Do you watch the show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and love it? Then you might know of the character Charlie Kelly's favorite meal, "milk steak", boiled "over hard", with a side of jelly beans served raw. The famous milk steak is seen in the episode "The Waitress is Getting Married".

Ingredients

  • Milk Steak:
  • 1 medium 8.8oz. (.25Kg) flat iron steak (top blade shoulder steak)
  • 2 cup milk (preferably whole, called "4%")
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Garnish:
  • 1/2 cup Jelly Belly® jelly beans

Steps

  1. 1
    Add the milk, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla to a medium sized saucepan.
  2. 2
    Heat up the mixture, stirring until the honey has completely dissolved.
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  3. 3
    Bring the mixture to the boil.
  4. 4
    Carefully place the steak in the boiling milk mixture.
  5. 5
    Bring the liquid back to the boil and reduce the heat so that the milk is simmering.
  6. 6
    Cook this medium-sized steak for five minutes on one side, stirring the top occasionally to stop a skin forming on the milk.
  7. 7
    Turn the steak over and cook for a further five minutes on the other side.
  8. 8
    Check how well cooked your steak is. If you're after authenticity, the steak should be cooked "over hard" and so should not be pink at all.
  9. 9
    Allow the steak to rest for a few minutes.
  10. 10
    Garnish with jelly beans.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Can I substitute ham for the steak?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    If you are making ham, the appropriate thing to cook it in would be rum.
  • Question
    Can I use fight milk when making milk steak?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    You could, but be extra careful when boiling it, or else it could sour. Fight milk is very feisty.
  • Question
    Do you use bee or hornet honey?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Bee honey.
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Things You'll Need

  • Stove, or burner
  • Medium sized saucepan
  • Stirring spoon (tongs or such for turning steak, optional)
  • Fork and knife
  • Serving plate

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Article SummaryX

To make milk steak with jelly beans, start by adding milk, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla to a saucepan and bringing the mixture to a boil. Then, place a steak in the boiling mixture and reduce the heat to a simmer, cooking the steak for 5 minutes on each side. Finally, when the steak is finished cooking, transfer it to a plate and garnish your dish with some jelly beans. To learn how to tell if your steak is done enough, scroll down!

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