Like a Man

Tonight we cooked up the first recipe from our newest cookbook, Eat Like a Man by Esquire Magazine. While I was busy all evening working on my lesson plans for tomorrow, grading essays on International Trade/Globalization, and preparing quizzes, David was busy being the home-maker. Taking the dogs out for a walk, doing the laundry, and cooking dinner were David's activities on this cold Sunday in Boston. Of course, he squeezed in some time on the X Box too.

In the Middle of my essay grading, I began to smell it.  The delicious steak and potatoes recipe adapted from Tom Colicchio being prepped just around the corner from me.  When I finally finished my work after 7 hours, the house was filled with the aroma of roasting meat, baking potatoes, caramelized onions, crisp bacon, and balsamic glaze.  I highly recommend this recipe for a hardy meal like a man (that a woman can enjoy too!)

Adapted from cookbook: Season a 10 oz skirt steak with salt and pepper and add oil to a skillet. When the oil is hot, sear the meat on both sides for about 4 minutes. Add butter and some fresh thyme and baste steak while cooking it for another 3 minutes. Remove steak from heat. Wiping the skillet clean, cook the bacon (torn into bite sized bits) until crisp, put a handful or so of fingerling potatoes cup in half flesh side down in skillet with the crisped bacon for 4 minutes. Then stir the potatoes and cook for another 4 minutes or until golden looking.  Add some sliced red onions to skillet until caramelized 10- 15 minutes, stirring the mixture together throughout that time. Lower heat, add some garlic cloves and once you can smell them cooking, add 5 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and reduce.  Top the mixture with the steak and serve it up for a delicious flavorful meal!