Friday, October 16, 2009

Cream Gravy

1/3 c. hot steak drippings
1/4 c. flour
2 c. milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Use a skillet, let it get hot and add steak drippings, flour, salt and pepper. Stir with wire whisk until blended. Next add 2 cups milk, continuing to stir until gravy thickens. Serve with chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes.

Chicken Fried Steak

2 pkg. tenderized cube or round steak
1 c. whole milk1 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. salt1 tbsp. black pepper
1 1/2 - 2 c. cooking oil
Good heavy skillet

Add cooking oil to warmed skillet and let it heat. During heating process pound each steak with the side of a mallet or palm of your hand until very thin. Place steaks (2 at a time) in shallow dish containing milk. Next, mix the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Remove steak from milk, dredge in flour mixture, place into skillet and brown on both sides. Continue cooking until all steaks are cooked. Serve with optional Cream Gravy recipe.

Big Mama's Party Ham Rolls

Ingredients:
2 packages of party rolls
1 small onion, chopped finely
1 stick of soften butter or margarine
1 lb cooked ham, thinly sliced
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 tbsp. prepared mustard

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°. Cream butter and add Worcestershire sauce, mustard and onion. Split party rolls, divide and spread mixture on the tops and bottom of the rolls. Divide cooked ham evenly, place on top of mixture. Put rolls back together and place in aluminum pans they came in and wrap with foil. Bake for 10 minutes. Cut into individual rolls and serve hot.

Original Pimiento Cheese

Ingredients:
24 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese
½ tsp. salt
1 - 7 oz jar diced pimiento
½ tsp. black pepper
¾ cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. paprika
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar

Directions:
Grate the cheese as fine as possible with a hand grate. Add all other ingredients and cream or beat with a fork. Refrigerate.