Freshest Fall Food, On A Shoestring

Chef Mike Price Of New York's Popular Market Table Restaurant Seeks To Prep 3-Course Meal For 4 On Mere $40 Budget

(CBS) 

Sangria-Marinated Hanger Steak

1-1/2 lbs. trimmed hanger steak
1 cup red wine
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 lemon (halved & sliced)
1 orange (halved & sliced)
6 sprigs thyme (chopped)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 carrot
1 parsnip
1 celery root
1 rutabaga
1 cup baby spinach

Marinate the hanger steak in red wine, lemon, orange, half of chopped garlic, half of chopped thyme and half of olive oil. Allow to marinate for 6-8 hours being sure to flip over halfway through.

Clean and peel all vegetables. Cut into 1/2-inch dice and toss with remaining garlic, thyme, olive oil and salt & pepper.

Place on sheet pan and roast in 350° oven about 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.

When vegetables are taken out of the oven and still hot, toss with baby spinach.

Season steak with salt & pepper and place on a hot seasoned grill. Cook to desired doneness. Allow steaks to rest for 4-5 minutes. Slice and serve with roasted root vegetables.


Grammy's Apple Cake

2 cups diced apples unpeeled
3/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg (well beaten)
1 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 cup water
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts

METHOD:

Combine apples and sugars. Let stand for 1 hour. Drain off juice and save.

In large bowl beat eggs and oil. Add vanilla and liquid from apples. Mix well. Sift flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Add to egg mixture and beat well.

Add apples, nuts and raisins. Use ¼ cup water to rinse apple bowl and add to mix and mix well.

Pour into greased and floured cake pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or less.

For Glaze:

1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon evaporated milk

Bring all ingredients to a boil for 1 minute and pour over warm cake.

So, how did Price do with our $40 budget?!:

1ST COURSE
romaine lettuce $3.00
parmesan $2.24
croutons .99
lemon juice .40
Dijon $1.49
anchovy filets $1.49
garlic .39

2ND COURSE
hanger steak $9.79
red wine $4.50
lemon .40
orange .33
thyme $1.49
carrot .32
parsnip .75
celery root $1.87
rutabaga .89
spinach .62

3RD COURSE
apples .84
raisins $1.79
nutmeg .99
cloves $1.59
chopped nuts $1.99
evaporated milk .85

FINAL COST = $39.01

[saigun]

Quality IS hard to find, even on this website. It is like McDonalds. There was a time when their beef was the best money could buy. It was delivered fresh everyday but Sunday, NOT FROZEN. I know because I cooked hundreds of thousands of those burgers. Certainly not like the *** they sell today.

[credibility2]

Remember, the basis for this entire segment are the market prices in the New York City area. The problem with most individuals is that they don''t know how to grocery shop or cook and have become accustomed to packaged, prepared, or take-out food and convinced themselves that this meant they were eating well. Even to the ill-informed, McDonald''s is a "fine" dining experience. This segment is a guide; try being clever and substitute items. Above all, it''s entertainment.

[mefaulkner]

It seems when tallying for the $40 they take for granted you have staples on hand such as olive oil, eggs, flour, sugar, baking soda, butter, brown sugar, vanilla...all which would add to the cost. If you had to buy any of those ingredients it would push the cost well up past $40.

[spadeisspade]

Considering the lack of editing (Cesar then Caesar-the correct spelling), I''d go with 1/8 cup of water based on the amount of flour in the recipe and use a standard 8" cake pan. If the cake batter seems too stiff, you can always add more water-not less!

[rongetz340]

I also would like to have a clarafication of the water quantity and the proper pan size to use. How will this info be conveyed to those asking?

[pleclare1]

Would like to know the size of the cake pan and is it 1/8c or 1/4c water.

[cperry6385]

Not only is the baking pan size missing, the list of ingredients calls for 1/8 cup water and the directions call for 1/4 cup of water. Please advise how much water to actually use and the baking pan size. Thanks.

[dhzoellner]

Pictures of the final products would be great....caught the live broadcast but would be nice to "see" results on line. I believe I saw on the show, whipping cream on the cake, but no mention of it on line

[alicetyree]

On Grammy''s Apple Cake it doesn''t say what size cake pan - can you elaborate?