Saturday, September 19, 2020
Tomato and eggplant salad
Monday, September 14, 2020
Plaza III Steak Soup
Plaza III was a wonderful restaurant that was on the Plaza in Kansas City for years. The Plaza location closed a while back and they tried to reopen in a couple of other locations, but sadly they are all gone now. They were noted for their steak soup and we have an old recipe book called "Kansas City Cuisine" that contains the recipe. The book was first published in 1990, and is a sampling of menu items from a number of Kansas City restaurants, many of which are no longer in business. At any rate here is the recipe for Plaza III Steak Soup:
Ingredients: (Serves 8)
8 TBSP Butter
1/2 Cup Flour
4 10 Oz. cans Beef Consomme'
1/2 Cup Diced Carrots
1/2 Cup Diced Onion
1/2 Cup Diced Celery
1 Cup of Drained Diced Canned Tomatoes
11/2 tsp Kitchen Bouquet
2 Beef Bullion Cubes
1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
10 Oz. Frozen Mixed Vegetables
1 LB. Ground Beef Steak, browned and drained
Preparation:
Place butter in a soup pot and allow to melt without browning. Add flour and whisk into butter to form a roux. Cook the roux for 2-3 minutes over medium heat without browning and stirring constantly. Add consomme' to the roux and stir until smooth and slightly thickened. Bring to a full boil. (Yesterday I substituted salt free beef stock for the consomme' and thickened it a little with Better than Bullion beef base and eliminated the bullion cubes).
Add the fresh vegetables, tomatoes, and seasonings and allow to return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are crisp tender (20 -30 min.) Add frozen vegetables and ground steak. (I diced filet mignon instead of using ground beef). Simmer an additional 15 minutes. Be sure to cook long enough to let the flavors become well blended.
Friday, September 11, 2020
KC Food Lovers
I joined a Facebook group called KC Food Lovers. Members of the group are mostly people like me who really enjoy food and cooking. The purpose of the group is to allow members to share dishes they have prepared and to trade recipes and tips. I admit I have become somewhat obsessed with posting pictures of what I cook and viewing what other group members have done. If you are interested in cooking and you must be if you are reading this Blog, then you might think it would be fun to join the group too. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1458979147763843
It is a public group and anyone can join.
Here are some pictures from my recent posts in the group.
White Chicken Chili |
Peach Crumble Cake |
Chicken Pot Pie |
Seafood Pot Pie |
Honey Roasted Carrots |
Herb Brined and Grilled Pork Loin |
Berry Galette and Custard Apple Tart |
Hope you give it a try and have fun !!