Smoked Paprika Flank Steak with Basil Butter and an Award

Smoked Paprika Flank Steak With Basil Butter.

Do you know the song by Shania Twain, I Feel Like a Woman.. If you do , do you know how she says Lets Go Girls before she begins singing the song?? Can I just tell you what my FFH did this morning, that made me cringe, turn red(I actually felt my face flame), and suck in my gut? We were riding in the car, this song came on and he proceeds to say LETS GO GIRLS, in a swirly twirly feminine high pitched tone. Oh Holy freaking Cow, did I turn inside out, did my stomach churn, did my sex drive drop twenty notches. Yes that is possible smart ass Cheryl !! Its one thing when your MAN sings songs to the radio and gets the words all wrong, or humms when he doesn't know the words, but its totally another different world kinda feeling when he sings Let's Go Girls, in a woman's voice.

My strapping, brave, strong, virile, fighter of flames and all things hot, he who can carry grown men out of buildings, he who can lug huge poundage of equipment on his back in frigid cold or steaming hot weather, FFH singing with a girl voice.!!! AND saying Lets Go Girls! Lets Go Girls. No, It can not be. I think NOT! I can NOT have this. I won't stand for it. Next thing you know he'll be singing Man, I feel like a woman, and then I'd just die.

He has no right to feel like a woman! Side note--if he were a woman--I mean maybe that would be fun for a day or two, but hey, I am all about those johnsons, not the triangles. I don't need to know about the triangles. Really don't wanna go to the triangle.-- I do think he realized the error of his ways because I removed his hand from my knee and shook my head, laughed and cried inside.

That is my kind of song to sing in the car, NOT HIS! Come on, admit it you all sing in the car, in the shower, in the kitchen. You gotta admit this is the best song to sing to, I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN.. The best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun, yeah...doing a dance.. raise my voice, forget I'm a lady (was I ever),color my hair, do what I dare, get outta line, go crazy, miniskirts, no inhibitions, no conditions, I am sooo all over that song. HE can not touch it. I OWN THAT SONG! WE women own that song .. How dare he. Bad FFH Bad! I had to knock him out for that lapse of sanity, singing our song. If you are not familiar with that song, get familiar with it, dance to it, live it ,breathe it, shower to it, cook to it, dance with your girlfriends to it, get drunk to it, and of course, watch some porn with it too. The lyrics are here.

Thanks for the vent. God, you people are the BEST listeners. Now onto what you are all really interested in: Sexual technique. KIDDING.... calm down..

Smoked Paprika Flank Steak with Basil Butter..

revisited. This was my very first cooking post a few months ago, but it is sooo darned good, I have to repeat it, I'm telling you this is a winner, winner!! Please try, you will LOVE it!! You first must go buy this if you don't have it already!!

Totally outrageously wonderful stuff. To quote, domestic goddess MS, Its a good thing. I have lots of good things under my sleeve, in my kitchen cabinets, and under my bed, if you're interested. LMK.

Start by preparing your flank steak. Trim off your fat, score both sides of the flank in a diamond pattern, making shallow diagonal cuts at 1 inch intervals.

Place steak in resealable bag. A must try in your life, just like sexual position number 258 in the Joy of Sex book. Ladies, you will thank me for that tip, especially if you feel like being submissive. For marinade you will need these ingredients.

Combine your vinegar, oil, smoked paprika, and salt.

Pour marinade over steak in a resealable bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 24 hours,

turning bag occasionally. When you are ready to grill, Drain steak and don't forget to reserve the marinade!!!

You will need this when you grill, Grill rhymes with Bill, Phil, Will, kill, chill pill, and dill-dough..

For charcoal grill directions, grill steak on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 17 to 21 minutes for medium doneness (160 degrees) Turn once and brush with reserved marinade halfway through. Can you just hazard a guess which brush by darling handsome FFH chose to use, can you? I know each and every one of you KNOWS which one he chose. Enough said.

For gas grill,Which is what we used today, preheat grill, reduce heat to medium. Place steak on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.

WHY, won't my FFH wear his firefighter boots while cooking or grilling? Doesn't he know he's in for a world of all things exciting if he would? Instead he wears these..

I'm not saying I don't like these, because I do, especially when worn alone with a tool belt, OMG, you must try that too before life ends.Work boots, tool belt with tools in it, hard hat on, nothing else on your guy, LORDY LORDY, is that a couple of fun hours in your romping zone. BUT I can't get him to wear the gosh darned fire boots! He gladly will wear this sweatshirt though..

HE LOVES firefighter shirts. If anyone would like to trade their firefighter shirt for one from his company, please contact me. They are one of his favorite things. If I can get him 10, he promises to wear the fire boots while cooking, and I will tell you all about it, I swear, I will.. See, he already has that gleam in his eye,

not about what I am going to do with him when he wears the fire boots, but about the thought of a new fire tee shirt.. Come on, help another food blogger girl next door live out one of her fantasies.. Just maybe when he wears the firefighter boots and nothing else, I will have him say Lets Go Girls, NO that just DOES NOT work. Sorry, I can't think of ONE, not UNO situation where that will work coming out of my fighter of flames mouth! NOT ONE!

While your meat is marinating you must make your Basil Butter. NOW this flavored Butter is a MUST with your meat. HOLYCRAPSHOOTDAMN!! If you do not use this you will be sooo missing out on a sublime eating experience!!! Please don't worry about the badness of butter. Ingrid knows how to work it off, in the sack, she'll tell you all about it. And BTW, she has a gorgeous lemon tart up there today! Meyer lemons. Ingrid send some to me in NJ please. I want some!! I'll be your BFFL.

To make your Basil Butter, you will need these items.

This butter makes the meal!! I Mean really makes the meal! Don't be a wuss and not use the damned butter. Don't bother trying this without the meat swimming in it, OK? You'll miss out..In a small bowl combine your 1/4 cup butter, your snipped basil, your garlic, Dijon mustard, smoked paprika, and pepper.

Shape it into a 1 1/2 to 2 inch log (I know inch size is so minute we can't even reference anything interesting here), and wrap in plastic wrap.

You can chill this for up to 48 hours!!! Let sit at room temp for 20 minutes before serving.

When you are done grilling, thinly slice the meat diagonally across the grain.

IMMEDIATELY top your steak with slices of the basil butter, so it can melt into it. PLEASE YOU MUST slather this butter over the meat,

I'm begging you to put this on the meat.

Put it between the slices, rub it all over. I implore you to use all the butter.

The combination of this tender meat, and this flavored butter, dances on your tongue,

and its a sensation you will like. Its a taste you will enjoy. It is swimmingly juicy, seductively tender (just like Ty, his hotnesses pot roast), tantalizingly delicious, and highly erotic. Badabing, Badaboom. And a Yabba Dabba Do.

I received an award from REENI of Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice!! Thank you Reeni, thank you!! Reeni who makes gorgeous , to die for spaghetti pie , irresistible chocolate ganache truffles and hold my horses, so much more. YOU really need to check her out and meet her if you haven't yet. The award she bestowed upon me is the honest scrap award.Where you have to reveal 10 things about yourself.. and pass it along......OK, here are my ten things:

1. My favorite number is 69.
2. I know more ways than anyone to eat a banana.
3. I want to dress like Wonder Woman and walk through YOUR neighborhood.
4. Johnsons of the cooks on Food Network intrigue me. And I hope they intrigue you as well.
5. My favorite songs are Cause Ive Had a Bad Day( thrusting reasons), and Stroke Me Stroke Me.
6. I do not believe my FFH when he blames the gaseous smell in the room on my puppy.
7. I don't own more loungerie than Victorias Secret has in stock.
8. My FFH and I only use our BIG Rolls Royce immersion blender for soup, and soup alone..
9. I like to squeeze my own lemons. I dont need a juicer;)
10. You can not make a sauce out of edible panties.

Because Reeni is so sweet, and I love her food here are 10 more things just for her..

1. I LOVE Uggs and flip flops.
2. I can not get through one morning without my large Dunkin Donuts cream only coffee.
3. I have 4 children and 4 stepchildren all under 12. So every other weekend when I have 8, I hide in my closet.
4. One of my most favorite things to do is go to garage sales. LOVE them.
5. I love Bloody Marys Sunday Mornings, Mojitos in the summer, spiked hot chocolate in the winter, and shots of Baileys at any time.
6. Every Mothers Day weekend , I start my garden, grow lots of herbs, loads of veggies.
7. I need a new hairdo.. Ive had the same one almost, since high school.
8. Eating honey roasted peanuts while I watch 24 and Greys Anatomy, and ER is a must!
9. I miss my Dad who passed when I was 19. He was a firefighter too.
10. My FFH is my best friend, and he has brilliant oral skills.

Following Reeni, I am awarding this to 4 people, who I would LOVE to know more about..

Debbie of Mocha Me

Cheryl of Cookin Dunkin Style, my fellow sister separated at birth.

Gaby of What's Gaby Cooking?

Chef E The behind the Wheel Chef Cook Appeal. And fellow New Jersey-ian.

There are other uses for smoked paprika..

Maggie at DogHill Kitchen offers black bean tacos with smoked paprika shittake mushrooms

Love and Olive Oil has Smoked paprika Fingerling Potatoes

Once upon a Plate has Smoked paprika Roasted Chicken.

Thats all Folks.. till we meet again..