Just Cooked My First Meal

[troyomac 0]

So, I've never really ever cooked anything before. I've made kraft dinner, or sandwiches or something. But I've never actually cooked a meal (without help).Today I cooked a meal. It's not great, not terrible...something in between. I grilled up a steak on a George Foreman grill, and boiled some prepackaged veggies (I wouldn't know how to prepare them individually bought), these included beans, broccoli, celery, carrots, snow peas. I then put some canola oil in a frying pan, and mixed the veggies and steak (i cut it into smaller pieces), and added some hoisin sauce and stirfry sauce, couple pinches of salt and pepper, and voila!

[checkymcfold 0]

i'm doing all the cooking in vegas. *shudders at frozen vegetables*

[Dogpatch 2]

Will you be enjoying this on the slightly used couch?

[DoinSublime 0]

Nice start. :)I'll give you a simple way to do carrots as a veggie.Buy fresh, peel, and then quarter them. (Cut in half the long way, then cut down the middle the other way, leaving the pieces about the size of your pinky). Then just place them in a little boiling water, not enough to cover them completely, a little less than halfway, and add a little butter (maybe a tea-tablespoon or so to your liking). Turn the heat down so its not on full boil but just below a boil, and cover em for about ten minutes, depending on your burner. Stir em a few times so the ones on bottom get the top and vice versa. Leave a little crunch to them in the center, the edges should be on the softer side, and toward the end touch em with salt and pepper. Voila!Happy cooking in the future! And everyone throw in a recipe for him!

[socalpoker_j 1]

Where's the freaking white rice?

[troyomac 0]

Where's the freaking white rice?

Maybe I'll do rice or noodles next time... I put too much sauce in this mix, and didn't really enjoy the taste. I think with less sauce and/or rice or noodles, it might make the overall taste a bit better.For the most part though I'm trying to avoid carbs.

[Actuary 3]

get some Onion in there!

[Canuckickstan 2]

I did a tenderloin steak on the Webber the other night and it was meat perfection. I turn it 1/4 on each side so you get grill marks like the Keg. I actually thought of taking a picture and posting it in a place where people would care. This is that place !!

[Balloon guy 158]

You'll make someone a great wife one day

[thehidden 0]

i'm doing all the cooking in vegas. *shudders at frozen vegetables*

*puts up hand* i'll be the personal chef in vegas if someone brings me out...cause ya'll know I'm a chef right?looks really good btw Ray!!

[navybuttons 16]

i'm doing all the cooking in vegas. *shudders at frozen vegetables*

HOORAY!but you won't have to cook for me if they have del taco in vegas.good job on the cooking, how long did you marinate for? i find that marinating and a good cut is the most important part of steak. but i drink pabst blue ribbon so what the **** do i know.

[aadams_22 3]

get a real grill...makes just about anything better than a George Foreman canBTW, what you made does look tasty

[troyomac 0]

HOORAY!but you won't have to cook for me if they have del taco in vegas.good job on the cooking, how long did you marinate for? i find that marinating and a good cut is the most important part of steak. but i drink pabst blue ribbon so what the **** do i know.

I didn't marinate the steak. Hahaha reminds me of Sunday, when I was going to cook my first meal but got too scared and called my buddy over (he's a cook). Before he came over though I tried to marinate the chicken with thyme and a lemon, but I just took the plastic off the chicken and did it in the package, not realizing that I needed to take it out, then have it fully covered in the marinate. Anyway, I suck at anything to do with cooking, even the simplest of things, hopefully I start to learn a thing or 2 through experimentation.

get a real grill...makes just about anything better than a George Foreman canBTW, what you made does look tasty

Looks can be decieving! My roomate tried a piece though and said it was tasty...he could have just been being nice.

[chrozzo 19]

mmm, looks good man...i got a sweet recipe if you ever wanna cook up some crack

[speedz99 145]

Throw some peas on that bitch!

A few random comments...-Yes, rice is a must with this. Give it a shot next time. -Frozen veggies are fine in a stir fry (contrary to what someone else in this thread said). -The foreman grill is also fine for a stir fry (see above).-An easy marinade if you ever decide to go that route is soy sauce, honey, and garlic. Quick, easy, tasty. Of course a real steak lover doesn't need anything beyond salt and pepper, but that's a whole other issue.Well done on the meal, it's a good start.

[silkyjonson 1]

Where's the freaking white rice?

huuuu wannnn whhhiiii riiiiiiii?dude your colombian you should be looking for the black beans and platinos

[silkyjonson 1]

I didn't marinate the steak. Hahaha reminds me of Sunday, when I was going to cook my first meal but got too scared and called my buddy over (he's a cook). Before he came over though I tried to marinate the chicken with thyme and a lemon, but I just took the plastic off the chicken and did it in the package, not realizing that I needed to take it out, then have it fully covered in the marinate. Anyway, I suck at anything to do with cooking, even the simplest of things, hopefully I start to learn a thing or 2 through experimentation.Looks can be decieving! My roomate tried a piece though and said it was tasty...he could have just been being nice.

marinade only for your lower quality steaks like skirt steaks, the grilling steaks should go solo its all about the meat.

[Lolli 0]

I grilled up a steak on a George Foreman grill

Can grilling on a George Foreman really be considered cooking? I mean, cmon, if youre going to gril something, then get GRILL it! Get a mans grill, not one of those sissy, indoor Foreman doohickies.

[silkyjonson 1]

Can grilling on a George Foreman really be considered cooking? I mean, cmon, if youre going to gril something, then get GRILL it! Get a mans grill, not one of those sissy, indoor Foreman doohickies.

being a student that thing saves lives.

[HermanKahn 0]

Nice! The next time you're at Target, you might want to buy yourself a pre-filled 20-jar spice rack. They're pretty cheap, and give you lots of spices to experiment with the next time you do vegetables. (Or anything, really.)I'm a big fan of using steel-cut oats in the place of rice: nutritionally speaking, it really blows it away. I eat savory oatmeal almost every day...stir in a spoonful of pesto and Parmesan and you'll be pleasantly surprised!

[Actuary 3]

I'm a big fan of using steel-cut oats in the place of rice: nutritionally speaking, it really blows it away. I eat savory oatmeal almost every day...stir in a spoonful of pesto and Parmesan and you'll be pleasantly surprised!

yum.

[Shimmering Wang 1]

Troyomac, grilling is the easiest. thing. ever. A few years ago, my friends and I got tired of consistently eating takeout and microwaveable pizzas, so five of us just rotated every weeknight, cooking a meal. Pretty much 100% of the meals were made on our grill. Steaks, chicken, pork, lamb- do each one a few times to get the hang of the timing of your particular grill, then start going nuts. You can buy prebought marinades, but making your own is better. It's absurd to marinate a good steak, but random crappy ones are okay. Always marinate your chicken, stuff like that. Always prepare a basic side dish (like Speedz said, rice is good, but Coos-coos is underrated).Chicken stirfries are good, too, and chicken is easy to cook, and goes well with pretty much anything. You can marinate it in barbecue sauce, mango sauce, hot sauce, honey garlic- anything. But get creative. Start adding spices into your marinades, find something you really enjoy.The next step is to start using dry rubs. For most meats, I like a rub more than a regular marinate, but whatever. It's all about just goofing around and having a good time. You can always find little easy recipes online, and then just modify them to taste. It's a riot if you get into it.Wang

[checkymcfold 0]

also, raymond, it seems as though you've used a sirloin for this. a hugely overrated cut, imho. filets do much better in sauces as they don't have a lot of taste to them on their own (which is why they usually come wrapped in bacon). if you want the steak flavor to stick around, a skirt steak marinated is usually going to do the same thing as a sirloin and save you a couple bucks.i also h8 george foreman grills. i can never get them hot enough to really sear in any flavors/juices, but i suppose you could pan-sear a steak and then throw it in the grill, meh.

[BigDMcGee 3,367]

Here's the best cooking advise you'll ever get...Go out, as soon as you can, and buy "The Joy of Cooking' This book changed my life... literally. It took me from someone who had problems boiling water into someone who cooks for himself almost all the time.. this book teaches you how to cook.. while it has alot of great recipes, it's NOT just a recipe book.. it talks about different cooking techniques, in detail.. it talks about ingredents and spices in DETAIL, and how to cook them, what they go best with.. it tells you how to cook all kinds of dishes, from baking cakes, to stuffed cabbage, to langsania to czimmis with potato knadle, to making hard candy. I mean, it runs the entire gambit of how to cook. It's absolutely the best book I own, no question.

[thehidden 0]

Here is a menu for Mr. RayI made this saturday for a date at her appartment.Organic Prochutto (well worth the price), wrapped around a nice piece of honey dew served with Kalamata olives.Main CoursePackage of ground veal....mix the veal with bread crumbs, fresh rosemarry, salt, pepper, onion, wine, and an egg. roll big balls (hehe i said balls)In a deep sauce pan saute, garlic onions and put in balls till browned on one side...then deglaze with wine...add in crushed tomatoes, and a tin of tomatoe paste. bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, then allow cooking (while covered) for a good 45 minutes.our desert, Asti and strawberries