Cilantro, lime, garlic, and beer!! How can you go wrong??

Deliciously chicken marinated in beer, garlic, cilantro, and lime! I served this up with some black beans, multi-grain tortillas, and chopped tomatoes. If you start the marinating in the morning and let it sit in the fridge while you're at work, then this is super simple to finish up when you get home.

Ingredients:

½ lb trimmed chicken breast cut into 3" tenders

3-4 cloves of garlic (feel free to bump it up to 5 if you love garlic!)

½ a bottle of your favorite beer, preferably a lager

1 Cup of Cilantro, roughly chopped

¼ cup Lime Juice

I ran my garlic cloves over a Microplane, as I almost always do, but if you don't have amicroplane then dice up the garlic and give it a good smush with the bottom of a cup. Add all the ingredients to a bowl, making sure the chicken pieces are fully covered with the marinade. This is best if you can let it sit and do its thing for at least 2 hours. If you're not able to do that then add some garlic powder directly onto the chicken before cooking it. 

I've cooked this a few ways, my favorite being skewered and cooked on a barbeque. However, this last time I did it under my broiler and it turned out great. My chicken pieces were fairly slim and cooked with about 4-5 minutes on each side. You could also prepare this chicken in a skillet with 2 tablespoons of Vegetable oil until the meats internal temperature is 170 degrees.

While the chicken is cooking microwave some black means and warm up a few tortillas. And that's it! I usually serve this with a little extra cilantro and lime wedges on the side. Thanks to my bf, we did get a picture of this dinner all ready to devour! 

 

Enjoy! =)

Welcome to my first post, on my first blog!

I hope you like this recipe I made last night. T-Bone Steak with a Peppercorn Cream Sauce and Green Beans. 

I have never made it before, but it turned out delicious!

Green Beans:
6 Cups Hot Water
2 Tbsp Salt
2 Handfuls of Fresh Green Beans

If there is ever a big pot of water that needs to come to a boil I always turn that on to start first. So in a good sized pot bring to a boil the water and salt. After we pull out the steaks to rest then we will add in the beans to simmer. I like my beans to still be crisp and bright green so I cook them for about 5-6 minutes.

 
Steak Ingredients:
2 Rib Eye Steaks (or whatever is on sale!)
3 Tbsp of your favorite BBQ rub
2 Tbsp Garlic Powder
1 Tbsp Garlic Salt
1 Tbsp Seasoning Salt
1 Tsp Fresh ground pepper

To prepare steaks, mix all the seasonings and apply to all sides of the steaks. If you start running low on the mix, just add some more of the BBQ rub. BBQ rubs typically have some sugar in them which makes the steaks it’s a nice crunchy caramel color when you cook them on an open flame. This next step is important! Allow the steaks to come to room temperature before you cook them. Otherwise they seize up and wont be as tender. 

I let me mine rest for about 20 minutes (excellent time to grab that glass of wine!) on a foil covered baking sheet. I don’t have a grill, but if you do I would recommend using that for the steaks. Otherwise turn on the broiler in your oven. I did my steaks for 8min on each side to get them to about Medium. While the steaks are cooking, start the sauce!

Sauce Ingredients:
3 Cloves of Garlic, Finely Diced or Micro-planed
2 Tbsp Butter
½ Cup Chopped Onion
½ Cup Beef Broth
1 Cup Heavy Cream
1 ½ Tbsp Fresh Coarsely Ground Black Pepper

I don’t have many utensils or gadgets, but one I cant see myself without is my Microplane. 

This thing is amazing for getting THE MOST out of your garlic cloves. It turns garlic into a fantastic paste which is super potent and I end up using fewer cloves, plus it just dissolves into the food so you don’t bite into a hunk of garlic. 

SO.. Cook the garlic, butter, and onions until they start turning brown and make the whole kitchen smell like heaven. Then add in the beef broth, heavy cream, and pepper. 

Bring this whole mixture to a boil then lower the heat and simmer it for about 10 min stirring occasionally. You can then turn off the heat and let it chill out on the stove until you are ready to eat.

It's probably time to flip your steaks now! Make sure they are nice and browned =)  Let them cook on the second side for 8 more minutes. Afterward, pull the steaks out to rest on top on the stove then add your green beans to the boiling water. When your beans are finished cooking drain them then and serve with the steak, all of which should be covered with the Peppercorn Sauce! You can also round out the meal with a side green salad of Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucmbers, and some black olives.

Then TA-DA!!! you have made one DELICIOUS dinner...! 

You deserve a second glass of wine now ;-)

 

Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy it!