Beef Cut for Steak

Chateaubriand steak

Usually served for two, center cut from the large end of the tenderloin. Sometimes it's extra thick top sirloin.

Chuck steak

A cut from neck to the ribs.

Cube steak

A cut of meat, usually top round, tenderized by fierce pounding with a mallet or mechanical blades.

Filet Mignon

A cut from the small end of the tenderloin; the most tender and usually the most expensive cut by weight.

Flap steak

A cut from the bottom sirloin.

Flank steak

From the underside. Not as tender as steaks cut from the rib or loin.

Flat iron steak

A cut from under the shoulder blade.

Hanger steak or (French) onglet

a steak from near the center of the diaphragm. Flavorful, and very tender towards the edges, but sinewy in the middle. Often called the butcher's tenderloin or hanging tender.

Popeseye steak

thinly sliced rump steak, originating in Scotland and available in the UK.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See Also: pasta, marzano

Pasta for Us

Pasta alla carbonara (usually spaghetti, but also fettuccine, rigatoni or bucatini) is an Italian pasta dish based on eggs, pecorino romano, guanciale, and black pepper. The dish was created in the middle of the 20th century.

The recipes vary, though all agree that cheese (pecorino, Parmesan, or a combination), egg yolks (or whole eggs), cured fatty pork, and black pepper are basic. The pork is fried in fat (olive oil or lard); a mixture of eggs, cheese, and butter or olive oil is combined with the hot pasta, cooking the eggs; the pork is then added to the pasta. Guanciale is the most traditional meat, but pancetta is also used. In the US, it is often made with American bacon.

Cream is not common in Italian recipes, but is used in the United States, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Australia and Russia (especially in Moscow). Other Anglo/Franco variations on carbonara may include peas, broccoli or other vegetables added for colour. Yet another American version includes mushrooms. Many of these preparations have more sauce than the Italian versions.

In all versions of the recipe, the eggs are added to the sauce raw, and cook (coagulate) with the heat of the pasta itself.

Origin and history

Like most recipes, the origins of the dish are obscure, and there are many legends about it. As the name is derived from the Italian word for charcoal, some believe that the dish was first made as a hearty meal for Italian charcoal workers. This theory gave rise to the term "coal miner's spaghetti", which is used to refer to spaghetti alla carbonara in parts of the United States. Others say that it was originally made over charcoal grills, or that it was made with squid ink, giving it the color of carbon. Another rumour about the origin of the name suggests that the way abundant black pepper was added to the dish (before or after serving) especially during winter, made the black pepper flakes among the whiteish sauce look like charcoal, or perhaps the effect one gets when a casserole dish is accidentally "burnt". It has even been suggested that it was created by, or as a tribute to, the Carbonari ("charcoalmen"), a secret society prominent in the unification of Italy.

The dish is not present in Ada Boni's 1927 classic La Cucina Romana, and is unrecorded before the Second World War. It was first recorded after the war as a Roman dish, when many Italians were eating eggs and bacon supplied by troops from the United States, and the name may be from a Rome restaurant called 'Carbonara'. More recently, a restaurant in Rimini has claimed the original recipe was born during WWII.

The recipe was included in Elizabeth David's 1954 cookbook published in Great Britain. The dish became popular among American troops stationed in Italy; upon their return home, they popularized spaghetti alla carbonara in North America.

Source: www.wikipedia.com

See also: steak, marzano

Pudak

Pudak adalah makanan/kue khas kota Gresik, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Makanan ini terbuat dari bahan tepung beras, gula pasir/gula jawa dan santan kelapa yang dimasukan kemasan terbuat dari bahan yang disebut "ope" yaitu [ [pelepah daun pinang ]]. Pudak juga ada yang berbahan sagu dan disebut pudak sagu. Pada perkembangannya, ragam pudak tidak terbatas 3 rasa macam saja seperti sebelumnya : pudak putih (gula pasir), pudak merah (gula jawa) dan pudak sagu. Pada masa kini, oleh kreatifitas pembuat kue pudak untuk merebut pasar, maka ragam dan rasa pudakpun bertambah, diantaranya pudak pandan yang berwarna hijau dan harum karena campuran sari daun pandan. namun terkadang para pembuat pudak memilih menggunakan daun suji sebagai perwarna pengganti, mengingat warnanya yang lebih kuat hijaunya, sensasinya juga tak kalah dengan daun pandan. Disamping rasa yang khas, bentuk kemasan pudak tidak ada yang menyamai di antara jajanan manapun. Dari bahan yang sudah mulai langka, pembuatannya pun tidak sederhana. Pangkal pelepah daun pinang harus disamak lebih dahulu untuk memisahkan kulit luar dan kulit dalam. kulit bagian dalam inilah yang dimanfaatkan. Setelah dibersihkan dan dipotong-potong sesuai ukuran, kemudian dilipat dan dijahit dengan alur seperti huruf L tanpa sudut, sehingga sisi dan dasarnya tertutup dan membentuk ruang seperti gelas. Setelah adonan dituangkan, ujung kemasan yang terbuka dikuncupkan dan diikat. Baru dikukus

Kue pudak merupakan jajanan yang kaya kalori dan mengenyangkan. Disamping itu kue ini bisa bertahan selama 3 hari, bila diangin-anginkan. Konon kue ini dibuat sesuai kebutuhan masyarakat Gresik yang saat itu yang bermata pencaharian sebagai pedagang, yang cenderung bepergian jauh.

Apabila anda yang ingin mencicipi citarasanya, anda bisa mendapatkannya saat berkunjung ke kota Gresik. Di komplek wisata religius seperti Makam Sunan Giri dan Makam Syeh Maulana Malik Ibrahim, misalnya. Atau bila anda sempat bisa pula didapatkan di Pasar Kota Gresik, atau di toko-toko kue khas Gresik di sepanjang Jln. Sindujoyo. Disana akan lebih banyak jajanan khas Gresik, yang tak akan ditemukan di kota-kota lain.

Tapi seandainya anda tidak punya waktu karena tengah dalam perjalanan melewati kota Gresik,anda bisa berhenti sejenak di Jln. Veteran, di seberang Gedung Wisma Ahamad Yani]]berderet toko-toko kue yang menyediakan pudak yang tergantung dalam rangkaian-rangkaian yang masing-masing berisi lima biji kue. Tapi jangan lupa, mintalah yang paling baru/segar.

Namun bila anda memang tak pernah punya kesempatan, pesankan saja oleh-oleh dari teman anda yang akan datang dari kota Gresik. Bagus Cahyono mengucapkan Selamat berbelanja !

Kue khas Gresik lainnya : - Jubung, jenang ketan berwarna hitam dalam tabung Ope,dengan taburan biji wijen. - Ayas, jenang ketan warna-warni dalam bentuk potongan-potongan kecil, juga bertabur wijen. - Nasi Krawu, nasi punel dengan lauk olahan daging yang dicabik-cabik serta bumbu kelapa dan sambal yang sangat khas. - Dan banyak lagi yang lainya...,
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