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Do you watch the show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and love it? Then you might know of the character Charlie Kelly's favorite meal, "milk steak", boiled "over hard", with a side of jelly beans served raw. The famous milk steak is seen in the episode "The Waitress is Getting Married".
Ingredients
- Milk Steak:
- 1 medium 8.8oz. (.25Kg) flat iron steak (top blade shoulder steak)
- 2 cup milk (preferably whole, called "4%")
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Garnish:
- 1/2 cup Jelly Belly® jelly beans
Steps
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1Add the milk, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla to a medium sized saucepan.
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2Heat up the mixture, stirring until the honey has completely dissolved.Advertisement
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3Bring the mixture to the boil.
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4Carefully place the steak in the boiling milk mixture.
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5Bring the liquid back to the boil and reduce the heat so that the milk is simmering.
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6Cook this medium-sized steak for five minutes on one side, stirring the top occasionally to stop a skin forming on the milk.
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7Turn the steak over and cook for a further five minutes on the other side.
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8Check how well cooked your steak is. If you're after authenticity, the steak should be cooked "over hard" and so should not be pink at all.
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9Allow the steak to rest for a few minutes.
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10Garnish with jelly beans.
Community Q&A
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QuestionCan I substitute ham for the steak?
Community AnswerIf you are making ham, the appropriate thing to cook it in would be rum. -
QuestionCan I use fight milk when making milk steak?Community AnswerYou could, but be extra careful when boiling it, or else it could sour. Fight milk is very feisty.
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QuestionDo you use bee or hornet honey?
Community AnswerBee honey.
Things You'll Need
- Stove, or burner
- Medium sized saucepan
- Stirring spoon (tongs or such for turning steak, optional)
- Fork and knife
- Serving plate
About This Article
To make milk steak with jelly beans, start by adding milk, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla to a saucepan and bringing the mixture to a boil. Then, place a steak in the boiling mixture and reduce the heat to a simmer, cooking the steak for 5 minutes on each side. Finally, when the steak is finished cooking, transfer it to a plate and garnish your dish with some jelly beans. To learn how to tell if your steak is done enough, scroll down!
