What is your favorite Beef-Steak?

The bacon holds the filet together nicely, but you need to par-grill the bacon and re-wrap the filets before grilling if you want to eat the bacon. Otherwise, it ends up too raw.

Making your own filets like this is alot cheaper than buying them pre-made at a butcher. Just buy a good beef tenderloin ($67 at Costco for about 14 1-1/2" steaks..about $4.50 a steak). Cut the tenderloin, marinate and wrap with the par-grilled bacon, and freeze whatever you don't use that day.

the trick is to cook them on high heat for shorter time, this cooks the bacon, and the bacon keeps the steak from overcooking, my mom, trys cooking it slow on low heat and the steak over cooks and the bacons still raw. it works really well this way with frozen steaks that come from US Beef -- which supplys restaurants..

It looks like 17 percent of those polled don't know what cut they're eating.....

Ribeye for me, please.

Blue cheese and herb crusted tenderloin (filet mignon) with carmelized onions and brandy sauce. Medium rare please. (The main reason my husband never takes me out for dinner.)

Ribeye, rare, is the best. Just salt and pepper, with a nice cabernet. Don't put anything on it, when people start putting "cajun", bleu cheese, or anything else, like A-1 or Heinz 57, that tells me it's an inferior cut of beef.

Throw in some hand cut fries and a salad, I'm good to go.

Y'all like Beef?

Then try Churrasco. Espeto Corrido.

:-)

Is it weird that I'm a fan of SPAM?

Ooo. SPAM.

Wellllll. Personally, I think it's kinda gross, but hey, we like our stuff, if you like it...ya like it!

It's extremely popular in Hawaii. You can go to McDonald's an order up a Paniolo Breakfast......comes with 2 thick slices of pan friend SPAM, fried eggs, 2 scoops of white rice. Over there they eat SPAM with everything.

:)

I was wondering about that. I went to this local Hawaiian place and from the looks of the menu, they get SPAM on special delivery.

I'm craving Hawaiian food.....Katsu....plate lunch specials.....Sigh! Manapuas..Drool!

Ever try SPAM Musubi?

It's a triangle of Japanese white sticky rice surrounded a piece of spam wrapped in Nori.

Can't say I have but, I'm going back to that Hawaiian place again. What I ordered was this plate that was rice and pulled pork. To the side was a hawaiian version of salad.

Hawaiian Plate lunch:

Choice of Meat or Fish

2 scoops white sticky rice

Macaroni salad

Sprunch (Hawaiian Punch/Sprite)

Sounds like this is what you ate:

http://www.buzzhawaii.com/images/hawaii_food_tours_2.jpg

SPOT ON! I just discovered that they call it Kalua pork.

Here's the website:

http://www.mokis.com/

Weird though...no spam on the online menu. Must just be a Salt Lake thing...probably because we have an enormous Polynesian community here.

I am going to invite my gaynesians (gay Polynesians :D) along to see if this place is the real deal. The Hawaiian salt on the rice was certainly a treat, so I hope it's real!

Yes Kalua Pork cooked in an IMU.....underground pit. It's awesome.

If you have a large Polynesian community then yes, SPAM is going to be ever present. Like I said, it's a staple in Hawaii.

So, next time you go kau kau (lunch) order plate lunch......so onolicious!

Gaynesians, lol, haven't heard that in eons! Thanks for the morning memory!

I love the taste of Coke more than pepsi, not diet Coke.... yuck.

And then Coke Zero came along :)

I disagree. Diet Pepsi is the best. It has bubbly goodness. Diet Coke is flat and yucky and too syrupy.

I used to drink regular Pepsi and figured out that with every can I was wasting 100 precious calories. Sheesh people get with the program. Save your calories for something important like food or beer. :)

I was the same way, not over it. Since I drink 4-5 cans a day, I was wasting enough calories to have a couple of brownies. I switched to Diet Dr. Pepper and now I can use those extra calories for alcohol.

now I can use those extra calories for alcohol.

Very smart choice. :)

diet soda is just as bad for you as regular soda...

diet soda is just as bad for you as regular soda...

True but I am talking about less calories. I changed my Pepsi addiction to a Diet Pepsi addiction to accommodate my beer intake. Clearly I do not care all that much for my health. :)

My hubby told me that the sweetener they use in diet drinks will slow your metabolism down. Oh well, I can't function without caffeine and I hate coffee, so my only choice is diet sodas.

I say screw Coke and Pepsi. Gimme Dr. Pepper any day.

Prime Rib is fantastic too.

It was so tender, you could cut it with a fork. O'Charlies is having them on sale right now, if you crave one. :-)

Where is O'Charlies?

Prime Rib.

Our Christmas dinner:

Prime rib

Yorkshire pudding

Clam Chowder

Hot spinach salad

Asparagus

Crescent rolls

Mashed taters and gravy

Horseradish

Yummm

I love Christmas!

SOUNDS great!!!!! [now what time was dinner?? tee hee]

Asparagus

White or Green?

Green. I didn't even know that there was any such thing as white asparagus until now. Weird.

White asparagus in creme sauce is also excellent. IMHO.

NOI

Sounds like our Christmas Dinner with the additions of Latin dishes --

Arroz con Pollo (Spanish rice and chicken)

Papas con chorizo (Potatoes & Chorizo)

Flan

Torta Tres Leches

Costa Rican Savory Tamales

Ecuardorian Sweet Tamales

Home-sliced filets marinated for a day in garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt & pepper, then wrapped with 1/2 cooked bacon strips and grilled medium rare.

If you want something special for Thanksgiving, and you like horseradish, here is a quick recipe for a cranberry relish that is great all over turkey, stuffing, potatoes, or all by itself, or even on a sandwich for lunch the next day...Make double a day or so ahead of time.

Jezebell's Cranberry Relish

1 pkg washed cranberries, boiled until soft and drained and cooled; 1 small onion, minced finely, 3/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 T spicy horseradish.

I used minced. If you want some pop on the outside, you can pat them dry after marinating, then dry rub them with some good lemon pepper and garlic powder. Best to not marinate the bacon. Instead, wrap the filets with the bacon after dry rubbing them.

Bernaise sauce on the side for these is a must.

I like to use a rub on my steaks them grill them let rest for 10 minutes then enjoy. Or just S &P and taste the really good meat. I never eat steak out too much money can get really good ones at costco and my local store.

mama, you hit it. You need to let the steaks rest for 10 min. after grilling.

burnt to unrecognizability

That is soooo wrong. You can burn up hamburger if you want but it should be illegal to burn up a great steak. Bad bad Zom Zom. :)

not over it. You read me like a dirty book.

Steak should never go beyond medium rare. Anything else is a crime against nature.

[bad bad zom]

I don't blame you there. If it doesn't melt in your mouth, it isn't worth anything. I'd rather eat a hamburger.

As long as it doesn't run into my rice or mashed potatoes.....a lil pink is just fine.

Bloody potatoes are just a protein wall mural waiting to happen

;-\

Yup, porterhouse.... rare.... break 'is horns off, wipe 'is ass... and send 'im out.... that kind of porterhouse.

I think I just got an erection..... ;)

And to think I only had a Big Mac and fries.Damn it man.

And to think I only had a Big Mac and fries.Damn it man.

I haven't ate at MacDonald's in about 20 years.

My hamburgers are better then any I could buy at a restaurant.

I hear that.

It was a digression for me and a quick fix in my hectic schedual.I'm sure I'll regret it later,but I was really hungry and not many choices in Choctow Oklahoma to choose from.

Choctaw? I live in Norman.

I Tulsa. Small world!

Small world

That it is....

Guess whos coming to your house for dinner :)I'll bring the stuffed mushrooms I do so well and the scotch.

Love those grilled porterhouse steaks,and the scotch too, but not blended.

Randy medium rare double butter and triple sour cream no broccoli green beans and bourbon ahh now I feel better LOL

bigbugy what brand of scotch do you prefer?

I prefer Loch Lomond single malt,while expensive is an understatement it's a carnival thrill ride for the palette

glenfiddech(sp) I have not heard of that one that you like but your description sound great...

You should go online and check them out.The co. is in Scotland and they have an excellant choice of scotch in whatever gets your boat to movin.Buyer beware they are quite proud of their scotch as is revealed in their pricing.

Also note they cannot send orders to the US or Canada so it's rather difficult to get,but can be done.

Yum.. I'm going to try that. For the world's greatest ribs, a memphis dry rub, served with a variety of your favorite BBQ sauces on the side.

1 pkg Costo pork ribs (3 slabs in a pkg for $25-$30)... 1 lg paprika (also costco), 4 "tubes" lemon pepper

Mix the two dry ingredients together and completely cover each slab of ribs... be generous. Double-wrap in heavy duty foil w/cooking spray on it. Convection bake 400 for 30 minutes, then 3-4 more hours on 325. Open the foil for the last 15 minutes to dry out any remaining moisture... be sure not to burn then ends.

Serves 10+ ppl, or prepare them and double wrap them in heavy duty foil, and freeze them. The best part is that you can cook these the same way, whether frozen or not. Just watch the total cook time. Its also one of the most afforable meals out there, especially if you are feeding a bunch of hungry men...

Jaker--that sounds really good! I will definitely have to try the ground mustard--never thought about using that on steak. thanks:)

we have a smoker and smoke our ribs. I am now hungry for ribs darn it....

Here is a rub I like to use on steaks but only when I cook on the grill.

Chocolate Spice Rub

Created by Cookin Mama

2 tbl unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tbl ancho chile powder

2 tsp pasilla chile powder

½ tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp espresso powder

4 tsp kosher salt

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp granulated garlic

4 tsp sugar

1 tsp cumin (optional)

Mix all ingredients together till well blended. Store in an airtight container keeps for 6 months.

wow... thanks for that one!

anita you are welcome....

With all that chillies and cayenne sounds like a steak that will bite you back.

not real spicy .

rare...hmmmm...I used to be one to eat "woof-woof". It's raw hamburger, raw onion, and raw egg with a little worchestershire sauce, salt and pepper. I can't bring myself to do it though, anymore, knowing what I know--unless of course I know exactly where the beef was raised and how, and who butchered it and how, and skip the egg. I swear--my husband and his family just about lose it if their meat isn't Well done, dried out and brown/gray. Oh well, I still refuse to ruin my meal because they don't understand the proper way to eat it :) I just go with medium rare these days to not gross them out so much :)

Sounds like you need to invest in a set of cast iron plates so you can heat them in your oven and bring the sizzle to the table!

New York Strip Steak, but the marbling has to be right though. That, and the Porterhouse Steak are my favorites

Thanks, jaker. I'll try Morton's the next time I have a hankering for a steak.

Best choice on the board. worth 2 votes

good one. LOL.

To tell you the truth, I prefer a nice Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale... the kind I bought with the money I earned...

Kewl. Drinks Are On Anita!!!! Weeeeee!!!!!!!

lol

I'll take a Long Island Iced Tea, pleeease

Show me your GOP card and comin' right up!

Show me your GOP card

I find that to be very offensive, lol

Aww!! I already drank mine.

WRETTCCHHHHHH!!!!!!! [bleah]

Aww!! I already drank mine.

Well then, the second round's on me. Literally, it's a body shot

PS...is great for BBQ burgers also.

Kobe Beef is way overrated, California Raised. "HARRIS RANCH" is very good beef, all cuts, even the ground round is top flavor for burgers or tacos, ect.

There's a Japanese kobe beef ranch, that gives their cows beer and massages daily. The hamburgers sell for about $50/each. I wouldn't mind trying one of those bad boys

DaVoH,

That is what Kobe beef is. It's meat taken from cattle that are given beer and massaged daily. That's also why it is so expensive.

There is a regional chain of restaurants called Hoss's Steak and Seahouse in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and Ohio, maybe a few other states as well. However, they are headquartered in Altoona, Pa and cover all of Pennsylvania. They have what is called the Hoss's Choice, which is one of the best sirloins I have ever had. Also, their salad bar and bread bar are second to none, in my opinion. I stuff myself on the steak, a huge salad, and their garlic bread.

Well slap me stupid, guess I need to do more research on my cow history =)

No need to slap you stupid. I'll just give you a bunch of cow pies, straight from my family's cattle. <EG>

I'll just give you a bunch of cow pies

Bull@!$%#, you can keep it!

I like to wrap my imported Steaks in hundred dollar bills before I put them on the grill [SNARKKKK!!!!!!!!]

I like to wrap my imported Steaks in hundred dollar bills

Nan, you are trippin' me out this morning. lol

I wouldn't mind being fed beer and massaged daily. Where can I get a sweet gig like that??

Where can I get a sweet gig like that??

At my house. First, we'd get drunk, then we'd rub bodies together

LOL! See what happens when you talk red meat?? The vegetarians are missing out!!

It I was still in Oregon it would be Airlie Marchel Foch smooth and yummy.

I've been through this entire seed. Why didn't anyone mentioned "TallGrass"? (Google it) Leaves Kobe in the dirt.