Thread: Improv: Nancy's Short Ribs --> Barb's Vegetable Soup

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> I'd made a rather large amount of Nancy's Hungarian Short Ribs thing
> in anticipation of firstborn's visit a few weeks ago. I'd caught a
> sale on the meat for $2.50/lb at the secret meat store and went kind
> of overboard. :-\

At that price, I would too! I never see them on sale. Ever.
>
> We ate them with noodles. Then Rob and I ate them with halushky.
> Then we ate them again. Yesterday I made soup: chopped half an
> onion, cut up a few carrots, sliced some celery, peeled and diced a
> few small reds and cooked those in some Knorr-based vegetable broth.
> I chopped the meat and put it and its jelled liquid into the soup
> kettle and added a lot more water and some beef base. Then some
> pesto. Some tomato juice. Some frozen green beans and peas. Some
> more pesto. Some fresh rosemary. Some fresh parsley. Some fresh
> spinach.
>
> I poured it over noodles in our bowls and added black pepper.
> And It Was Good.

It sounds really delicious. And you know I'll be checking out the
short ribs when I hit the store in a little while.

nancy

On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 07:30:59 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I'd made a rather large amount of Nancy's Hungarian Short Ribs thing in
>anticipation of firstborn's visit a few weeks ago. I'd caught a sale
>on the meat for $2.50/lb at the secret meat store and went kind of
>overboard. :-\
>
>We ate them with noodles. Then Rob and I ate them with halushky. Then
>we ate them again. Yesterday I made soup: chopped half an onion, cut
>up a few carrots, sliced some celery, peeled and diced a few small reds
>and cooked those in some Knorr-based vegetable broth. I chopped the
>meat and put it and its jelled liquid into the soup kettle and added a
>lot more water and some beef base. Then some pesto. Some tomato juice.
>Some frozen green beans and peas. Some more pesto. Some fresh
>rosemary. Some fresh parsley. Some fresh spinach.
>
>I poured it over noodles in our bowls and added black pepper.
>And It Was Good.

Nancy's short ribs are my favorite way to make them. Sounds like you
did just great with the leftovers, very creative.

koko
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> I'd made a rather large amount of Nancy's Hungarian Short Ribs thing in
> anticipation of firstborn's visit a few weeks ago. I'd caught a sale
> on the meat for $2.50/lb at the secret meat store and went kind of
> overboard. :-\
>
>



You are truly blessed by the Food Shopping Fairy. I haven't seen
short ribs in any store in YEARS that cost less per package than good
steak or rib roast.

gloria p

On 12/09/2010 8:30 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> I'd made a rather large amount of Nancy's Hungarian Short Ribs thing in
> anticipation of firstborn's visit a few weeks ago. I'd caught a sale
> on the meat for $2.50/lb at the secret meat store and went kind of
> overboard. :-\
>
> We ate them with noodles. Then Rob and I ate them with halushky. Then
> we ate them again. Yesterday I made soup: chopped half an onion, cut
> up a few carrots, sliced some celery, peeled and diced a few small reds
> and cooked those in some Knorr-based vegetable broth. I chopped the
> meat and put it and its jelled liquid into the soup kettle and added a
> lot more water and some beef base. Then some pesto. Some tomato juice.
> Some frozen green beans and peas. Some more pesto. Some fresh
> rosemary. Some fresh parsley. Some fresh spinach.
>
> I poured it over noodles in our bowls and added black pepper.
> And It Was Good.


Short ribs cheap???? Now that is a major score. I have often lamented
the days when they were dirt cheap and my wife, the braising queen, used
to make wonderful meals of short ribs for next to nothing. I would love
to have a good feed of short ribs but they now cost more than steak and
when I consider the substantial cost of extra ingredients and the hours
of cooking, it just isn't worth it.

In article <i6jor1$7qp$[email protected]>,
"gloria.p" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > I'd made a rather large amount of Nancy's Hungarian Short Ribs thing in
> > anticipation of firstborn's visit a few weeks ago. I'd caught a sale
> > on the meat for $2.50/lb at the secret meat store and went kind of
> > overboard. :-\
> >
> >
>
>
>
> You are truly blessed by the Food Shopping Fairy. I haven't seen
> short ribs in any store in YEARS that cost less per package than good
> steak or rib roast.
>
> gloria p

I can get them at the secret meat store. And a butcher shop on the
other end of town -- that's where they were $5.89/lb. <cough choke gasp>

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
A few pics from the Fair are here:
http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller#100254

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article <i6jor1$7qp$[email protected]>,
> "gloria.p" <[email protected]> wrote:

>>
>> You are truly blessed by the Food Shopping Fairy. I haven't seen
>> short ribs in any store in YEARS that cost less per package than good
>> steak or rib roast.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> I can get them at the secret meat store. And a butcher shop on the
> other end of town -- that's where they were $5.89/lb. <cough choke gasp>
>


Does the Secret Meat Store rely on the chupacabra to provide their beef?

gloria p

On 9/13/2010 10:20 AM, gloria.p wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article <i6jor1$7qp$[email protected]>,
>> "gloria.p" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>
>>> You are truly blessed by the Food Shopping Fairy. I haven't seen
>>> short ribs in any store in YEARS that cost less per package than
>>> good steak or rib roast.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> I can get them at the secret meat store. And a butcher shop on the
>> other end of town -- that's where they were $5.89/lb. <cough choke gasp>
>>
>
>
> Does the Secret Meat Store rely on the chupacabra to provide their beef?
>
> gloria p

Chupacabra... <gasp> I didn't know other people knew of such things.

Becca

Ema Nymton wrote:
> On 9/13/2010 10:20 AM, gloria.p wrote:

>>
>> Does the Secret Meat Store rely on the chupacabra to provide their beef?
>>
>> gloria p
>
> Chupacabra... <gasp> I didn't know other people knew of such things.
>
> Becca


It's a southwestern thing.

gloria p

In article <[email protected]>,
Melba's Jammin' <[email protected]> wrote:

> I can get them at the secret meat store. And a butcher shop on the
> other end of town -- that's where they were $5.89/lb. <cough choke gasp>

We have been fortunate, both here and where we used to live, to have
inexpensive and _good_ butchers nearby. Ours here is about a mile from
our house. He butchered a whole lamb for us that averaged about $2.50 a
pound for what we brought home. He did the butchering on our steer,
too, and we buy things like ham hocks and such from him. He's kind of
crotchety, but nice, fair and does a good job.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/

On 9/13/2010 10:20 AM, gloria.p wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article <i6jor1$7qp$[email protected]>,
>> "gloria.p" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>
>>> You are truly blessed by the Food Shopping Fairy. I haven't seen
>>> short ribs in any store in YEARS that cost less per package than good
>>> steak or rib roast.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> I can get them at the secret meat store. And a butcher shop on the
>> other end of town -- that's where they were $5.89/lb. <cough choke gasp>
>>
>
>
> Does the Secret Meat Store rely on the chupacabra to provide their beef?
>
> gloria p

No, no, no, think Southern Canada and Big Foot, not Puerto Rico and the
chupacabra.

On 9/13/2010 4:33 PM, Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
> In article<[email protected]>,
> Melba's Jammin'<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I can get them at the secret meat store. And a butcher shop on the
>> other end of town -- that's where they were $5.89/lb.<cough choke gasp>
>
> We have been fortunate, both here and where we used to live, to have
> inexpensive and _good_ butchers nearby. Ours here is about a mile from
> our house. He butchered a whole lamb for us that averaged about $2.50 a
> pound for what we brought home. He did the butchering on our steer,
> too, and we buy things like ham hocks and such from him. He's kind of
> crotchety, but nice, fair and does a good job.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits
>
> "She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13
>
> http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/

We used to have a butcher like that, he died and none of his kids wanted
a menial job like butcher. I miss Old Robert, he, too, was crotchety but
sure knew how to cut meat.

In article <[email protected]>,
George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 9/13/2010 4:33 PM, Ranée at Arabian Knits wrote:
> > In article<[email protected]>,
> > Melba's Jammin'<[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> I can get them at the secret meat store. And a butcher shop on the
> >> other end of town -- that's where they were $5.89/lb.<cough choke gasp>
> >
> > We have been fortunate, both here and where we used to live, to have
> > inexpensive and _good_ butchers nearby. Ours here is about a mile from
> > our house. He butchered a whole lamb for us that averaged about $2.50 a
> > pound for what we brought home. He did the butchering on our steer,
> > too, and we buy things like ham hocks and such from him. He's kind of
> > crotchety, but nice, fair and does a good job.
> >
>
> We used to have a butcher like that, he died and none of his kids wanted
> a menial job like butcher. I miss Old Robert, he, too, was crotchety but
> sure knew how to cut meat.

This fellow's son works for him, so I'm hoping he's interested in
keeping the business going.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/

In article <[email protected]>,
George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> We used to have a butcher like that, he died and none of his kids wanted
> a menial job like butcher. I miss Old Robert, he, too, was crotchety but
> sure knew how to cut meat.

Like surgeons - if the choice is between competent and good bedside
manner, I'll take competent every time.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
A few pics from the Fair are here:
http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller#100254

On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:45:12 -0500, Ema Nymton wrote:

> On 9/13/2010 10:20 AM, gloria.p wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article <i6jor1$7qp$[email protected]>,
>>> "gloria.p" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> You are truly blessed by the Food Shopping Fairy. I haven't seen
>>>> short ribs in any store in YEARS that cost less per package than
>>>> good steak or rib roast.
>>>>
>>>> gloria p
>>>
>>> I can get them at the secret meat store. And a butcher shop on the
>>> other end of town -- that's where they were $5.89/lb. <cough choke gasp>
>>>
>>
>>
>> Does the Secret Meat Store rely on the chupacabra to provide their beef?
>>
>> gloria p
>
> Chupacabra... <gasp> I didn't know other people knew of such things.
>
> Becca

good news travels fast.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:53:29 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> We used to have a butcher like that, he died and none of his kids wanted
>> a menial job like butcher. I miss Old Robert, he, too, was crotchety but
>> sure knew how to cut meat.
>
>Like surgeons - if the choice is between competent and good bedside
>manner, I'll take competent every time.


Jeeze... that means you'd want me to handle your meat. LOL

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> We used to have a butcher like that, he died and none of his kids wanted
>> a menial job like butcher. I miss Old Robert, he, too, was crotchety but
>> sure knew how to cut meat.
>
> Like surgeons - if the choice is between competent and good bedside
> manner, I'll take competent every time.
>
Oh Amen! Me too~! And I get to see 'em all and have stories to tell but
occasionally a surgeon will be both extremely competent *and* personable.

I've taken care of a few butchers lately and always enjoy talking meat
with 'em. This last one I cared for promised to take good care of me if
I came into his market but its in a rough area a distance away and I've
not taken him up on the offer.

On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:47:45 -0600, "gloria.p" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>You are truly blessed by the Food Shopping Fairy. I haven't seen
>short ribs in any store in YEARS that cost less per package than good
>steak or rib roast.

Same with ox tails!

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:12:16 -0600, "gloria.p" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Ema Nymton wrote:
>> On 9/13/2010 10:20 AM, gloria.p wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Does the Secret Meat Store rely on the chupacabra to provide their beef?
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> Chupacabra... <gasp> I didn't know other people knew of such things.
>>
>> Becca
>
>
>It's a southwestern thing.
>

I'm clueless.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:33:59 -0700, Ranée at Arabian Knits
<[email protected]> wrote:

>He did the butchering on our steer,
>too, and we buy things like ham hocks and such from him. He's kind of
>crotchety, but nice, fair and does a good job.

When mom raised lambs, her butcher loved it when she had one done for
me because I wanted a whole rack of lamb, not chops... he'd "french"
it for me and then hand make those frilly panty things you put over
the bone for serving. Nice guy!

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.