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Monday, November 29, 2010
LAST NIGHT WE ENJOYED A GREAT DINNER OF...

SKIRT STEAK WITH BAKED POTATOES, PEAS, ROASTED GARLIC AND FRESH BREAD..


HERE IS THE MAIN INGREDIENTS OF DINNER....THE PEAS WERE STILL IN FREEZER AT THIS POINT!


THIS IS WHAT A SKIRT STEAK LOOKS LIKE..ITS LONG FLANK AND ITS MARBLED WITH A LITTLE FAT..SOMETIMES ON THE BACK OF THESE STEAKS THERE IS A LOT OF FAT AND IF THATS THE CASE THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRIM A LITTLE OFF...THESE HOWEVER, WERE PERFECT..


THESE STEAKS HAVE A LOT OF FLAVOR TO BEGIN WITH BUT I LIKE TO MARINATE THEM IN SOME KIND OF YUMMY PRE MADE MARINADE. THIS IS THE LAWRYS ONE FOR STEAKS AND CHOPS. ALSO A SKIRT STEAK CAN BE A LITTLE TOUGH SO A MARINADE WILL TENDERIZE IT TOO..


AFTER I GOT THE STEAKS MARINATING I GOT THE GARLIC READY TO GO IN THE OVEN. JUST CUT THE TOP OFF THE GARLIC HEAD, DRIZZLE IT WITH OLIVE OIL, AND SOME SALT AND PEPPER AND PUT IN 400 DEGREE OVEN FOR ABOUT 35-40 MINUTES.. 


I CHEATED WITH THE POTATOES..I ZAPPED THEM IN THE MICROWAVE FOR ABOUT 11 MINUTES TO COOK THEM AND THEN I SPRAYED THEM WITH  SOME BUTTER COOKING SPRAY AND ADDED SOME KOSHER SALT TO THEM AND PUT THEM IN THE OVEN TOO TO GET A CRISP SKIN AND THAT BAKED POTATO TASTE..


THEN I HEATED UP THE INDOOR GRILL PAN AND PUT THE SKIRT STEAKS ON..


FROZEN PEAS WENT ON TOO..


ONCE THE STEAK IS COOKED TO YOUR PREFERENCE ALLOW IT TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SLICING IT UP..AND I NORMALLY DONT COOK THIS AS DONE AS IT IS..I LIKE IT A LOT MORE RARE BUT I THOUGHT MICHAEL MIGHT NOT LIKE IT SO MCUH LIKE THAT!


THEN DINNER WAS SERVED.. I LIKE TO SERVE THE SKIRT STEAK RIGHT OFF THE CUTTING BOARD..I ALSO PLATED UP EACH HEAD OF ROASTED GARLIC AND POTATO FOR EVERYONE..

THIS MEAL IS SOOOOOO FLIPPIN GOOD..

I THINK THIS WAS ONE OF MICHAELS FAVORITE MEALS SO FAR..

RE THE SKIRT STEAK..I CANT EVER FIND IT AT WALMART. BUT I FIND IT ALL THE TIME AT OTHER GROCERY STORES. SO YOU HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE MEAT MAN TO SEE IF THEY CARRY IT WHERE YOU SHOP..

K JAGGERS

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