The Big Ole NJ Steak Thread

Yep. Awful. Just the worst Mexican food.

Carlos O’Connors is another.

On the Border in East Brunswick.

That $Hi+hole Casa Comida in Oceanport.

And then we have the Slottbucks improvisations, like Poops Garage.

It is so surprising to me since we have a lot of Mexicans and Central Americans running around, but apparently old school jersey gringo messed up pseudo Mexican slop survives.

It must be a fish bowl sized margaritas and happy hour.

And in the category of in Red Bank the name changes but the owners and crappy food don’t (Basil tees, Earth Pizza) we have a new entry:

www.redbankgreen.com/2017/05/whats-for-lunch-amelias-kitchen-shrewsbury/

Yummmm crispy ends! I can only imagine how good those must be!

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Umm, Texas crutch is frowned upon down here in Texas.

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So do you prefer clod or brisket?

I could Google, but I’d rather hear it from folks here…what’s Texas crutch?

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It’s what I had to use for 4-6 weeks after I rode the mechanical bull at Gillies.

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Texas crutch is when you wrap your meat in foil for part of the cooking.

Wait a second! That’s what I do when I go tanning naked!

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See video at roughly minute 20 where Aaron Franklin discusses the merits of wrapping brisket:

He contrasts butcher paper, tin foil and unwrapped.

There are proponents and opponents of wrapping, it does alter the results.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOH. Interesting.

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOH. Interesting. (again) :joy:

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You had me at Aaron Franklin. :slight_smile:

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Holy Cow … literally !!!

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Here is an article from the Chicago Tribune discussing the physics of the evaporative heat loss, and how the crutch helps you to power through the stall:

https://www.google.com/amp/www.chicagotribune.com/dining/foodfocus/ct-food-0916-texas-crutch-20150904-story,amp.html

I crutch…no shame in my game.

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Got this baby at Picola Italia last night.

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Skirt Alert !

Through Labor Day Best Market in Holmdel is featuring USDA Choice Skirt Steak for $ 5.97 a pound with $ 25 additional purchase.

We had guests today so a I forgot to take photos but we grilled up a bunch for lunch today and it was awesome. Some of the best skirt steak I have ever had. So tender. Delishus.

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Perhaps truer words were never spoken. :smiling_face: