Quick Pan Fried Beef And Vegetables Recipes

PAN FRIED STEAK WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Pat 1-2 pinches of salt into each side of the steaks.
• Heat a large sauté pan or iron skillet to medium high.
• You'll want to avoid non-stick for this purpose and don't put any oil in the pan either, as we're going to want all those little bits that stick to the bottom of the pan for later.
• Place steaks in pan and let sear.
• DON'T YOU DARE POKE AT 'EM!
• Cook on each side to desired doneness-- when they're just underdone, remove from skillet, place on plate, and stick that plate in a 200°F oven to keep warm, and to rest.
• Heat olive oil in the same pan as you cooked your steaks inches.
• Add your mushrooms, shallots, garlic and a pinch of salt and few grinds of pepper and sweat at medium until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Raise heat to medium-high and add rosemary and asparagus and gently add red wine.
• Cover and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Uncover, and add tomato halves.
• Keep stirring occasionally until liquids have reduced to a syrupy texture.
• Squish 6-10 tomato halves with a fork (another reason to avoid non-stick pans for this) and add the butter in chunks randomly throughout the pan.
• Reduce heat to minimum and let the butter melt.
• Get the steaks out of the oven (carefully! that plate is gonna be hot!) and place one on each plate to be served.
• Using tongs or a slotted spoon, divide veggies between the two plates.
• Spoon some of that sauce over each plate, making sure to keep the portions equal (many arguments over 'who got more sauce' whenever we have this--trust me the extra care is warranted).
• Garnish with some parsley or rosemary sprigs and serve.

QUICK BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir beef until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Move beef to the side of the wok and add broccoli, bell pepper, carrots, green onion, and garlic to the center of the wok. Cook and stir vegetables for 2 minutes.
• Stir beef into vegetables and season with soy sauce and sesame seeds. Continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 2 more minutes.

QUICK CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK WITH PAN GRAVY

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 C flour and 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper and 1 tsp paprika on a plate.
• Stir with fork until well blended.
• Put 1/2 C milk in bowl.
• Dip steak in milk first, then coat generously with flour mixture.
• Heat oil in skillet until it reaches 375°F.
• Add steaks to skillet.
• Cook until seared and well crusted on one side, about 2 minutes.
• Turn steaks with tongs, cook 2 more minutes for medium.
• Transfer steaks to a plate. Keep warm.
• To prepare gravy, pour off all but 4 T cooking oil from pan.
• Return pan to medium heat.
• Whisk in remaining 4 T flour; cook 1 minute.
• Whisk in milk; cook until thick, 3 minutes.
• Add more milk if gravy becomes too thick.
• Season with salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Serve with steak and mashed potatoes.

FRIED OKRA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak okra in egg for 5 to 10 minutes. In a medium bowl, combine cornmeal, salt, and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Dredge okra in the cornmeal mixture, coating evenly. Carefully place okra in hot oil; stir continuously. Reduce heat to medium when okra first starts to brown, and cook until golden. Drain on paper towels.