Oops! Um… Surprise!

3 years ago

The other night my daughter told me she had defrosted meat and would I make dinner. Sure. I glanced at the meat and saw it was ground meat. I made burgers with a little green onion, salt and pepper, plain grits and sliced cucumbers.

As we ate I thought these burgers were the best I’d ever made and asked where she had gotten the ground beef. (blink blink ) ”Um, Mom, that was ground pork.” Oops!

I still think those were the best bergers I’d made. I think ground pork just may be my go-to meat for burgers.

Have you had any Oops Moments that turned out to be very good?

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colleenoz

3 years ago

I once worked in a restaurant where the owner (and my co-cook) didn't always label what she put into the freezer. One Saturday afternoon we had run out of the soup of the day, cream of zucchini, so I was asked to make another batch for dinner service. My boss pulled a plastic container of frozen stock out of the freezer and said, here, use this chicken stock.

As I was cooking, I could smell a strong smell of fish. I thought that was a little odd, as I didn't recall having any orders for salmon at lunch. Then it hit me: it was fish stock!

I told my boss, who looked horrified and said, "What do we do?" as we had no chance of making something else (groceries here close early on weekends). Thinking fast, I said, "We blitz it, throw in some cream, garnish it with a few shrimp on top and call it prawn bisque."

It sold out :-)

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plllog
3 years ago
LOL! Love your oops. I have plenty of oopses, but not dramatic enough where I remember them. I was watching a baking competition where his required cookies spread beyond recognition and he just scrapped them. I would have tasted, and if okay to eat I would have cut out the shapes. Oh! I remember one from long ago. I baked a cake recipe that was given to me by a flatmate. It was supppsed to have a layer of jam that it baked up around. Our only oven was one of those covered ring pans you put on the fire with a flue, so I was so busy adjusting for that that I totally forgot the baking powder. They turned into quite nice, chewy bar cookies with a jammy topping with just a bit of crust on top that was like a bit of melted streusel. People loved them. I did later make the original cake and it wasn't as good. :)
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claudia valentine
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CA Kate z9
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Oops again. It never helps when daughter buys the food and then asks me to make dinner. Yesterday afternoon I heard (bad hearing) thawed chicken thighs. Reality: boneless, skinless chicken thigh's; oven already at 400; pan ready. The thighs went onto the jellyroll pan, got salt, pepper, onion powder and a sprinkle of curry powder, and into the oven they went. We had thighs, spaghetti, sauce, and mixed vegetable. My college-age grandson declared it delicious.. That’s all that matters. 😄
nancyjane_gardener
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Ca Kate, your daughter needs to learn to cook!
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CA Kate z9
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3 years ago
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My daughter is an excellent cook. She’s just taking advantage of my presence to get more work done. 👨🏻‍🍳 ( It would help if I hadn’t forgotten my hearing aides when I came for a visit. I didn’t weart them during COVID lockdown and still for get to put them in. 😄 )
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OK then!
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Islay Corbel
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Minced pork with grated apple make a lovely burger.
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