Marge: Now, Lisa’s going through this phase where she doesn’t eat any meat. So, I usually sneak a little meat juice into her vegetables.
Becky: Wow, you’re a real live Martha Stewart, I mean, without the evil. May I? Mmm…yummers.
Marge: Nobody’s ever called my gravy yummers before!
Becky: You know what would be really nuts? A little rosemary.
Marge: Ooh, ooh! I’ve always wanted to use rosemary in something.
I know this isn’t a popular Simpsons episode – in general, Marge-centric episodes usually aren’t. Plus, this is when the show really starts to move into a more “zany” direction, what with Becky actually planning to murder Marge and all. Still, I enjoy this episode because Marge is very proud of her skills as a homemaker and when a hipper, younger, (more attractive?) woman comes into her house it’s interesting to watch how quickly things get catty.
Although they don’t mention the meat, it seems that along with the mashed potatoes, mung beans, and gravy that Marge and/or Becky are also making pork chops. So I decided to recreate the entire meal and see if it would taste “usurper” level or not.
Ingredients
- Pork Chops (pork chops / salt and pepper)
- Mashed Potatoes (potatoes / butter / salt and pepper)
- Mung Beans (dried mung beans / chicken stock)
- Gravy (butter / flour / onion powder / beef bouillon / water / rosemary)
Directions
I’ve made Pork Chops and Mashed Potatoes before.
Mung Beans
Rinse 1 cup of mung beans with water and drain. Add to a medium pot and add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and continue cooking on low heat until beans are tender – about 20-30 minutes.
Gravy
Combine water and bouillon in a pan. Heat the water until almost boiling and slowly add the butter to melt. Next, add onion powder and flour and whisk to combine. Finally, go a little nuts and add some rosemary because you’ve always wanted to add rosemary to something.
I was surprised to find that the mung beans tasted quite good. You might even say that I really brought out the mung in them, plus I managed to include some meat juice in there for anyone gong through a vegetarian phase.
However, the real star of this dish was the gravy, I would for sure describe it as being yummers! Like, I honestly tried to incorporate some gravy into every bite of the meal and somewhat considered just drinking it after I had finished. I mean, I didn’t because I have a small amount of self control, but there was a brief moment where things were touch and go. Anyway, let’s leave Marge with the last words on this post…
Marge: Why do I always think of the perfect thing to say when it’s too late? Shut up Becky! Oh, that would have been sweet.
Cromulence: 8 Cyanides (a loving tribute to Poison) out of 10
Shut Up Becky! Recipe From: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge (The Simpsons Season 11 – Episode 21)
“God” is always capitalized, unless used to describe gods as in Greek gods. But God is God’s name.
If you’re interested in working for no pay and also no recognition, the whole site is a crummy world of plot holes and spelling errors just waiting to be found!
I’ve really only eaten mung beans in sweet dishes/as a filling in desserts (Chinese). Curious as to what they’re like savory.
Surprisingly good because they included a little meat juice. I’ve also enjoyed mung beans (in cakes especially) or would eat the sprouted beans – not as dessert. So this was an interesting experiment.
So mung beans aren’t just for old uncles with penchants for chi spells.
Here’s hoping that self control of yours extends to doing Jackie Chan moves at people.
And I don’t know about “more attractive”, but dam does she have some sex appeal in Bart’s music video.
And, I think I speak for all of us when I say, when’s the ice cream gonna get here?
I actually like mung beans, but I prefer to eat them after they have spouted – they certainly help with my awesome Jackie Chan moves! The ice cream will get here right after I figure out how to make something with 62 different sauces…I mean, how is that even going to taste delicious enough for me to gorge / drown my face in?