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Other Cooking Equipment => Other cooking Eqipment => Other cookers => Topic started by: Smokin Don on February 11, 2015, 12:03:38 AM

Title: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Smokin Don on February 11, 2015, 12:03:38 AM: Feb 10 2015

A couple of weeks ago the wife was supposed to by tenderloins at Sams Club and came home with eye of round steaks. She finally made it back there and bought the right ones. They usually come in a two pound package and 3 or 4 steaks. The pack she bought was two large ones and two small ones. I wish they would pack them the same size. These are full of flavor, tender and better than any you can get in a restaurant. They were $13.88 a pound.

I had baked potatoes and corn on the cob with the steaks. Corn on the cob is not in season here but I bought some in the store that looked pretty good. I steamed them in my rice cooker and they were pretty decent; not as good as fresh picked but good.

I seasoned the steaks with a little grey sea salt and they went on a rack, covered with plastic wrap and in the fridge for 2 hours before cooking. I heated a skillet on med. high and seared the steaks in a little olive oil 4 minutes and then turned for another 3 minutes then skillet and all went in the 350 deg. oven with the baked potatoes for 5 minutes. I let them set for 5 minutes before cutting into.

I had used this method and times before but should have known I usually was doing steaks 1 to 1 and ¼ inches thick. These were 1 ¾ inches thick. They were too rare for both the wife and I so a quick nuke in the microwave took care of that. If you can get your times down, a sear in a skillet and then in a 350 deg. oven is the best way I have found to cook steaks indoors.

It all was delicious! Even after nuking mine was a little rarer than I usually like but was tasty!

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Before nuking
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Last two bites mmmm good
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Smokin Don
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on February 11, 2015, 12:07:37 AM: Looks great, I love a rare steak like that. ;)
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Tonybel on February 11, 2015, 12:08:37 AM: Steak looks perfect!
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Willy on February 11, 2015, 12:42:51 AM: nicely done, sorry I missed that meal
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: sliding_billy on February 11, 2015, 01:30:32 AM: I normally steer clear of tenderloin because of the price, but that looks amazing.
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: HighOnSmoke on February 11, 2015, 03:36:31 AM: Steaks and sides look delicious Don!
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Post by: ACW3 on February 11, 2015, 05:42:38 AM: Wonderful!! Simply wonderful!!

Art
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Post by: RAD on February 11, 2015, 06:07:30 AM: Yes please.
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Post by: akruckus on February 11, 2015, 06:38:43 AM: I think that steak was mooing before you nuked it! Everything looks great, and I agree on you cooking process you go by sear then oven. Depending on the marbling I might even put some butter on top before going into the oven.
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: muebe on February 11, 2015, 06:46:13 AM: Don just slightly underdone even for me but you can't beat a tenderloin for flavor and... Tenderness ;)
Title: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Pappymn on February 11, 2015, 09:45:48 AM: Steak looks great. You better have eaten the tater skin. Those are good eats
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: hikerman on February 11, 2015, 09:47:27 AM: Quote from: Pappymn on February 11, 2015, 09:45:48 AM
Steak looks great. You better have eaten the tater skin. Those are good eats

X2. Pappy knows potato skins! ;D
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Smokin Don on February 11, 2015, 11:10:53 AM: Quote from: Pappymn on February 11, 2015, 09:45:48 AM
Steak looks great. You better have eaten the tater skin. Those are good eats
Yea I know Pappy, I was too full this time but saved them. I bake them with potato rods at 350 deg. for 1 1/2 hours; the skins get real crispy. The rods are aluminum spikes about 1/4 inch diameter. I eat the potatoes out then add more butter to the skins! Good! Don
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 11, 2015, 11:22:05 AM: Don, it don't matter what your wife brings home from the market. You will turn into a masterpiece, I have no doubts about that :)
Title: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Pappymn on February 11, 2015, 12:19:09 PM: Quote from: Smokin Don on February 11, 2015, 11:10:53 AM
Quote from: Pappymn on February 11, 2015, 09:45:48 AM
Steak looks great. You better have eaten the tater skin. Those are good eats
Yea I know Pappy, I was too full this time but saved them. I bake them with potato rods at 350 deg. for 1 1/2 hours; the skins get real crispy. The rods are aluminum spikes about 1/4 inch diameter. I eat the potatoes out then add more butter to the skins! Good! Don

I think it was one of your posts where I was introduced to potato rods. I bought um, and like um
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: TMB on February 11, 2015, 12:20:11 PM: OH yes, plate me!
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: nylic76 on February 19, 2015, 11:30:14 AM: That's my kind of steak. I'm drooling on my keyboard.
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Big Dawg on February 19, 2015, 03:49:46 PM: I'm not usually much on skillet steaks, but yours have convinced me to give it a try.

BD
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: drholly on February 19, 2015, 04:01:19 PM: My dad's method for cooking streaks was - hold them in front of the car's headlights, turn them once and plate. Too cold out for that, so the skillet method sounds perfect. I'm with Pappy on the tater skins. But I missed the potato rods - can someone send me the link?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Smokin Don on February 19, 2015, 04:33:23 PM: Quote from: drholly on February 19, 2015, 04:01:19 PM
My dad's method for cooking streaks was - hold them in front of the car's headlights, turn them once and plate. Too cold out for that, so the skillet method sounds perfect. I'm with Pappy on the tater skins. But I missed the potato rods - can someone send me the link?

Thanks!
Here you go David, potato rods! Don http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=10446.msg141538#msg141538
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: drholly on February 19, 2015, 04:40:22 PM: Thanks, Don!

I bookmarked it so I don't lose it again. BTW the whole meal looked fantastic!
Title: Re: Beef Tenderloins, Baked Potatoes and Corn on the Cob
Post by: Smokerjunky on February 20, 2015, 01:36:11 PM: Oh boy Don - that steak is PERFECTION!!!! Nice job - then again all of your cooks are awesome