Showing posts with label steak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label steak. Show all posts

Saturday, July 19, 2008

South-of-the-Border Steak & Beans


Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs beef flank steak
1 (10 oz) can Rotel
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp dried oregano, crushed
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
salt & pepper to taste
2 small green, red and/or yellow sweet peppers, cut into strips
1 (15 oz) can pinto beans, rinsed & drained
Hot cooked brown rice
Crumbled queso fresco cheese
Hot tortilla shells
Directions:
Place meat in slow cooker. In a bowl, stir together undrained Rotel, onion, garlic, oregano, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Pour over meat in slow cookier.
Cover and cook on LOW for 7-9 hours or HIGH 4-5 hours.
Add pepper strips and pinto beans. Cover and cook for 30 minutes more at HIGH setting. Remove meat; slice into thin strips. Return to bean mixture. Add cooked rice to pot.
Serve in warm tortillla shells with queso cheese and alittle hot pepper sauce *if desired.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Al's Merlot Steaks






Ingredients:
>3-5 good Ribeye or Fillet Steaks
>Olive Oil
>2/3 cup Merlot or Rose wine
>Sea Salt, cracked pepper, garlic, onion powder, & Montreal steak seasoning


Reduction Sauce:
>2 cups Merlot wine
>2 shallots, chopped fine
>1/4 stick butter
>salt, pepper & garlic to taste
>1 tsp rosemary
>1/8 cup heavy whipping cream
>1 tbsp flour
Directions:
In rubbermaid container big enough to hold all your steaks, pour enough olive oil to coat the bottom. Add 2/3 cup Merlot. Place steaks in container & coat both sides with the wine/oil mixture. Season steaks with herbs. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or more. Set the steaks out of the refrigerator 1 hour prior to cooking.


For sauce: In a small saucepan, heat 2 cups Merlot until boiling. Add shallots. Reduce heat to simmer. Add butter and stir in seasonings. Simmer for 3-4 minutes while stirring. Add the cream and whisk in flour. Stir for 20-30 seconds. Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes. If not thick enough, add 1 tsp flour. Strain sauce.




Grill steaks to desired doneness. Liberally garnish with the Reduction Sauce.





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German Rouladen






Ingredients:

>4 thin flank steaks
>8 slices bacon
>4 dill pickle spears
>1/2 yellow onion, sliced into strips
>Spicy Brown Mustard
>1 beef bouillon cube
>2 tbsp vegetable oil
>salt and pepper to taste
>1/4 cup flour plus extra for work surface



Directions:

Dust your work place with flour. Place each steak upon the flour and spread mustard over each. Next, place 2 strips of bacon, lengthwise, on top of the steaks. Place onion over bacon. Salt and pepper the steaks to your taste.








Place a dill pickle spear at one end of each steak and roll the steak up, securing the roll with 2-3 toothpicks.






Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Brown the rouladen rolls on every side, turning often. Romove rolls from skillet and set aside. Scrape any drippings from off the bottom of your pan and add 1-2 cups water plus the bouillon cube. Stir until cube has dissolved. Return rolls to pan and simmer, covered for 30 minutes on medium-low heat. Check steaks often and turn to ensure even cooking.










Remove steak rolls from pan. Whisk in flour to make gravy. Best served with steak fries and the gravy drizzled over top.


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