Pan-fry Steak with Shrimp and Avocado

Recently hubby complained the steak I cooked for him was too tough,can't even chewed and can break his tooth but I wonder why? Mostly I bought Porterhouse cut or Shell steak cut,it's should be a good cut,right?? I wonder what I should do to make the steak more soft and tender? He don't like too much spices,so I can't use tenderizer salt or seasoning for the meat. I  used hand steel tenderizer (tool)to pound the meat before seasoning.Yoo...hooo..!!Now hubby said the steak I cooked really taste delicious ,soft and juicy tender!! I like the steak pan-fry because it's meat still retained the moist and juicy while cooking in skillet or pan not dried out under grill fire.So now I know the secret how to make steak taste special tender and moist!!

Ingredients:

1 pre-cut Shell steak about 1 1/2 pound,pound with tenderizer before seasoning

8 small shrimp,peeled and clean

1/2 avocado,slice

Seasoning:

1 tsp ground pepper

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp steak sauce(Peter Luger brand)

2 tbsp butter

Method:

1:Remove steak from packing,use a tenderizer on the meat to soften the meat.Then rub salt and ground pepper on both side of the steak for 30 minutes.

2:Pre-heat skillet (aluminum) at high heat.Place 1 tbsp of butter on the skillet,follow by the seasoned steak.Pan-fry each side for 2-3 minutes.(Do Not Overcooked)

3:Add in steak sauce and quickly remove steak from skillet to a dinner plate,add in the remaining butter and shrimp in the skillet.Cook for 1 minute.Quickly remove shrimp from skillet to the steak plate.

4:Place avocado on the side and serve warm with other side dish:potato,fries or pasta.

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Sugar Cookies (Christmas Cookies) with Icing

I make all these sugar cookies for Christmas and Valentine.I know it's quite late to post the entry but better late than never,right? Actually sugar cookies is not hard to make,it's just the process is very time consuming when you decorate them with royal icing.I adapted all my recipe from many various creative bakers I found online..She is one of my favourite baker sweetsugarbelle.I admire her skill and creativity of making all the cute and beautiful cookies.Here are some of my own creation! Enjoy!!

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Banana Cream Cheese Cake with Streusel Topping

Nowadays you can see I keep baking banana cake.There are two reason why I do that.One of the reason is almost every week,I have extra ripe brown color banana leftover sitting on my kitchen table.My daughter and hubby refused to eat banana which has brown dots on the skin.Instead of trashing away I might as well baking it!!(recycled)The reason numbers two is since I packed sandwich for hubby to bring to work ,I might as well pack a piece of desert(cake)for him.This has become a  everyday ritual when I packed his meal.This banana cake I infused with some cream cheese and top with some streusel which  taste cheesy and flaky.

Ingredients:
(A)
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
80 ml cold fresh milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 oz cream cheese


(B)
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder

(C)
1 1/2 banana,cut or mashed


Streusel Topping:
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 stick butter,cut
1/2 cup sugar

Method:

1: Sieved ingredients dry flour (B) in a bowl and set aside.Prepare a grease square 7 inch pan lined or loaf pan with parchment paper.Preheat oven to 320 F or 160 C.

2:Combine butter ,cream cheese and sugar in an electric mixer,beat until creamy.Add in egg,one at a time,beating well after each addition.Use spatula to scrape the mixer together.Pour in cold milk and vanilla extract, beat until blended.

3:Fold in sifted flour mixer ,mashed banana with the batter,mix well until combined.Spread batter into a prepared pan.In another bowl,combine flour,sugar and butter.Use hand to mix all the ingredients until combined.Spread the topping on top of the batter evenly before place in oven.

4:Bake in oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until cooked.use a clean tooth pick and insert in the middle,if comes out clan then it's cooked.

5:Remove cake from oven and the cakefrom pan to a cooling wired rack.Rest for 10-15 minutes before cut and serve with tea or coffee.

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Cream Cheese and Raisin Scone

It's been awhile since I bake any scone.These days our weather over Northeast is extremely cold and windy.There is no joke every other day we have snow falling at least few inches.The warm and baking aroma from the oven is really welcoming!!The beauty of baking is the wonderful  aroma flaring all over my kitchen. I adapted this scones recipe from  alton-brown scones.This scones is fluffy and delicious.

Ingredients:


2 cups all purpose flour
4 tsp baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons shortening
2 oz cream cheese
3/4 cup cream ( replace with half and half)
1 egg
Handful dried currants or dried cranberries ( I used raisin)

Method:

1:Heat oven to 375 degrees.In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Cut in butter and shortening.

2:In a separate bowl, combine cream ,cream cheese with beaten egg then add to dry ingredients. Stir in fruit.

3: Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Roll dough out and cut into biscuit size rounds. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown.

4:Remove biscuit from oven to cooling rack.Serve warm with coffee or tea.




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Chicken Patties with Feta Cheese

Chicken patty or we can also called as chicken burger is easy and simple to make at home.This chicken burger or patty is not a normal patty but was infused with feta cheese and other spices to make it taste special..The meat texture was soft,smooth and moist.Beside that this chicken patty is healthy and delicious!!

Ingredients:
3 pounds minced chicken 1 cup feta cheese 1/4 cup Romano cheese 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder 1 tbsp sea salt 1 tsp ground pepper 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp paprika 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1 stalk  of cilantro ,washed and chopped 1 egg 4-6 tbsp cooking oil

Method:

1:Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl,mix well with a spatula.Dip hands in water before use 2 tbsp to scoop  chicken mixture onto your palm and roll it into a flat patty.Repeat the same procedure for all the remaining chicken mixture.

2:Heat a pan at medium heat,drizzling with 2 tbsp oil.Place 2 patties on the pan.Pan fry both side until golden brown.

3:Remove patties from pan and serve warm on bread as sandwich or by itself.Dip with your desire sauce.

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Pecan Tassies

Pecan tassies is one of my favorite Christmas cookies.Actually this cookies is not hard to made.To be honest  pecan tassies is easier to make than any cut cookies.Pecan tassies is not only taste delicious but look exquisite to present as gift for Christmas..

Ingredients:

Crust:

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour

Filling:

1 egg
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup chopped pecan ( lightly roasted)

Method:

Preheat oven to 325 F.Prepare 24 mini muffin pan.
For the crust:

1:Combine cream cheese and butter in a mixer,mix well before add in flour.Make sure all the ingredients well blended and form a smooth dough.

2:Divide the dough in 24 balls  or more.Press the ball into mini muffin pans.

Filling:

3:Combine egg, brown sugar and vanilla in a container,mix well.

4:Place some crushed pecan into the prepared mini pan with dough.Then fill the egg mixture into the mini cups until 3/4 full.

5:Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown.Cool 5 minutes before remove tassies from pans to cooling rack.

6:Cool completely before store in air tight container.

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Cereal, Cranberry and Oatmeal Cookies

We still have plenty of cereal sitting around in the kitchen.I only bought cereal when there are on sale or discount coupon offered. On top of that,a box of cereal from wholesale store(BJ's) usually comes in twin packets.Actually, the cereal is for Mishu  but she refused to have cereal for breakfast,said no time in the morning or rather have grilled cheese sandwich for breakfast.She not a cereal person either am I.Instead of trashing away all my open box cereal,I used it for my Christmas cookies.This recipe is really good and easy to follow.Most of the people we gave this cookies said this cereal cookies taste delicious!!

 Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup ( 1 stick) butter,softened
1/2 granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract


Add ins
1 1/2 cups cornflakes,or more
1 cup quick oatmeal
1 cup dried cranberry

Method:

1:Preheat oven to 375 F.Prepare 2 cookies sheets with liner or ungreased.

2:Combine baking soda,flour and cream of tartar in a medium bowl,sieved and set aside.

3:Beat sugar and butter in mixer at high speed until light and fluffy.Add in egg and vanilla extract,beat well.

4:Gradually add flour mixture into the butter mixture until blended.Stir in oatmeal,cranberry and cereal.

5:Drop rounded tablespoon mounds of dough on the cookies sheet 2 inches apart.(or use hand to round the dough in ball ,coat some cereal on the dough before drop the dough on the cookies sheet)

6:Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.Remove from the oven and let it cool for 2 minutes.Transfer to a rack to cool completely before store in airtight container.

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