On 7/6/2015 3:27 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 7/6/2015 11:07 AM, cshenk wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> On 7/5/2015 6:40 AM, Acme Bully Control wrote:
>>>> On 7/4/2015 5:15 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 10:40:00 AM UTC-10, Acme Bully
>>>>> Control wrote:
>>>>>> On 7/4/2015 2:18 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>> On 7/3/2015 8:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>> Long story short, I have two open bottles of ketchup. I
>>>>>>>> won't even get
>>>>>>>> into that saga but there you have it. And I need the
>>>>>>>> refrigerator space. And yes, open ketchup does need to be
>>>>>>>> refrigerated these days. At least this kind does.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I also don't want to use the oven because there is no end
>>>>>>>> in sight for this heat wave. But I did find an oven recipe
>>>>>>>> that sounded interesting.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/ar...to-use-heinz-k
>>>>>>>> etchup-in-your-brisket-recipe-the-bon-appetit-way
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't think any of us have ever eaten brisket but I see
>>>>>>>> that Amazon Fresh has it in grass fed so that would be an
>>>>>>>> option for a cooler day. However, I am not sure about the
>>>>>>>> sauce. I have never actually made BBQ
>>>>>>>> sauce because none of us like it and I have a feeling that
>>>>>>>> the sauce might in fact be BBQ sauce.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> An obvious choice would be meatloaf but I have some in the
>>>>>>>> freezer still
>>>>>>>> and it also uses the oven.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Then there are Sloppy Joes. None of us really like those
>>>>>>>> much but I do
>>>>>>>> find that making them from scratch is a bit better than
>>>>>>>> Manwich and that
>>>>>>>> ilk.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I did mention the BBQ sauce. Don't want to go there or
>>>>>>>> cocktail sauce.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I thought that I made some sort of chicken some years ago
>>>>>>>> that called for a lot of ketchup but I have no idea what it
>>>>>>>> was called.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And I have made those Crockpot meatballs with the ketchup
>>>>>>>> and grape jelly. My friend swore that they were always
>>>>>>>> wolfed down at his company
>>>>>>>> parties but they were not wolfed down here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I know I have made something with those little wienies in
>>>>>>>> the Crockpot and sometimes my husband will eat those. I
>>>>>>>> can't remember what they had
>>>>>>>> in them though. I want to say mostly ketchup with a little
>>>>>>>> mustard.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What am I missing here? There has got to be something
>>>>>>>> obvious that I'm
>>>>>>>> not thinking of.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I know that ketchup can be used for cleaning various things
>>>>>>>> but I'm really not interested in that. Aside from doing it
>>>>>>>> once and being slightly amazed, I realize that there are
>>>>>>>> other products that work way better than ketchup does.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I also know that the ketchup bottle doesn't take up a lot
>>>>>>>> of fridge space but I just hate having two of the same
>>>>>>>> thing open and I'd like to
>>>>>>>> use one up. Both are almost all the way full too! Grrr....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I love ketchup. It's one of the greatest inventions ever! I
>>>>>>> use it a lot. I use it in stir fry and teriyaki sauce and
>>>>>>> it's used by Asian cooks - but don't tell anyone about that.
>>>>>>> That's one of the secrets of the mysterious east. :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have one word - Jufran!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.nutriasia.com/products/pr...ail/jufran&l=4
>>>>>
>>>>> I have had Jufran. Mostly it's what the guys on the islands West
>>>>> of us like to use. OTOH, the bottles that I've checked recently
>>>>> looked funny. Translucent and gelatinous so I had to pass on
>>>>> them. I will be on the lookout though.
>>>>>
>>>> It's very cool tasting stuff, our bottle here are thick like
>>>> ketchup.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps yours are old?
>>>
>>> It might be that it's been sitting too long. The bottles of the stuff
>>> in the stores just don't look right. This morning I went to the store
>>> and checked it out again. This time I shook the bottle. This turns
>>> the product into what I expected - an opaque liquid with granular
>>> particles that coats the bottle when you move the air bubble around.
>>> I bought a bottle and I have great hopes that it will live up to my
>>> non-Newtonian expectations. Ha ha.
>>
>> Smile, it's not ketcup but it looks similar. It should be much thicker
>> and hard to get out of the jar for one. The jar is ketchup classic
>> shaped pretty much so you can bang on the end.
>>
>> Jufran is a brand, and I am pretty sure the one we are talking about is
>> the Banana sauce. They also make some other things like chile sauces.
>>
>> A trick to some asian quisines is the term 'ketchup' can be very
>> generic and quite often doesnt mean a tomato product at all. A lot
>> often gets lost when those recipes are translated to english. I can't
>> tell you how many I run into that say '1/8ts fish sauce'. They don't
>> mean soy sauce, they mean patis. 1/2 a mashed anchovey is a reasonable
>> substitute.
>>
>> Carol
>>
>
> I've had the product before. I've even bought some before. I'm gonna
> have to think of something special to make with it. Maybe make banana
> cake with it.
>
> The Filipinos or Micronesian or Tongans that work at the hospital
> probably hooked my wife up with a bottle. They always bring foods from
> their islands to work. They sound like one funny crew. I heard that my
> son, who works there too, wore a lava lava i.e., a skirt to work
> recently. Ha ha. I sure hope I don't see him in one - the shock might be
> too great for my heart. 
Look what this Samoan did to the Commish:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...-roger-goodell
Never ever mess with a big guy in a lava lava ;-)
He hoisted Goodell like a sack of laundry!