LILYLOUTAY'S FB STEAK, CABBAGE & RICE Recipe~For 2; Castle Rock-WA

Lilyloutay's FB Steak, Cabbage & Rice

While drinking my morning joy juice☕️ & scrolling the internet 💻🌐 … this FB Reel came through my Feed 🥩🥘, and it looked so good ; when we came back from Longview - the fixin's came with us 😉

I wrote down the recipe as she was talking and pulling it together; halved the ingredients for the 2 of us - and it really was delish! 👍

You can very easily adjust the recipe to fit your needs.

Read the recipe the whole way through 🧐 before starting it 👩‍🍳

Steak, Cabbage & Rice Recipe ~serves 2

This recipe is so simple & easy to make - just a few main ingredients, a couple spices, and about 45 minutes of your time.

1 Lrg. Skillet * 1 Lrg. Saucepan w-lid * Cutting Board * Med. Kitchen Bowl * 1 Kitchen Knife * Measuring Cups & Spoons * Kitchen Tongs * Supper Plates & Silverware

If you do as much pre-cook prep as you can ahead of time, cooking will go smoother: marinade steaks - prepare veggies & measure rice.

DIY DALE'S SAUCE (1 cup): 1/2 TBSP ground ginger (I used grnd. allspice as a sub) * 1/2 tsp onion powder * 1/4 tsp garlic powder * 1/4 tsp paprika * 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar * 1/2 cup soy sauce * 1/2 cup water

Combine all ingredients & blend until fully combined. Place in a small glass jar & refrigerate - will keep for 2 months.

STEAKS: 2 ct. med-size Steaks * 2 TBS Butter, melted * 2 Garlic cloves, chopped * 1/2 TBS Dale's Sauce * Olive Oil

1) Marinade steaks in Dale's Sauce; set aside for about 20 minutes, turning occasionally.

2) Over medium heat, place skillet: coat bottom of skillet with Oil, add butter & garlic cloves - cook for a few minutes to release garlic flavor.

Add steaks & cook about 6 minutes each side (we cook our meats until there is no blood showing in the juices).

WHILE MEAT COOKS, begin the rice.

RICE: Measure 1 cup of uncooked #rice * a bit of Olive Oil (to keep rice from sticking together) * 1-1/2 cup of water

1) Bring water & oil to a gentle boil in a medium saucepan.

2) Stir in rice, & bring to a light boil - then reduce heat to low. Cover with a tight-fitting lid (I wrap a tied bandana around my lid to 'catch' the access water; this makes for a nicely cooked rice) and simmer for 15-20 minutes without lifting the lid.

I like #Basmati rice because it smells good, remains fluffy, and tastes good.

IN THE MEANTIME …

VEGGIES: 1/2 Red Cabbage, chopped * 2 Garlic cloves, chopped * 1/2 White Onion, chopped * Cayenne Pepper, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Salt & grnd. Black pepper - to taste

1) Remove steaks from skillet & keep warm.

2) Add cabbage mixture to skillet, sprinkle with spices & fry in drippings until desired texture (we like ours kinda soft).

3) Cut steak into bite-size pieces.

4) Place rice on supper plate: top with cabbage mixture & add meat bits. Sprinkle with ground Black pepper.

YUM!

VAL'S 4Patriots MAC, CHEESE & SPAM HOT POT FOR 2 Recipe; Ocean Park-WA

Mac & Cheese is best made from scratch - but that is a lot of work, and there was no time for that today in my tiny kitchen; so, I relied on our ever present handy 4Patriots meals that my husband bought specifically for quick and easy RV meals on wheels 😉

Betsy & Independence~1; Ocean Park-WA

4Patriots Survival Food Packets.

The 4Patriots meal packets are very basic, but you can give them some oomph by adding spices, flavorings, meats, and veggies - and that's what I do. I have all that stuff on hand anyway because I like flavor. And I like color; combining the two is not a hardship for me.

The meat I added was Spam; we both like Spam, and we both needed the smooth soothe of a comfort food dish, tonight 🤗

This one-pot meal is a new taste for Holland - but it's not new to me … however, I've never made it with a 4Patriots meal packet, so tonight's combination is new to me too. Because the sauce is a dry mix base, it comes together quickly & easily - and the tasty ingredients make it delicious and satisfying: nothing will be left over 😁

The thing I do to keep the sauce smooth, is separate the noodles and dry sauce mixture; then I whisk it together with the water before I add it to the pot.

Val's 4Patriots Mac, Cheese, & Spam Hot Pot.

Val's 4Patriots Mac, Cheese, & Spam Hot Pot For 2 Recipe ~serves 3

1/2 pkt. 4Patriots America's Finest Mac & Cheese * 2 c Water * 1 10-ounce-can Cream of Mushroom Soup * 1/2 Onion, sliced * 3/4 c. Peas * 1 stalk Celery, chopped fine * 2 cloves garlic, pressed * 2 TBSP Butter (or 1 TBSP Butter & 1 TBSP Margarine) * 1/8 tsp. Mustard, powdered * 1/2 tsp. Celery Salt * 1/2 tsp. White Pepper, ground * pinch of Paprika * 1/2 TBSP Parsley, dried * 1 12-ounce-can Spam, cut into 1-inch cubes * 1 lrg. Cooking Pot * 1 Cutting Board & Knife * Measuring Cups & Spoons * 1 Small Whisk * 1 Cooking Spoon

1) Gather, and prepare your ingredients, so the process will flow smoothly …

HALF a 4Patriots Mac & Cheese Pkt.

Onion, celery, & garlic … peas.

Butter & spice blend; Spam.

2) Place butter in pot and add onion, celery, & garlic: sauté until onions are translucent.

Melt butter in pan … sauté onions, celery, & garlic until onion is translucent.

3) Add meat & soup - blend thoroughly.

Add spam cubes to sautéed veggies; stir in soup.

4) Whisk dry sauce mixture into water; pour over blended veggies, meat, & soup. Stir until mixture is smooth.

Whisk water & sauce together - pour over meat mixture. Add noodles; stir the mixture to thoroughly blend.

5) Add spice blend, & gently stir in peas.

Add spice blend … stir peas in.

6) Bring mixture to a boil; then lower heat to medium-high and cook until noodles are soft - about 20 minutes.

Turn heat off and let sit for about 5 minutes to allow sauce to thicken up.

Husband says this is a repeat quick meal 👌😘