Yet Another food thread

pontifex

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I was at the grocery store the other day and I saw this little advertisement type thing in the meat dept. It was cooked ground hamburger, peppers, and onions in a biscuit pocket.

I thought about changing it up a bit and using chopped steak-umms (cheesesteak steak slices) with cheese, peppers and onions in a biscuit pocket. It certainly looks good but anyone every try it?

does it have a formal name?

If i make it, i'll try to remember to post with how it goes.

oh yeah, certainly not a healthy meal by any means, but i'm going by yum factor than health factor.
 
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SlitheryDee

You can't lose with steak, cheese, peppers, and onions. I await your update.
 

GagHalfrunt

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Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You can't lose with steak, cheese, peppers, and onions. I await your update.

That. There's pretty much no way to make that combo come out bad.
 

Flammable

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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You can't lose with steak, cheese, peppers, and onions. I await your update.

That. There's pretty much no way to make that combo come out bad.
eat in water
 

pontifex

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tried it tonight. not as good as it looked/sounded...

i think it needed more cheese for one thing, and I'm not so sure the biscuit pocket works. maybe a tortilla or pizza type crust would be better.
 

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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You can't lose with steak, cheese, peppers, and onions. I await your update.

That. There's pretty much no way to make that combo come out bad.

No. It goes in good. It's the coming out that's bad.
 

xSauronx

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Originally posted by: pontifex
tried it tonight. not as good as it looked/sounded...

i think it needed more cheese for one thing, and I'm not so sure the biscuit pocket works. maybe a tortilla or pizza type crust would be better.

so you failed.

*sigh*

start drinking heavily and give it another shot.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: Syringer
I'm sure the quality of the steak is bad.

it was just those cheesesteak strips, which i like normally in a cheesesteak. i think it needed something else, like a sauce or something.
 

Cabages

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Syringer
I'm sure the quality of the steak is bad.

it was just those cheesesteak strips, which i like normally in a cheesesteak. i think it needed something else, like a sauce or something.

Use melted velveeta?

Better yet, velveeta mixed with salsa.
 

meltdown75

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Originally posted by: mozirry
that basically sounds like a gyro? Delicious
no tzatziki sauce? :(

i know a place that makes the ultimate gyro!!!!!!!!

lamb, onions, tomatoes and tzatziki sauce...... omg it's heaven
 

nerp

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Please season your food. Salt and add pepper to your steak. Bland unseasoned food needs to be eradicated -- it's a plague. A tiny pinch of cayenne in the mix will give your biscuit stuffed monster some heat, elevating it from just a cheesteak in a biscuit to an actual experience.

Serve it with some bitter greens and a vinagrette and you should be in OK shape.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: Cabages
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Syringer
I'm sure the quality of the steak is bad.

it was just those cheesesteak strips, which i like normally in a cheesesteak. i think it needed something else, like a sauce or something.

Use melted velveeta?

Better yet, velveeta mixed with salsa.

i used velveeta on something once and it was disgusting.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Cabages
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Syringer
I'm sure the quality of the steak is bad.

it was just those cheesesteak strips, which i like normally in a cheesesteak. i think it needed something else, like a sauce or something.

Use melted velveeta?

Better yet, velveeta mixed with salsa.

i used velveeta on something once and it was disgusting.

velveeta on some things is great! we keep it around for dips wich it is great for. But there is no way i would put it on a steak sandwich. get good cheese for taht.

velveeta and salsa makes a good dip. yumm
 

nerp

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Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Since it turned out bad, you should have just bought some philly cheesesteak hot pockets.

If that logic were played out, Julia Child and Bobby Flay would have "how to microwave" shows. Becoming a good cook (which means you eat better, for less, with ease) is a process of trial and error and learning. I say, fuck hot pockets (have you read the ingredients?) and fiddle with your original recipe and go from there.

My recommendation? Buy some NY strip or porterhouse, sear it but keep it rare, then slice it into strips. Keep it bloody at this point. Sautee the onions and peppers with light oil and seasoning. Add some spice, add the rare meat, sautee briefly to brown some and to preferred cooking method.

Making good biscuits isn't that hard. Get some decent biscuit flour (gold medal is OK) and the key is to have the mix lumpyish. Overmixing will make your biscuits spongy and way too caky. You want lumpy. Instead of small scoops, pour out a log. Bake until slightly golden brown. Remove. Cool, slice in half, butter, grill each side briefly to get some caramelization on the inside. Add grilled steak and Os & Ps, top with cheese, done.

And my recommendation for a bitter green salad with a vinagrette still stands.

If I had the steak here, I could whip this up in about 10 minutes. That's less time than driving to the store. Mind you, I'd skip the biscuit part and just use some french bread.

IMHO, I'd rather eat my sandwich than a azodicarbonamide pocket.

INGREDIENTS
WATER, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), COOKED BEEF STEAK GROUND AND FORMED (contains up to 10% of solution of water, salt, seasoning [salt, brown sugar, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, flavor, dextrose, beef extract, autolyzed yeast extract], hydrolyzed soy protein, autolyzed yeast, sodium phosphate), PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE WITH MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (part skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], modified food starch), ONIONS, IMITATION MOZZARELLA CHEESE (water, modified food starch, casein, soybean oil, whey, contains 2% or less of salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, sodium citrate, natural flavor, sorbic acid [preservative], artificial color), SEASONING (whey, reduced lactose whey, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, salt, blue cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], maltodextrin, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], methylcellulose, disodium phosphate, onion, natural flavor, garlic, citric acid, autolyzed yeast, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, lactic acid, hydrolyzed [corn, soy, wheat] proteins, whey protein concentrate, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, sugar, caramel color, sodium citrate, beef extract, spices), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, YEAST, SALT, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, DRIED WHEY, DOUGH CONDITIONER (calcium sulfate, unbleached wheat flour, salt, enzymes, L-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, tricalcium phosphate, ascorbic acid), DRIED EGG YOLKS, METHYLCELLULOSE, YEAST EXTRACT, YEAST FOOD (monocalcium phosphate, corn starch, salt, ammonium sulfate, ascorbic acid, wheat starch, azodicarbonamide and tricalcium phosphate), DRIED EGG WHITES, LACTIC ACID, SOYBEAN OIL, SOY FLOUR. Contains Wheat, Milk, Egg and Soy Ingredients.

MY SANDWICH:

Steak, bread, canola oil, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, onion, pepper, cheese, butter, lettuce, vinegar, lemon juice.