What's for Dinner Wednesday? Steak Bites with Glazed Carrots and Creamed Peas and Dumplings all made in under 30 minutes.
Those of you that follow me over on Facebook probably know that we had a heifer that tried to give me heart failure. She concerned me so much that I drove her to the Oklahoma State University Vet Hospital. Miss Melinda of Bastian Show Calves was my person to vent to during the ordeal because she knows cattle and she happened to be where we bought her from. Melinda has raised 2 boys that need some good hot meals to keep them going, so I am excited she shared the recipe with all of you this week. Be sure to check out Melinda's blog, Farm Livin' is My Life or follow them on Facebook.-KFM
Those of you that follow me over on Facebook probably know that we had a heifer that tried to give me heart failure. She concerned me so much that I drove her to the Oklahoma State University Vet Hospital. Miss Melinda of Bastian Show Calves was my person to vent to during the ordeal because she knows cattle and she happened to be where we bought her from. Melinda has raised 2 boys that need some good hot meals to keep them going, so I am excited she shared the recipe with all of you this week. Be sure to check out Melinda's blog, Farm Livin' is My Life or follow them on Facebook.-KFM
My
work schedule has changed yet again and so I'm home on Fridays now. I
took full advantage today to make a good lunch for my guys. And while
I'd like to tell you I spent hours slaving over a hot stove to prepare
this meal but in all honesty, nothing took more than 30 minutes to
prepare.
Steak
bites were the main course. I had a sirloin steak thawed in the fridge
and sirloin really is the best steak for these bites. Trim the steak
and slice into bite sized pieces. Be sure to remove the silver and the
excess fat. Once you have it chopped into small pieces, sprinkle Cowboy
Rub over it for seasoning. Heat 2 to 3 tablespoons of butter in an
iron skillet until completely melted and sizzling good. Add the meat to
the butter and cook stirring once or twice until no longer pink inside.
In the meantime, slice and chop a red onion, a yellow onion and a
couple of bell peppers. I also like to add a can or two of mushrooms or
some fresh sliced mushrooms. Once you have all the meat cooked, add
more butter to the skillet and saute the veggies. A little trick for
the farm families out there, I used my little crock pots to keep the
steak bites and veggies warm until the guys were ready for lunch.
Worked great without drying out the meat.
So,
now we need some sides. My guys really are meat and potato type of
men. I popped 6 potatoes in the microwave to partially cook and hit the
baked potato button on the microwave for 4. Once they were done, I
slipped the skins off and chopped the potatoes into medium sized chunks.
Now, the skillet from the meat still had a little butter left in it so
I added more and fried the potatoes in that skillet. Really, they just
needed a little crispiness on the outside as they were just about done
from the microwave.
Chris
is a fan of glazed carrots. In order for this to be a quick meal, I
grabbed 2 cans of carrots out of the pantry, heated them up in a little
water, added 2 tablespoons of butter and about 3 tablespoons of brown
sugar. Wa la....glazed carrots.
Mike
is a fan of creamed peas and dumplings. I hadn't made them in a while,
but dug out the dumpling recipe and whipped it up for him. A pack of
frozen peas with enough milk to cover them plus just a little was put on
medium heat while I did the dumplings. The dumplings called for 1 cup
flour, 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs, 1 egg, 1/3 cup milk, parsley to taste,
2 teaspoons baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon salt. Mix it up and when the
milk is hot and peas are just about cooked, add dumplings by the
spoonful and cook until dumplings are floating.
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