Aphorisms from the Professor: Brillat-Savarin

Friday, January 22, 2010

surf & turf

Tonight's cooking method involved repeatedly using the same pan so that none of the flavorful goodness was lost.

First, chuck steak was coated with a dry rub of salt, pepper, brown sugar and chili powder, then pan-fried
Next, shrimp were sauteed in the same pan
Finally the pan was deglazed. That is, tomato sauce and red wine were added to the pan to create a sauce with any dry-rub residue.

All this deliciousness was then served on mashed potatoes with radishes and blue cheese and garnished with green onion


2 comments:

  1. Looks yummy. How was the chuck steak....was it tender? I ask b/c I always thought that cut would need to be braised or stewed etc.

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  2. Actually, the chuck steak was surprisingly tender!

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