Tuesday, March 4, 2014
New York Strip Tossed Salad with Homemade French Dressing and Garlic Bread
On a recent trip to Sheltons Market, my mom purchased a 10 lb whole New York strip, which we hand cut into individual steaks. From that 10 lb piece of meat, which cost about $20, we were able to yield 14 steaks. While the process required a little bit of work (trimming and cutting that large of a piece of beef), the savings was well worth the effort. Mom was kind enough to share her bounty, and I was the joyful recipient of 5 lovely hand cut New York strip steaks. Here is how I prepared last nights steak.
While I am anxiously anticipating retreiving the grill from the back of the garage and firing it up for the first time this season, we are not quite there just yet, so I preheated my trusty cast iron skillet until it was very hot. I lightly oiled the pan and seasoned the steak on both sides with sea salt, freshly ground black pepper and garlic powder. I seared the steak for about 4 minutes on each side for a nice medium rare. Set it aside and tented it with foil until time to eat.
I prepared a simple garlic spread for my crusty loaf of french bread by mincing 2 cloves of garlic and combining with about 2 tablespoons of softened butter, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread a liberal layer on on the bread and bake for about 15 minutes at 425 degrees.
The addition of the best homemade French dressing I have ever tasted took this, otherwise average and potentially boring, tossed salad and turned it into a surprisingly delicious accompaniment to this steak dinner. My friends here on the blog, Jim and Sharon, were kind enough to share their recipe for this French Dressing and I hope they dont mind that I share it. I rarely, if ever, purchase or use bottled dressing so I am always looking for alternatives to my standard vinaigrette. This recipe is perfect in it simplicity. Combine 1/2 cup ketchup, 1/2 cup oil, 1/4 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup sugar. Thats it! I suggest you lightly dress the salad and add more a bit at a time as needed. Enjoy!
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