Grilled Flat Iron Steak

Since it is Memorial Day weekend it wouldn't be right not to grill something.  So we opted for steak.

Flat Iron Steak with Garlic Herb Rub
This recipe came from the Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground fennel
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1-1/2 tablespoons coarse salt (We don't use this much salt so I usually use much less than what the rub recipes call for)
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
Rub both sides of the steak and let sit.  Grill steak on grill at high heat 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 4 minutes and then flip and cook for 4 minutes more.  This achieves the doneness to medium rare. Let rest before slicing.

Sweet Potatoes in Foil
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into small chunks
4 tablespoons butter
cinnamon sugar
Place sweet potatoes onto a large piece of foil, add butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.  Place on a   high heat grill and cook for 5 minutes, flip over and cook for 5 minutes more.  Place on warming rack for 5 minutes and then flip for another 5 minutes.  Serve.

Sugar Snap Peas
My husband picked these up at the local farmers market yesterday.  Couldn't wait to sink my teeth into them.
Remove the top of each bean to remove the string by pulling down the back of each bean.
I decided that the best way to cook them was to steam them.  Place beans in a steamer basket and place onto a pan with water.  Steam beans until they are tender.

Grilling Out

Decided for tonight's dinner to go with steaks, asparagus, and salad.

I am trying a new rub recipe for the steaks.  It comes from the cookbook The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook.  We love this cookbook because of all the great information and recipes.

Garlic-Herb Rub
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground fennel
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1-1/2 tablespoons coarse salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Mix it all together and rub on the steaks.  I rubbed this on the steaks and let it sit for a while before we put them on the grill.  Something that we feel we need to adjust is the salt in the rub recipes.  We do not use salt for or in a lot of things and we really notice the saltiness of a rub so we will adjust it the next time we make one.

We get all of our grassfed beef from Mountain Run Farm.  Tonight we are cooking tenderloin steaks on the grill.

steaks with the rub before cooking

We have fresh asparagus that we grilled.  We use a cast iron flat skillet to cook the asparagus on.  First take your asparagus (after it is washed) drizzle it with a little oil (Tonight we used a rosemary garlic olive oil) and then we heat up the pan on the grill and then add the asparagus to cook.  Don't leave it on the pan for too long otherwise it will overcook.  You want the asparagus to be crispy.

We also fixed a salad to go along with tonight's dinner.  Salad consisted of lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, green peppers and some blue cheese chunks.

steak and asparagus