Santa Fe Steak Market Villiage...Not Good Customer Service

[TypicallyTropical]

I always associate Cordon Bleu with the cooking qualification/standard and not the dish Cordon Bleau.

Everybody in the industry do. "Le Cordon Bleu" is the world's largest and most renowed hospitality education institution, founded in the 19th century in Paris. Most people think it's a school of culinary arts, but actually its primary education focus is on hospitality management too.

[bcrglobal]

I have seen the term used in several countries for a beef steak. Pretty much as VIP is used for buses and damp smelling taxis here. Makes it sound good.

Any chef can tell you, breaded and deep fried steak doesn't work, it will tighten up the tissues in the beef. The only beef suitable for breaded deep frying is the Top Round, but only thinly sliced, and it would have to be marinated for a day or two. Just sprinkle some salt, black pepper and spread some mustard on both sides, wrap it, and put in the fridge. The marinade will soften the tissues. Drench it in flower, eggwash and bread crumps, and your diner is ready. (The "deep fried" mustard beneath the breading will give it a totally awesome taste!)

Or you could try this recipe: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beef/Chi ... dSteak.htm

Nothing quite so yummy as a Chicken Fried Steak....AKA Country Fried Steak. Best ones in the LOS are at Bourbon Street in BKK

[TypicallyTropical]

Or you could try this recipe: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beef/Chi ... dSteak.htm Nothing quite so yummy as a Chicken Fried Steak....AKA Country Fried Steak. Best ones in the LOS are at Bourbon Street in BKK

Funny, the recipe on the web site says it's made of "tenderized round steak" which is exactly what I posted previously as suitable for breaded deep frying! Obviously, I don't know anything about the food business, huh?!

[bcrglobal]

Or you could try this recipe: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beef/Chi ... dSteak.htm Nothing quite so yummy as a Chicken Fried Steak....AKA Country Fried Steak. Best ones in the LOS are at Bourbon Street in BKK

Funny, the recipe on the web site says it's made of "tenderized round steak" which is exactly what I posted previously as suitable for breaded deep frying! Obviously, I don't know anything about the food business, huh?!

Apologies if it seemed I was contradicting you, I meant to back you up only with an alternative recipe The steak is good, but it's the milk gravy that really makes it for me. Oddly enough one of the big crazes in the Southern US now is actually for Chicken fried Bacon (American streaky bacon, thick cut) with milk gravy as an appetizer. Tried it once, was absolutely delicious......but I felt my arteries hardening with each swallow.

[hhfarang]

Don't worry bcrglobal, I was raised on deep fried foods as I am from Tennessee and chicken fried steak is wonderful to someone like me... and my Mom served milk gravy (made with bacon fat) with nearly every meal and we drenched everything with it. I still miss her biscuits 'n gravy.

The deep fryer was the most used appliance in my Mom's kitchen and she kept a large (former) coffee can in the fridge all the time full of bacon fat (or bacon drippin's as they were called then) to season every thing with from vegetables to meat. Bacon drippings make everything taste better! I even ate green (string) beans as long as they were seasoned with bacon drippings.

And I thought the entire cow was made up of round steak growing up because that's all we could afford... I didn't discover sirloin, fillet mignon, or rib eye until I was an adult earning my own money.

I'm still going at 62 and ate those southern fried foods for the first 30 years of my life.... it's all in the genes and how your body handles it.

[TypicallyTropical]

Apologies if it seemed I was contradicting you, I meant to back you up only with an alternative recipe

No need for apologies, my comment was directed at nanyang and not you! I'm sorry, I should have been more precise with my posting.

[intira]

Been to that restaurant two days ago.. lousy service, disgusting meal !

Now I regret I did not read this thread before visiting their lousy restaurant..

Never again !

[Toni4484]

i ve been there once with my family and never again. very ugly food. but for a cheap price like there it can be only ugly. too cheap food too bad quality!!! especially steaks cannot be good for that price. Why all these restaurants serve the thai ketchup?? i big box of heinz is only 5baht more expensive.........

[tuppence]

The only steak I ever had was a chicken fried pork steak made by some dodgy cook from Louisiana - I do not recommend

[hhfarang]

Too bad I didn't get my Mom's recipe for chicken fried round (beef) steak before she passed. I guarantee you would have liked it unless you are a vegetarian.