Irish Whiskey Ribeye Steaks

 These are great with the gourmet ribeye steaks from http://www.socalmeats.com.  Thaw them first, use a quick thaw method (remove steaks from freezer and put in a large bowl of room temperature tap water, the more steaks the larger bowl of water  is needed).

1/2 cup butter, unsalted
1 cup fresh white bread crumbs
Pinch of mixed herbs such as parsley, tarragon, and thyme
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 Tbsp Irish Whiskey
2 6 to 7 ounce boneless rib-eye steaks, butterflied
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Large shallot, diced
2 to 3 Large mushrooms, quartered
2 to 3 Cremini or Portobello, sliced

1. In a small skillet over medium, melt 4 Tbsp of the butter
2. Stir in bread crumbs, herbs, and pepper
3. Cook, stirring until butter is absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes
4. Stir in whiskey
5. Season steak inside and out with salt and pepper
6. Spread half of the mixture in each steak and press down to seal
7. In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat the oil until hot, not smoking.
8. Cook the steaks 3 to 5 minutes on each side until seared.
9. Transfer to platter and cover loosely
10. Return the skillet to medium heat melt remaining 4 Tbsp of butter
11. Add the shallot and mushrooms and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until tender
12. Push vegetables to side of skillet and return the steaks to the center
13 Cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes on each side for medium rare or until your preference, and vegetables are browned.
14 To serve, place a steak in the center of 2 plates and spoon mushroom mixture and pan juices over the top of each

Baked Potato on the Grill

Howdy Folks,
Here is a great way to bake potatoes on your grill.  I did it the other day, they came out great.  Tasted fantastic.

What you will need:
1 Potato for each person
Spray Oil, (Pam, etc)
Garlic Powder
Black Pepper
Lawry's Seasoning Salt
Aluminum Foil

Wash the potatoes well, remove all the eyes.  Dry the potatoes.  Lay your aluminum foil out, place the clean, dry potato on the foil.  spray with your cooking oil, such as Pam, I used Olive Oil Pam on one side of the potato, sprinkle some black pepper, garlic salt, and seasoning salt.  Flip the potato over and spray the other side, then sprinkle the pepper, garlic and salt on that side.  Wrap the potato in the aluminum foil.

I have a 4 burner grill, I was going to grill some steaks later, so I got the burner going away from the normal area where I grill steaks on, set the burner on high and set the potatoes on the grill.  I turned them one quarter turn every 10 minutes  for one hour, you can tell if they are cooking correctly by gently pushing in on the potato, when it is mushy it is ready.  After the hour, I turned the burner off, grilled my rib eyes, and ate them together.   All I can say is delicious. 

Hope it works for you.