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What to do with various small frozen pieces or pork, beef and chicken?

Posted on 5/26/19 at 8:55 am
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
80825 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 8:55 am
Digging through my freezers I've found a couple frozen pork chops, a small frozen pork loin, a small amount of frozen ground pork, a ham hock, a small frozen ribeye and a few chicken thighs.

Does anyone have a recipe for a soup or stew, etc. that I could make that'll use almost all of these odds and ends?
This post was edited on 5/26/19 at 8:56 am
Posted by DaBeerz
Member since Sep 2004
18310 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 9:02 am to
That’s 2 weeks of dinners for us, why would you want to waste all of that at one time
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
80825 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 9:06 am to
It's not that much. Two pork chops, half pound ground pork, maybe a one pound pork loin, an 8 ounce ribeye a few small chicken thighs. Just wanted to clean out the freezer. Family of five.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49696 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 9:18 am to
Growing up my mother put all the end pieces of meat in the freezer after we got tired of leftovers. Beef roast, ham, roasted chicken, pork roasts, pieces of steak etc...

After she had enough and wanted freezer space she took them all out, put in a big dutch oven and made homemade bbq sauce with them and cooked down. We had mom’s homemade sloppy joes and those were good.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
102354 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 9:24 am to
indian biryani dish
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8843 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 9:29 am to
It's grilling weather... Make yakitori. It's simple, fun, and delicious.




For the sauce:
2 cups mirin
2 cups soy sauce
1 cup dry sake
2 tbsp. packed dark brown sugar
2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 2? piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced

put everything into a sauce pot and bring to a boil, immediately lower to a simmer and cook until reduced by half. strain, discard solids and reserve liquid.

Thanks, I know what I'm doing today!
Posted by BayouFann
CenLa
Member since Jun 2012
7230 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 11:00 am to
Easy! Grill it
Posted by Boston911
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2013
2596 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 11:45 am to
Grind all that up, add seasoning, onion tops and make some sausage
Posted by SW2SCLA
We all float down here
Member since Feb 2009
23085 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 11:49 am to
Get some fresh veggies and make some stir fry
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
10249 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 12:27 pm to
Make cheesesteak out of the ribeye. The rest goes into jambalaya.
Posted by BooDreaux
Orlandeaux
Member since Sep 2011
3300 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 12:28 pm to
Make some stock or broth
Posted by alajones
Huntsvegas
Member since Oct 2005
35970 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 12:43 pm to
Chicken and pork for jambalaya.

Eat the ribeye for a snack
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8843 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 1:37 pm to
Had a flat iron lingering in my fridge since March wet aging (really I just forgot about it) here's my efforts for yakitori
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 4:20 pm to
I make huge pots of spaghetti sauce without meat and freeze meal sized portions that are perfect for using up little leftover pieces like that. Thaw them out, season them up real good, brown them off really well in a pot, then add the sauce to the pot and let it simmer while you're getting the noodles cooked.

You could even pound the whole pieces out real thin, bread them, and fry them off, then put it together with the sauce and noodles or make a parmesan sandwich with some leftover white melty cheese.

I'd do that with everything but the beef. That's just screaming to be a cheesesteak or steak and eggs for the cook.
This post was edited on 5/26/19 at 4:28 pm
Posted by bakersman
Shreveport
Member since Apr 2011
6033 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 4:49 pm to
Just throw it all in one pot and make a gravy
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
80825 posts
Posted on 5/26/19 at 6:08 pm to
I ended up making a half-assed gumbo. It's spicy, meaty and tastes pretty darn good.
Posted by SquirrelBones
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
458 posts
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:29 am to
Chop it all up. Make a chili. Not really chili weather, but would be awesome.
Posted by LSUZombie
A Cemetery Near You
Member since Apr 2008
29749 posts
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:40 am to
quote:

That’s 2 weeks of dinners for us,


Tough times in the DaBeerz household if you’re stretching that to two weeks.
Posted by cuyahoga tiger
NE Ohio via Tangipahoa
Member since Nov 2011
6185 posts
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:56 pm to
heck baw, that's the start/additions to 3 great meals. On Sunday, for the red gravy, add the chicken thighs. Add the ground pork to your regular meatball recipe for the gravy as well. Monday, Cook and dice the pork chops for fried rice. Tuesday, take the ribeye and porkloin, add some peppers, onions, shrooms, tomatoes on skewers for shiskabobs.

ETA, Wednesday have leftover red gravy and pasta.
This post was edited on 5/27/19 at 12:58 pm
Posted by redstickrun
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2009
72 posts
Posted on 5/28/19 at 9:54 am to
I'd dice it all up and throw it into fried rice. I eat that stuff for breakfast lunch and dinner.
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