I'm certain, absolutely certain, you have heard of "Steak & Eggs" before, but in the ridiculous case that I should be wrong about something, let me quickly explain: It's steak. With eggs. It's steak and eggs together in one meal, and it's something that people eat sometimes. There, that's over with.
If you order steak & eggs at a diner or restaurant you'll actually get a whole steak, eggs, toast, and possibly potatoes too. That is entirely too much for one meal, in my opinion, especially breakfast. However, the flavor combination of tender steak with runny egg yolk is MMMMMM. Luckily for me, last week was my 3rd wedding anniversary. In an effort to prevent us from spending our "special day" eating frozen pizza or whatever else we have stocked and can be made in the 20 minutes from when I get home to when I'm so ravenously hungry I start to scream and throw things, I made a reservation at one of my favorite steak houses in St. Louis, Citizen Kane's.
While I usually get the filet, I opted for a New York Strip this time - mostly because it was the same price and it's bigger so I thought that seemed to make sense. Did I like it as much as a filet? No, and I'll probably revert back to my usual order the next time I'm fortunate enough to convince my husband it's ok to spend $150 on dinner (we like wine AND dessert). However, I managed to bring home half my steak, plus a little bit of leftover creamed spinach and mashed potatoes which means I'll manage to make three meals out of my order, so that's nice.
Since I don't usually have extra steak laying around, I thought this was an excellent opportunity to make a "Steak 'n Eggs" breakfast. It also plays into one of the themes of this blog which, if you haven't picked up on it, is that with a little creativity and an open mind, you could eat eggs every day of your life and never get bored with it. Sometimes you can even get creative with non-breakfast related leftovers.
So, here's what I took home from Citizen Kane's:
- Approximately 4 ounces of New York Strip steak
- Less than 1/4 of a cup of garlic mashed potatoes
- About 1/4 cup creamed spinach
I could have used the potatoes, but opted out. There's enough flavor going down with the steak, spinach, and egg.
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| First, I slice three thin slices of steak off, totally approximately 2 ounces. |
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| Then, I lay them down on a micro-wave safe plate. |
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| I heat up the spinach by zapping it for 30- 45 seconds in the microwave. |
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| And I get the fried egg going. Man, I never, ever get tired of seeing beautiful photos of egg yolks. |
While the egg is cooking, I nuke the steak slices for 45 seconds. It really doesn't take much to get the steak hot and you don't want to over-cook it and dry it out. The juices are a very good thing.
I only use a little bit of the creamed spinach - about half of what I brought home. I spoon a little bit over each of the steak slices, and I save the rest for a second Steak 'n Eggs indulgence later.
And finally - I slide my fried egg on top of the spinach, then salt and pepper the whole thing.
Honestly, I wish this was a meal that photographed better. I take the majority of the responsibility in that I'm not a professional food photographer, but also I just don't think this meal is easy to make visually appetizing once you start cutting into it. You're just going to have to imaging all the different textures and flavors.
To help you imagine, I will employ nearly pornographic descriptions of how amazingly delicious each bite of this luxurious breakfast is: The steak is so tender, I don't even need my knife to cut it... Juices seep out each time I prepare another bite. The spinach is so rich and creamy, it's like a savory gravy that cascades over my taste buds. The egg yolk is thick and salty, pooling on my plate in anticipation of the next bite of steak that will be used to wipe it up. The egg itself is firm and fresh with a crispy edge, crackling slightly as I bite into it... Ok, so did the words help? I swear, this was one of my most delicious breakfast concoctions.
So, next time you end up with a few measly ounces of steak, you should totally give Steak 'n Eggs a try. It's super rich and you don't need much of it to feel like you've just eaten a "splurge" breakfast. And, not to keep harping on the calories aspect, but this breakfast was only about 250 calories. ROCK.
Love & Eggs,
Laura
This egg brought to you by Alabama, my oldest "Easter Egger" hen.
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