have i made it clear how much i love pig?
last night, we had pork steaks for dinner. not a normal buy for us, but they were on sale and they looked good. i seared them off in a pan, then made a maple mustard seed brown sugar sauce (i used cider vinegar instead of wine to deglaze the pan). i served that with roasted red potatoes, and some spinach i wilted in a pan with bacon fat and crushed garlic (which i then topped with the crumbled bacon since waste not, want not is a rule in our kitchen... and i love bacon). it was so simple and so quick and really very tasty.
we're planning on going to the state fair thursday with the fam, assuming the weather holds up. i can't WAIT to eat some roasted corn from the lion's club, and some greek bread (there is a greek vendor in one of the halls that has the BEST bread ever; it's a giant round loaf with sesame seeds on top; we have no idea what kind of bread it really is). bryan will love the flavored milk stand and cream puffs; i myself am more of a brownie and salt water taffy girl. we'll get to look at some stinky farm animals too, but mostly, i want that ear of corn!
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Friday, August 3, 2007
steak sandwich
last night for dinner i made up some steak sandwiches. the grocery store had had some awesome looking chuck steaks on sale, as well as cremini mushrooms. i knew i could do something with that. :)
i marinated the mushrooms in some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, cayenne, and granulated garlic for about 2 hours.
i pounded out the steak some, to somewhere between 1/4 - 1/2 inch. seasoned that with salt and pepper, and seared one side in the cast iron. as soon as i flipped it, i topped it with some sliced provolone and stuck it under the broiler. i tossed the mushrooms in the pan at this point as well. i pulled it out as soon as the cheese started to get golden bubbles. cooked to a perfect medium.
i had some bakery rolls, so i heated those up. i made a balsamic mayo using some of the marinade. spread that on the rolls, then topped with fresh spinach, a slice of the steak, and then the mushrooms, sliced. the warm steak wilted the spinach just enough so it was somewhere between raw and actually wilted.
it was pretty freaking tasty. i think next time i'll add some horseradish to the mayo.
i marinated the mushrooms in some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, cayenne, and granulated garlic for about 2 hours.
i pounded out the steak some, to somewhere between 1/4 - 1/2 inch. seasoned that with salt and pepper, and seared one side in the cast iron. as soon as i flipped it, i topped it with some sliced provolone and stuck it under the broiler. i tossed the mushrooms in the pan at this point as well. i pulled it out as soon as the cheese started to get golden bubbles. cooked to a perfect medium.
i had some bakery rolls, so i heated those up. i made a balsamic mayo using some of the marinade. spread that on the rolls, then topped with fresh spinach, a slice of the steak, and then the mushrooms, sliced. the warm steak wilted the spinach just enough so it was somewhere between raw and actually wilted.
it was pretty freaking tasty. i think next time i'll add some horseradish to the mayo.
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