dry slightly. Generously salt and pepper from all sides and set aside. In a Dutch Oven melt the margarine, add the onions and let them get translucent. Move the onions to the side and add the meat. Sear from all sides. Deglaze with the beer and let it cook for a few minutes. Turn on the oven to 350F. Add 1 cup of water and all the spices to the DO, cover and let it simmer. When the oven is on temperature, uncover the DO, add some more water and put it uncovered into the oven. Let it roast for 1.5h with convection on. Check every 15-20 minutes to make sure that there is enough liquid in the pot. Pour some of the liquid over th...

I had a couple of pork loins in the freezer, that I wanted to use. I really only wanted to use 1 of them. They were packed separate, but connected. Unfortunately the seal between them didnt seal properly. So I had to defrost both of them. First I thought, I have not used the smoker in a long time, but it was rain in the forecast for all Friday. Ok, regroup, and I made them on the stove/oven. Friday morning they were defrosted, One of the loins was pretty flat, so I just butterflied it. A have a salt free Dash Garlic & Herb seasoning. This went very generously inside as well as a large clove of garlic slices on both parts of the butterfly with some salt, pepper and garlic powder. After flipping over the other the other side, I used some butcher twine to bind it. Set aside. The second loin was more round. I cut it so it would end up like a flat piece of meat. of course it was not perfect. I will roll it back together at the end. Once laid out flat, some salt and pepper, not to much. ...

This is one of my favorite soups. It can be a full meal or appetizer and also works great as hangover food. 2 slices of bacon cut into small pieces 3 tbsp of margarine 1 pack of Eckrich Turkey Sausage , sliced 1 medium onion chopped 2 cans of fire roasted tomatoes 1/2 jar of Famous Dave's spicy pickles spears chopped (1/2 of the pickling liquid) 8 cups of tomato juice  2 tbsp of Tostitos medium chunky salsa I buy bacon by the slices and actually leave the package open in the fridge. It dries out, but that is what I want. In a stock pot render the bacon. Over medium heat add the margarine and let it melt. Add the sausage slices and let them get some color. Then add the onions and let them get translucent. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring it to a boil. Turn the heat down and let it simmer for 45min to 1hour. Check the liquid levels every 15 minutes. Serve with sour creme, a slice of lemon and a slice of fresh bread. -Mahlzeit-

Meat has gotten really expensive. If something is on sale, I will buy and use or put it into the freezer. Last weekend I found chicken leg quarters on sale. 4 of them were just 6$. While they say, no antibiotiks and hormones, 2 of them were 2x the size of the other ones. Who knows. They were expertly packaged. Without opening the package the difference in size was not noticeable. In any event. I remembered a conversation with another customer about our favorite chicken leg recipes. Here is what I remembered and that is what I used. Spices: Montreal chicken spice (lots of it) Preheat the oven to 375F. Wash and pad dry the chicken legs. Leave a little bit of moisture, so the spice can stick. Liberally apply Montreal chicken spice on all sides. In a frying pan, that can go into the oven, heat some oil and sear the chicken legs. When they have some color make sure the skin side is up in the pan, add some water (for my 4 legs I added 1 cup) and put it into the oven. Check every 15 minutes f...

On Friday I picked up 2 T-Bone steaks and a full rainbow trout.  I was not in the mood to go after another lemon dill thing. After reading about 10 other recipes a few days ago, this is what I came up with: On Friday I made a spiced butter for my steak. 3 tbsp of unsalted butter on room temperature 1/2 tsp of dried oregano 1/2 tsp of dried basil 4 medium cloves of fresh garlic smashed 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper 1/3 tsp sweet ground pepper Mix all of this in a small bowl. This is good for a few days in the fridge. Trout filling: 12 campari tomatoes (halfed) some fresh basil (frozen works as well), sliced 1/4 small white or yellow onion very finely chopped 1 tbsp of a good olive oil salt and pepper to taste   Mix all of this in a bowl and set aside. The trout: Preheat the oven for 450F. Take a large heavy duty aluminum foil (large enough so it can be folded in on the sides and the top to make a pouch) and place it on a baking sheet. Wash and pad dry the tro...

While I was making a potato salad, I decided to make an egg salad as well. The ingredients are almost the same, except for the potatoes and the sour cream. (One can add eggs to a potato salad btw) 6 large hard boiled eggs 2 tsp mayo 1/2 small red onion finely chopped 1/2 spear of Famous Dave's spicy pickles finely chopped  1 tbsp of pickling liquid from the pickles 1 tbsp of capers salt and pepper to taste On the internet I found the following instructions how to cook hard boiled eggs, so they never that that blue outline on the yolk. I only buy large eggs and that works very well. In a pot  add the eggs and make sure they are not stacked. They should be all laying flat. Cover with water about 1/2" above them. Put on high heat and bring to a boil. As soon as they are boiling (not just tiny bubbles are showing), set the timer to 6 minutes. When the timer barks, drain them. If you need them cold for a salad add cold water and ice cubes, to cool them down rapidly. If they are a p...