Wow...got a bunch of things I'd like to post that I've made recently but don't want to blow the forum up with a ton of stuff and they are all worthy of their own thread. Oh well...gotta start somewhere. This is a 15 minute dinner I did last week that came out really well. It's more of a Southern comfort food dish, but I'm betting not a whole lot of folks take issue with that 
When I got the huge order of top sirloin roasts not long ago and broke them down, I had a lot of trimmings that went into packages for meals like this. This one was done inside because we were getting some much needed rain in the form of a monsoon.
Start with the beef in a skillet, add a hefty dose of fresh minced garlic and a half pound or so of black pepper
Cook that down and add onions, red bell peppers, and a big dollop of butter.
Get the orzo going in a different skillet. Used beef broth for the liquid instead of water. Makes a huge difference in flavor.
Melt the butter and mix in a couple tablespoons of flour
Add a little beef broth to deglaze the skillet
Once that's done, add more beef broth to make the gravy and a touch of BTB beef base. Let simmer on low for a few minutes to thicken up.
While that's going, I cut up a nice salad.
Orzo is all done.
A nice serving of the orzo on the plate, top with the meat and gravy, serve with the salad and garlic toast.
The flavor of this was outstanding...and ya just can't beat homemade gravy (right
Brokenhandle
?) but my only takeaway was that is was somewhat one-dimensional in flavor. Beef broth in the orzo, beef tips, beef broth for the gravy, BTB beef base, and not a lot of different seasonings. In essence, it was all beef, but that may not really be a bad thing Basically the slight salt component came from the beef base and the only other seasonings were garlic and black pepper. Although really good, next time (and there will be a next time) I'll mix things up a bit with different seasonings to create some complexity. All in all though, a really good dinner for a 15 minute effort.
Y'all might be seeing a number of threads from me over the next couple of days. Folders with meal pics are stacking up on the desktop and I need to clear them out. Gonna call this one a wrap though. Y'all take care, stay safe, and I'll see everybody on the next round.
Robert
When I got the huge order of top sirloin roasts not long ago and broke them down, I had a lot of trimmings that went into packages for meals like this. This one was done inside because we were getting some much needed rain in the form of a monsoon.Start with the beef in a skillet, add a hefty dose of fresh minced garlic and a half pound or so of black pepper
Cook that down and add onions, red bell peppers, and a big dollop of butter.
Get the orzo going in a different skillet. Used beef broth for the liquid instead of water. Makes a huge difference in flavor.
Melt the butter and mix in a couple tablespoons of flour
Add a little beef broth to deglaze the skillet
Once that's done, add more beef broth to make the gravy and a touch of BTB beef base. Let simmer on low for a few minutes to thicken up.
While that's going, I cut up a nice salad.
Orzo is all done.
A nice serving of the orzo on the plate, top with the meat and gravy, serve with the salad and garlic toast.
The flavor of this was outstanding...and ya just can't beat homemade gravy (right
Brokenhandle
?) but my only takeaway was that is was somewhat one-dimensional in flavor. Beef broth in the orzo, beef tips, beef broth for the gravy, BTB beef base, and not a lot of different seasonings. In essence, it was all beef, but that may not really be a bad thing Basically the slight salt component came from the beef base and the only other seasonings were garlic and black pepper. Although really good, next time (and there will be a next time) I'll mix things up a bit with different seasonings to create some complexity. All in all though, a really good dinner for a 15 minute effort.Y'all might be seeing a number of threads from me over the next couple of days. Folders with meal pics are stacking up on the desktop and I need to clear them out. Gonna call this one a wrap though. Y'all take care, stay safe, and I'll see everybody on the next round.
Robert
