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best strawberry daiquiriWant to impress your friends with a delightful drink? Or you just want to sip on something cold and refreshing? Well I’m going to share with you how to make the best strawberry daiquiri. This recipe will give you the best strawberry-citrus slushy taste that you will want to savor and have everyone coming back for more. Strawberry daiquiris are deliciously great party favors especially for those hot summer days and during barbecues.

The best thing about strawberry daiquiris is that they don’t need the alcohol to taste good. If you want to make some for the children or those that do not drink alcohol you can leave out the rum and make it a virgin. If you decide to use rum I would suggest Bacardi Rum which goes good with the daiquiri, but it is your choice. Any kind of rum will do for this drink.

To get you started on the best tasting strawberry daiquiri you will need a 4 ounce batch of frozen strawberries (fresh strawberries are fine), 6 cups of ice, 1/2 cup of white sugar (if you don’t want it too sweet use only 1/4 cup), 1/8 cup of lime juice, 1/2 cup of lemon juice, 3/4 cup of rum, 1/4 cup of lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage, and a blender. This should make you 8 good servings of the strawberry daiquiri. Now that you have all the necessities you can get started on the best batch of strawberry daiquiri you’ve ever made in your very own kitchen.

First you pour the sugar in the blender and blend it alone just to make sure the sugar becomes superfine (30 seconds should do the job). After you’re done blending the sugar add the ice cubes and strawberries. Pour in lime juice, lemon juice, rum and lemon-lime soda. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve it while it’s nice and cold.

Best way to serve up a daiquiri is by pouring them into a margarita glass. These margarita glasses give the daiquiri an exotic look and for a little more class you can add an umbrella to the glass. Serve with a smile and drink responsibly.

ribeye steakThe best way to cook a ribeye steak has been a mystery for a long time. Some prefer to cook their meat without marinating the steak and just enjoy the ribeye steak’s natural flavor. Others love their ribeye steak on the barbecue grill, and some may say broiling is the easier way to get the rich flavor of the steak. Many say you can’t go wrong with cooking ribeye steak by pan frying.

Well we compiled a list of the best way to cook a ribeye steak and it was hard to just choose one recipe, so we decided to post a couple recipes of how to cook the best ribeye according to your taste buds.

Tyler Florence introduce us to a recipe on how to cook “Pan Roasted Cowboy Ribeye with Creamed Swiss Chard”. It is a easy recipe that only takes 35 minutes of cook time before you can enjoy this very delightful meal. Many of his fans believes that this is the best way to cook a ribeye steak, but we will let you decide that for yourself.

Ingredients you will need:

* 2 large (16 to 18-ounce) bone-in rib-eye steaks
* 1 sprigs fresh rosemary
* 4 sprigs fresh thyme
* Extra-virgin olive oil
* Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Bread crumb topping:

* 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 tablespoon butter
* 2 to 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
* 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed
* 2 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves removed
* About 1 cup panko bread crumbs
* Salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Creamed rainbow chard:

* 1 large bunch Swiss chard, leafs removed from the stem and leaves chopped
* 2 cups heavy cream
* 2 fresh bay leaves
* 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
* 4 sprigs fresh thyme
* 2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled
* Freshly grated Parmesan, to taste
* Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
* 1 lemon, juiced

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Take a cast iron pan and set over medium-high heat. Add a 2-count of olive oil and add rosemary and thyme. The herbs will begin to crackle as the oil heats up and the oil will be infused with the flavor. Remove the herbs from the pan and place onto a paper towel lined plate. Season the rib eyes well with salt and pepper and add to pan and brown for approximately 4 minutes. Turn the rib eye over and place the whole pan into the preheated oven, on the bottom shelf, for another 12 minutes for medium-rare. Add another 2 minutes for medium.

Place a saute pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and butter. Once the butter has melted, add the garlic, thyme and rosemary leaves, and the panko and stir to combine. Once the bread crumbs are toasted, season with salt and pepper.

Place a saucepan of cream with bay leaves, rosemary, thyme and garlic over medium heat and simmer until reduced and thick. Blanch leaves in some salted boiling water until wilted. Remove the Swiss chard from the water and allow it to drain in a strainer. Push any excess water out of the Swiss chard using some paper towels. Set aside to dry at room temperature.

When ready, remove herbs and garlic from cream and fold in the Swiss chard. Add Parmesan, to taste, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Once steaks are done, remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Serve on a plate and top steak with creamed Swiss chard. Garnish with the toasted bread crumbs, lemon juice, and season with salt.
Source: Food Network

“Best way to cook ribeye steak is by frying rather than broiling; you sear it quicker and it keeps the juices in. Just season it (a little salt and pepper), heat your frying pan to medium or just a bit higher than medium. Melt just a little bit of butter in the frying pan so the steak doesn’t stick when it hits the pan. Then when the pan is heated, put in the steaks. Cook time depends on how thick the steak is and how you like them cooked. Saute some fresh mushrooms or onions to go with the steak. Don’t marinate Ribeyes because due to the higher fat content, the meat is very flavorful to begin with and if it is a strong tasting marinade, the meat will take on too much taste from the marinade. Ribeye is also normally very tender so do not use tenderizer on it either. Enjoy your ribeye nice and hot!”
Source: Answerbag

Best way to cook ribeye steak barbecue style that will taste so good you won’t even believe it it just came straight off the bbq grill. All you need is cola, garlic powder, salt, pepper, bbq sauce and bacon to cook the best well done steak with the moist, melt-in-your mouth flavor of a medium rare.

INGREDIENTS:
* 2 (10 ounce) marbled beef rib-eye steaks
* 2 teaspoons garlic powder, or to taste
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans cola-flavored carbonated beverage
* 2 cups barbecue sauce
* 8 slices bacon

DIRECTIONS:
1. Score steaks on both sides in a diamond pattern using a sharp knife. Punch the fatty areas with the tip of the knife. Sprinkle a thin coating of garlic powder over both sides of the steaks, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rub to get the seasoning into all of the scores.
2. Place steaks in a shallow dish, and pour the cola over them. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours, turning steaks over every hour or so. During the last hour, coat the steaks with a thin layer of barbecue sauce.
3. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
4. Lightly oil the grilling surface. Place steaks on the grill over high heat, and cook until almost burnt on each side, about 4 minutes per side. Reduce the grill’s heat to medium-low, or move steaks to a cooler part, and place the bacon strips on top of them. Cover, and slow cook for 10 minutes per side.
5. Spread a thin layer of barbecue sauce over the steaks during the last few minutes of cooking, and allow it to cook until dry for a glazed effect.
Source: Allrecipes

If you are wine lover, ribeye steak goes good with Cabernet Sauvignon. So be sure to pour yourself a glass and those you will be sharing these wonderful recipes with. Enjoy.

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