Okay - so we've reached the point in my blog where I will explain to you the history of me and beef. I have never, ever , ever actually liked beef. When I was a kid I would bawl my eyes out on steak night, or meatloaf night or the worst dinner nights of my entire life were "meat-eater gravy night". What's meat-eater gravy you're thinking. To me it's what I would be served in hell. To my Dad, it's what he would be served in heaven. Meat-eater gravy is ground beef in a sort of sauce with onions and I don't know what else. My mom always served it over mashed potatoes. Any of these nights were THE WORST nights. I have many, many memories of tears pouring down my face and dread in the pit of my stomach begging, just begging not to have to eat the steak or what have you. My mom, after about 2 years of this behaviour, would let me make myself a peanut butter sandwich - which I would gladly do. So why do I hate beef so much? Well, it may just be the taste but it may also be a deep rooted psychological reaction to the fact that I had a "pet" cow when I was a toddler. Until I was 3 years old we lived on a farm. On the farm we had Beef Cattle. One of these cattle I made my "pet" and I would ride around on her back like one would ride a horse. My cows name was Suzy-Q. Suzie was the bestest and I loved her very much. So do you think this is a contributing factor to me not liking beef? I've got no idea...it seems like it may have but who really knows...anywho, that's where me and beef stand.
Soooo, I made these beef skewers but I did not eat any. I made them to take to my mother in-laws for Mother's Day. Everyone really, really liked them. You marinate the meat overnight in vinegar, worstchershire, thyme, horseradish and port - but I used red wine instead of port. It's a good idea to make this on a Friday or Saturday night because if you're like me you'll open the bottle of wine for the 2 tablespoons for marinade, then drink the rest of the bottle. Because hey, you just opened a bottle of red wine...2 tablespoons for you recipe, 3 glasses for me. It's a good system. This afternoon I made the dip. The dip I tried. It tasted really good. I actually think this dip would be good for cucumbers too - but I didn't go the extra mile to try the cucumber theory. I cooked the beef in a grill pan - not really thoroughly though because I would then have to re-heat this at my in-laws. At my in-laws I re-heated the skewers in the toaster oven, plated them and served. To rave reviews I might add. Everyone really liked these. If you didn't have a pet cow when you were 3 you may want to try this.
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