Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!:
Best filet I've had in years.
Looks good, but I'm just not a filet guy. I don't like the soft tender texture and just OK beef flavor. I'll take a sirloin rare over a filet most days. After that, if I'm not caring about the fat content, I'm going ribeye. I know, I know, most people just love the tenderness of the filet, but I like a little bit of chew and you can't beat the "beefiness" of a sirloin, tri tip, or ribeye. And of course, they are also much less coin. Just my $.02 [Reply]
I asked the wife what she wanted for mothers day dinner. She said she wanted something summery and simple, like burgers and dogs. She also loves her a Chicago style dog.
So, grilled burgers with ham on top covered with munster and chedder jack cheese with all the trimmings except lettuce. She hates lettuce. Then the dog is Nathans all beef with sports peppers, tomato, pickle, mustard, and celery salt. Also peeled up a couple mangos and made a pearl couscous salad with diced peppers, cucumbers, onion, and cilantro with a lime vinegarette. Sorry for the crappy and sideways pics.
Originally Posted by tooge:
I asked the wife what she wanted for mothers day dinner. She said she wanted something summery and simple, like burgers and dogs. She also loves her a Chicago style dog.
So, grilled burgers with ham on top covered with munster and chedder jack cheese with all the trimmings except lettuce. She hates lettuce. Then the dog is Nathans all beef with sports peppers, tomato, pickle, mustard, and celery salt. Also peeled up a couple mangos and made a pearl couscous salad with diced peppers, cucumbers, onion, and cilantro with a lime vinegarette. Sorry for the crappy and sideways pics.
Great spread and the pearl couscous sounds like a great idea.
I was taken out to dinner Friday night—then brunch on Sunday morning plus got two bouquets of flower—one from my daughter who drove 4 hours to visit me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tooge:
Looks good, but I'm just not a filet guy. I don't like the soft tender texture and just OK beef flavor. I'll take a sirloin rare over a filet most days. After that, if I'm not caring about the fat content, I'm going ribeye. I know, I know, most people just love the tenderness of the filet, but I like a little bit of chew and you can't beat the "beefiness" of a sirloin, tri tip, or ribeye. And of course, they are also much less coin. Just my $.02
Oh, I totally agree. These were free for a custom cut that didn't turn out. I'd ordered a hanger steak from him, and he'd never cut one. Whatever he gave me was so tough my wife spit it out. It wasn't hanger. Anyway, he gave me four filets and a pack of beef bacon for free.
I'd normally go for ribeye. But I'll tell you what, reverse seared on the smoker to 120 and the seared at 500 was the best damn filet I think I've ever had. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!:
Oh, I totally agree. These were free for a custom cut that didn't turn out. I'd ordered a hanger steak from him, and he'd never cut one. Whatever he gave me was so tough my wife spit it out. It wasn't hanger. Anyway, he gave me four filets and a pack of beef bacon for free.
I'd normally go for ribeye. But I'll tell you what, reverse seared on the smoker to 120 and the seared at 500 was the best damn filet I think I've ever had.
Gotcha. Yeah, I certainly wouldn't turn down free filets. It does look good too. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tooge:
Also peeled up a couple mangos and made a pearl couscous salad with diced peppers, cucumbers, onion, and cilantro with a lime vinegarette.
I'm going to bet this was the surprise guest star of the dinner. :-):-) [Reply]
Pork Marsala from Monday night. Slo-cooked and braised in the Marsala wine sauce with mushrooms.
Mushroom Rice with Peas, Steamed Asparagus and an Italian Garden Salad (field greens, lettuces, green cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, red peppers, purple onion and black olives. Zesty Italian 4-Seasons dressing made with viirgin olive oil poured on after picture taken)