A Friday Dinner For Two

Daughter was out at a friends so I had to think of a light meal for two.

Something like say, big honkin’ ribeyes, mashed potatoes and caramelized Brussels sprouts?

Yeah, something like that.

6 Responses to “A Friday Dinner For Two”

1. Rob says:

   June 11, 2011 at 9:02 pm

   My kind of light. With seconds, if possible. I’m not worth a damn afterward but my couch needs a potato now and again.

2. Mark says:

   June 12, 2011 at 5:47 pm

   You had me at rib-eye…. but Brussels sprouts?

3. Mr. Bingley says:

   June 12, 2011 at 5:49 pm

   I swears ta ya’ Mark, sauté in bacony butter and caramelize them and they get sweet with none of that cabbagey schtink.

   Yum

4. Mark Reardon says:

   June 13, 2011 at 2:12 pm

   Mr. B,
   Boiled before saute? Saute raw? Approximate time required to caramelize? Curious minds want to know!

5. Mr. Bingley says:

   June 13, 2011 at 2:45 pm

   Saute raw; boiling a) enmushifies and b) also leads to schtinkage.

   The time to caramelize is, er, was, er, however long it takes; I reckon over mediumish heat it took 7-8 minutes on the flat side and then I flipped ’em and added a little more stock and butter. I didn’t have enough crumbled bacon to get the full flavor I wanted; I used some of the smoked salt that Dear Suzette got me to kick it up a notch.

6. Mark says:

   June 13, 2011 at 10:13 pm

   Well… in an effort to expand my horizons on the green front, I’ll give these caramelized sprouts a try. But I suspect I’ll end up throwing them and and doing shots of bacony butter.

   And speaking of butter… I have recently taken to cutting a thin slice of Irish Kerry Gold butter… and eating it like cheese. But I only do it once in a while. I can quit any time I want.

   But maybe a fix, er, slice before bed.