Kitchen Rock Star!

I'm a rock star.

Well, I don't play any instruments any more but I'm a kitchen rock star. I rock in the kitchen - yeah, you read right! Sometimes I amaze myself and if this whole social media thing doesn't pan out, I'm totally gearing my efforts towards cooking.

Last night, I made slow cooked flank steak, sweet potato waffle fries, corn, and an apple crisp. I'll give you two of those recipes - I promise.

Here's the thing, I've never made flank steak - until last night. I altered someone else's recipe and it was AMAZING! It was equal parts spicy and sweet. The original recipe called for water, and I swapped it out for a little vino. I also added more brown sugar than necessary. Plus I sauteed the onions before putting it in the crock pot. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
1 Flank Steak -  1 3/4 lbs to albs (cut in half)
1 small can of green chiles
1 large vidalia onion, chopped and sauteed
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon of chili powder
1/4 teaspoon of cumin
1 cup of red wine
1 tbsp of olive oil
1-2 cloves of garlic minced (depending on taste)

What to do:

1. In a small pan, brown flank steak in olive oil on both sides, then place in slow cooker. In the same pan, add your chopped onions - sautee for about 7 minutes on medium to high heat, then place it in the slow cooker. 
2. Add the rest of the ingredients to slow cooker. 
3. Cook on low for 4-5 hours if you prefer it sliced, cook 5-6 hours if you prefer it shredded.

You can do what we did and combine the corn with the meat and place it in a tortilla. YUM!!!

So, the other thing I made is seriously the easiest thing in the world to make but it looks complicated... apple crisp.

Ingredients:
5 large apples, peeled, sliced, and chopped
1/2 stick of butted, melted
Caramel topping
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar

What to do:
Pre-heat the oven to 425f
In a small bowl, combine the flour and brown sugar - mix it well.
In a small, square pan, add all of your apples - spoon in some of the flour/sugar mixture to the apples and mix well (about 2-3 spoonfuls).
Glob about 3-4 of the caramel topping to the top of the apples
Sprinkle the rest of the flour/sugar mixture on top of the apples.
Pour the melted butter on top of the flour/mixture.
Place your pan in the oven for 25-30 minutes until the mixture is browned on the top.
Let rest for 5 minutes outside of the oven.

We ate this concoction with french vanilla ice cream and caramel.

I would have posted pictures but, um, everything was gone before I could get the camera. Next time, fans, next time. Let's pretend the apple crisp looked like this:

Compliments of Betty Crocker.

So, if internet marketing doesn't work out and I don't do anything with my MA, I'll become an awesome kitchen rock star.