Beef Bites

Today is a very exciting day for me. I am at a photo shoot for my first professionally developed recipe. As an intern for the NCBA, I have been involved in the recipe development and testing process throughout the summer. A couple weeks ago I was finally given my own recipe baby. The concept is a beef version of the McNugget, but using beef cube steak instead of chicken...whatever-nuggets-are-made-of. This recipe will soon be up on http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/, after testing and nutritional analysis have been completed.

Beef Bites

Ingredients:
1 lb cube steak
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
1 tsp pepper
2 whole eggs or 3 egg whites
3 cups crushed potato chips - I recommend ruffle-style chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F
1. Cut cube steak into 1''x1'' pieces. Set aside.
2. To crush potato chips: put chips in a gallon ziplock bag, leaving a small opening to vent air. Crush using a rolling pin, mallet, or large vodka bottle...whatever you have on hand, to about the size of bread crumbs.
3. In a wide shallow dish, combine flour, salt, and pepper.
4. Put egg and potato chips into seperate wide shallow bowls.
5. Dredge cube steak pieces in flour mix, then egg, then potato chips until fully coated. Place on a greased or parchment lined sheet tray.
6. Bake for 7-10 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 160F.
Pictures will be up soon.