Harrell's Haven : Steak Cooked Three Ways!

Hello everyone! Since last week, things have slowed down a little for our family, so I was able to make meals that take a little longer. I looked in the freezer and saw a lot of chicken and beef; but way at the bottom I saw a big pack of beef sirloin steak. I decided at that moment that steak would be for dinner. I did not want grilled steak, so I decided to try something a little different. I cooked it on the stove for about 5 minutes, then added barbecue sauce, and finally baked it. It was a mix between fried, smothered, and baked. It came out really juicy and tender. I even made sandwiches for lunch using the steak.

Since I have become a Pampered Chef consultant again, I started trying some of their new recipes. Well, on Thursday, I made some million dollar brownies and on Friday, I made a strawberry cheesecake. Both were easy and delicious. Below, I posted the strawberry cheesecake recipe.

Happy cooking and baking. Have a great week!

Recipe: Steak Cooked Three Ways

Ingredients:
pack of beef sirloin steaks
Season all, garlic powder, black pepper, paprika, and McCormick's BBQ seasoning
BBQ sauce (I like spicy honey or some type of sweet and spicy sauce)
Canola cooking oil

Directions:
1. Preheat a skillet with about three tablespoons of canola oil
2. Wash meat. Then season both sides of the meat with the seasonings listed above.

3. When oil is heated, cook both sides of the meat for about 2 minutes on each side. You really just want it to be a pretty light brown color.

4. Next, spray a large baking dish with cooking spray. Then, drizzle some of the BBQ sauce on the bottom of a large baking pan. Finally, place cooked meat in the baking dish.

5. Drizzle more BBQ sauce on top of the meat. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about one hour (until nice and tender).

6. When the steak is done cooking, base it with the juices in pan and then enjoy! I served with corn and Hawaiian rolls.

Recipe: Strawberry Cheesecake (Courtesy of Pampered Chef)

Ingredients:

5 shortbread cookies
1 pound of fresh strawberries
1 tsp of powdered sugar
1 pkg of cream cheese softened
1 lemon
3/4 cup white chocolate morsels

Directions:
1. Line a bowl with plastic wrap and then place it in the freezer. Next, use a food chopper to chop cookies into fine crumbs (you could also place cookies in a zip lock bag and then use a meat tenderizer to crush cookies). Then take 6 or 7 large strawberries, cut them in half. After you cut them in half, chop your strawberries up and place in a bowl. Sprinkle the powdered sugar on top of strawberries and then mix with a scraper.

2. In another bowl, place softened cream cheese. Zest about 1 tsp of lemon and then add to the cream cheese. Mix well (I think I put a little too much lemon, but it was still refreshing).

3. Place chocolate morsels in another bowl. Microwave uncovered for about 30 seconds. Stir and continue microwaving for 20-30 seconds stirring frequently (Do not overheat your chocolate morsels or it will become grain). Stir the melted chocolate into the cream cheese/lemon mixture.

4. Remove batter bowl from freezer. To layer your cake, pour strawberry mixture into the bottom of bowl. Sprinkle cookie crumbs evenly over strawberries Spoon cream cheese mixture over the cookie crumbs. Spread evenly . Return to the freezer for about 10 minutes.

5. Carefully invert batter bowl over a glass plate. Gently remove the plastic. Surround with additional strawberries that are cut length wise and shortbread cookies.

*Side note: Make sure the bowl is frozen and the crumbs are firm. If you need to freeze a little longer, do so! Enjoy this very easy and refreshing dessert!