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I have hit my target weight and have held it there. I promised myself I would have a celebration dinner.
I took my initial cue from Alton Brown and the first Good Eats episode on tenderloin. Off to Costco to get a full tenderloin (which will now be providing my protein in many ways). Butcher it myself, cut a couple of filets (one for me, one for the missus). Then I make the dinner.
First, I assemble a nice caprese salad. Simple and easy - beefsteak tomato slice, fresh mozzarella, another tomato, another mozzarella, top with fresh basil from our garden, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and pepper.
I slice some really, really thin bits off of my tenderloin and then put that on top of a small bed of mixed greens. Pepper and salt. No cheese, but only because I didn't have the real parma/romano stuff to slice. My carpaccio is done.
(Yes, I know I had two salads. It was my celebration dinner.)
Now for the filets. Instead of doing the steak au poivre like in the show, I decided to go my own route. Highish heat, I melt some butter and toss in a bit of olive oil. Let the pan heat up to medium highish, cook for about four and a half minutes on each side. This gives me steaks that are just the rare side of medium rare, exactly as I like them.
Remove the steaks, and heat the pan to nuclear. Turn off the heat and then (this was the fun part) put about a half cup of cognac (bought just for the occasion) in and light. Watch the brief show, then simmer down. Add in a cup or so of half and half. Simmer down some more, then add in about 2/3 cup (I actually have no idea - I added to taste) good smelly Gorgonzola cheese. Add another tablespoon of cognac. Pour sauce on steaks.
Wow. Wow wow. The sauce was incredible. The steak was ultra tender. Melted in my mouth. Insanely tasty.
Followed up with a small scoop (really a spoonful) of homemade chocolate ice cream (way better than anything I've ever purchased), and I was in heaven.
The great thing was, because of portion sizes, it probably only ran about 800 calories for the entire meal.
I took my initial cue from Alton Brown and the first Good Eats episode on tenderloin. Off to Costco to get a full tenderloin (which will now be providing my protein in many ways). Butcher it myself, cut a couple of filets (one for me, one for the missus). Then I make the dinner.
First, I assemble a nice caprese salad. Simple and easy - beefsteak tomato slice, fresh mozzarella, another tomato, another mozzarella, top with fresh basil from our garden, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and pepper.
I slice some really, really thin bits off of my tenderloin and then put that on top of a small bed of mixed greens. Pepper and salt. No cheese, but only because I didn't have the real parma/romano stuff to slice. My carpaccio is done.
(Yes, I know I had two salads. It was my celebration dinner.)
Now for the filets. Instead of doing the steak au poivre like in the show, I decided to go my own route. Highish heat, I melt some butter and toss in a bit of olive oil. Let the pan heat up to medium highish, cook for about four and a half minutes on each side. This gives me steaks that are just the rare side of medium rare, exactly as I like them.
Remove the steaks, and heat the pan to nuclear. Turn off the heat and then (this was the fun part) put about a half cup of cognac (bought just for the occasion) in and light. Watch the brief show, then simmer down. Add in a cup or so of half and half. Simmer down some more, then add in about 2/3 cup (I actually have no idea - I added to taste) good smelly Gorgonzola cheese. Add another tablespoon of cognac. Pour sauce on steaks.
Wow. Wow wow. The sauce was incredible. The steak was ultra tender. Melted in my mouth. Insanely tasty.
Followed up with a small scoop (really a spoonful) of homemade chocolate ice cream (way better than anything I've ever purchased), and I was in heaven.
The great thing was, because of portion sizes, it probably only ran about 800 calories for the entire meal.
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