MR. JOE'S KITCHEN

MR. JOE'S KITCHEN

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

How To Grill A Target Bacon Wrapped Sirloin Filet Steak

Target sells Bacon Wrapped Sirloin Filet Steaks two for $9.99. And if you catch them on the last day of sale they drop the price to $5.99. These steaks are nice and tender with a mild beef flavor and very easy to cook on a grill.

Step One - Prepare Your Steaks - About an hour before you are ready to grill take the steaks out of the refrigerator. Pat both sides dry with a paper towel. Liberally sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides. If you want to add a steak seasoning or Seasoned Salt now is the time to do that too. Leave the steaks on a plate on the counter and cover with plastic wrap. You want the steaks to come up to room temperature - a cold steak from the fridge takes longer to cook.

Step Two - Heat Your Grill - Turn all the burners of your gas grill to high, close the lid and let the grill heat up for 12-15 minutes

Step Three - Clean Your Grill - Using a grill brush, brush the grill grates. Take a clean rag or wad of paper towels and dip them in vegetable oil and rub the grill grates. This seasons the grates the same way you season a cast iron pan and prevents the steak from sticking.

Step Four - Cook Your Steaks: Part 1 - Place your steaks on the grill. The side facing down will be your presentation side with the best grill marks. Cook the steaks for 4 minutes. Don't touch it, poke it, press on it or lift it just let it cook. After 4 minutes flip your steaks and cook them on the next side for 4 minutes.



Step Four - Cook Your Steaks: Part 2 - After 4 minutes turn off all the burners on your grill except one. Move the steaks as far away from the remaining lit burner as possible. Close the lid. If you grill has an external thermometer it should read between 275 and 300. Leave the steaks in the closed grill for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes open the lid and remove the steaks to a cutting board. Cover with foil. Let the steaks rest for 10 minutes under the foil. Don't forget to turn off the last burner.

Step Five - Eat Your Steak - If done properly your steaks should be a perfect medium rare with no gray band along the edges. Enjoy!




Thursday, August 18, 2016

For those with a sweet tooth here's a few pictures of what I've been up too in the kitchen.



Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting


Cranberry Apple Pie


Peanut Butter Cookies


Lemon Ice Cream


Cherry Pie


Holiday Butter Cookies


Lemon and Raspberry Chiffon Pie


Salted Caramel Ice Cream


New York Style Cheesecake 


Key Lime Ice Box Pie


Lemon-Lime Cheesecake Pie




Sorry! I know I haven't updated this blog in a while. Having a blog is fun but it's also a bit of a chore and I find it easy to procrastinate. 

But, even though I haven't been posting, I have been busy in the kitchen. In the next few updates I'll show you some pictures of what I've been up to. 

To begin with here is some food from the grill. I use a Weber Kettle BBQ and a Weber Spirit Gas Grill for my outdoor cooking.


Grilled Beef Tenderloin


BBQ Smoked Pork with Creamy Macaroni Salad and Apple Cabbage Coleslaw


Smoked Turkey and Cranberry Apple Pie


BBQ Ribs


BBQ Burnt Ends


Grilled Tri-Tip


Mahogany Smoked BBQ Chicken


Grilled London Broil


Smoked Turkey Roulade with Traditional Sage and Onion Stuffing


Texas Style BBQ Shredded Beef Sliders