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Steak and paprika sweet potatoes

Sous Vide Steak and Paprika Sweet Potatoes

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In my quest to experiment with two new meals per month this year, I’m continuing the sous vide experience into August.  I decided this month to make a dinner with steak and paprika sweet potatoes.

My friend, Andy, told me a while back that cooking steak was one of the primary reasons he bought a sous vide immersion cooker.  I wanted one primarily for ribs, but I’ve found a number of great uses for it since then, including brisket, flank steak, butter-infused potatoes, and several cocktails. Read more

Meat counter at my local butcher shop

Weekend Cooking Adventure

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Earlier this month, Jen’s best friend, Meagan, and her husband, Graham, along with their two daughters, came to stay with us for a weekend visit.  They brought their sous vide immersion cooker on their last visit (back in July) and converted me from someone who enjoyed ridiculing people who “sous vide” their food into a true believer.  I got one for Christmas and have had a blast exploring new foods (and continually making a few family favorites) since.

During planning discussions for this trip, Megan and I talked about how great it would be to just have a weekend of amazing menus with two cookers going simultaneously.  The concept continued to evolve and a weekend cooking adventure was born. Read more

Flank steak searing on the grill

Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

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I got a sous vide immersion cooker for Christmas and I’ve been using it pretty regularly since.  I spent at least a year mocking people for posting about it (I used to regularly see the Will It Sous Vide? series on lifehacker.com and it annoyed me) but then a family friend brought theirs and we made ribs.  And they were amazing.  And I was sold.

This week, I made flank steak with chimichurri sauce.  This was one of the lower effort meals I’ve experimented with and will certainly be one that we end up revisiting with some regularity.

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