What’s for dinner? 2.0

[Pure Rock Fury]

Hillbilly stew for dinner. To tired to do the normal.

How i miss my old kitchen.

We call it Musgo stew here. Good stuff.

[Pure Rock Fury]

[ELIAKIM]

I had salmon cooked in butter, garlic and ginger on a bed of baby purple broccoli and sugar snaps. With fresh lemon juice on the top. 

Followed by some coconut yogurt and white grapes.

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Thawed out the last 2 beef fillets and made the wife dinner. I could hear one of her meetings today and it was pretty rough. Couldn't do the corporate thing. My bullshit tolerance is about zero these days. (It's the Irish/Scots blood)

So here's the recipe:

Spoiler

2 pieces filet mignon ~ 1 ½ inches thick
~ 1 tsp salt
pinch black pepper
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 ½ tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into 5 slices

Instructions
Let beef stand at room temperature for 1 hour before cooking.
Preheat oven to 400F.
Liberally salt the beef and add a bit of black pepper on all sides but even more on the two sides that will be seared. The salt promotes better searing.
Bring a large pan (I prefer cast iron) up to medium-high heat and add enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. When hot, add filets to pan (it should loudly sizzle - you may want to grab a splatter guard).
Cook ~3 minutes undisturbed (ok to look if needed) on the first side until seared dark brown.
Flip onto the 2nd uncooked side and cook 2 - 2 ½ minutes or until seared and brown. Add a tab of butter to each filet and immediately transfer pan to the oven.
Bake ~ 6-7 minutes (for medium rare) or until desired doneness. A thermometer should read 115-120F for rare; 120-125F for medium rare; 130-135F for medium.
Transfer meat to a grooved cutting board and rest covered loosely with aluminum foil ~ 5 minutes.
Serve with the butter sauce from the pan

I used dried lavender, garlic powder and black pepper mixed with melted butter then frozen for about 10 minutes. A dollop on the steak as you plate it, and good to go.

[ELIAKIM]

Thawed out the last 2 beef fillets and made the wife dinner.  I could hear one of her meetings today and it was pretty rough.  Couldn't do the corporate thing.  My bullshit tolerance is about zero these days.  (It's the Irish/Scots blood)

So here's the recipe:

Spoiler

2 pieces filet mignon  ~ 1 ½ inches thick
~ 1 tsp salt
pinch black pepper
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 ½ tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into 5 slices

Instructions
Let beef stand at room temperature for 1 hour before cooking.
Preheat oven to 400F.
Liberally salt the beef and add a bit of black pepper on all sides but even more on the two sides that will be seared.  The salt promotes better searing.
Bring a large pan (I prefer cast iron) up to medium-high heat and add enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.  When hot, add filets to pan (it should loudly sizzle - you may want to grab a splatter guard).
Cook ~3 minutes undisturbed (ok to look if needed) on the first side until seared dark brown.
Flip onto the 2nd uncooked side and cook 2 - 2 ½ minutes or until seared and brown.  Add a tab of butter to each filet and immediately transfer pan to the oven.
Bake ~ 6-7 minutes (for medium rare) or until desired doneness.  A thermometer should read 115-120F for rare; 120-125F for medium rare; 130-135F for medium.
Transfer meat to a grooved cutting board and rest covered loosely with aluminum foil ~ 5 minutes.
Serve with the butter sauce from the pan

I used dried lavender, garlic powder and black pepper mixed with melted butter then frozen for about 10 minutes.  A dollop on the steak as you plate it, and good to go.

I had chicken cooked with mushrooms, onions and cream on a bed of egg noodles/broccoli and pak choi last night. 

Tonight it is salmon probably with a salad a little sweet potato as a treat.