Dinner of the Week - Pepper Steak, Snickers Salad and Blitzen

 
This was a Sunday dinner a few weeks ago. Everyone thought it was a keeper.
 
Pepper Steak over rice.
 
 
Cut round steak into 1/4" strips. 
 
Sprinkle steak liberally with paprika and let stand several minutes.

Slice a green pepper and 1/2 medium onion into strips.

Cut 2 large tomatoes into wedges.
  
Brown the steak in 2 T butter.
Add 2 cloves of garlic, minced and 1 1/2 C beef boullion. Simmer and cook covered 30 minutes.

Stir in onion, green pepper and tomatoes. Cook covered 5 minutes.

Mix 1/4 C soy sauce with 2 T cornstarch. Add to the meat mixture, stir and cook until thick. Prepare rice.

Serve over rice.
This is another "sweet" salad. It's really more of a dessert but it's a good mix of salty and sweet together.

Snickers Salad


3 Snickers Candy Bars

Chop into bite sized pieces.

3 Granny Smith Apples

Cut into bite sized pieces.


Mix 1 C milk with 1 package instant vanilla pudding.

Add 1 tub Cool Whip to the pudding mix. Stir in candy pieces and cut up apple.

 
This dessert is one I don't make very often. It was from my Grama Smith, my dad's mom. It has 3 distinct textures and flavors that all mix together to make a special dessert.
 
Blitzen
 
 
Preheat oven to 350.
 
 
1/2 C softened butter
Mix 1/2 C sugar with the butter.


Add 3 egg yolks and 4 T milk.

Mix into mixture 1 C flour and

1 t. baking powder and a dash of salt.



Spread in well greased 9" pan.
 
Beat 4 egg whites

Gradually add 1 C sugar to egg whites.


Beat until stiff. I had a really hard time getting these egg whites to cooperate.

Spread over batter in the pan. Bake at 350 for about 18 - 20 minutes. Just until the merengue starts to brown.


Filling

Cook in pan until thickened 1 C milk,

2 T sugar,

1 t vanilla, and 1 T cornstarch,

and 1 egg yolk.

Let cool.

Invert one layer onto serving plate.

Spread filling on top. Keep the filling away from the edges. The weight of the next layer will force it to the edge.

Add top layer.






Pepper Steak

Daily Ordinary for February 17, 2013

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