Home Cookin'

Come On In My Kitchen

(Scroll down to "The Playlist" and hit play before reading... works better that way!)

You better get yourself in here... we're in the kitchen making up some homemade comfort food, smashing up some bourbon and listening to some blues. The weather is turning a little cooler, so we figured it was time to put on a hot steaming pan of goodness. 

We're frying up some steak with a little homemade gravy... Oh yeah, now we've got your attention. Of course, when you throw some "Bourbon & Blues" in the mix, you know it's gonna be a great day. 

Don't forget the Ho Cakes & Cornbread... The pots are on!

The Plate... 

Steak Fingers & Gravy

Simple, easy and delicious... that's what good comfort-food is all about. And it doesn't get any more home style than some fried up steak and gravy. 

What you need... 

For the Steak -

2 lbs cube steak / cut into 1 inch strips

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp cayenne (ok you can leave this out if you don't like it spicy)

1 cup milk

3 eggs

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp vegetable oil

For the Gravy-

2 tbsp all-purpose flour

3-4 cups of milk

salt and pepper

What you do...

Combine the flour, salt, pepper and cayenne in a dish and stir together.

Whisk together the milk and eggs in a separate dish.

Roll the steak strips in the flour mix then dip in the egg mixture and then back in the flour.

Heat the butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. 

Fry the steak strips until golden brown, be sure to turn them over about halfway through the cooking.

Remove from the skillet on place on a paper towel lined plate.

Cover with foil to keep warm while you make the gravy.

Now pour the grease from the skillet out keeping about 1/4 cup in the skillet. 

Sprinkle in the flour and whisk until it becomes a paste. Add more flour if you need. 

Cook over medium-low until it's begins to darken.

Pour in about 3 cups of milk and keep stirring.

Allow the gravy to cook and thicken (keep stirring), add more milk if needed.

Season with a little salt and pepper.

You can pour into a small bowl for dipping or just over the steak strips.

Enjoy!

The Playlist...

Home Cookin'

Here you go... a whole playlist talkin' about Cookin'! Wether it's burning up the blues or begging you to come on in the kitchen, you just know it's gonna be good... cause if I don't love you baby, grits and groceries and Mona Lisa was a man!

And, don't forget the Ho Cakes and Cornbread. 

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The Bar... 

Bourbon Smash

What you need...

2oz Bourbon

4 wedges of lemon

1 oz simple syrup

small handful of mint

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

What you do...

Add all ingredients in a shaker and muddle.

Add ice and shake.

Strain into cocktail glass.

Add crushed ice and garnish with mint.

You Better Get It While It's Hot!

Please... Day Drink Responsibly 

& 

Keep On Cookin'!