Steak & Gnocchi Bites

 Ingredients

• 1-1½ lb steak (sirloin, ribeye, new york, or tenderloin)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper 
• 2 lb gnocchi
• Some kind of oil with a high smoke point (avocado oil, vegetable oil - not EVOO)
• 2 tbsp butter
• minced garlic - measure with your heart
• parsley
• shredded parmesan cheese

Steps/Directions

1. Cut steak into bite size pieces. Mix together lemon juice, olive oil, wu-sta-sher sauce, ACV, and spices. Marinate steak in sauce for anywhere between 1-8 hours.
2. Cook gnocchi according to directions on the package.
3. Heat oil in a pan until just smoking. Sear steak bites in batches - don't overcrowd the pan, and don't use too much of the marinating liquid. (They cook really fast, don't leave them unattended.)
4. Once all the meat is seared, add it all back into the pan along with butter. Once butter is melted, add the garlic and saute for 30 sec.
5. Add in gnocchi and saute for 3-5 min or until browned.
6. Serve topped with parsley and shredded parmesan cheese.

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Original recipe from TikTok baybee, all the kids are doing it.

Posted by Piera

Venison Stroganoff

 Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 1 1/2 pounds venison backstrap (or any cut of venison/steak), in one piece

• 2 large shallots, minced

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1/2 pound sliced button mushrooms

• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

• 1/4 cup Madeira wine or sherry

• 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature

• Dill pollen to garnish (optional)

• Heavy cream, optional (to loosen sauce)

Directions:

1. Salt the venison well and let it sit on the cutting board for 20 minutes. Get 2 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan good and hot over medium-high heat. Pat the venison dry and sear all sides well in the butter. Cook it until it's rare to medium-rare. If you don't know how to determine this, use the finger test for doneness. When the meat is ready. move it to a cutting board and let it rest.
2. Add the mushrooms to the pan and turn the heat to high. Soon they will give up their water, and when they do, use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. When most of the water has boiled away, add the rest of the butter to the pan along with the shallots and saute everything for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the garlic, toss and cook over high heat for another 3 minutes or so. Sprinkle some salt over everything.
3. Add the Madeira/sherry and toss to combine. Let this boil down furiously. While it is doing so, grate some nutmeg over the mixture. When the Madeira/sherry is mostly gone, turn the heat down to low. Slice the venison thinly and return it and any juices that have collected on the cutting board to the pan. Stir to combine and add most of the chopped fresh dill.
4. Stir in the sour cream and turn off the heat. Stir to combine and let it heat through from the heat in the pan. Do not let this boil, or even simmer, or Very Bad Things will happen. Think nasty curdled crap. 

Serving suggestions: over egg noodles or, as I would personally suggest, homemade spaetzle. 

Posted by Emilee

Steak Stir Fry with Creamy Garlic-Coconut Cauliflower Rice

Ingredients

• 1 medium head cauliflower (or one pkg frozen riced cauliflower, thawed)
• If you're making your own cauliflower rice, you're a badass. Cut the cauliflower head into quarters, then trim off and discard the leaves and stem. Grate coarsely using a box grater or food processor.
• 4 cloves garlic (or use pre-minced, YMMV)
• 1 (13.5 fl oz) can coconut milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 sticks celery, cut crosswise at an angle
• 2 red bell peppers, sliced into strips
• 2 yellow bell peppers, sliced into strips
• 1½ lb striploin (New York strip) steak (or really any hunk of meat, we use chuck roast), sliced into thin strips
• 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
• 8 oz (1 cup) broth (beef, chicken, veg, whatever)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp black pepper

Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine riced cauliflower, garlic, coconut milk, and salt.
2. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until cauliflower is soft and creamy, about 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and set aside.
3. Heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add sesame oil and swirl to coat the bottom.
4. Add steak and stir-fry until golden brown and cooked through, about 3-4 minutes. Add peppers and celery; continue to cook, stirring often, until veggies begin to soften, 3-4 minutes more.
5. Meanwhile, whisk together broth, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, and black pepper.
6. Pour sauce into the skillet/wok. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until the sauce thickens, about 3-4 minutes.
7. Dish stir fry over coconut cauliflower rice to serve.

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Original recipe: Mealime

Posted by: Piera

Steak Kabobs with Mediterranean Spice Rub & Cauliflower Tabouli Salad

Ingredients

For the tabouli salad:

• 1 medium head cauliflower (or one pkg frozen riced cauliflower)
• 2 tbsp olive oil, maybe, see step #2
• 2 lemons (or 1 tbsp dried lemon peel, and 4 tbsp lemon juice)
• 1 small bunch green onions, sliced
• 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
• 4 tomatoes, diced
• 2 cloves garlic (or use pre-minced, YMMV)
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 1 small pkg fresh mint (or 1 tbsp dried mint)
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper

For the steak:

• ¾ tsp salt
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1½ tsp paprika
• ½ tsp coriander
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1½ lb striploin (New York strip) steak, or really any hunk of meat, we use chuck roast

Directions

1. If you're using wooden skewers, place them in a shallow dish of water to soak until you are ready to use them. You can make this recipe without the skewers though (I always do).
2. If you're making your own cauliflower rice, you're a badass.
• Cut the cauliflower head into quarters, then trim off and discard the leaves and stem. Grate coarsely using a box grater or food processor. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add 2 tbsp olive oil and swirl to coat the bottom. Add cauliflower and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, about 5-6 minutes. Transfer cauliflower to a bowl to cool. [1]
3. If you aren't making your own riced cauliflower, just heat it according to the directions on the package. Transfer cauliflower to a bowl to cool. [1]
4. Grate the zest from the lemons into a medium bowl, and then juice the lemons into the same bowl. Add cauliflower and the rest of the ingredients for the tabouli salad. Stir to combine.
5. Combine spices for the steak rub in a medium bowl. Cut the steak into 1½-inch cubes; toss with the spices to coat.
6. Cook the meat until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• If you're using skewers, thread the steak onto them and cook over a grill, rotating every 2½ minutes.
• If you're not, heat some olive oil in a skillet and cook the meat, stirring occasionally to make sure all sides brown evenly.
7. To serve, divide tabouli and place steak kabobs on top.

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Original recipe: Mealime

Posted by: Piera

[1] You can speed up this process by spreading the cauliflower out on a large baking sheet in an even layer.

Sizzlin' Saigon Steak Bowls

Ingredients:

• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 cucumber
• 1 lime
• 8 oz shredded carrots
• 2 tsp sriracha
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 1/2 jasmine rice
• 1/2 oz cilantro
• 1 red chili pepper
• 1 tbsp mayo
• 1 1/4 lb diced steak
• 1 oz peanuts
• 1 tbsp oil (for cooking)
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt & pepper (to taste)

Directions:

1. Set rice to cook. Mince or grate garlic, add half to rice.
2. Cut cucumber into half-moons. Roughly chop cilantro leaves and stems. Quarter lime. Thinly slice chili.
3. In a medium bowl, toss together cucumber, carrots, half the cilantro, a drizzle of oil, and juice from half the lime. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add 1 tsp sugar and toss to combine.
4. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, a squeeze of lime juice, and sriracha to taste. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.
5. Pat diced steak dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add steak and remaining garlic; cook until steak is cooked almost to desired doneness, 2-3 minutes. Add soy sauce and cook, stirring, until liquid has reduced and steak reaches desired doneness, 1-2 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
6. Fluff rice with a fork and stir in 2 tbsp butter. Divide between bowls and top with diced steak and cucumber mix. Drizzle with sriracha-lime mayo. Garnish with remaining cilantro, peanuts, and chili to taste.

Note: I forgot the peanuts the first time I made this and it was still delicious.

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Original Recipe: HelloFresh

Posted by Emilee

Skillet Garlic Butter Herb Steak and Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 lb yukon gold potatoes, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp rosemary
• 1 tsp oregano
• 2 lean steaks
• salt and pepper

For the garlic butter:

• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp thyme chopped
• 1 tsp rosemary
• 1 tsp oregano

Directions

1. In a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat, add olive oil and butter, potatoes, garlic, thyme, rosemary, and oregano. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fork tender. Remove and set on a plate.
2. Turn the skillet to high heat. Add the steaks. Cook on each side for 3 minutes or until outside is browned. Reduce heat to medium high. Cook the steaks to desired doneness.
3. While steaks are cooking, make the garlic butter compound by mixing all ingredients in a small bowl. Slather on top of steaks. Add the potatoes back to the pan and heat through, letting the butter melt into the steaks.

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Posted by Piera
Original recipe by The Recipe Critic