September 8th, 2008

Mmmm . . . With Cherries On Top

Good Monday to you! Here’s a great way to start your week off right . . . a recipe for a sumptuous prime rib with cherry glaze.

Can’t you just see the colors in the cherries and smell the aroma of the garlic and prime rib?

Oh, it’s making me hungry.

Try this one and your family will rave for days.

Mt. Morency Cherry Glazed Prime Rib
(serves six to eight)

1 5 lb. Prime Rib Roast
3 cups Beef Stock
3 Cups Dry Sherry
1 Cup Dried Mt. Morency Cherries
1 Shallot Minced
1 Garlic clove, crushed
1 Cup Honey
2 Tbsp. Sherry vinegar
1 Tbsp. neutral oil, like canola
Salt and Pepper

Sweat the shallot and garlic in the oil and add two cups of the sherry and the cherries.  Reduce by half and add two cups of the beef stock and reduce by half.  Strain out the cherries, shallot and garlic and discard.  Bring the liquid back to a boil and add the honey and vinegar and reduce by half.  Season to taste, it should be both salty and sweet.  Using a pastry brush or basting brush, apply the glaze liberally over the roast and cook in a 450 degree oven for 20 minutes.  Reduce the heat to 250 and continue cooking until an internal read thermometer reads 130 degrees, about two hours.  Remove the roast from the oven and let rest 30 minutes before slicing.  Degrease the pan, reserving the liquid and deglaze the pan over high heat with the remaining sherry and beef stock.  Reduce by half and add reserved drippings.


August 29th, 2008

It’s Labor Day — Get to Work!

So, Labor Day weekend is upon us. That means you’d better have all your weekend vittles marinating and defrosting.

And get that grill ready cuz it is time to use it!

After this, much of the country will start to get colder in the coming weeks so you’d better make the most of this precious time we have right now. And get outside! Your grill is calling.

What’s it calling for, you may ask?

I think you know.

Really? You don’t know?

Steak.

Are you new here?

If so — welcome! We’ll help you figure out what Labor Day is calling for. Is it T-bones? Steakburgers?

Click on the “Recipes” tab up at the top. That’s a great place to start.

And check out this article from today on abcnews.com. It’s got lots of ideas for this weekend.

Enjoy your time off and revel in the deliciosity that is steak. I know I will be. I’ll post photos of what I’ll be eating next week.

You can bet beef will be involved. Oh, yeah.

Have a great Labor Day, everybody!


August 28th, 2008

Make Your Own Steak Sauce

Like a good steak sauce? Don’t want to break down and buy the kind the store carries?

Make your own!

Here, Chef John shares his secret steak sauce recipe with us.

There’s a video of the process and a link to the ingredients. So, check it out here!

Photo and link courtesy of foodwishes.blogspot.com.


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