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Recipes that include beef

Gado Gado with Beef

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Whenever I have left-over steak, it becomes a steak salad or steak sandwich. The reincarnation must be something cold because I cannot stand reheating beef. I want it nice and rare or not at all. The other day, Caroline mentioned Gado Gado in a comment so it was fresh in my mind and I was now craving it, so that’s how this Gado Gado with Beef came about (it doesn’t usually have beef in it).

While I was going to depart from traditions anyway, I decided to take liberties to creating the color scheme I wanted and my dressing is not 100% authentic either. I absolutely love this version though and will make it again just like this for sure. (For a more authentic look, Rasa Malaysia has a great guest post from Indonesia-Eats. )

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Steak Florentine

Monday, May 18, 2009

One of the best, if not THE best, culinary destinations in the world is Florence, Italy.  I had all sorts of wonderful food there from seafood to pasta to meats.  Perhaps one of the reasons the local cuisine appeals to me so much is because of how ingredient-focused the dishes are.  They keep it simple and use the best ingredients.

Steak and Vinaigrette

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Ju[i]cy Lucy Burgers

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

On a recent episode of “Man v. Food“, Adam headed to Minneapolis, MN to take on some monster brat. Along the way he sampled the two famed Jucy Lucy and Juicy Lucy (note the spelling differences) at Matt’s Bar and 5-8 Club, respectively.

Inside the Burger

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Wine-Braised Beef Shanks

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Jessica bought some beautiful, large beef shanks and we needed to sneak in at least one more hearty meal before the weather gets warm. So I found an interesting sounding recipe for Wine-Braised Beef shanks, which was taken from the Sept 19, 1995 issue of Family Circle. Sadly, the recipe was written poorly and didn’t make a lot of sense. My instinct is that it was the web-translation from the paper magazine that caused the problem.

Fully Dressed Plate

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Shepherd’s PIE

Friday, February 13, 2009

It has always bothered me that Shepherd’s pie isn’t really a pie. The standard recipe is just a meat and veggie mixture thrown in a baking dish with mashed potatoes on top. What happened to the best part of the pie?!? The flaky buttery crust?!? Fear not! I have a remedy.

Pie is not just for dessert!

slice of Shepherd's Pie 2

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Cascabel Ground Beef Sauce & Spaetzle

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

If you paid me a million dollars I wouldn’t be able to truthfully tell you where the inspiration for this dish came from. Jessica asked me a dozen times while cooking what I was making and repeatedly I answered “dunno.”

Cascabel Ground Beef Sauce over Spaetzle

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Beef and Spinach Lasagna

Monday, January 12, 2009

Lasagna is the ultimate comfort food and it’s probably one of the first things I learned to make. My mom (a fabulous Chinese cook) and I just followed the instructions on the side of a box of dry lasagna sheets, using jarred sauce. These days, I always make my own sauce, and after several variations, I have to dub this one my favorite, Beef and Spinach Lasagna. This is still a fairly classic tasting lasagna. It’s just that I like mixing spinach into the cheese mixture. Isn’t it wonderful when the healthier twist tastes better?

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*Update 9/23/09: My mom asked me to make her this lasagna so while I’m at it, I figured, I’d take new pictures, better pictures! (The first two and last picture are new.) Also, I wanted to note that Hungry Crasian pointed out that you don’t need to buy “no boil” lasagna sheets. I tested it out this time and she’s right, the regular kind does work fine. (Remember to cover the lasagna in aluminum foil before baking.)

fork full of lasagna 3

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Rosemary Porcini Rubbed Short Ribs

Thursday, December 25, 2008

It’s Christmas Day! (This post was intended for early in the day but our hosting company is having problems.) If you need one more thing to add to your menu, this one is easy and will impress. I happened upon this interesting way of using dried porcini mushrooms ground into a powder. The recipe was for rib eye steaks but we decided to use it on Beef Short Ribs and the result was fantastic. The magical pairing of rosemary and porcini, two earthy ingredients strong enough to stand up to each other, is a real winner!

Rosemary Porcini Rubbed Short Ribs

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Curry Beef Skewers

Friday, October 24, 2008

I hesitate to call these Curry Beef Skewers because the curry isn’t so pronounced that you’ll think of this as a curry dish. However, the curry is what makes it extra special and your guests will be asking, what makes this beef so good?

Skewering does take a bit of work, but it’s an otherwise very simple recipe that takes very little skill. Bring these to a party and you’ll be very popular.

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Beef and Poblano Empanadas

Monday, July 28, 2008

I had exactly 1 pound and 7 ounces of ground beef left from Lon’s birthday BBQ. It was just as good a time as any to practice making Empanadas, which Lon loves. I tried an empanada dough recipe from epicurious.com and made-up my own filling.

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