Seared Sirloin Steaks, Zucchini, and Rotini Pasta

So, here's dinner from tonight:

Seared Sirloin Steaks, Zucchini, and Rotini Pasta

I poured into a plate some pure olive oil, and squeezed into it one half of a ginormous lemon (you could use a whole small one); then I seasoned it with salt and fresh cracked pepper, and whisked it up smooth with a fork. I coated the steaks with this mixture Clara style (see previous post on Depression Era Cooking) and threw them in the hot pan to sear.

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From A New Old-Fashioned Mommy

I cooked these on both sides until they were nice and browned on the outside, and medium rare on the inside. Meanwhile, I'm boiling pasta,

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and broiling zucchini spears that I have seasoned with Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning.

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When the meat was done, I transferred it to a plate and deglazed the pan with a little sherry; we used this as a drizzling sauce for the meat:

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I drained the tender pasta and coated it with the remainder of the lemony goodness that I had oiled the meat with. Germophobes beware ;) It is not "recommended" to use any fluid which has come into contact with uncooked meat unless you simmer it first. I didn't.

The zucchini wasn't quite done with the rest of the meal, so I nuked it for a few minutes to quickly steam the insides.

Here is a picture of the finished meal, along with a closeup of my star, the sirloin that I got on sale for $3.31:

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From A New Old-Fashioned Mommy

To drink, we had lightly sweetened lemon-berry water -- the leftover lemon that I squeezed into the oil, a double handful of frozen strawberries, 3/4 c. raw sugar and some leftover strawberry juicey syrup from the fridge mixed into a gallon of water.

Yum!