2014 is almost in the books. The usual NYE meal commenced around 430pm today with thawing frozen seafood and cutting up the steaks.
But first... I needed to set the table
Whole tenderloin is $6/lb cheaper if you buy the whole loin. Um... ok, I'll cut my own steaks for that savings
Cut 2 nice steaks for my better half and me and dropped them in a marinade for a few hours. Big piece of loin left over for the vac pack and freezer
So... that's the "turf" now onto the "surf"... Couple tails to defrost and prep
While the tails were in the oven, a few pounds of crab legs to defrost and steam
Steaks cooking, you can't beat a screaming hot cast iron pan
Legs steaming
Some leftover "drunken mushrooms" thrown on top of the steak, then into the hot oven to finish
Table shot
Plated up
The best tool for eating crab legs!
This was an excellent, manly meal! Other than a baked potato, everything else was meat! The wife came in the kitchen when everything was plated (she has knack for timing like that...) and asked, "no salad?" I threw a piece of the raw steak trimmings to the dog and said, "nope..." That meal was so manly, I think my beard grew an inch while I was eating it!
Time for a few more beers, more football, then some Times Square. Depending on how many beers constitutes a "few" there could be fireworks lit off at midnight...
Happy New Year y'all!
But first... I needed to set the table
Whole tenderloin is $6/lb cheaper if you buy the whole loin. Um... ok, I'll cut my own steaks for that savings
Cut 2 nice steaks for my better half and me and dropped them in a marinade for a few hours. Big piece of loin left over for the vac pack and freezer
So... that's the "turf" now onto the "surf"... Couple tails to defrost and prep
While the tails were in the oven, a few pounds of crab legs to defrost and steam
Steaks cooking, you can't beat a screaming hot cast iron pan
Legs steaming
Some leftover "drunken mushrooms" thrown on top of the steak, then into the hot oven to finish
Table shot
Plated up
The best tool for eating crab legs!
This was an excellent, manly meal! Other than a baked potato, everything else was meat! The wife came in the kitchen when everything was plated (she has knack for timing like that...) and asked, "no salad?" I threw a piece of the raw steak trimmings to the dog and said, "nope..." That meal was so manly, I think my beard grew an inch while I was eating it!
Time for a few more beers, more football, then some Times Square. Depending on how many beers constitutes a "few" there could be fireworks lit off at midnight...
Happy New Year y'all!
