Beef

                           PRIME RIB AND STUFFED POTATOES

Pre heat oven to 450
Spread Salt and Pepper all over roast
Roast Prime Rib on a bed of celery, onions, & Carrots
Start at 450 for ½ hour then turn down to 325 and slow roast
Use temp. gage to get the right doneness approx. 2 hours

                                 STUFFED POTATO
 
Prick 4 potatoes and place on cookie sheet
Bake in oven for 1 hr or until cooked through
Cut top off of potato after it has cooled
Place the insides on the potato in a bowl
Add bacon (fried earlier) cheese, green onion
Sour cream (optional)
Fill potato back up and add little cheese on top
Set aside
When roast is ready to come out of oven. Tent with foil
Let stand 15 to 20 min.
Place potatoes in the oven to heat and melt cheese.

                         GLAZE FOR MEATLOAF

½ c ketchup

1 tsp cumin

Dash Worcestershire 

Dash hot sauce

1 T honey

Mix together put on meatloaf the last 20 minutes of cooking

 
KAREN’S MEATLOAF

1½ lb. lean ground beef
1 small onion (diced)
3 strips of bacon ( cut in small pieces)
Salt & pepper
2 T Worcestershire sauce
½ cup of Italian bread crumbs (more if the mixture is too wet)
½ cup ketchup
1 egg
In pan put 1 T. of butter add onions and bacon
Cook till transparent but not brown
Set aside to cool
In large bowl add all the rest from the list
Add onion and bacon
Mix with hands just until mixture is together
(over mixing will make the loaf tough)
Form meat into a loaf and put on a parchment lined cookie sheet
Cook at 350 degrees for 20 minutes turn down to 325 for 55 min.
Check and make sure that the temperature has reach 160 degrees
*NOTE: If the meat mixture is too dry add chicken stock to moisten.
I peel a russet potato for each of us add it to the oven
Steam some broccoli and dinner is complete.

                STUFFED HAMBURGER PATTIES

White bread crumbs
Milk
Mix together to form paste

Ground sirloin
Worcestershire sauce
Garlic (optional)
Salt & pepper
Bread mixture from above
Mix together
Roll into a ball flatten between two pieces of wax paper
Do the same with the second patty (patties should be thin )

Take the first patty and add filling
Real bacon bits
Any cheese
Take the second patty and place on top sealing the edges
Cook on grill
Add all your favorite toppings, example tomatoes, grilled onions, lettuce
Serve on a toasted bun

                                   CABBAGE ROLLS

Cabbage leaves
1 lb. ground beef (80-20)
2 cups cooked rice
1 ½ T butter
1 ½ T olive oil
1 small onion, deiced
1 -2 gloves garlic (optional)
3 T parsley
½ tsp thyme
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 cup beef broth
1 cup tomato sauce

Core cabbage and pour boiling water over the cabbage
Cover and let stand until outside leaves peel off, set aside
In a large skillet heat butter and oil. Add onions & garlic (if using) till transparent remove and set aside
Add meat and cook till lightly brown, return onions
Add rice, parsley, thyme, salt & pepper and mix thoroughly.
Fill cabbage leaves, fold and roll holding them together with toothpick
Combine beef broth with tomato paste pour over cabbage rolls
Cover and bake at 325 for 1 hour

 Todays Menu.........Take It Or Leave It

              IN A HURRY BEEF STEW WITH TOMATOES

2 can beef broth
1 lb sirloin steak
1 can tomato paste (5.5oz)
2 T flour
1 T. dried thyme leaves
½ tsp rosemary dried
1/8 tsp pepper
3 cups sliced mushrooms
2 cups baby carrots
3 medium red skin or new white potatoes (diced )
1 stack of celery (sliced)

Coat meat with flour and in a large pot brown meat
Add broth and tomato paste and bring to a boil
Sit in remaining ingredients add lid when pot returns to boil turn down heat
Simmer for 30 minutes stirring once and a while
*If using a tougher cut of meat let the meat simmer in the broth
And tomato paste for 1 hour before adding everything else.

                         IRISH BEEF STEW

8 bacon strips, diced
1/3 c flour
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1- inch cubes or left over roast beef
1 pound mushrooms, quartered
2 white onions , diced
2 medium carrots, chopped
¼ celery chopped
1 T olive oil
2-4 garlic cloves, minced
1 T tomato paste
4 c. beef broth
1 c beer or additional beef stock
2 bay leaves
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp rosemary, crushed
2 pounds of Yukon gold potatoes 1- inch cubes
2 T cornstarch mixed with 2 T water
1 cup frozen peas

In a large stove top pot , cook bacon till browned and set aside
In large plastic bag add flour, salt & pepper .
Take meat and shake to coat
In small batches brown meat in bacon fat and set aside
In same pot sauté mushrooms, onions, carrots and celery till tender
Add garlic cook 1 minute
Add tomato paste Add broth, beer, bay leaves , thyme, parsley and rosemary
Return beef and bacon to the pot
Bring to a boil and turn down to simmer for 2 hours with the lid on it.
Add potatoes , return to boil
Cover and simmer for 1 hour
Stir in cornstarch and water mixture and bring to a boil
Add peas , till heated trough
Remove bay leaves
*note this will serve 15 people and freezes well

                        SWEET AND SOUR MEAT BALLS

1 lb ground beef
1 egg
1 tsp salt
¾ tsp pepper
3 T onions, diced
1-3 T. cornstarch
1 14 oz crushed or cubed pineapple
3 T vegetable oil
1 T. vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1T soy sauce
1 green pepper, cut in bite size piece
1 red pepper, cut in bite size pieces ( can use yellow, looking for color)

Mix together beef, egg, salt, onions, and 1 T cornstarch, shape into balls
Drain pineapple, reserving the juice.
Heat 2 T oil into skillet
Mix together remaining corn starch, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, water and pineapple juice . Add to skillet, stir until thick
Add pineapple, green peppers and meatballs
Bring to boil and simmer until meatballs are cooked and tender
Serve on rice or with a toothpicks as an appy

 
     OUR FAVORITE CHEESE INSIDE OUT BURGER

¼ c grated cheddar cheese
¼ c grated Gruyere cheese
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp each of salt & pepper

Combine cheese into a bowl
Add everything else to the ground beef and mix with hands to combine ( do not over mix as meat will become tough)
Form 2 flat patties for each burger. Take one patty and fill with cheese leaving a space around the outside. Place the other patty on top and seal.
Place on grill until cooked
*** NOTE  do not flatten burger on the grill as the cheese will run out….

      TANGY SAUCE FOR YOUR FAVORITE BURGERS

Mayo
Ketchup
Dill relish ( could use sweet if you like a sweeter sauce)
Vinegar ( small amount depending on how tangy you want it)

This sauce is good on a regular ground beef burger

                                    HOT DOG SUPREME

All Beef wieners

Bacon ( 2 slices per dog)

Wrap the 2 slices of bacon around the wiener and hold with toothpick

Place in batter ( below)\

Deep fry until the bacon is crisp

Put on paper towel to drain.

Toast Bun

Add butter mustard and onions (fried or raw) to bun

Top with wiener and little extra mustard on top

                            BATTER FOR FRYING

Flour

Sugar

Baking powder

Salt

1 egg

Beer  ( or club soda)

Mix well together. Dip bacon wrapped wiener in batter and deep fry. 

                                         LASAGNA

1 lb. lean ground round

2 T butter

1 T olive oil

1 medium onion, diced

1 540ml Aylmer Italian tomatoes

¼ c ketchup

2T corn starch

2T water

10 lasagna noodles

Mozzarella cheese

Provolone cheese

Put butter and olive oil in a saucepan, add diced onions till transparent 

Set onions aside

Brown meat until there is no longer pink

Add juice of tomatoes and onions

With a immersion blender beat the tomatoes add to pot

Add ketchup and simmer for 20 minutes, scraping bottom of pot

*if sauce is to runny mix cornstarch and water and add to boiling sauce 

Start with sauce on bottom of dish

Add noodles and repeat till top and end with sauce

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 20 min

Remove foil add cheese and bake till melted