A Steak Dinner for Hubby

Category: meat lovers, veggies | Difficulty: easy

Every once in a while hubby wants a good steak dinner. Now I know my veggie friends are going to freak out but hold on a minute...If he eats steak, I always make sure he eats veggies with it to balance it out. And a little confession...every now and again I can go for a good steak too or maybe I'd opt for the cheeseburger! But anyway, all things in moderation and I'm trying to stick to that.

Hubby's usual favorite steak meal is a good ol Philly Cheesesteak sandwich and he really loves D&B's more than any other restaurant we've been too. I might take him to Longhorn Steakhouse and see if he likes theirs but anyway to save money and when he's in the mood for steak, I just make it myself. He works hard and so I don't deny him his cravings - after all he doesn't deny me my sweets! So instead of the cheesesteak sandwich and fries and ketchup and all that stuff, I opted for a beef steak with roasted potatoes and peppers. I hope that meets with my veggie friends' approval! haa haa!!

Garlic Beef Steak

Ingredients:
2 beef rib fillets
4 cloves garlic
1 chili pepper
1 scallion
1/2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. white grape or apple juice
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tbsp. cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
Oil for frying

Preparation:
Cut each rib fillet into three equal portions. Prepare a marinade with 1/2 tablespoon vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon salt. Marinate steak for 20 minutes.
Mince garlic, shred chili pepper and scallion finely.

Heat oil in a wok or deep skillet, fry beef until half cooked; remove and set aside; stir fry chili pepper and scallion, then garlic. Return beef, add 1 tablespoon juice, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch water. Saute over high heat until ribs are done. Serve.

Roasted Potatoes and Peppers

Ingredients:
1 bag of small potatoes (white or whatever you have on hand); diced
1 red and yellow peppers (sliced)
EVOO
kosher salt
garlic pepper

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a long pan, line with aluminum foil. Drizzle a bit of EVOO on the foil and use your hands to spread, don't overdo the oil, using it just as a coating to keep the veggies from sticking to the foil. Then add the potatoes and peppers and spread around the pan so that everything is even on the pan. Drizzle salt and pepper over veggies and be sure to coat each piece. Then drizzle a bit more oil on the top and roast in the oven for about 30 to 35 minutes or until they are tender to the fork.

Plating:
Put potatoes on the bottom of a bowl, top with a slice of steak and then add the peppers on the sides to make the beautiful presentation. Enjoy your steak dinner!!

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