Steak....and what else?

RE: Steak....and what else? (mollydingle)

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:41:56 GMT

Filet mignon pan sauteed with Merlot, butter and mushrooms( french white), either sweet potato or pilaf and steamed asparagus. We live near a great butcher. I'm partial to the great harbors line of marinades, especially the jerk sauce. That's great for tenderloin tips on the grill...
Just had it tonight. Heaven!

RE: Steak....and what else? (oltheimmer)

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:11:27 GMT

Baked potato would be one of my last choices to accompany a good steak and if I got it likely it would have only butter, salt and pepper on it. I’ve had a fully dressed baked potato about 1 time in the last 5 years and I really enjoyed it but I don’t want one every day or with a really good steak.

Depending on the quality of the restaurant and what sides they did well, my choices would lean toward sauteed mushrooms, steamed broccoli, asparagus, or artichoke, rice or wild rice, sliced tomatoes out of the garden if I’m doing it at home or grilled tomatoes, buttered new potatoes, corn on the cob, grilled squash medley or other grilled vegetable medley.

A favorite accompaniment of mine at home for years was spinach sauteed in olive oil and butter in which a garlic clove had been browned; that’s seldom found on restaurant menus. I can’t recall that I’ve ever tried creamed spinach so I guess I should.

For a salad I like a spinach salad.

Sheesh! What is it with spinach and steak?

RE: Steak....and what else? (Ciaoman)

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:53:37 GMT

Drool!

1.5-2" NY (or KC)Strip, grilled over coals, med-rare. I had such a steak in Florence, Italy served simply with a touch of olive oil and a lemon wedge. A squeeze of lemon was incredibly good on the steak. (Bistecca ala Fiorentina.) In the Tuscan tradition, meal began with a "primi" course of pasta (with a wild boar sauce). Then, the steak with green beans tossed with garlic and onion, and then a small "insalata mista" with olive oil & vinegar. Espresso and tiramesu. Perhaps the best meal of my life. Oh yeah, the wine was a '98 Chianti Classico Reserva. (More body than most cabs I've tried...really stood up to the steak.) A little different than the usual steak + potatoes but excellent nonetheless.

RE: Steak....and what else? (fabulousoyster)

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:05:48 GMT

My favorite steak is skirt steak (beef diaphragm).
The easy quick very often weekend summer BBQ (when it gets just too humid and too hot to enjoy much of anything outside and on Long Island it gets like that ALOT) we just grill that with some salt and pepper to medium.The sides are usually a BIG salad of lettuce and lots of tomatoes, corn oil, white vinegar, salt TOSSED WELL!
Cut up some italian bread, put that on the BBQ too till toasted.
Dessert is some really chilled peaches or apples.

RE: Steak....and what else? (azspots)

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:21:46 GMT

Steak - cooked on a charcoal barbeque, baked tater....butter, sour creme, real chives.

Big green salad with all kinds of veggies in it, blue cheese dressing with BIG chunks of blue cheese.

Ice, ice cold Heineken.

Mmmmmmmmmm.

RE: Steak....and what else? (Michael Hoffman)

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:34:51 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Ort. Carlton.

quote:
Originally posted by Michael HoffmanWell, he's only 16. He thinks you're supposed to keep eating till there's no food left -- on the planet.

Michael,
As the menu of a former favorite eatery/drinkery of mine said: "Kids -- they'll eat every day if ya let 'em."
Still A Bottomless Pit At Times, Ort. Carlton, A/K/A "The Travelling Trencherman Of Athens, Georgia."

All I can say is, come July 12, the Defense budget is going to have to be increased because the kid leaves for Army basic training that day, and I'm sure they won't be able to afford to feed him on the money they have now.

RE: Steak....and what else? (roadrash)

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:30:20 GMT

Steamed silver queen corn on the cob for me!

RE: Steak....and what else? (Pat T Hat)

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:00:44 GMT

I'm a steak fry guy myself. Anything smaller just don't seem right. Crinkle cut need to stay in a burger basket where they belong. Give me a green salad of any kind but I need to have tomatoes. A handful of onion rings with that will win my heart. Well any onion will do that! I like a good piece of crisy bread or even a roll to sop up. Rye even better !

RE: Steak....and what else? (angel92)

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:33:49 GMT

I like roasted new potatoes with rosemary and garlic, a fresh green salad with parmesan peppercorn dressing, and some of those sliced tomatoes Tiki mentioned would be nice.

RE: Steak....and what else? (Bluemaxx)

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:26:13 GMT

hmmmm, lets see..... The Bluemaxx will take the following: Center cut serloin cooked medium and chared heavily on the outside. Served with a dry baked potato and a side of creamed spinach. I'd like to wash that down with a good Cab (too many to list). Oh, and I would like a view with that meal too. Preferrably the mountains or maybe atop a skyscraper

RE: Steak....and what else? (PapaJoe8)

Wed, 24 May 2006 15:41:38 GMT

Ort., It's hard to not be hungry after reading any of your posts. And dinner time here in Texas is hours away! And any good restaurant is many miles away.

That said, did I already say onions, mushroom, and garlic cooked in real butter? Just spoon it over your steak, or eat it on the side. Whops, a few jalapenos tossed in never hurts that much.

Stuck here in rural east Texas.
joe

RE: Steak....and what else? (Ort. Carlton.)

Tue, 23 May 2006 21:16:47 GMT

Dearfolk,
My favorite steak accompaniment of all time (although I had mine with chicken livers, if I recollect) was Rip's Rings at the late, lamented Pilgreen's Steak House on Lee Street in S/W Atlanta.
As soon as I hit the road again, I'm going back to Jim Stalvey's in Covington, Georgia to try their onion rings and to see what else they offer as options to go with their very fine steaks (even though I may well opt for something other than steak).
Ringing My Hands Rip Roaring And Ready To Go, Ort. Carlton, Still Barnacled in Athens, Georgia.

RE: Steak....and what else? (Ort. Carlton.)

Tue, 23 May 2006 21:11:17 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Michael HoffmanWell, he's only 16. He thinks you're supposed to keep eating till there's no food left -- on the planet.

Michael,
As the menu of a former favorite eatery/drinkery of mine said: "Kids -- they'll eat every day if ya let 'em."
Still A Bottomless Pit At Times, Ort. Carlton, A/K/A "The Travelling Trencherman Of Athens, Georgia."

RE: Steak....and what else? (Greymo)

Tue, 23 May 2006 21:01:17 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Parses6

quote:
Originally posted by Pwingsx

What's your recipe for dipping sauce, Parses

Becuse of many requests, I am reposting this recipe even though it can be found on another forum:

Special Dipping Sauce
1/3 cup Heinz Ketchup
1/3 cup Del Monte Ketchup
1/3 cup Steak Sauce (any brand except A-1)
Few dashes Lea & Perrins Worcstershire Sauce
pan drippings from steak

Mix well and serve at room temperature. DO NOT pour on cooked steak, but rather put into a bowl and dip cut steak according to personal taste.

OH my Gawd!!!

RE: Steak....and what else? (aharste)

Tue, 23 May 2006 09:19:49 GMT

Baked potato & grilled portobello mushroom caps.

RE: Steak....and what else? (Pwingsx)

Wed, 17 May 2006 17:17:45 GMT

What's your recipe for dipping sauce, Parses

RE: Steak....and what else? (V960)

Tue, 09 May 2006 18:09:05 GMT

Filet, wounded...good vet could bring it back.
spinach or salad
Plain baked potato

RE: Steak....and what else? (NYC2SoCal)

Tue, 09 May 2006 14:33:25 GMT

Depending if it's a normal hour dinner.. I'll take cream of spinach and a fried potato (hash, etc). If fried potato is not available.. An au gratin.

If it's a late dinner, then just the steak (porterhouse, strip or ribeye) and the spinach.

RE: Steak....and what else? (AndreaB)

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:46:35 GMT

I like a ribeye on the grill with lots of A1 (on the side)
and sauteed onions. Also, fresh sliced Beefsteak tomatoes on the side and a nice ear of sweet corn. Alternately, to replace the Beefsteak tomatoes, a chilled German Cucumber salad with tomatoes, onion, oil, and dill.

Andrea

RE: Steak....and what else? (mtgreen)

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:13:38 GMT

Peel a medium white onion(vidallia if available)wrap in foil with a pat of butter,dash of hot sauce,and a sprinkle of brown sugar. place on a medium hot grill 15-20 minute head start,then cook the steak as you like.Add a salad or some grilled veges to complete this feast.

RE: Steak....and what else? (jeepguy)

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:09:43 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by pacman

Hey Jeepguy,

Where in Corning did you go? I get up there on a fairly regular basis and don't see a great choice of restaurants.

That said, our FAVORITE restaurant in Corning, NY is SORGES. We have dined there 3 consecutive years for our anniversary. It's a great family run Italian place. Here is the link if you are interested. www.sorges.com

Spaghetti is my choice for the side there. Sadly, very few places locally offer that as an option.

Dan

quote:
Originally posted by jeepguy

While visiting the Corning facility in Corning NY we all went out for steaks. Everyone "including me" had spaghetti as a side. I guess that's the norm there. Our client insisted on it.

pacman, just read your post. It was Moretti's in Elmira. Huge filet, ancient building, a favorite of drivers from Watkins Glen, and they serve spaghetti on the side. Cool place! Good food, very Roadfoodish.It is on Hatch St from what i remember.

RE: Steak....and what else? (Grillmeister)

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:55:27 GMT

Ditto on the fresh tomatoes! Preferably cut 1/2" thick...a "steak" tomato!
Also garlic and pine nut couscous on the side.

RE: Steak....and what else? (sugarlander)

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:52:00 GMT

Creamed spinach with augratin potatoes with my ribeye.

RE: Steak....and what else? (Rick F.)

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:48:11 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by carlton pierre

That's a kid with a roadfood future.

carl reitz

Or a Michael DeBakey future!

RE: Steak....and what else? (shen)

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:03:07 GMT

my favorite is marinated flank steak done on the grill, a tomato and cucumber salad made with veggies fresh from the gardern and still a little warm, and delicious white corn bought on the street from a local farm. to drink: lemonade or limade. eaten on my parents screened in porch on a summer night.

RE: Steak....and what else? (HiredGoon)

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:42:25 GMT

No baked potato for me. A good portion of cowboy beans is a must have with any steak, plus some onion rings and fresh salsa.

RE: Steak....and what else? (enginecapt)

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:42:15 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

I just checked out the Stouffer's website and they do not list Noodles Romanoff among their products.

Notice I wrote "prefer". I neglected to add that I haven't had that product in awhile, say 4 years. Does anyone know of a noodles romanoff product available for purchase?

RE: Steak....and what else? (Scarlett)

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:17:51 GMT

Fresh garden salad with bleu cheese dressing
Steak, charred rare, please
Baked potato, butter & sour cream on the side
Asparagus, lightly steamed
Austrailian Shiraz

RE: Steak....and what else? (Michael Hoffman)

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:23:26 GMT

I just checked out the Stouffer's website and they do not list Noodles Romanoff among their products.

RE: Steak....and what else? (Michael Hoffman)

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:03:55 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by enginecapt

Since I no longer have the kind of appetite like Mr Hoffman's Grandson, I have switched from huge Porterhouse slabs to NY Strips.
To accompany that I prefer Stouffer's Noodles Romanoff, my garlic toast, and asparagus tips. Iced tea, Coke or rootbeer also.

It's been a very long time since I had an appetite like my grandson's, so I'm a strip steak guy, too. But, I have to tell you this is the first time I've heard of Stouffer's Noddles Romanoff. I used to love the Betty Crocker version, but that hasn't been available since the 1970s -- at least here in my area of Ohio.