I ordered a ton of dim sum yesterday.

Wanted to go out with a bang since starting a ling water only fast.

The last three months of travel and trade shows killed my health and weight.

Time to get back on track......
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Here is a grilled shrimp recipe I created that kicks ass.

2 pounds jumbo shrimp cleaned and deveined, heads can be on or off

Wet soak:
1 cup Extra Virgin Olive oil
1 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
1/4 cup Sriracha

Whisk well and soak 30 minutes

Dry rub per pound:
2 Tbs clove powder
4 Tbs onion powder
4 Tbs garlic powder
2 Tbs chili powder
1 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs cinnamon
1 Tbs sugar
1/4 Tbs red chili flakes
Salt to taste

Mix well in bowl. Take shrimp out of wet mix and drop in metal strainer to remove excess liquid. Then take and add to dry mix.
Toss to ensure all coated then shake off excess.

Add 4 to metal skewers and grill about 2 minutes a side on med-high to crystalize sugar.

Dipping sauce:
1 cup plain greek yogurt
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup mango puree

Mix well in food processor and top with finely chopped cilantro leaf
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What is ling water? Is that like dinga water?
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I brought back a couple kilos (of shrimp) so I'll give this a try
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The key is to make sure the shrimp isn't real wet or the dry rub will be clumpy.

You can even add a little curry powder too.
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Question for board:

If you were to make a real steak sandwich, what cut would you use and how thick?

I had a steak sandwich in Northern Virginia that was fantastic. It was about 1/2 - 3/4 inch thick, cooked perfect and tender. I think it was a ribeye.

It was a single piece.

I could see using a flank steak, flat iron steak or skirt steak and then cutting into nice slices.

While on rare occasions I like a good old school Philly cheesesteaks, often they lack flavor of real steak.

I also had some filet mignon sliders at Mortons that rocked.

What cut would you use? :-)
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I slice ribeye for my steak sams
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I believe that ribeye is traditional, and usually the cut that I use. I remove that eye of fat in the middle though. Dice it up and melt it down to tallow in the pan. Cook the steak in that.


I'm also partial to skirt. I tenderize it a bit first or marinade it in beer and lemon/lime juice for 30 minutes to 2 hours.


Strip, flank and flat iron works; anything with good beefy flavor. Filet tends to be very tender but not as beefy.


Inch to inch and a half is pretty standard. I slice my steaks on the bias.


I like ciabatta bread; holds up fairly well and goes great with all that olive oil and parm. Any crusty bread will do though.
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John Wayne casserole...mmmm
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Watcha got going on there, some kinda cowboy pizza?
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Haven't seen one of those in a while and totally wood
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Sort of, I've heard it called that also. When Dad fixed it he called John Wayne casserole.
Brown 1lb hamburger and season with favorite taco seasoning. Cut up and saute some onion and bell pepper. Line the pan with refrigerated biscuits with no stick spray and brown them to make a crust. Mix up some sour cream and mayo and stir in veggies and some cheese. Put seasoned hamburger on browned biscuits in pan and add diced green chiles or jalapenos or both. Then spread mayo/sour cream/veggies/cheese mix over the burger and top with cheese. Bake at 375 for 30 to 40 minutes.
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Yeah been many many moons since I last had it. Looked in the fridge to see what I had to fix for dinner and next I know I'm making Dad's casserole :-)
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Sounds kinda like a Tex-Mex reverse pot pie with the biscuits on bottom instead, I'd make that on a sunday and slam the leftovers for days... sounds great
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Lol, nice. Just saw a recipe for John Wane casserole on my feed the other day. Sounds great, just not in my diet right now. Will give it a try in the fall.:-)
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