Proposal

My 20 Time Project is going to be cooking.

My final product/goal/accomplishment will be  to be able to cook 5 different foods for each meal of the day. In order to achieve this goal I need to know the recipe for different meals. For instance this is the recipe for NY Strip Steak:

 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 (1-inch thick) boneless NY strip steaks
• Tarragon Melting Sauce, recipe follows
• Onion ring toppings, recipe follows

 

Tarragon Melting Sauce:

• 2 cups butter
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons minced green onion
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

 

Onion Ring Toppings:

• Vegetable oil, for deep frying
• 2 medium white or yellow onions
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Salt
 

Directions

In a heavy-duty, resealable plastic bag, combine oil, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper; add steaks to bag. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Turn the bag several times to distribute the marinade. Place the bag in a bowl and refrigerate 30 minutes, turning bag occasionally.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove steaks from marinade, discarding marinade. Place 3 steaks in hot skillet; cook 4 to 5 minutes on each side or to the desired degree of doneness. Remove steaks to a serving plate, and keep warm Repeat process with remaining 3 steaks. Top each steak with 1 to 2 tablespoons Tarragon Melting Sauce.
Serve immediately.
Tarragon Melting Sauce: Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add all ingredients, and process until smooth. Cover, and refrigerate.
Yield: 3 1/2 cups
Onion Ring Toppings: Preheat oil to 360 degrees F.
Slice the onions into very thin rings and separate the rings. Spread them out and sprinkle with seasoned salt. Place the flour in a resealable plastic bag. Put the onion rings in batches, in the bag, close tightly and shake until the onion rings are coated.
Fry the onion rings in batches for 3 to 4 minutes, until they are brown and crispy.
Remove with tongs and drain on paper towels. Taste and season with salt, if necessary. Top the steak with the fried onion rings.

Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen, 2008

Also I will purchase a cookbook for beginners in addition to using the vast internet. Once I develop my initial skills and knowledge I should be able to cook new meals with ease. The most difficult thing about this project would probably be to create a meal that tastes good given my lack of experience in cooking. Most of this project will probably be done outside of class because I do not have tools necessary to prepare a meal in class. Outside of class is where I would test the technique I studied in class in order to create my meal of the week.