3:Dinner Time: Steak Dinner

When it comes to eatin' the average hillbilly has major food groups. Meat, potatos, beer and more beer. The meat is usually the privlege and responsability of the man. You can, however, be valuable as a support staff.



Meat Prep:



This may be the job of the man, but if you want to help and he's short on time, here's what you do. Get as many steaks as you need for your dinner. Be sure to go to a butcher who cuts meat for you. You're going to ask for your steaks cut at least 2 inches thick and be sure there is LOTS of marbled fat in the meat.


Tenderize the meat by making shallow cuts in the meat, never mash it with a tenderizer. Put the meat in a deep dish and incorporate a good steak rub and some tenderizer. Allow your meat to sit in the fridge for a few hours. No need to drown it in oil



Potato Salad:



While you're waiting for your meat to get nice and tender you can work on the Potato Salad. Every great hillbilly will have an equally great hillbill-ette to make a stellar Potato Salad. It's key to a well balanced meal.



Take a good deal of red potatos and wash them off and cut them into bite size quarters. Because you're using red potatos feel free to leave the skins on for an earthier taste. Get a nice size pot boiling and cook the potatos until you can easily stick them with a fork...don't let them cook too long that they fall apart. While your cookin the taters hard boil some eggs by placing them in a pot of very cold water and them putting them into a pot of boiling water for about 3-5 minutes. Shell and cut up your eggs and put them in a bowl with your cooked potatos.



Mix in some mayo, mustard, celery and black pepper to taste. To sneak in some healthy food in use light mayo in this mix. He'll never know. Put your mixture in the fridge.



When it's time to start the grille and cook the meat you should make sure you have a lighter on hand to avoid frustration. When the meat goes out the door, you should have about half an hour until dinner time. This would be a good time to take a few glass mugs, run them under water and place them in the freezer. Make sure you have at least a 6 pack in the fridge ready to go.



To set a proper steak dinner table you shouldn't need to have any spices or sauces out. Be sure you have a set of sharp knives and heavy forks. Put the Potato Salad out and when your man comes in you can enjoy your dinner with a frosty mug of beer.