Chili Sirloin Steaks & Onions

Chili Sirloin Steaks & Onions

This makes a well done, but incredibly flavorful and more-tender-than-any-rare-steak you’ve ever tasted. We devoured this as fast as I could make it.

In a large skillet heat 1 T. olive oil over medium heat,
In the mean time, take 2 lb of sirloin steak plus 1 recipe of the Chili Rub (recipe follows)
And follow rub directions for seasoning,
Turn heat up to Medium high under the skillet,
Lay steaks in the pan (make sure the oil sizzles and crackles, test a little corner of one of the steaks to make sure the pan is hot enough to get that lovely crust),
Sear them for approx 1 to 1 ½ min on each side.
Transfer to Crock Pot or Dutch oven,
Add: one thinly sliced yellow onion.
In the crock pot: turn the temp. to ‘high’ for 4 hours, or low and let it cook overnight, or throughout the workday.
In a Dutch oven: with the cover on, finish in the oven at 300 degrees for about 3-4 hours.

Supreme Soup

Supreme soup

This soup reminds me of the pizza my Grandma used to make as I was growing up.
We had it almost every Saturday for 18 years. Grandma made it, then my Mum, then I did, and then my sister.
Maybe I should formulate a whole-grain pizza dough…

Combine in soup pot:
2 lb. Lean ground beef, cooked and chopped fine
4 c. low sodium beef broth
4 c. low sodium chicken broth
½ yellow onion, chopped
Bring to a boil. Simmer 20 min.

Add:
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 orange bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
Simmer 10 min.

Add:
2 c. chopped portabella mushrooms
1 c. chopped green olives
1 c. chopped black olives
Simmer 10 min.
Salt and pepper to taste, Serve.

Garden Vegetable and Beef Soup

Garden Vegetable and Beef Soup

This soup has so many reminders of my big Garden/ the summer season that went by so quickly. I did can so many tomatoes, and many other vegetables, so those flavors can come back to life through opening a jar.

Combine in large soup pot:
1 ½ lb lean ground beef, cooked and chopped fine
6 c. low sodium chicken broth
6 carrots, peeled and chopped
Bring to a boil; simmer 10 min.

Add:
32 oz. Diced tomatoes
1 ½ c. diced bell pepper (I used some green and yellow peppers)
Simmer 5 min.

Add:
1 cucumber or zucchini, peeled and chopped
Simmer 10 min.

Add:
1 c. fresh or frozen peas
salt and pepper to tastePinch of pepper flakes