Skillet Steak

Who says a steak has to cooked on a grill?  I mean, I'm sure it's generally best cooked on a grill...but I don't have one.  And even if I did...I wouldn't be caught using it in sub 20 degree weather.  Stove-top will have to do.  Besides, the package said "skillet steak" so clearly it's meant to be cooked in a skillet...

I rubbed the steak with olive oil, rosemary, and garlic powder, then put it in the preheated, non-stick, skillet.  I seared it on each side, then flipped it back to the first side and let it cook for a few minutes on each side.  It's a pretty thin steak, so it didn't take too long to get it done, no pink.  'Cause who wants to eat something that is still moo-ing?  Not me, anyway. 

Ate the steak with some leftover mac n cheese, some leeks, and some steamed baby broccoli.

so brilliantly green... or should I say...so verdantly green?  maybe that's too redundant.

now there's a delicious dinner if I do say so myself

and the dinner wine

hasn't given me heartburn yet...must be a good one.

I doubt this steak required a steak knife...but I have steak knives now, why not put them to use?

Steak Tenders

What's better than chicken tenders?  Steak tenders!  Slice a thin skillet steak into strips, dip them in an egg wash, then in some cornmeal/flour/seasoning, and  fry them up with just a little bit of olive oil.  (My breading didn't really stick...probably should have floured the steak before the egg wash.)

Serve up the tenders with some sweet potato fries.  Yummmmmmm.

the chopped steak with one of my new kitchen "toys" (love my new knives!)

olive oil "art"

Steak Tetrazzini

I was looking up stuffing recipes online...and saw a recipe for turkey tetrazzini.  And suddenly realized that I can't remember the last time I had some of the deliciousness that is tetrazzini.  So, I said goodbye to my original dinner plans (which were only half-formed anyway), and decided to make tetrazzini.  I don't have any turkey.  But I bought some steak today, and decided that it would be perfect.  And I was right.

Ingredients
3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp bacon grease
1/8 c white flour
1/8 c wheat flour
3/4 c milk
1/4 c heavy cream
squirt of ranch
garlic powder
mustard powder
1 c shredded cheese
thin steak
angel hair pasta (approx. 8 oz)

Directions
1) boil water and cook pasta, preheat oven to 350
2) while the water is boiling, chop up the steak and cook it in a skillet

3) once the pasta and steak are cooking, throw all the other ingredients in a saucepan, in the order I listed them.  Stir frequently, remove from heat when it starts to boil

(a busy stove makes me smile...meatballs cooking for this week's lunch, pasta, sauce, and steak for the tetrazzini)

4) put the pasta and steak in a casserole dish, then pour the sauce on top and mix it well
5) dust the top with breadcrumbs and a little bit of shredded cheese

6) bake at 375 for 30 minutes
7) serve for dinner with some veggies (I steamed some fresh green beans)

another culinary success story