I am an Italian food junkie. Are you?

If so, you’ll like this recipe using Kansas City Strips, extra virgin olive oil and rustic Italian bread.

My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Mangia!

Steak Florentine
(Serves 4)

4 10 oz. K.C. Strip Steaks
4 Lemons
Four slices rustic Italian bread
Extra Virgin Olive Oil of excellent quality
Sea Salt of excellent quality
Ground Black Pepper

Season both sides of the strips with salt and pepper and grill over high heat, to medium.  About six minutes per side, rotating a quarter turn every three minutes to create the cross-hatch grill marks.  While the steaks are cooking, grill the bread until toasted on both sides and set aside.  Slice the lemons, discarding the ends, leaving three thick slices per steak, grill these these until you get nice grill marks on each side, about two minutes.  Remove the steaks from the grill and let rest five minutes.  Slice each steak with your knife at a 45 degree angle from the cutting board and fan the steak on top of the crusty bread.  Sprinkle the sea salt onto the meat and drizzle with the olive oil.  Squeeze three lemon slices on top of each steak and place the lemon on top as garnish and serve.

I love this recipe.

The coffee beans bring out the richness of the KC Strips. And you can either rub them on the steaks or mix them in to create a fantastic steak sauce.

And . . . you have the choice of either grilling those babies or cooking them in a pan. Yes, that’s right, indoors.

I’m always thinking of you.

Enjoy this one! 

Black Pepper Coffee Strip
(Serves 4)

4 10 oz. K.C. Strip Steaks
2 Tbsp. Black Peppercorns
2 Tbsp. Coffee Beans
Salt

In a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle, grind the coffee and pepper together to an even coarse consistency.  Rub on both sides of each steak and let rest for one hour.  Season both sides with salt, cook to medium on a hot grill, about six minutes per side, rotating a quarter turn every three minutes to create the cross hatch grill marks.  The smoke gives an added depth to the coffee and pepper aromas.

Alternate cooking method:
In a hot pan, sear the strips about six minutes on each side, or until medium.  Remove from pan and deglaze the pan with 1 cup of cold coffee.  Reduce the coffee to about ¼ cup and whisk in 1 Tbsp. cold butter and 1 dash Worcestershire sauce, serve with the steaks.

Looking for a fun way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

Try this mouth-watering recipe for Misty Irish Steak from our friends at hungrymonster.com.

It calls for sirloin steaks and Irish Mist Liqueur.

Once again, it’s an inside-prepared dish so you don’t even have to venture outside. Who loves ya?

Have a jolly good St. Patrick’s Day! And let me know how your Misty Irish Steaks turn out.

Here’s that link again.

http://www.hungrymonster.com/recipe/recipe-search.cfm?Course_vch=Beef%20Steak&ttl=1&Recipe_id_int=25791