The weather was amazing today in the Netherlands.
25 degrees in Oktober.
This could have been the last day to grill in my shorts so I went for it.
We had a lot of leftovers in the fridge and I don't like wasting them.
I decided to freestyle.
This is what I found around the house. Potatoes, Crème fraîche, cheese, Feta, a bag of vegetables. And later I also found a lettuce. I decided to make a gratin with what I had without knowing if it would work. A bake and pray.
Butter the cast iron pan.
I used a mandolin to slice the potatoes
Building the gratin. Start with a layer of potatoes
I added a layer of cheese, vegetables, and Crème fraîche. Truth be told I didn't think it looked very appetizing. But now I was committed. No way back.
I kept building and finished with a nice layer of cheese. That's better.
Time to light the egg! I aimed for 200C. You always use charcoal in the green EGG, never briquettes, you can see big chunks of charcoal inside the grill.
On they go! I checked every 10 minutes.
After 20 minutes I got the steaks and salted them with sea salt. One was a lot thicker than the other so that one I put on first.
I added the steak to the grill. I aimed for an internal temp of around 55-60C
End result! Not bad at all! The steak was perfectly rare. The gratin was nice, but with cream, it's a little bit better, I have to admit. But for a Monday meal, yeah you don't hear me complain :)
The steak cut open (I can't stand it when they don't show you this.)
This is what the gratin looked like. It was not a bad try at all!
@exyle the steak looked a tad bit RARE for my taste but that is OK. Now I am really curious how the Gatin turned out ?? All in all you are quite a Chef.......
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Steak looks like a heart attack for vegetarians. Fat tasty food with some beverage - coca cola? Hope no
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Oh yeah, you're right, in such a fine weather, eat a good steak with a salad, it's worth it! The most important thing is that everything is cooked on an open fire, and this gives the dish a special taste! Thank you @exyle
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You can't beat the taste of the grill!
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Good job turning "leftovers" into a nice meal. I'm sad when I have to throw food away because it's waste of valuable resources and money.
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Me too. It feels like such a waste.
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@exlye after saw this yummy foods now you made me hungry! Can I joined with you. Lol
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hiii dear @exyle, ohhhh great every thing from fridge you cooked and ate, hahaha, waooo, Now i know the secret of your health..... any how nice work, entertaining and enjoying moments you shared, pictures are awsome, thanks for sharing that kind of mind freshning article...
if you have time then kindly have a look on my recent post, hope a positive response from you, Thanks a lot....
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wow another recipe from green egg, i love cheese and that dish is full of cheese, it looks so delicious and yummy i hope it also tastes great, you choose a great option to use the charcoal in the green egg because the charcoal really cooked the food deep inside and the food tastes even better, the grating is also perfectly cooked and it's no doubt a perfect combination to eat with steak, i really enjoy watching your cooking blog because it helped me to add another new dish to my diary every time you share, enjoy your week ahead my friend and thanks for sharing
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Hello is great you have a good wheather and me with 36 grades centigrades in a day normal, you can put a egg on the floor and it will be made frit
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Man, that's hot!
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Sorry I am Honduran but ever in the worldwide cup of Soccer I am go with Holanda, but this worldwide cup will was strange without Holanda the Mechanics Orange
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@exyle - Sir, I never made it or seen this before.... But now I have confidence to make it.... It looks yummy.... nice you decided to share it Sir.... Therefore, I wish to ReSteem your post.
+W+ [UpVoted & ReSteemed]
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If you ever make it, use cream :)
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It does looks delicious and that is a great thing to not wasting any food .
The end result surely looked fine and great
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Wow I don't understand how can some people eat beef that rare !! Is it hard to chew ? Or is it perfectly succulent and tender ?
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This meat is incredibly tender. It's very soft to chew and full of flavor.
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Dang! That is one hell of a meal. Everything looks phenomenal
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Wow, lovely. The stake!. If i get hold of that stake it will not last seconds. Hahahahaha. Enjoy.
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I love steak too man!
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*steak, my bad.👍👍👍
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@exyle,
Wow that's definitely delicious and your great cookery lessons drive me into crazy! Thanks for sharing such wonderful experiences with us!
Cheers~
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hi friend I feel very hungry after reading your post..I want to eat all..but it is not possible right now but thanks for sharing..keep posting good things..
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again im seeing this and feeling hungry, i thought because no steak was from you in weekend i could survive , but here again u giving me blow. Nice weather in your country i thought winter is coming but seems nature is still in fight.
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Mm Njami . I paid attention you are a big fan of steaks :) Every time I see you making a steak, they are looking perfect :) Do you do steaks only on a grill or maybe sometimes on a frying pan at home ?
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Almost always on the grill. If I do it inside I use a cast iron grill pan.
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I love that potato idea. I'll be sure to give a try on his next grill session
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Make sure you use cream, it's better!
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Hum it looks very delicious thank you very much for this pleasant recipe
but be careful of your diet
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Cheese and potato looks amazing! I'm totally going to have to try and make it!
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wow looks delicious food. and i think it's taste awesome.
Your are a great cook. Lovey post @exyle
Cheers!
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a perfect day and with great weather and green egg everything is damm perfect :D
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Not bad for 'just' a freestlye! Looks still better than some of my planned meals I make. I don't like potatos to much but I certainly love gratin!
Solid stuff.
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Thanks, man!
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"bake and pray" ... that's the theme for about every meal i cook ! ... I should have copyrighted that !! (-:
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Hahaha! Feel free to use it, lol :)
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Looks like you enjoyed your experience and that is good. Plus everything looks delicious. Thanks for sharing @exyle. Upvoted.
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That looks fantastic!!!
I'd say your steak was blue rare. Basically, seared but raw in the middle.
With a nice cut of meat, I enjoy it that way as well, but my wife has a hard time with anything less than medium.
You have made me very, very hungry!!!!
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Looks fantastic.
Those Ribeyes are gorgeous
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I've stopped using 'briquettes' for any purpose. The hardwood charcoal is just so much nicer to use.
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I totally agree!
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It all looks delicious but I am really interested in the gratin. I see you have a big iron skillet too. I guess it is a great cooking utensil worldwide! lol
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hmm nice, never made gratin myself, I always buy it straight from the freezer in markets. Yummy those are some serious steaks!
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The free style cuisine is really awesome 👏
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You should always pray before and after meals.
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Man seriously it looks soo delicious i believe your wife must be proud of you :D Both Cook haha :D and yeah stake is the only one nowadays my favor one haha :D
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A great day. And a wonderful steak.
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Great story! Vegetable
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wow .... it was amazing .. the food was so delicious
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the food is looking so delicious hope it's test will good so....
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Good job @exyle ! I liked so much ..
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ik dacht dat je afvallen wilt :P
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Sweet beef? Interesting.
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