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Cast iron cooking recipes are for young people that work out. For older people that work out. For cooks that like to feel the weight and girth of a sturdy solid pan that could break your wrist if you have a weak grip. I'm Beckie Hemmerling. I love food and I think of it on a basic level of providing strength & nourishment.
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
8M ago
This delicious turkey kielbasa, white bean, and kale soup recipe is cooked with Italian seasoning, onions, celery, carrots, garlic, diced canned tomatoes and chicken broth.
Serve this comforting kielbasa, bean, and kale soup with a nice chunk of buttery bread.
I love preserved meats. Turkey kielbasa stay good in the refrigerator without going bad for a long time. My motto is to always keep a kielbasa in your refrigerator.
Smoked kielbasa sausage can be frozen for a couple months if it's in the original packaging.
Use Any Kind Of Bean For Turkey Kielbasa Soup
Butterbeans are also called lima ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
8M ago
Cabbage wedges are seared in a cast iron skillet and then transferred to the oven and braised in broth at 350F for 30 minutes. Final touch is a quick oven roast of the cabbage wedges at 450F to crisp them up.
Serve braised and roasted cabbage wedges with a complimentary easy main dish like: coconut red lentils, perfect strip steak, or easy pan fried chicken thighs.
Variations on Braised and Roasted Cabbage Wedges
The beauty of a simple cabbage wedge recipe is really showing a simple technique that can be expanded on.
Some ideas to change up this versatile cooked cabbage wedge recipe include ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
1y ago
This comforting and simple vegetarian split pea soup recipe is easy as pie to make, delicious, and very affordable.
Serve easy vegetarian split pea soup with a nice chunk of bread and / or a nice light salad.
Vegetarian Split Pea Soup Can Be Cooked Stovetop, Crockpot Or Instant Pot
Cook vegetarian split pea soup on the stovetop, in a crockpot, or in a Instant Pot.
Stockpots take ~ 2 hours. Crockpots on low 6-8 hours. Instant Pot generally about 30 minutes.
Easy Vegetarian Split Pea Soup Recipe FAQS
Split peas do not need soaking like other dry beans, making them even easier t ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
1y ago
This simple, perfect, and easy filet mignon recipe is pan seared in a cast iron skillet on the stovetop for a couple minutes. The filet mignon is then transferred to the oven and baked at 400F for 6-7 minutes.
This a fast and easy method to make a simple but perfect filet mignon. Filet mignon can also be "dressed up" with your favorite herbs, sauces, or compound butters.
What's the difference between beef tenderloin and filet mignon?
Simply put: beef tenderloin is the large uncooked cut of meat before it is sliced. Beef tenderloin is one piece of meat. It's called filet mignon once it's ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
1y ago
This easy caramelized Parmesan leek with lemon recipe is seared in a cast iron pan, braised in liquid (white wine and/or broth), and broiled in the oven for a couple minutes.
Caramelized braised Parmesan cheese leeks are a perfect snack or side dish. Eat them on toast, along salads, or as a side dish to falafels, pan fried chicken thighs, lemon salmon, or the perfect New York Strip Steak.
Braised Parmesan leeks are best eaten right away but can also be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 3 days.
Cut the leeks at the base of where the dark green leaves merge with the white ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
1y ago
Pork Shoulder and Italian sausage are slow cooked with red wine, tomatoes, onions, carrots, and celery and topped with crispy pancetta. Serve this amazing pork shoulder sausage ragu over grits/polenta or cooked penne or ziti pasta.
I'm gonna be honest, this is a technical recipe. It has 3 different kinds of pork - Pork shoulder, ground Italian sausage, and pancetta (bacon). Pick this recipe if you're trying to learn and have the time.
If you don't have time - try this recipe with just the pork shoulder or just the Italian sausage - just remember to up the ratio to the same amount of total mea ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
2y ago
This butterflied pork loin stuffed with blue cheese and dried figs is baked in the oven at 350F for ~50 minutes.
Blue cheese and fig stuffed pork loin is a delicious and flavorful dish, and is especially perfect around the holidays.
Don't have pork loin but have a pork tenderloin? That works too but will cook faster - generally in about 25-35 minutes.
Butterflying the pork loin is simply cutting it open like a book. You want to leave the end portion uncut so it remains a whole piece. Stuff the ingredients in the middle and then tie together or close with tooth picks.
Wanna take your game up a ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
2y ago
This easy pork tenderloin is quickly marinated in balsamic vinegar and rosemary. The marinated pork tenderloin is seared in a cast iron skillet and then transferred to the oven and baked at 375F for 12-15 minutes.
Use an Ovenproof Skillet For Cooking Pork Tenderloin
The pork tenderloin for this recipe is both seared and baked. Therefore - use an oven safe skillet to accomplish both. This also avoids having to clean two pans.
Any oven safe pan will work for searing and baking the pork, but cast iron is preferred because it retains heat evenly and can be used at very high temperatures.
Searing ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
2y ago
This tender pork tenderloin recipe is marinated in balsamic vinegar and rosemary and served with a colorful, fruity, and savory fresh plum coulis (sauce) reduction.
The vibrancy and flavor "pop" in this pork tenderloin with plum coulis recipe.
Coulis are generally thick vegetable or fruit purees/sauces and the plum, rosemary, and balsamic vinegar give the sauce both sweet and savory. They can be served warm or cold.
Coulis freeze well so make extra and freeze in a ziploc bag for an easy solution to a busy weeknight dinner. Small snack bags make for perfect portions of sauce for 2 ..read more
Eat Simple Food » Cast Iron Cooking
2y ago
This blistered shishito peppers recipe is quick and easy. Sear shishito peppers in a cast iron pan around 5 minutes or until skin is charred on all sides.
Eat blistered Shishito Peppers as is or add a sauce if you like.
These local shishito peppers are mild, light, and extremely poppable, especially if you give them a quick "blister" or sear in a cast iron pan.
Cast iron pans are perfect for charring shishito peppers because they retain a lot of even heat throughout the pan. Having said that, any high heat pan (like stainless steel) will also work.
Shishito peppers can also be grilled or broil ..read more