Today is Valentine's Day and I want to share what my friends all decided that I should cook for Bob and Ralph today. I gave 3 choices: prime rib, chicken (both of the previous, I have in the freezer) or filet mignons with sea scallops (which I didn't). As fate would have it, my wonderful friends said to go for the filet mignons and sea scallops. This morning we trekked to the store and got these coveted little gems of the steak world...just over a pound for all 3 and they cost just over $20. Now, don't spit your teeth out because I don't mind forking out cash for good cuts of meat.
I decided to stuff these little gems with gorgonzola cheese. These were about 2 or 2-1/2 inches thick, so they were the perfect size.
Cut a little pocket...just like that...
and stuff these suckers with cheese! Then they got wrapped in applewood smoked bacon (another one of those items that I don't mind forking out the dough for) and toothpicked. I used 2 slices of bacon per steak. I simply sprinkled with pepper. They didn't need salt, in my opinion, because the bacon and the cheese both lend a salty hand to the steaks.
This is what they looked like before I stuck them in the fridge to set up.
Bob grilled them up to perfection. The key is to not overcook!!! There is nothing worse than gnawing on an old shoe that looks like it could have been a piece of beef at one point in time.
Perfection on a plate!
My other big idea was the scallops...I didn't want just seared, I wanted them to be different. These I'm calling Herbacious Sea Scallops. I minced up parsley, garlic, pink Himalayan sea salt and coarse ground black pepper and rolled those suckers in it! They get sauteed in a very hot skillet in butter and olive oil.
These were so damn good that they should be their own food group! Seriously!
I also did some baked potatoes and crimini mushroom skewers.
And this was our Valentine's Day dinner. I had a leftover 9 x 9 carrot cake that I whipped up some cream cheese frosting for dessert.
So...from the ol' RV to your home...Happy Valentine's Day...PEACE!
Mmmmm! Mouthwatering! Mignons! A Valentine's dinner to die for!!
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty damn good!!
DeleteHappy Valentine's Day! I LOVE scallops and those look amazing! We had the lamb last night and it turned out wonderful. They were shoulder steaks. I marinated for 2 hours in a bit of vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper fresh garlic and onion. Hubby grilled them with asparagus and I made risotto for a side. It was really really good. I meant to make creme brulee for dessert but you really have to plan ahead for that and I didn't lol! So we had some Valentine's day candy instead...whatever works. :)
ReplyDeleteYep...whatever works!! We would have totally skipped dessert had it not been for the carrot cake that I froze that was leftover from Ralph's birthday dinner on New Year's Eve. The lamb sounds amazing. I truly love lamb and I wish the guys did, too, but I can't always get what I want :P
Deletelooks like a fabulous valentine's day dinner to me!
ReplyDeleteI was sure digging it, Katie!!
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