Phipps Family Story: December 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The Best Sandwich Ever...

Okay, I'm sure, in fact, I know, I've said this about many sandwiches I have bitten into in my lifetime...but this is my new favorite. I got this recipe from "The Pioneer Woman". I am very into her website right now - such delicious recipes. www.thepioneerwoman.com Check it out!

She calls her husband "The Marlboro Man" (they live on a ranch, and I guess he's a cowboy of sorts). So this sandwich is called "The Marlboro Man Sandwich". I call it, darn good. This is a great weeknight meal, as it comes together very quickly!

Ingredients: (I cut the recipe below in half and it made 4 sandwiches, which was the perfect amount for us).

1 whole large onion (or two small), sliced
2 sticks butter (I used margarine)
2lbs Cube Steak (tenderized round steak that's been extra tenderized)
Seasoned Salt
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco Sauce, to taste (I left this out and just did one shake of Cayenne pepper)
French/Deli Rolls

First, slice onions and cook in 1/4 stick butter until soft & light brown.

This takes 7-10 minutes. Remove and set aside.

Slice cube steak against the grain into strips. Sprinkle with seasoned salt.

Next, heat 2 T butter over hight heat, in same skillet, until melted and beginning to brown. Add meat in single layer. Cook one side until brown, then flip and cook until brown, about a minute on both sides.

Add 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce, tobasco or cayenne, and 2 T butter. These simple ingredients make a delcious sauce. Add cooked onions, stir to combine.

Butter halved french rolls, and brown in skillet on high heat. Flip and toast other side quickly. This little detail of toasting the bread, takes the sandwich over the edge in my opinion!

To assemble, lay bottom half of french roll on plate. Place meat mixture, followed by a spoonful of juice from the pan. Top with other half of roll, cut in half.

In my dinner fury, I completly forgot to take a picture of the finished product. I was just so excited to eat it. :-) So I am using one of the Pioneer Woman's pictures!!!

I served this with a green salad and some fruit...to offset all the butter used in this recipe!! It was a hit in our house. My husband gave two thumbs up for this "Cowboy" sandwich!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Fall Wrap Up....in December

Hmm...we're seeing a theme lately in my posts (or lack of posts!). It is just far and few between my postings right now, and that's okay. I do them when I can! Here's a few pics of the fall...so I can move onto December!