Want to make dinner for my boyfriend.. He's a big meat eater, meat 'n potatoes kinda guy?
He likes everything from chicken to steak to pork-chops to.. anything meat lol. His taste buds are very simple.. He doesn’t like anything too extravagant. What’s a delicious (yet simple) dinner recipe I can make for him?
Breaded Pork Chops
4 tablespoons salad oil
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
6 pork loin chops. each cut 1/2-inch thick
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Italian-seasoned dried bread crumbs
2 tablespoons water
In 10-inch ovensafe skillet over medium-high heat, in 2 tablespoons hot oil, cook onions until tender. Remove from pan; set aside.
With sharp knife, trim and discard excess fat from edges of pork chops. In pie plate, beat egg, milk and salt; place crumbs on waxed paper. Coat chops with egg mixture, then with crumbs.
In same skillet, in remaining 2 tablespoons hot oil, cook chops, 3 at a time, until well-browned on both sides. Pour off fat. Return all chops to skillet; top with reserved onions. Add water; cover.
Bake at 350* 45 minutes or until meat is fork-tender.
(6 servings)
Chicken-Fried Steak
1 1/2 lbs. beef top round steak, cut 1/2-inch thick
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup salad oil
2 cups milk or light cream
Mashed potatoes
Trim and discard any excess fat from steak; cut steak into 6 portions, removing bone if present. In small bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper; reserve 1/4 cup flour mixture. On cutting board with meat mallet, pound remaining 1/2 cup of flour mixture into both sides of each steak until flour is absorbed and meat is 1/8-inch thick.
In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot oil, cook steaks about 10 minutes or until well-browned on both sides, turning once. Remove steaks to platter; keep warm.
Add reserved flour mixture to drippings, stirring together until smooth. Gradually stir in milk; cook until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Spoon some of gravy over steaks; serve remaining gravy with mashed potatoes.
(6 servings)
Round Steak with Rich Gravy
3-lb. beef round steak (top round, bottom round or sirloin tip), 1-inch thick
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons shortening
1 envelope (about 1 1/2 oz.) dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup water
1 can (10 1/2 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup
Sprinkle one side of meat with half the flour, pound in. Turn meat and pound in remaining flour. Cut meat into 6 to 8 serving pieces.
Melt shortening in large skillet; brown meat in shortening over medium heat, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle onion soup mix over meat. Mix wat and soup; pour over meat. Cover tightly; simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until tender.
Place meat on warm platter. Heat remaining gravy mixture to boiling, stirring constantly; pour over meat.
(6 to 8 servings)
Southern-Fried Chicken with Cream Gravy
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 lbs. chicken parts
1/4 cup bacon drippings or salad oil
1 1/2 cups milk or light cream
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Hot cooked rice
In paper bag, combine flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken a few pieces at a time. Close bag and shake to coat chicken. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces. Reserve 2 tablespoons flour mixture.
In 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot bacon drippings, cook chicken pieces until well-browned on all sides, turning frequently. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook about 35 minutes until chicken is fork-tender, turning pieces occasionally. Uncover during last few minutes to crisp skin. Remove chicken pieces to warm platter; keep warm.
To make gravy: Pour off all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet; blend in 2 tablespoons reserved flour mixture. Over medium heat, cook until golden, stirring and scraping bits loose from skillet.
(4 to 6 servings)
Make him ‘Meat and Potatoes’
Take a good quality pork chop
ritz crackers crushed add a little garlic powder, season salt, pepper …dip your chops in beaten eggs..than roll in the ritz cracker mix..put in baking dish with melted butter or marg. and bake at 350 for 45 mins uncovered!! These are to die for..So moist and juicy and the cracker mix is incredible….Serve with potatoe of your choice
Italian Gravy it has meat in it like a Flank steak, ribs,sausages like italian spicy and regular check the cooks country for the recipe? it has noodles like potatoes?
Fried chicken strips
Chicken Fried Steak
Pork chop either shake n bake style or over a charcoal grill
If you fire up a charcoal grill, be sure to get some sausages too.
Steak with simple seasonings, pasta with vegetables and biscuits.
I am sure He would prefer a steak. Make a 1 to 1-1/2 pound beef porterhouse or rib eye steak with double baked potatoes. If You do not have time to make them, You can buy some very good prepared frozen double baked potatoes at the store, and throw them in the oven. If A vegetable can be worked in somehow, Make corn on the cob and have some butter ready.
Marinade a steak (New York Strip, or Ribeye…preferrably Ribeye) in some lemon juice or wine or apple cider vinegar. Let that sit overnight. Sear on a pan, or grill to his liking. Most important: salt and pepper before cooking. Heat releases spices, and the salt helps draw in flavor. Just need a pinch of both on each side. For his potatoes: Garlic mashed. I prefer reds, slice them thinly, and boil the hell out of them. At the same time, take some olive oil (!/4 cup) in a pot and roast a few crushed cloves of garlic in it. While the potatoes are still hot, add salt and pepper, mash…add a little butter and heavy cream, and mix well. You can add some thyme to the potatoes…adds a little depth to them. If you want a veggie, steam some broccoli.
For a different way to set up your plate….Pile a big scoop of the spuds in the center of the plate, and lean the steak against it. If he wants the veggies, put them on the sides.
His favorite beer (any) will go well with this…Make sure it’s ice cold….in fact, pour it for him right after he sits down to eat.
Hope that helps…
Ingredients
* 1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed (about 20 spears)
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
* Pinch kosher salt
* Pinch freshly ground black pepper
* 4 to 6 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon (1 slice per asparagus spear)
Ingredients
* 4 fully-cooked breaded chicken cutlets*
* 1 (24 ounce) jar Bertillon® Vidal Onion with Roasted Garlic Sauce
* 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)
* 8 ounces pasta, cooked and drained
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Arrange chicken in 9×13 inch baking dish. Pour sauce over chicken, then sprinkle with cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until heated through. Serve over hot bow ties.
Footnotes
*Find prepared cooked chicken cutlets or patties in your grocers deli case or frozen foods aisle.