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Minimax Neglect - And Loaded Potato Cakes

Killit_and_Grillit
Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
in Beef
I cleaned and did some maintenance on all my Eggs this morning before work and realized I really haven't used this Minimax very much since I bought it. Very underutilized for week night cooks. 

So tonight the weather was great so I started a fire and fired it up to knock out a flank steak. 
Then I had some leftover baked potato guts so I mashed them up and tossed in some bacon, cheese, spices, eggs and flour and fried up some loaded potato cakes. 

Did not suck. Now I'm outside playing hopscotch with my daughter realizing I may need some more salads and chicken in my life. 

"Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

South of Nashville, TN

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,764
    Nice looking hunk o meat right there!
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,131
    Great cook. Just a thought - Why didn't you do the potato cakes on the Egg?
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    I don't need them, but I want some of those potato cakes in my life.

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    GrateEggspectations said:
    Great cook. Just a thought - Why didn't you do the potato cakes on the Egg?
    @GrateEggspectations Simply convenience. I have done them on the Egg. But my coals were getting low and my pregnant wife was getting irritable so it was also a matter of personal safety I guess. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,131
    Killit_and_Grillit said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    Great cook. Just a thought - Why didn't you do the potato cakes on the Egg?
    @GrateEggspectations Simply convenience. I have done them on the Egg. But my coals were getting low and my pregnant wife was getting irritable so it was also a matter of personal safety I guess. 
    Lol.

    When I can, I like to do all components on the Egg, if only for the sake of lump efficiency. That being said, I too succumb to the convenience of the stove at times. 

    Congrats on the imminent addition to the family!
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,795
    Looks great, except for the peas!
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    kl8ton said:
    Looks great, except for the peas!
    @kl8ton yeah peas are dumb. I lost what I considered to be a solid arguement for green beans to a 3 year old. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,171
    Fire and a steak? Living large there my friend. Those taters....lordamercy!
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,658
    Those taters look amazing 
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • TideEggHead
    TideEggHead Posts: 1,345
    Looks awesome! Like @kl8ton said except the peas, but I've never been a fan of those. Like you I would have made a strong case for the green beans too! Anyhow jealous of the cook, those potato cakes  :o
    LBGE
    AL
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,610
    Potato cakes look killer....
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,077
    @Killit_and_Grillit  said:
    I may need some more salads and chicken in my life. 
    I can go with the chix, but unlike Popeye, I think salads are definitely worth a pass, across the board.  If you want the salad interior texture and the feel good deal, then focus on BLT's, submarine (great word right there) sandwiches and loaded burgers.  
    Any leafy green stuff should never be a stand-alone meal component. As close as I can get would be oysters rockefeller.  No dietician here but trying to keep everyone from focusing on the wrong parameters.  And it's only Tuesday.  ;)






    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • Stormbringer
    Stormbringer Posts: 2,253
    Killit_and_Grillit said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    Great cook. Just a thought - Why didn't you do the potato cakes on the Egg?
    @GrateEggspectations Simply convenience. I have done them on the Egg. But my coals were getting low and my pregnant wife was getting irritable so it was also a matter of personal safety I guess. 

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  • Dredger
    Dredger Posts: 1,468
    Very solid looking meal. It's funny, but we have been on an English pea kick around here lately. We get the small frozen ones. Quick and tasty. I'm sure it will pass, lol.
    Large BGE
    Greenville, SC
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    Great idea with the taters.  I'd be all over those.

    With my recent Mallmann crush, I saw your opening picture, and though "OPEN FIRE COOKING!"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ8Htm4jAGc

    I, too, have been neglecting the MiniMax.  I'll have to pull it out.

    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    edited October 2017
    @20stone my dad and I are already talking through how I'm gonna use my fire pit for some open cooking. He was pushing a grate. I'm wanting to do something different since I have 3 Eggs already. Like a massive rotisserie or something. 

    Probably wont get to that project until the spring but it's in the works. 

    That episode on Chefs Table got me thinking about it. I can't get it out of my head. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    Killit_and_Grillit said:
    @20stone my dad and I are already talking through how I'm gonna use my fire pit for some open cooking. He was pushing a grate. I'm wanting to do something different since I have 3 Eggs already. Like a massive rotisserie or something. 

    Probably wont get to that project until the spring but it's in the works. 

    That episode on Chefs Table got me thinking about it. I can't get it out of my head. 
    http://www.norcalovenworks.com/Asado-Catering-Equipment-s/69.htm

    Consider yourself Jonesed
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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