Pepper Crusted Beef Bacon And Arugula Sandwiches With Spicy Mustard Food

MUSTARD-CRUSTED BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH ARUGULA, RED ONION, AND WAX BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare beef:
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Stir together mustards, brown sugar, pepper, and lemon zest.
• Pat beef dry and season generously with salt. Heat oil in a heavy skillet over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then brown beef on all sides, about 2 minutes total.
• Transfer to an oiled shallow baking pan and coat with mustard mixture.
• Roast beef in middle of oven until a thermometer inserted 2 inches into thickest part of meat registers 125°F for medium-rare, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand until cool, at least 45 minutes.
• Prepare salad while beef is roasting:
• Chill onion slices in water to cover 30 minutes. Cook beans in boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain beans in a colander and rinse under cold water to stop cooking, then transfer to a large bowl. Add arugula to beans. Drain onion slices and pat dry.
• Make dressing and toss salad:
• Whisk together vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste. Add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Cut beef into thin slices.
• Add onion slices, beef, and enough dressing to arugula and beans to just coat and toss to combine well.

GRILLED ROAST BEEF AND MELTED PEPPER JACK CHEESE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Lay sliced bread on bread board.
• Paint tops of bread slices generously with melted butter.
• Flip bread slices over.
• Spread mayonnaise generously on each slice of bread.
• Assemble two sliced bread pieces with roast beef, cheese and 1/2 teaspoon diced green chilies.
• Sprinkle with salt. Top sandwiches with other two slices of bread, mayo side down, butter side up.
• Grill sandwiches on medium high heat griddle, with lots of butter on the grill beneath, until bottoms of sandwiches are golden brown and cheese begins melting.
• Carefully flip sandwiches over using two utensils and grill again until bottom bread is also golden brown and cheese is melted.
• Remove two sandwiches from griddle, slice each in half and arrange on two plates. Garnish plates.
• Serve with dill pickles, yellow mustard, prepared horseradish and lots of napkins.
• French fries, onion rings and cole slaw make wonderful additions to this meal.

SOUTH BEACH DIET - PEPPER CRUSTED TENDERLOIN OF BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Bring water to boil in a small saucepan.
• Immerse the onions in boiling water for about 2 minutes, then shock them with cold water.
• Cut off the root tip of each onion and squeeze it out of the skin.
• Heat 2 Tablespoon of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the shallots and saute for 2 minutes or until tender.
• Rub the beef with olive oil.
• Combine the pepper, salt, garlic, rosemary and orange zest, if using, and pat the mixture on the beef.
• Increase the heat to high and sear the beef in the pan on all sides.
• Add the pearl onions and place the skillet directly in the oven.
• Roast until a thermometer reads 145 degrees for medium rare.

BLT WITH SMOKED BACON, BEEFSTEAK TOMATO, ARUGULA AND LEMON AIOLI

Steps:

• Spread butter very thinly on one side of all 4 slices of bread and toast till golden brown.
• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat till it's crisp, about 4-6 minutes and drain on paper towels.
• To make the aioli, whisk the mayo and lemon juice together and season with salt and pepper.
• Spread the aioli on the buttered side of all the bread slices, top 2 of the slices with arugula, tomato and bacon and then place remaining two slices, aioli side down, on the 2 sandwiches.
• Cut in half and serve.