Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

3 c. all-purpose flour

1 T. seasoned salt

1 T. garlic powder

1 T. onion powder

1 T. coarse ground black pepper

Milk mixture: ** I halved this part**

2 eggs

4 c. buttermilk

1 c. barbecue sauce

2 T. Worcestershire sauce

1 T. steak sauce

3 lbs. chicken, cut into pieces

2 c. oil, for frying

Recipe:

1. In a large shallow dish, mix together flour, seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper.

2. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, then whisk in buttermilk, barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and steak sauce.

3. Dredge chicken in milk mixture, then in seasoned flour, alternating in each at least twice.* Heat oil in a large, deep-sided skillet to 375 degrees F.

4. Cook chicken in hot oil until golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes each side.

5. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels. Place in 200 degree preheated oven to keep warm while remaining chicken is cooked.

*Forgot to do that at least twice!

Rating: 4.5 of 5

I love fried chicken, but the one thing that I don't like about fried chicken is that it usually is bone meat. But, with this recipe I just used boneless, skinless chicken breasts and it was great! You can actually taste the Worcestershire and steak sauce just a little tiny bit. We liked this recipe and the kids ate it as well. Not that I'd make this one a ton since it is fried, but it was worth it!

Source: Allrecipes.com, A Southern Fried Chicken

Carne Asada Soft Tacos

Ingredients:

Meat:

1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil

2 T. lime juice

1/2 t. ground cumin

1/4 t. kosher salt

1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper

1 lb. carne asada beef or flank steak *

1/2 c. finely chopped white onion

2 cloves minced garlic

2 T. extra virgin olive oil

4 soft tortilla breads or tortillas

Guacamole:

2 avocados, peeled and seeded

1 T. lime juice

1/4 t. kosher salt

1/4 t. blacker pepper

1 clove garlic, minced (I'm throwing this one in there)

Toppings:

3/4 c. corn

1/2 c. finely diced red bell pepper

cilantro, chopped

cheese, shredded

sour cream

salsa

* We had some Wal-Mart ribeyes that we had purchased a long time ago (a mistake, because they are not good as a steak), but thought I'd give them a try in a taco. Besides, I had to use that meat)

Recipe:

1. Mix the corn and red bell pepper together. Set aside.

Meat:

1. Place oil, lime juice, cumin, salt, and pepper into a medium bowl, whisking to combine.

2. Place beef, onions, and garlic into a large Ziploc bag and pour lime mixture inside bag. Close bag and with hands, massage beef with marinade to coat evenly.

3. Place in refrigerator and marinade for 1 hour.

4. Heat 2 T. olive oil in grill pan over medium heat. Grill beef until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board to rest for 5 minutes.

5. Cut thin slices against the grain or on the bias.

6. Serve in warm tortillas with desired toppings.

Guacamole:

1. Place avocado, lime juice, salt, pepper (and garlic) into a medium bowl. Mash with a fork until well combined.

Rating: 5 of 5

Despite the cheap-o steak meat, these turned out fantastic! The meat tasted just like carne asada in a restaurant. So good. The guacamole, I've got to give a good score to as well. Simple. Tasty. Easy. The meat is super easy to prepare and cook as is everything in this recipe! I will definitely be making this one again!

Source: Picky Palate, Carne Asada Soft Tacos

Teriyaki

Ingredients:

1 c. soy sauce

1 c. white sugar

1 t. ginger

1 t. garlic powder

a few pounds of beef such as stew bits, beef tip, or 1-inch cubes of steak

Recipe:

1. Mix all ingredients, except meat, in a large or medium bowl.

2. Place meat in bowl. Stir a few times so that all meat gets exposed to mixture. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours, or over night. Every few hours, stir the meat/marinade mixture.

3. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. On a skillet or frying pan, cook meat on medium heat until center is no longer pink. Place cooked meat in a jelly roll in the oven to keep warm until the remaining meat is done.

OR

Skewer meat on moist sticks and cook on a grill (don't ask me how long because I have no idea. I've only ever cooked it inside.)

4. Skewer it or serve on hot rice.

Rating: 4.5 of 5

This recipe is great, but if you don't get good meat it can be a flop. I really like it with more tender meat, but tougher meat is fine too. It's easy and savory.

Source: my mom

Steak Rub

Ingredients:

4 1/2 t. kosher salt

2 T. black pepper

2 T. paprika

1 T. onion powder

1 T. garlic powder

1 T. dried oregano

2 t. cumin

Recipe:

1. In a bowl, combine all ingredients and stir until well blended.

2. Rub the seasoning blend on steak and grill.

Rating: 3 of 5

I liked this seasoning better than the Outback Steakhouse Seasoning, but LaDon likes the other seasoning better. In all honesty, they are really similar. I halved the recipe (except for the salt, I forgot) and I think if I hadn't forgotten to cut the salt in half it would have tasted so similar that you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

Source: Food.com, http://www.food.com/recipe/steak-rub-39184

Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:

1/3 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon steak sauce
4 skinless, boneless chicken

Recipe:
1. Preheat the grill for medium heat.
2. In a shallow bowl, mix the mustard, honey, mayonnaise, and steak sauce. Set aside a small amount of the honey mustard sauce for basting, and dip the chicken into the remaining sauce to coat.
3. Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill chicken over indirect heat for 18 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, or until juices run clear. Baste occasionally with the reserved sauce during the last 10 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning!

Rating: 5 of 5

We had this one for Christmas Eve dinner with the Ames and then again 4 days later with Krista. It tastes best on really thin pieces of chicken.

Source: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Honey-Mustard-Grilled-Chicken/Detail.aspx

Outback Steakhouse's Steak Seasoning

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Paprika
1/2 teaspoon Freshly-ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Onion powder *
1/4 teaspoon Garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper **
1 dash Coriander
1 dash Turmeric ***

* I didn't have onion powder so I just took dried chopped onion and ground it to a powder.

** I didn't have cayenne pepper so I used chili powder instead and halfed it.

*** I didn't have turmeric, so I didn't substitute it at all.

Recipe:
1. Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl.
2. To prepare steaks with this seasoning: Preheat a flat grill or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle some of the seasoning blend over both sides of each cut of beef. *
3. Grill the steaks on each side to your desired level of doneness. Be sure to use tongs to sear all the edges of each steak to a rich brown color. **

* I rubbed each side of the steak with olive oil and then srinkled the seasoning. I then seared the meat on both sides for 1-2 minutes.

** I actually cooked the steaks in the oven after searing them. The oven was at 500 and I had them in for about 5 minutes.

Rating: 4.75 of 5

Yeah, they were that good. So good, we almost didn't use A1 sauce.

Source: http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/164169/outback-steakhouses-steak-seasoning