NOTE: This is not a post highlighting a supreme, beautifully presented dinner. I've just read so many times...and even posted...that a nice dinner was not had due to time constraints. Well, this is to show that yes, you can make a nice dinner in a short period of time.
Tracy usually leaves work at 4:00 and it takes her 40 to 45 minutes to get home. The other day she got called into a meeting that wouldn't end till 5:00. That puts her smack dab in the middle of the horrible Austin rush hour traffic and there's just no telling what time she's gonna get home. I'd already decided that I wanted a decent meal and her being late was not going to deter me but it was impossible to plan an arrival time. No way was I gonna have a cold sandwich that day....but I had no idea what to make. Thought through what could be cooked and developed a game plan. Steaks can be cooked pretty quick so I went and got a couple rib eyes out of the freezer. Now to figger out what else to make with them. A salad is always nice so I managed to get that cut up while she was in transit. Hmmm...need one more component to round out the meal so went to the pantry and found the last item. Here's what I came up with:
Nice spinach salad
My other side dish: easy sleazy but we keep stuff like this around for these exact situations
Steaks defrosted
Hit with a hefty dose of my beef rub
At this point I got the stuff into the pan for the stuffing and started warming up the water so it would boil quicker. Also got the sear burner lit up on the grill so it would be ready.
As soon as she walked in the door I put the steaks on and turned the heat up on the water/butter for the stuffing
Steaks only took a few minutes with the grill running at about 800* Didn't quite get the sear I wanted but was afraid of overcooking them
Here is my 10 minute dinner. Plated with the steak, stuffing, and salad topped with Honey Chipolte dressing that our friend Joe xray was gracious enough to share with us
All in all, not a bad meal in such a short period of time. What's interesting is that the steak on my plate was done more to Tracy's liking (too cooked for me) and hers came out perfect for me so we swapped steaks. This was after we'd started eating though and I wasn't gonna stop, put the plate back together, and take another pic. I was hungry!! Well y'all, it was quick, not at all glamorous, but it was tasty and it filled the void...as well as my desire for a decent meal.
Kwik can still be good,
Robert
Tracy usually leaves work at 4:00 and it takes her 40 to 45 minutes to get home. The other day she got called into a meeting that wouldn't end till 5:00. That puts her smack dab in the middle of the horrible Austin rush hour traffic and there's just no telling what time she's gonna get home. I'd already decided that I wanted a decent meal and her being late was not going to deter me but it was impossible to plan an arrival time. No way was I gonna have a cold sandwich that day....but I had no idea what to make. Thought through what could be cooked and developed a game plan. Steaks can be cooked pretty quick so I went and got a couple rib eyes out of the freezer. Now to figger out what else to make with them. A salad is always nice so I managed to get that cut up while she was in transit. Hmmm...need one more component to round out the meal so went to the pantry and found the last item. Here's what I came up with:
Nice spinach salad
My other side dish: easy sleazy but we keep stuff like this around for these exact situations
Steaks defrosted
Hit with a hefty dose of my beef rub
At this point I got the stuff into the pan for the stuffing and started warming up the water so it would boil quicker. Also got the sear burner lit up on the grill so it would be ready.
As soon as she walked in the door I put the steaks on and turned the heat up on the water/butter for the stuffing
Steaks only took a few minutes with the grill running at about 800* Didn't quite get the sear I wanted but was afraid of overcooking them
Here is my 10 minute dinner. Plated with the steak, stuffing, and salad topped with Honey Chipolte dressing that our friend Joe xray was gracious enough to share with us
All in all, not a bad meal in such a short period of time. What's interesting is that the steak on my plate was done more to Tracy's liking (too cooked for me) and hers came out perfect for me so we swapped steaks. This was after we'd started eating though and I wasn't gonna stop, put the plate back together, and take another pic. I was hungry!! Well y'all, it was quick, not at all glamorous, but it was tasty and it filled the void...as well as my desire for a decent meal.
Kwik can still be good,
Robert