Comfort food derivative last night!

chad · Feb 2, 2007

I did a variation on smothered steak last night.

Got some nice cubed steaks (round steak machine tenderized) and browned them in a little oil/canola oil...removed them from the pan, and sauteed some onion and garlic...made a simple rouxe and then made the gravy with beef broth and just a touch of marsala (all I had wine-wise other than some cooking sherry)...added some baby portabellas mushrooms and let it reduce a bit...slid the browned steaks back into the pan for about 15 minutes.

On the side I did sauteed yellow squash and onions and also a pan of fried cabbage...

All southern type comfort foods and pretty easy on our diets, too.

qman · Feb 2, 2007

Yum-O Chad. That sounds like some good groceries. Most definititely Southern comfort food.

chad · Feb 2, 2007

I'm thinking cured pork chops with roasted root veggies and baked sweet potato for tonight.

My wife is down with a really crappy cold/sinus infection...comfort food seems to be the way to go!!

backyardchef · Feb 2, 2007

That all sounds good! Just curious if the Marsala brought a little sweetness to the sauce, and if you would use it again.....

chad · Feb 2, 2007

backyardchef said:
That all sounds good! Just curious if the Marsala brought a little sweetness to the sauce, and if you would use it again.....

Oh yeah...I only used a "splash" but it was noticable...I had the leftovers for lunch today and it was still pretty nice.

I'd use it again. I didn't have anything else in the house except for the cooking sherry and beer -- neither seemed right at the time.

Jorge · Feb 2, 2007

Marsala is a favorite here when making a sauce for beef. I've splurged at Central Market and picked up some good stuff that is worth every penny. I do a brown sauce and then add some for filet mignon, as well as an open face hamburger with mushrooms added to the sauce.

A burgundy would work, but the Marsala is perfect.

Wine & Swine · Feb 2, 2007

Chad I am working on almost the same thing for my new menu kind of an upscale smothered steak. Sounds great what do you put in your cabbage?

cmcadams · Feb 2, 2007

I hadn't thought of cubed steaks in a while. My mom used to cook them with worcestershire sauce and spices, and we'd have them. I still like them a lot. Simple, nothing fancy. I may have to get them for tonight's dinner.

chad · Feb 2, 2007

Wine & Swine said:
Chad I am working on almost the same thing for my new menu kind of an upscale smothered steak. Sounds great what do you put in your cabbage?

I crisped some bacon, removed the bacon, sauteed a few onions, added the cabbage -- cooked hot enough to get some carmelization...salt/pepper and cover to finish "steaming" the cabbage...add the bacon back at the end.

Pork fat rules!!

Bigmista · Feb 2, 2007

chad said:
I crisped some bacon, removed the bacon, sauteed a few onions, added the cabbage -- cooked hot enough to get some carmelization...salt/pepper and cover to finish "steaming" the cabbage...add the bacon back at the end.

Pork fat rules!!

Except for the bacon, that's how I always cook my cabbage. I just use olive oil instead and add garlic to the onions. A little cayenne never hurts either...

qman · Feb 2, 2007

chad said:
I crisped some bacon, removed the bacon, sauteed a few onions, added the cabbage -- cooked hot enough to get some carmelization...salt/pepper and cover to finish "steaming" the cabbage...add the bacon back at the end.

Pork fat rules!!

You stole my Mom's recipe!:shock:

Of course, it was everyone else's Mom's recipe too.:mrgreen:

That, though, is exactly the way I learned to do it, and it is still my favorite way to do cabbage.
To put it "over the top" I sometimes add a little heavy whipping cream toward the end of the cooking.

chad · Feb 2, 2007

We've been using an olive oil/canola blend lately...I added a little to the squash pan and the cabbage pan to "stretch" the bacon grease!!

I usually eat my cabbage like "greens" with pepper seasoned vinegar.

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