It's 11pm and He's Hungry: 30 Minutes

Deer Tenders, Mashed Potatoes, Jasmine Rice

So, the boyfriend came over tonight and after looking over my other recipes and photos, he decided he was starving at 11pm. "Can you please cook me up something? Do you have any food?"

I said "yeah sorta, but you're gonna have to help me find something you want..."

Finally after searching around the kitchen, we decided on deer meat sent from dad, the last bit of jasmine rice (my favorite) and some potatoes. At first I was going to bake them, but then I found the chicken gravy in the pantry, which is a great topping for mashed potatoes.

So, I got started on filling his belly :)

For this simple, mid-night meal, you will need:

• 1 pound of deer tenders
• Dale's marinade
• 2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 2-3 baked potatoes > 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 package of McCormick chicken gravy mix
• 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 cup of jasmine rice
• 1 and 1/2 cups of water

*Before you get started, just know you will use your entire stovetop tonight = 4 pans

1. After thawing out the meat, which you can easily substitute any beef for the deer (I know a lot of females who won't eat it) marinate it in the Dale's sauce. It is alawys better to pre-marinate way before you want to get started, but like I said, he was "starving." LOL
2. Bring water in a big saucepan to a boil and add the sliced potatoes (when they're sliced they cook much faster)
3. Bring 1 and 1/2 cups of water in another saucepan to a boil. Stir in the rice slowly, reduce the heat to a simmer and cover. Don't forget to stir it frequently so the rice won't stick.
4. In another very small saucepan, add the 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of milk to a medium heat. Whisk in the chicken gravy mix and stir it frequently.
5. In your 4th, large skillet over medium heat, add the marinated meat and cover. Cook until browned and stir the meat frequently. I added vegetable oil mid-way through cooking it so the meat wouldn't stick but it isn't really necessary if you marinated the meat in enough sauce. Deliccciiiouuussss
6. Lastly, once the potatoes are fully cooked, add about a 1/2 cup of milk and mash them away.

That's pretty much it :) Just remember to keep everything on a medium heat and stir it all frequently so nothing burns, sticks, or gets clumped (chicken gravy.) This can be a quick meal for a hungry boy and stuff him super fat for bedtime.

From my kitchen to yours, Enjoy!