Category Archives: Memorable Meals
Strip Steak with Cumin, Curry and Potatoes
The cumin and curry infuse both the steak and the potatoes in the dish. The cocoa in the spice rub gives a bit of a mystery note to the dish and really adds to the beautifully dark crust formed when you sear the steak. You could just as easily grill the steak, but this cooks nicely in a cast-iron skillet. Prep time: About 10 minutes Cook time: 15 to 20 minutes (work on steak while potatoes are cooking) Serves 2 … continued…
Sirloin Steak with Ginger-Garlic Marinade
Fresh ginger makes all the difference to a recipe. This recipe has a lot of ingredients, but comes together quickly–toss everything into the blender, give it a whirl, pour over sirloin steaks. After a couple of hours in the marinade, the flavor is infused into the steaks, which are sliced into medallions so there’s even more surface area for the marinade. Remember to reserve about 1/2 cup of the marinade before you pour it over the steaks. Pass this reserved … continued…
Filet Mignon with Balsamic Red Wine Sauce
Simplicity is wonderful. Filet mignon often needs very little beyond a lovely sauce to make an enjoyable meal. That is how I feel about red wine sauce. I cook the steaks in a cast-iron skillet, which happens to be my favorite steak-cooking method; I even like it more than grilling, it’s true. The best thing with this method and this sauce is that deglazing the skillet with the red wine brings up all the flavor left in the skillet as … continued…
Ribeye Steaks with Pears, Apples and Sage
Fall fruits keep showing up in my recipe brainstorming session and here I put a classic combo together: pears, apples, sage, blue cheese and pecans. I’ve been known to create salads with these flavors, so why not as a compliment to the beef? It works and works well. The blue cheese/pecan finish gives both flavor and another texture to the dish. Serve this with wide buttered egg noodles to catch any of the sauce. If you have leftovers, slice and … continued…
Grilled Sirloin Skewers with Pineapple and Mint
There’s some magic that goes on when you grill pineapple – the natural sugars (which I help along with just a touch of brown sugar in the spice rub) caramelize and lend a smoky sweetness to the beef and onions on the skewer next to the pineapple. The mint is often unexpected–so many sweet flavors use mint that when it shows up in a savory dish, it makes for the perfect flavor. Prepare the skewers in advance and let them … continued…
Sour Cream Beef with Noodles and Cheddar Cheese
We love a one-dish meal. Okay, maybe it’s technically a two-pot meal if you have to cook pasta separately, but if you think ahead, you’ll save some pasta from another night so you have 2 cups of noodles to stir into this dish. We like the egg noodles because all the sauce clings to the wide surface, but use your favorite pasta … or whatever you’ve got already in the fridge! Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes (add … continued…