Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Recipe and more...

Lucky for me, Dan likes to cook as much as I do and he is always scouring for new recipes. Last week he picked out a recipe in Bon Appetit to try and it was delicious!! Not too many ingredients required and really quick and easy to make. Try it out and let me know what you think.

Steak with Mixed Peppercorns and Pomegranate Glaze

1.25 lb top sirloin steak
coarsely ground peppercorn
1.5 tsp chopped rosemary (it calls for fresh, but we used regular)
2.5 tsp olive oil, divided
1 cup pomegranate juice
4 tsp packed golden brown sugar
2.5 tsp balsamic vinegar, divided
4 cups arugula

Sprinkle steak very generously with coarsely ground peppercorn and salt. Sprinkle each side of steak with half of chopped rosemary. Heat 1.5 tsp olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add steak; cook to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steak to platter. Add pomegranate juice, golden brown sugar, and 2 tsp balsamic vinegar to skillet; boil until reduced to scant 1/4 cup glaze, stirring occasionally about 5 minutes. Season glaze to taste with salt.

Toss arugula with remaining 1 tsp olive oil and remaining .5 tsp balsamic vinegar in medium bowl; season to taste with salt. Divide arugula evenly among plates. Slice steak; divide and arrange alongside arugula. Drizzle glaze generously around steak and serve.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

On another note...Not sure if anyone has watched the news and saw that Johnson & Johnson will be laying off 7,000 - 8,000 employees by the end of the week. Say a little prayer that this will not directly affect Andrea, but I know she has a looooooong week ahead of her regardless. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed.

4 comments:

Don and Peg said...

We'll be looking forward to Dan coolikg around Thanksgiving. And we'll be saying a prayer for Andrea. We hadn't heard about that. Not good news at all.

nicole said...

HANG IN THERE ANDREA!!!!

Andrea said...

Thanks everyone! It has not been a fun week at all but I did find out today that my position has not been eliminated. Still a lot of change and not a lot of fun in coming weeks as we find out who was eliminated but so goes Corporate America I guess!

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear you are safe Andrea..keep up the good work...Dan could make that for family week end...P