Bought a package of New York Strip steaks on discount based on the date on packaging. Paid $22 to $25 for about 4 steaks – somewhere between 3 to 4 lbs. Those steaks fed 7 people over 2 meals. Pictured above is the first meal we made.
Steak
* Take 2 strip steaks and thoroughly pat dry. Apply coarse sea salt, garlic powder and ground black pepper to both sides
Heat a cast iron skillet in medium high to high heat until you see light smoke coming off the pan
Add 2 TBS of olive oil and 2 TBS of butter to pan and a sprig of rosemary if you have it
Cook steaks 2 min per side for 8 minutes total. For the last 4 minutes I baste the steaks.
Remove steaks from pan and rest on cutting board up to 10 minutes. I sliced the steaks for serving to stretch them.
Potatoes
* Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Take 4 to 5 russet potatoes dice medium like in my pic
in a 10 by 17 glass baking dish add the diced potatoes and toss with olive oil. Can add melted butter in if you wish
Apply spices. I used a spice mix of paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. For spice mix ratio it’s 2-2-1-0.5-0.5 respectively. I make a lot at one time and keep in a shaker. Also add dried thyme to your preference
bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees, toss them and bake 25 minutes more.
Strawberries- just cut up and toss with a little sugar or not
by Wasting_Time1234
12 Comments
That’s a good deal on steaks!
Steak and taters look delish. Cooked to perfection. Strawberries as a side is unexpected.
Looks delicious! I’d probably add something green like a bagged salad or something. What a great deal on the steaks!
Nice! those steaks look great.
Looks delicious!! Good job!
This is the way
And now I’m hungry. It looks so good and cooked to perfection. I absolutely love my steak cooked like that. Those potatoes are cooked perfectly too, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
This is a great meal, delicious
Oh that looks so delicious 😇
You splurge like I do lol. Once a month when my cheque comes in I go to the good butcher and ask for the tiniest (75-100 gram) steak hahaha!
I must say that being poor gave me a new outlook. Food can still be really tasty and fancy; you just have to learn to enjoy smaller portions. 3 spareribs instead of a whole rack etc.
That way you can still keep it fun and enjoy good food.
Wow, this looks amazing!
Even if you’re on a budget, you can work wonders with a tougher/less desired cut of meat. It’s all in the prep!