For 25 Years my college buddies and I have taken our kids on an annual camping trip. My son was 7 when we started. He's now 31. We are in fact on the the third generation of campers and the group numbers about 20. We still use tents and sleep on the ground. No pop-up campers or winnebagos.
The highlight of every camp trip is the FOOD. We're not ordinary campers when it comes to our meals. With the exception of our first camp night 25 years ago when Colonel Paul broke out the K-rations (yes K-rations) for dinner, every meal has been a gastronimical adventure.
Menus have ranged from sauteed soft shell crabs witha white wine sauce to an "all day" roasted pig for which we built our own oven on the camp site. The breakfast menu consists of omelettes made to order. Dinners last year included a New England lobster bake and Uncle Cic's traditional ribs. Saturday lunch always varies to dishes like pulled pork or italian hot dogs.
This year we're doing Philly Cheese Steaks for lunch and our daily email chatter last week centered around how to make an authentic sandwich. Here for starters is an article/recipe from "About Philadelphia" and link to the site below.
How to make a Philly cheesesteak - Time Required: 15 minutes
Start with good beef. Pat's uses sliced rib-eye. Jim's uses USDA choice top round western steer beef.
Shave the beef very thin so it cooks quickly and remains tender.
Use a fresh high quality Italian roll - Amoroso's is a favorite.
Decide if you want your steak with or without fried onions.
Decide if you want a steak or a cheesesteak. If you elect a cheesesteak you need to decide on American cheese, provolone or the Philly favorite "cheez whiz".
Any add-ons? Mushrooms, peppers, pizza sauce, tomatoes? You decide. It's your sandwich. (4 Fingers - take note!)
Start to cook. Saute the onions, peppers and mushrooms until soft.
Fry your steak until brown but not crispy or burned. You can mix in the fried vegetables now or add them at the end.
If you elect American cheese or provolone place the cheese on the meat until slightly melted. If you choose Cheez Whiz just smear it on the roll. Place the roll over the meat/cheese/vegetables and scoop it into the sandwich. Garnish your sandwich with pizza sauce, hot or sweet peppers or pickles as you choose.
Some related links.
http://philadelphia.about.com/cs/cheesesteaks/a/cheesesteak.htm
http://www.bestcheesesteaks.com/
http://www.patskingofsteaks.com/
http://www.genosteaks.com/
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