BLOODY MARY RIBEYE

This recipe combines two of my favorite things, Steak and Bloody Mary’s. The sauce is sufficient for 4-6 steaks but the cook demonstrated here is two Ribeyes.

Ingredients - Recommended
2-4 Ribeye Steaks (or Delmonico)

Marinade

2 Tbsp Lite Soy Sauce
4 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
2 Tbsp EVOO
6 Minced Garlic Cloves
Garlic Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Bloody Mary Sauce2 lb Ripe Tomatoes
½ cup Vidalia Onions (or sweet)
3 Green Onions (or scallions)
1 tsp Cilantro
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Sea Salt
1 Tbsp Lime Juice (fresh)
½ cup Beef Broth (or consume)
4 Tbsp Vodka (high end)
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Preparation
Marinade-Mix ingredients, coat steaks, cover and chill, turn steaks once (chill a minimum of 2 hours).

Bloody Mary Sauce-Boil water and pour over tomatoes; let set for 30 seconds, drain and peal skins from Tomatoes. Quarter tomatoes and place in food processor. Place all ingredients and chop fine. If tomatoes were not ripe enough add tomato puree

Cooking
1. Remove steaks from refrigerator an hour before cooking to get to room temperature
2. Preheat BGE to 500 degrees (open flame); Remove steaks from marinade and discard remaining
3. Place Ribeyes on direct grate for 90 seconds on each side and remove, let rest for 10 minutes.
4. Place sauce in pot and simmer on grill for 5 minutes, remove from heat and keep warm.
5. Place steaks on grill for 3-6 minutes per side (depends on thickness and your taste for Rare, Medium, etc.); Remove from grill and plate, drizzle healthy serving of Bloody Mary Sauce and Serve.

Recommended Side Dishes-Corn on the cob, Garlic Mashed, French Bread, Asparagus spears

WOK GRILLED SHRIMP II

Practice makes perfect and the Wok Grilled Shrimp posted a few days ago (and now minus the citris vodka) has been perfected !

WOK GRILLED SHRIMP

Quick and tasty recipe for Big Green Egg Grilled (or WOK actually) Shrimp….serve with those juicy steaks you have resting to the side waiting for their final cooking cycle; Serves 2 as a light appetizer.

Ingredients
½ lb Medium - White Shrimp peeled and de-veined (approximately 10 pieces)
1 Tbs Bad Byron’s Butt Rub
½ cup All Purpose Flour
½ cup Corn Oil
3 cloves Diced Garlic
Sea Salt (to taste)
3 Tbs Green Onion
1 Tbs Butter
1 Tbs Citrus Flavored Vodka
1 tsp Chopped Parsley (for garnishing at serving time)

Preparation Directions
1. Rinse Shrimp well under cold water
2. Place flour on a large plate
3. Mix in Butt Rub and salt
4. Coat each shrimp well with the flower and shake to remove excess

Cooking Directions
Heat up the BGE to 375 degrees (at the grate); Place WOK or Grill Pan on BGE and pour in oil. Add the shrimp and fry, turning once.

Remove from heat and pour off excess oil (note shrimp should be slightly undercooked at this point); Add on Tbs of oil back to the pan and add the garlic, rub and salt and cook until the garlic is a very light golden color.
Add the shrimp and the green onions, butter and vodka, mix well until the butter is all melted and remove from the heat