Spaghetti Midwestern
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 1 very hungry person or 2 normal people
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
One16-ounce T-bone steak, excess fat trimmed and reserved
One 15-ounce can corn
One 15-ounce pinto beans, with liquid
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Pinch nutmeg
2 tablespoons sour cream
4 ounces spaghetti
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
Lime wedges, for garnish
Directions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the fat trimmings. When the fat is melted, add the corn and saute until browned. Stir in the pinto beans and liquid and simmer, 8 minutes.
- Preheat a grill over high heat. Sprinkle the steak with salt and pepper and the garlic. Grill the steak for 5 minutes on each side. Let rest.
- Blend the nutmeg with the sour cream and salt and pepper to taste.
- Boil the spaghetti in salted water. Drain and set aside.
- Plate the spaghetti topped with the corn and pinto beans and the whole steak. Top with the flavored sour cream and garnish with chives and lime wedges.