This weekend, we wanted to try something new with our Kansas City strips. We were feeling adventurous so we put the kids to bed and began our journey.

Little did we know our grill had already decided it had grilled its last steak — the LAST TIME we had steaks.

So after many attempts to light it we decided to call our neighbor Eddie and beg to borrow his grill. He wasn’t home but he said it was okay to use it. So my husband braved the darkness and grilled our strips by flashlight in our neighbor’s yard.

It was around 9:30 pm by this time.

I prepared the rest of the meal and when he came back with our steaks it all seemed worth it.

We used the Citrus-Maple Marinade I mentioned in yesterday’s post. It was so yummy and the fruit flavor was not overwhelming. It was just right.

Here it is in all its glory . . .

There’s not much we wouldn’t do for a steak. It is a good thing we asked permission first because it could have been ugly when Eddie came home and saw a dark figure grilling in his back yard.

All’s well that ends well, right???

Your steaks deserve only the best. But rather than putting them on a pedestal, why not put ’em on a stick?

Yes, “Steak on a Stick” does somehow sound like state fair food, but it’s really quite classy.

And tasty, I might add.

This Steak on a Stick recipe combines sliced sirloin strips and a tasty brown sugar, garlic and onion marinade.

Check out this recipe from the folks at BetterRecipes.com:

Steak on a Stick

Sirloin steak strips are marinated in a mixture of brown sugar, garlic, onion, oil and chili powder, skewered and cooked.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Salt & pepper
• Sirloin steak (about 1 lb.)

Method

Mixed together brown sugar, garlic, onion and chili powder. Then add extra virgin olive oil until a thick gravy-like consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste. Slice sirloin steak across the grain. Marinate about two hours. Put steak on wood skewers and you are ready to cook.

Notes: Be sure to soak wood skewers before adding steak, to prevent burning on the grill.

Number of servings: 2-3

Want a treat from both the land and sea this weekend? Try this recipe for Filet Mignon stuffed with lump crab meat. 

It’s like a wonderful present. The outside is appealing enough, but then you get to what’s inside! Oh, man!

Let me know how you like it!

Crab Stuffed Filet
(serves four)
4 6oz Filet Mignon
1 Cup lump crab meat
1 Tablespoon celery minced
1 Tablespoon onion minced
3 Tablespoons Mayonnaise (or sour cream)
1 egg yolk
¼ teaspoon dried mustard flour
Juice of half a lemon
Salt and Pepper

Slice the filet through the middle of the side — three quarters of the way through the steak — and open up like a book.  This is called “butterflying” and is often used to stuff various cuts of meat.  In the meantime combine the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly but gently, taking care to keep the lumps of crabmeat intact.  Place a quarter of the mixture on one half of each of the opened filets and fold the top part closed, be gentle and don’t press out the filling.  Place the stuffed filets in a baking dish or sheet and place in the oven for 20 minutes or until the meat is cooked to desired doneness.