Steak Side Dish

[Debra]

We will serve fresh fried onion straws that have been soaked in buttermilk and dredged with spiced flour or fresh fried shoe string potatoes.

[Mr. Bones]

Luvvin It, Sister!!!

What Banjo album does ya prefer, durin th meal?

Gots my own faves, but always lookin to learn me a new wrinkle.

[bbqLuv]

If you two decide to have a steak cook-off I will be the judge.
Until then you may settle in "twice baked potatoes". bake em, mash em, stuff em, bake em, gravy on the side.
The best way to settle the argument is "Yes Dear", "Bake potato when you cook, Mash and gravy when I cook".
Either way pairs well with PBR.

[Panhead John]

Excellent choice Mr. Luv…..I forgot all about twice baked potatoes. Those are the best, lotsa butter and cheese 😋

[Mr. Bones]

Man's gotta dang solid, valid point here: Best of both worlds, an then some? Seems Jus Fine, to this ol country boy!

[Mr. Bones]

Smokey Joe don't much care which I prepare, long as th Cat Tax is paid...

[smokenoob]

Baker FTW!

[WillTravelForFood]

either, but if you go mashed - make it interesting by adding in something unexpected like a bit of smoked blue cheese.

garlic, while tasty, can be over-exposed.

[realdocBBQ]

Right, I'll pass on the bleu.

[Mr. Bones]

Some Sharp-Arsed Cheddar, PepperJack, Colby, even Swiss all workys jus fine, in my taters.

Might try th Fromage Bleu, if I find my danged ol self bored, an with a surfeit of it, round th house.

[bbqLuv]

Bacon in mashed potatoes also too

[Dewesq55]

Potatoes au gratin for me. I'm probably spoiled by too many years eating at Palm Too (RIP!) in Manhattan.

[Dewesq55]

Bumby - were you a regular at Too? Do we know each other?

[Bumby]

Not a regular but went there probably three or four times a year, usually with family in town. Probably as much as I went to any other steakhouse in NYC. What steakhouse do you frequent now in lieu of Too?

[Dewesq55]

Bumby - Now that In full time in the Poconos except for work, I don't really. I've been to Delmonico's downtown a few times with a colleague but nothing regular, like it was with Too.

[Chuppy]

Potatoes took second place in our home. Congri is what we prefer with our steaks. The rice fills the starch craving. The beans can take the edge off things near the end of the month. The cilantro complements the steak seasonings, and bacon, grease, and butter complements the beef it self. Happy meal, happy wife equal a happy home, and no oils needed so it's heart and cancer healthy.

[bbqLuv]

Cuba's answer to dirty rice and beans had to look up congri: https://www.finecooking.com/recipe/c...ack-beans-rice
Have to give it a try.

[Midway]

We have a divided house. I’m a Coug and vote for baked potatoes; my wife is a Husky and hates baked potatoes and always wants mashed potatoes. I do make some mean garlic mashed potatoes though, always a hit at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. I use more butter and heavy cream than anyone would want to know. Gravy isn’t needed but doesn’t hurt. Of course, I love any type of potatoes, au gratin, fries, tots, roasted, new, twice baked, etc.

[Mr. Bones]

Amen! Taters, in any form!
PLENTY!
Gravy Never hurt nobody, that I've personally knkowed, neither!

[ofelles]

Yes a little mashed potato with my butter and Heavy cream please!

[Donw]

For a compromise try potato pillows https://idahopotato.com/recipes/idaho-potato-pillows We ate several times at an Argentine restaurant in Veracruz MX which served something similar with the steaks. Loved them. While we still can’t figure out all the restaurant’s secrets on how they prepared them, this is a starter recipe that gets you close.

[glitchy]

Grilled zucchini

[Debra]

ABSOLUTELY!
Sliced thin, just a touch of oil and a packet of Hidden Valley Ranch added in.

[Mr. Bones]

Lovin It! Set it right there, longsida my taters n gravy, a'ight, please?

[ofelles]

I'm sorry, I use to like you!

[RichieB]

Baked with steak. I also go for onion rings one and awhile.

[bmillin]

Best I’ve had lately with steak was fondant potatoes with some asparagus

[58limited]

You and your wife will never agree, just suggest that she cook risotto instead

[Bkhuna]

Creamed spinich (old school). Steak fries or baked potatoes. Asparagus. Mushrooms. No gravy.

[Dewesq55]

Bumby - This was my pic on the wall at Too. It was on the front wall by the end of the bar.

[Bumby]

That's amazing! I don't think I ever encountered a regular with their picture on the wall. Were you able to get the image after Too closed?

[Dewesq55]

Unfortunately, not.

[grantgallagher]

i prefer to go creamed spinach and no starch so i dont feel like a bloated monster after, lol. has to be a real steak though, no petite filet nonsense.