Well, tonight is the night for the Dead Spread in honor of my recently
passed friend. Other than chopped liver for the cats (which I've already
made and it's in the fridge) I was non plussed as to what to make
tonight. I've invited 2 other local people that participated in the same
crime groups that Sarah and I did. I started digging through the Google
archives and came up with a post from Sarah stating what she would
request for her last meal before going to the electric chair. The
discussion was about the last meal requests of prisoners on Death Row.
She posted her last request would be shrimp cocktail, grilled T-bone
steak, baked potato with butter and sour cream and a tossed salad with
bottled French dressing. She wasn't much of a sweet eater. She loved
the smothered hash browns (recipe below) from Waffle House so I'll be
making those from a copycat recipe site.
Here is the menu:
Shrimp cocktail
Romaine and iceberg tossed salad
Bottled Kraft French Dressing
Grilled T-bone steaks (with garlic butter)
Baked potato w/sour cream and butter
Smothered Hash Browns
Chopped liver for the cats
Merlot which I have yet to buy.
From razzledazzlerecipes.com
Waffle House Hash Browns
4 cups peeled and shredded potatoes
1 teaspoon salt
Water
1 cup ice
Vegetable oil for frying
Place prepared potatoes in a 2-quart bowl, and add salt. Add ice and pour
enough water to cover potatoes. Stir to mix salt and ice in the potatoes.
Cover and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Place shredded potatoes in a colander, rinse with cool tap water and
drain completely. At this point you can place potatoes back in the
refrigerator covered until ready to fry. The uncooked potatoes will keep
up to 5 hours.
Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add enough vegetable oil
to lightly cover bottom. When skillet is hot and oil has been heated,
place two cups of drained shredded potatoes in skillet. Fry until crisp,
shaping with a spatula. Fry about 12 to 15 minutes, without turning. Time
depends on the temperature and size of the shredded hash browns. When
potatoes are golden, flip over carefully and fry tops of potatoes for 2 -
3 minutes. Do not cover hash browns while frying or stir through them.
Waffle House Hash Browns Scattered all the Way!
1 slice American cheese (covered)
1/4 cup diced yellow onion (smothered)
Sliced jalapeno peppers, to taste (peppered)
1/4 cup diced fresh tomatoes (diced)
1/4 cup mushrooms (capped)
1/3 cup diced lean ham (chunked)
1/3 cup chili with beans, heated
1 serving Waffle House Hash Browns
Prepare Waffle House Hash Browns as directed. Leave them in the skillet,
and add cheese, onion, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and ham.
When done, add chili on top of all.
Michael
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