Once again this group has inspired me to come up with yet another creative, over-the-top dish, and it was truly spectacular. To be honest though, I have no idea what prompted me to go this route, it just kinda happened. This one goes out to a couple of great people here. First is a fairly new friend Anne
A
annewaldron
who I have had the pleasure of sharing a bunch of creative ideas with. Another is a new friend with whom I've covered a lot of ground recently where food is concerned. That would be Mariko
O
Omnivore
. There will also be references to my good friend Joe
xray
who I got the idea for to do one of the sides, and got the dressing recipe from.
Decided I wanted to try grilled Romaine lettuce per Joe. Got it prepped and ready to go.
Got the Bavette steak out of the freezer
Cut up some artichoke hearts and sun dried tomatoes
Put those in a pan with some fresh baby spinach and a drizzle of my garlic infused olive oil
Lay out the steak and season with my beef rub. I'm still loving this stuff!!
Lay down some Swiss cheese, the spinach, artichoke hearts, and sun dried tomatoes
Add another layer of Swiss cheese
Now for the fun part. I want to tie this thing off so all the goodies stay inside then add more of the beef rub. The steak is 1# so with all the goodies, it's close to 2# total weight
Did some long grain wild rice in the rice steamer then added some fresh broccoli
Steak on the Rec Tec
Romaine lettuce on the grill.
Add the Velveeta cheese sauce to the rice and broccoli
Steak done. Time to cut the umbilical cords, slice the steak, and hope for the best. Got my fingers crossed that this is not an ungodly mess
Oh my God....I think I've died and gone to Heaven. This is simply gorgeous!!
Money shot: Romaine lettuce drizzled with Joe's dressing he posted for his 4-bean salad, broccoli & cheddar rice, and that perfectly cooked stuffed steak. Sorry for the messy slice on the left. I just couldn't get the melted cheesy goodness to stay put
Well, this was my throw-together dinner for Thursday night
Don't know that it rivals what John
SmokinVOLfan
posted, but it sure was good!! Honestly, if ever there was a meal I created that had what I'd consider 5-star flavors, this is it!! All of the flavors and textures melded together to form an absolutely perfect balance. Add to that the complexity of the beef rub this was off the charts!! Presentation was almost there but flavor was THERE!! We both sat there all through dinner mumbling "oh God this is so good....oh God this is so good". What's really interesting though is that this is another meal that's very easy to make and you'll most likely have everything you need in the pantry or fridge. After dinner I got to thinking this would also be incredibly good made with pork so somebody may want to consider that...with a different rub of course.
Another observation I want to share over and above the post I did earlier in the week. In addition to all the sentiments I shared in that post I've also noticed more and more people tagging other members in their posts. I know I'm guilty of it There is a reason for it on my end and I'm willing to bet that it's the same for other people. The tags are getting done to share with everybody else where the inspiration came from for what is being posted. That's what prompted me to make the comment in my previous post that "we are all feeding off of each other for ideas and inspiration". It used to be rare that you saw anybody get tagged because it was their idea that was being showcased. Now you see it's very commonplace. Personally, I like that because if I missed the inspiring post but like what I'm seeing now, it gives me a place to start searching out the original.
Wonder what I'll throw together tonight,
Robert
xray
who I got the idea for to do one of the sides, and got the dressing recipe from.Decided I wanted to try grilled Romaine lettuce per Joe. Got it prepped and ready to go.
Got the Bavette steak out of the freezer
Cut up some artichoke hearts and sun dried tomatoes
Put those in a pan with some fresh baby spinach and a drizzle of my garlic infused olive oil
Lay out the steak and season with my beef rub. I'm still loving this stuff!!
Lay down some Swiss cheese, the spinach, artichoke hearts, and sun dried tomatoes
Add another layer of Swiss cheese
Now for the fun part. I want to tie this thing off so all the goodies stay inside then add more of the beef rub. The steak is 1# so with all the goodies, it's close to 2# total weight
Did some long grain wild rice in the rice steamer then added some fresh broccoli
Steak on the Rec Tec
Romaine lettuce on the grill.
Add the Velveeta cheese sauce to the rice and broccoli
Steak done. Time to cut the umbilical cords, slice the steak, and hope for the best. Got my fingers crossed that this is not an ungodly mess
Oh my God....I think I've died and gone to Heaven. This is simply gorgeous!!
Money shot: Romaine lettuce drizzled with Joe's dressing he posted for his 4-bean salad, broccoli & cheddar rice, and that perfectly cooked stuffed steak. Sorry for the messy slice on the left. I just couldn't get the melted cheesy goodness to stay put
Well, this was my throw-together dinner for Thursday night
Don't know that it rivals what John
SmokinVOLfan
posted, but it sure was good!! Honestly, if ever there was a meal I created that had what I'd consider 5-star flavors, this is it!! All of the flavors and textures melded together to form an absolutely perfect balance. Add to that the complexity of the beef rub this was off the charts!! Presentation was almost there but flavor was THERE!! We both sat there all through dinner mumbling "oh God this is so good....oh God this is so good". What's really interesting though is that this is another meal that's very easy to make and you'll most likely have everything you need in the pantry or fridge. After dinner I got to thinking this would also be incredibly good made with pork so somebody may want to consider that...with a different rub of course.Another observation I want to share over and above the post I did earlier in the week. In addition to all the sentiments I shared in that post I've also noticed more and more people tagging other members in their posts. I know I'm guilty of it
There is a reason for it on my end and I'm willing to bet that it's the same for other people. The tags are getting done to share with everybody else where the inspiration came from for what is being posted. That's what prompted me to make the comment in my previous post that "we are all feeding off of each other for ideas and inspiration". It used to be rare that you saw anybody get tagged because it was their idea that was being showcased. Now you see it's very commonplace. Personally, I like that because if I missed the inspiring post but like what I'm seeing now, it gives me a place to start searching out the original.Wonder what I'll throw together tonight,
Robert
