Dishes using a Cast Iron Skillet

[TexasTower]

The "how to make a steak" thread made me go buy a cast iron skillet. I've never had my steak any other way than on a grill or on a broiling pan.

Now that I own a cast iron skillet, what can I do with it besides use it as a weapon and make a pretty kick *** steak?

 

[BrûléeOrange]

Badass Cornbread.
Pineapple Upside Down Cake.
Fried Chicken, Chicken Fried Steak, Fried Okra, Refried Beans, Fried Pork Chops, Fried Pies, Fried...well, you get the picture.
Jambalaya.
Bacon & Eggs.

 

[TXHookem]

I'm getting a cast iron skillet, too. Heard it's a great way to cook.

 

[Idahorn2]

Also required for Prudhomme's methods for blackening fish and steaks.

 

[baboso]

The more you use it, the better it gets. I inherited a couple when my Dad passed that were about 20 years old then. An old cast iron skillet is the ultimate in nonstick cooking.

An absolute must for making a roux, also.

 

[shorty]

I love, love, love my cast iron skillets, dutch ovens, and griddle/grill. The large dutch oven is perfect to put on the propane burner outside for frying mass quantities of fish fillets. It gets the pan and peanut oil hot enough and stays hot where you do not have to wait that long between batches for the oil to get back up to the proper frying temp.

The griddle/grill is perfect for mass production cooking of quesadillas. I keep the back burner a little cooler to finish the second side giving me enough time to start one or two more on the front portion. It is great for pancakes too.

For steaks I put a small amout of olive oil and butter in the pan. The butter helps the meat brown. The cast iron skillet is fantastic to get a "crust" on both sides of the steak. Mmmm, now I am hungry for a good steak.

 

[brntorng]

Just want to reiterate using it for blackened dishes. Blackening has to be one of the easiest cooking techniques there is and is a great reason to get a grill with a side burner since it has to be done outdoors.

 

[DoobieWah]

I seared a couple of tuna steaks in one tonight.

 

[Mrmyke709]

In a dutch oven....
Pork Pibil...

Pot roast...

Seafood paella...

Cassoulet...

In the frying pan...dessert.
Dewberry Cobbler.

****, now I'm hungry.

 

[ColumbusHornsFan]

Stuffing Frittata

In my very, very well seasoned skillet, I use leftover cornbread stuffing, sausage and any type of good, meltable cheese in this recipe. It has become my breakfast staple on T+1.

I don't follow the linked recipe exactly; rather, it was my guideline.

 

[12thStudStan]

I see Mrmyke709 shares my penchant for some dewberries. I picked about 5 gallons this past season. Most of ours end up in pies or smoothies, but that cobbler looks great as do the rest of the pics.

 

[hookem2102]

Chicken fried steak is bad *** in a cast iron skillet.

yums.

 

[clandestine]

Peach Cobbler

 

[mayberryrfd]

You can make the best cornbread ever with a cast iron skillet.

I make apple cobbler in mine.