Thread: What's for dinner tonight?

Made a nice big batch of tomato soup yesterday in the crock with fresh tomatoes from my garden. It was great. Had it with grilled cheese.

Steak au poivre tonight

Originally Posted by PatriotsGuy

Steak au poivre tonight

Do you flambé the cognac?

Originally Posted by WTE

Do you flambé the cognac?

No we do not typically, but we have.

Originally Posted by WTE

Do you flambé the cognac?

Isn't cognac only 70 proof?

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

Isn't cognac only 70 proof?

Oh cognac flames, trust me

exhibit A

That's beautiful. I haven't flamed a dish in a long time. I believe I've only ever used bourbon

Beef stroganoff

Swamp Stew

Originally Posted by PatriotsGuy

exhibit A

What is that and what can you use it for (other than the dish you were talking about)?

Originally Posted by OB

What is that and what can you use it for (other than the dish you were talking about)?

Too long to describe now. Fondue tonight

Originally Posted by PatriotsGuy

Oh cognac flames, trust me

Here's a picture of me years ago deglazing my pan with cognac for Steak Au Poivre.




Yes, cognac can flame up indeed.

Originally Posted by NightTrainLayne

Here's a picture of me years ago deglazing my pan with cognac for Steak Au Poivre.




Yes, cognac can flame up indeed.

Holy crap! That's quite the flamer!

Originally Posted by OB

What is that and what can you use it for (other than the dish you were talking about)?

So this is raclette. When my eldest brother was stationed in Germany he had a raclette set that used butane burners (instead of the electric ones they sell these days). You par boil potatoes and cut up steak and other veggies and they make your individual pan and cook it on the burner. At the end when you the food is cooked to your liking you put cheese on the food then flambe with cognac. Here's a pic of the pan after the flambe. For dessert, you slice a banana and put it in a pan with sugar, flambe it with cognac and put that over ice cream I don't eat that though cause I rarely eat ice cream.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/produ...aclette-maker/