Does anyone follow Daisy Cooks?

[wryter2000]

I turned in a novella and a short story to my publisher in the last few weeks, so I'm vegging out this weekend. Watching the cooking shows on PBS, I cam across a New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent called Daisy. She marinated a steak in vinegar and then pan fried it. It looked good, but vinegar?

Has anyone done anything like this? What kind of vinegar? How long to marinate? Anyone tried any of her recipes?

I know I'll find an answer here. :)

[mike_c]

1. italian salad dressing is an old stand-by steak marinade....

Vinegar, oil, and spices. I routinely use balsamic vinegar in marinades, and I don't think I've cooked a meat stock reduction without some balsamic vinegar in years.

[wryter2000]

2. Thanks

I use Italian dressing as a marinade for chicken. It works very well.

She seemed to be using something the color of cider vinegar, but just said "vinegar." Balsamic vinegar would taste great. I'll try that the next time I make a steak.

[Tab]

3. The only problem with vinegar

is that it's highly acidic and will turn your meat to mush if you overdo it. It's fine to use, just don't try to marinate for days on end - it won't get any better.

As for what kind of vinegar... well, what kind of taste do you want? Delicate flavors (e.g.: ginger/honey) will probably get lost - you'll probably want something stronger like cider or red wine vinegar, or something cool on the overpriced gourmet shelf.

[wryter2000]

7. Thanks

I guess I'll do balsamic and only marinate for a short amount of time and see how it comes out.

[supernova]

4. She's growing on me...

I like her recipes and her info about latin cooking. That black bean soup she made.. man I wanted to grab it through the TV set!

But her New Yawker voice is grating...

[wryter2000]

8. I lived in Queens

Lived there until I was 10. I'm used to the accent. It makes me kind of nostaligic, actually.

[eleny]

11. I grew up in Queens

When I hear the accent spoken on tv I get nostalgic, too.

[calico1]

5. That is commonly done by

many Puerto Ricans. Actually, its a combination of vinegar and olive oil. The way I learned was vinegar, olive oil and crushed garlic. And we do it with steaks that tend to be tough, not the ones you would throw on a grill. Like every other cuisine, we all have our different ways of doing things. I caught part of her show once, but I always forget when its on. When is it on?

[wryter2000]

6. Thanks

She did nice NY steaks in that marinade. I don't think they stayed in the vinegar very long.

She was one of the Saturday cooking shows on PBS. She has a website at www.daisycooks.com

[calico1]

9. Thanks! n/t

[Lavender Brown]

10. I like her a lot

She did a show on empanadas that looked really good.