I apologize for being a blogger missing in action lately. I had business to attend to, places to go, and friends to see. Now that things are back to normal - are they ever really? - I'll be getting back into my posting routine. I've got a few special features planned in the near future, so look forward to those!
I know, I promised you a special feature when I restarted this blog. The wine event I had planned to cover turned into a rainy night. While I had the constitution to taste, I didn't have the spirit to stand out in the rain to photograph. Such is the life of an ambitious food blogger.
Excuses, excuses!
So today, as I am just getting back into the swing of things. I'm going to bring you a recipe that I typed up several months ago. I was going to submit this to a televised cooking contest but the website wasn't cooperating. I never did submit it. I'm sharing it with you instead.
I only have one picture to give you this evening. The contest required a close up of the food and a picture of me standing behind the food (and you really don't want to see that one). I guess they just wanted to see that I wasn't a werewolf or something before they "cast" me. Since I never applied for the show, now the producers will never know that not only am I NOT a werewolf, but I don't even play one on TV.
Okay, enough chatter. Let's eat!
Serves 2.
1 ¼ lb. New York Strip Steak (2 steaks), cut about 1 ¼ inch thick
¼ cup Irish Whiskey or Scotch
1 tbs. extra tenderizing Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
1 large baking potato, peeled and cut into eight pieces
10 large Brussels sprouts, outer leaves removed and quartered
2 tbs. olive oil, divided
2/3 cup diced onion
¼ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg, divided
2 tbs. coarse sea salt, divided
½ tsp. white pepper, divided
¼ cup plus two tbs. Hellman’s® Olive Oil Mayonnaise, divided
¼ cup 2% milk, divided
½ tbs. freshly ground cracked pepper
1 cup fresh sliced white mushrooms
½ tsp. dried thyme
2 ½ tbs. Gorgonzola cheese crumbles
Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Other: Cooking spray
Add potato and Brussels sprouts to a pot of water. Bring to boil and reduce to simmer, about 20 minutes until the vegetables are softened.
While the potatoes are cooking, add one tablespoon of the olive oil to a skillet. Add onions and cook until softened, about three minutes. Remove from pan.
When the potatoes and the Brussels sprouts are cooked, drain and mash. Add onion, half of the nutmeg, ¼ of the salt and all of the white pepper. Add in 3 tablespoons of the Hellman’s® (or Best Food's) olive oil mayonnaise and ½ of the 2% milk. Mash and keep warm until ready to serve.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Add cooking spray to cast iron or heavy skillet (oven safe). Season steaks with remaining salt and the black cracked pepper, pressing the seasoning into the steaks. Add to hot pan. Cook on one side for about four minutes. TURN OVEN OFF. Add hot pan with steaks to oven and set timer for five minutes for medium rare. Let steaks rest for five minutes before slicing.
Add the remaining mayonnaise, 2% milk, gorgonzola and nutmeg to a sauce pan. Warn over low heat and whisk until ingredients are combined.
Top steaks and potato with the sauce and parsley (if using).
Enjoy! As always, I'll see you soon!
MK
Don't want to use booze in your recipe? That's okay, simply leave it out.
If you like this post, check out my other steak recipes!
