Food Thank-You Dinner (Meat Questions)

I can cook...I just don't like to.

DaddySquirrel has been super awesome and super patient with me. He has sacrificed a lot for me and BabySquirrel and continues to do so. He's pretty amazing. Weird little Asian man, but still...he's amazing.

I would like to cook a thank you dinner for this wonderful man for putting up with me. You people know that this must be a difficult task. I don't cook meat, and when I attempt to, he's never impressed. I have some potatoes and green beans from the farmers' market, so I'm thinking of making that. I'll also probably make some mashed cauliflower since I know he really liked that the last time I made it. Side dishes galore because it's what I'm good at it. Just don't know what to do about an entree for him.

Steak? I think I'm close to getting it how he likes it. Chicken? I'm scared to undercook it so it's always dry. Fish? We had salmon last night. Pork Chops? I made them last week and he didn't seem impressed.

Any tips on what meat to make and/or recipes to make it tasty? Tips for the perfect cut of meat?

Maybe I'll skip the cooking and give him something he really wants: Blowjob while he plays videogames.

 

One way to cook chicken so that it's always perfect is in a crockpot. You can simmer boneless chicken breasts all day with tomatoes and onions and garlic and white wine, they are fall-apart tender and fucking delicious when they're done. You can put your other vegetables in there with them, too. Super easy.

 

Crockpot, FTW! Or a roast with those potatoes and some onion and carrots. Yummy.

 

I'm a little late on the Crockpot train since I want to do this tonight, but I will remember this for future meals.

 

I was thinking maybe a turkey burger with some guacamole...maybe some bacon. Get a nice bun since he's picky about the buns. (There's this whole thing about him and his angst for the buns at the cheese-stuffed burgers food cart in town. He said they'd be the best if the buns weren't so cheap...weird little Asian man that I love.)

 

FINE!

Meat snob.

 

Doh.

 

Hard to go wrong with a burger and blowjob.

 

I didn't say dinner AND a blow job. Dinner OR a blowjob. I'm no superwoman.

 

I'm wary of cooking meat because I don't taste it. Tasting is a huuuuge part of cooking for me. I need to know what it tastes like before I serve it to someone else.

That said, you could just skip the meat and make a rice dish, or pasta.


Or, do kabobs. Those are pretty hard to mess up. Prepare the steak as you normally do, then skewer it along with some awesome vegetables & grill it up.

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Also, I keep reading this as, "thank you, dinner." While I have all sorts of issues with Ted Nugent, I do remember reading that he thanks the animal he's about to eat before eating it. It's...well, odd, but I also think it's kinda cool.

/threadjack

 

Borla has said what needs to be said about grilling.

I'd like to add that a crockpot or just braising in the oven is always the easiest way to make tasty meat. It's forgiving (i.e. it's hard to overcook).

 

I'm going to make a turkey burger out of spite.

 

Careful with the kabobs because different meats and vegetables cook at different rates. Making a really good kabob, with each element perfectly cooked takes more skill than it seems.
How about a couple of nice rib steaks and a hot grill?

 

She's pregnant and she's tired. I know I wouldn't want to be messing around with a grill right now. Especially if I was not really confident with cooking meat in the first place.

 

This was almost exactly what I was going to say. Even making consistent sized pieces of meat for this isn't that simple.

I reckon @mixedmedia has it right - slow cooking is a nice way to cook (even cheap cuts) meat with little chance of stuffing it up.

I'd think of doing osso bucco, like this:
Jamie Oliver | Member Recipes

and serve it with mashed potato.

 

I should have mentioned easy to make and easy to clean up...yet delicious.

 

Well, a crockpot is admittedly lo-fi, but you know as a working mom you will grow to love it. I know @noodle uses a crockpot from time to time. She probably has some good ideas for you.