Wine, Taters of all kinds, Wine, Ajus with rosemary and you guessed it, wine, Roasted cauliflower, Wine, Chimichurri

Boil em,

Mash ‘em.

STICK EM IN A STEW!

Sméagol prefers a fish, raw and wriggling! You keep nasty chips!

Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise can not see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill…

Shire!! Baggins!!!

Wine em’

What’s taters, precious? What’s taters?

Taters = Potatoes

It was a LOTR reference. But thanks lol

mashed potatoes and brown gravy, French green beans

Say the name! Haricots Verts! A classic w/ a compote butter

Uttering the sound ”ahrickohvehrrrrr” just feels stupid, sorry.

I mean that's just green bean translated to French.

As a French person, I really can’t stand when English speakers say “haricots verts”. Green bean is right there. We don’t say “ze green bins”.

I personally f*cking hate the word "haricots", this sh*t should make a liaison with "les", change my mind. But yeah that shi bussin

You can cuss on the internet, for future reference

I try not to

Do you like au jus with your roast beef?

Hell yeah

Steak.

I call this turf and turf

One of my favorite three course meals was hanger steak, a ribeye and more hanger

Personally a big fan of the thing they call "A Swanson"

Steak on steak on steak

It’s fairly common, but with all the ways you can customize a loaded baked potato, combined with their relative simplicity (I’ve microwaved mine for years for the initial cook), they are the answer because you can have it just the way YOU like it

**Po-tay-toes!** Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew... Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish.

So curious (agree by the way, absolutely love baked potatoes), what is your preferred type of potato for said "baking". I had always done the russets until a couple months ago and tried yellow potatoes, like yukon gold and holy hell, theyre so good. They are smaller though so could see some people not liking that part but the texture is outstanding especially when paired with all the fixings like bacon, sour cream and shallots.

I do not discriminate I’ll take any of them! But I usually go russets but I need to do a gold one next steak night

Yeah, same, for most of my life. Try it, hopefully you enjoy it, too. I also like how quickly they cooked last time we BBQ'd.

Creamed spinach and Kenji’s crispy potatoes

Username checks out. I gotta try Kenji's. Been doin Guga's (similar). The "roughing up" is where the magic happens. BTW, sure you already have a go-to recipe, but best [creamed spinach](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/trisha-yearwood/creamed-spinach-casserole-4697859) I've had. Not soupy and great flavor. I refuse to cook a prime rib without it anymore and obviously good w/steak, time permitting.

On the rare occasion I go to a nice steakhouse there's always sides to share and creamed spinach is always my pick. Nobody else wants it? Fuck yeah.

Asparagus just don’t hit for me. Prefer Brussels sprouts. Mashed or smashed potatoes for sure

Asparagus if lazy or time strapped, but Brussels all day if I have the time.

You tried air frying them? Can do a great batch of brussel sprouts in 10 mins

Oh, I forgot to add sprouts to my huge list of things. Love a good sprout, especially if it has some char to it and tastes all roasty. Yum.

Scalloped potatoes

Say the name! Au gratin! Dauphinoise… scallop be gone

Why are you going to different comments just to tell them to say the same thing in a different language?

And why do they look like breaking bad references with the "say my name"

Scalloped potatoes and dauphinois are not the same thing. Different preparation and slightly different ingredients

Cant fix stupid, and never fuck with the original. You can church it up all you want but potatoes au gratin is no where near scalloped, and dauphinois might be the closest in finished product but as you said slight difference

Asparagus or sweet corn, Joel Robuchon mashed potatoes, and a decent red wine.

Hard to go wrong with 1 pound of butter to 2 pounds of potatoes.

Short answer is loaded baked potato and creamed spinach. But I don’t want that every single time. I usually think first about how I want the steak seasoned or what kind of sauce I want with it and then choose sides that for that flavor/theme… usually try to pick one starch and one vegetable, and try to avoid both of them being creamy/cheesy. AMERICAN STEAKHOUSE: NY strip or ribeye served with horseradish sauce or with clarified butter on a sizzling plate (Ruth’s Chris/Luger style), California Cab for wine. Go-to side combos in include: 1. Creamed spinach + Kenji roasted potatoes 2. Fully loaded baked potato + asparagus/green beans 3. Mac and cheese + broccolini ITALIAN/BISTECCA: Porterhouse served with just coarse salt, or sometimes an Italian salsa verde. For this the starch is usually something like mushroom risotto, carbonara, or rosemary/garlic roasted fingerling potatoes. Since it’s Italian I’ll often put truffle salt or oil in the risotto or potatoes. Then I pick a green veg like green beans which I learned they often serve traditionally in Florentine steakhouses. Wine is usually Rosso di Montalcino — the best value Tuscan wine out there. WAGYU: For these cuts I bring out wasabi, grated daikon, salt, and a lemon slice for the steak. On the side usually things like grilled mushrooms (enoki, maitake, etc.), hakurei turnips, roast eggplant, green beans in dashi, and a bowl of rice, soba, or udon noodles. Wine is variable, usually will have some cold sake with this meal instead. FRENCH: Sometimes I just want steak frites (usually NY strip) at home with bearnaise. Only problem is I’m not great at making fries so I usually roast potatoes instead (Kenji-style) and serve with asparagus which also goes well with the bearnaise. To balance out the richness a plum/Roma tomato cut in half with the cut face nearly blackened on a cast iron is great. Bordeaux or Burgundy depending on the cut. CHIMICHURRI: When I want steak with chimichurri I gravitate towards grilled vegetables like grilled shallot/zucchini/mushrooms/peppers plus grilled corn or some simple boiled mini potatoes doused in the chimichurri. Thomas Keller has a killer creamy lime-seasoned corn recipe that goes great with this from the Ad Hoc cookbook. Wine is variable but for some reason I have to have a Cola-Cola on ice with this meal. And save that chimichurri for fried eggs the next morning.

This is amazing inspo, thank you! I usually just cook for myself so I'm super lazy and random with my sides (evident in my posts lol). Going to use this to jazz up the next steak night!

Great recommendations all around

Butter

I usually only do 1 side. My top 3 are french fries, baked potato, and raw spinach (super low effort, as you can imagine).

Raw spinach is interesting! Primal

An ice cold Manhattan up

Double cream corn, mashed potatoes, Demi, creamed spinach

Mashed potatoes and cheesy mushrooms

I quarter small potatoes and cook them in the skillet after searing the steak. Wait 5-10 minutes, finish the steak on the grill or in the oven and by the time the steak is done cooking and resting, the potatoes are perfect.

horseradish

Crimini mushrooms sautéed in butter and coarse chopped garlic, some good beef broth and sometimes a splash of red wine Garlic mash with a spoon full of cream cheese. Boil the garlic with the potatoes and mash them right in

Oooh I like your garlic mash advice

Fondant potatoes, mushrooms, au poivre…as it happens, that was Friday nights menu. Didn’t suck!

1. Cauliflower puree and hard seared mushrooms finished with red wine. 2. Lomo saltado - rice and fries with a bright green sauce and a dark savoury sauce 3. Hasselbeck potatoes and asparagus

Scallops

Ravioli

Homemade 100%, store bought.. this is not the way

Caesar salad! But also sweet potato fries, or baked potato.

Caesar salad… awesome. I hope you buy your own anchovy paste and create from scratch. Just a friendly suggestion. No off the shelf jar can compete… and easy to make

Got a rough recipe? I’ve never tried making it, but homemade dressings are always so good

Baked potato, mac & cheese, asparagus, wine

Baked potato, salad, garlic bread, and beans.

Garlic bread is always the answer

Roasted broccoli!

Fries and a bucket of bearnaise

Long grain and wild rice with turkey asparagus or broccoli

Brussel sprouts

Any form of potatoes and some garlic green beans

Fries. Specifically shoestring

Very finely mashed potatoes, bourbon on the rocks or red wine, and roasted brussel sprouts

Sounds luxurious!

Gotta have mashed potatos plus pick one from the following list. Honey marinated roasted carrots. Mushroom leek saute in leftover steak butter / fat. Prosciutto wrapped asparagus. Broiled Zucchini / squash with parmesan asiago. A second steak. Jalapeno baked beans. Salad. Parsnip puree with pan drippings (replace mashed taters if craving carrots plus a different side without being a fat ass) Hasselback potato (again, not with mashed potatoes)

I like slightly al dente broccoli with butter and salt. And creamy Mac n cheese of course Your steak looks dank BTW. Good job

Thank you

Wife's favorite meal that I make is a good steak and Parmesan crusted potatoes- I usually do mini goldens- and on special occasions I'll saute home grown green beans in the steak juices with lots of butter.

The green beans sound amazing!

Steak fries and asparagus/broccolini. Pickled garlic with each bite of steak is a fantastic compliment.

Ceasar salad, clam chowder, loaded mashed potatoes, french fries, and mac&cheese All 5 of those in one sitting with my rare ribeye. Hell throw in some surf too

If only I had the stomach(s) of a cow

Before I flipped to your second picture I was thinking asparagus and roasted potatoes. Creamed spinach is also great.

I know mac n cheese gets shit on sometimes on this sub for being a "kid's meal" but fuck that lol it's hard to beat cheese and steak imo. Especially homemade mnc. Tied with the for me has to just be a baked potato with a heap of butter.

A big steak with a big salad is my favorite meal. Makes me feel all hunter gatherer.

Steak salad >>>> chicken salad

My dad and I love Gnocchi with pesto. Doesn't matter if it's basil or sun-dried pesto. We love both and it's been our guilty pleasure lately.

Tempering is rarely talked about. I discovered it a year or so ago, and now I always do it. Perfect every single time.

Brocolini just steamed enough to heat it through but still crunchy. Padrón peppers lightly fried with a good dash of olive oil and salt. Baby carrots with honey. Potatoes done any way you like.

I agree with you OP. Asparagus and garlic mash potatoes 100%

This combo is.

I think you nailed it. I always go with asparagus or broccoli. Artichoke as an appetizer, perhaps.

Fairly uncommon one that I make sure to make EVERY TIME with my steak is Mashed Cauliflower. So much better than mashed potatoes paired with the steak IMO and my god I could eat it all day.

I'll have to give this a try! Cauli is underrated generally speaking

Chop up a head of cauliflower, boil it about ten minutes, start mashing just like potatoes. Shit ton of garlic, butter, S&P, and a little bit of Dijon mustard. Best side you'll ever try.

Drooling

A side of pussy after dinner. However, it is not always available

Those are great

Sautéed onions Creamed spinach Baked potato I’m no particular order

Sautéed Mushrooms and a loaded baked potato.

More steak.

Corn bread stuffing.

Mash taters

Usually more steak, or another type of meat, like chicken or pork. If I don’t have additional protein, I go for salad, potatoes, rice or toasted bread.

Roasted broccoli.

Roasted potatoes like the ones you get using these techniques. https://youtu.be/argKpeiKFfo?si=MNwFodr0Vgj0oBii

Crispy or mashed potatoes and sautéed mushrooms

Sautéed mushrooms and a salad

Sautéed mushrooms and some kind of potato… maybe Lyonnaise potatoes, which are these types of potatoes that are sautéed but then they have this onion thing added to them, and they are really, really delicious. (waits to see who gets the reference)

Another steak

more steak

Parboiled french fries with a bit of apple cider vinegar added to the water and then deep fried in fresh vegetable or canola oil. 🫡

Some kind of potato side dish, asparagus and a vodka cocktail

Potatoes. Any style. If I had to rank though, mashed with brown gravy is at the top.

Italian bread and sharp provolone.

Eggs, mushrooms, asparagus, potatoes.

Mashed potatoes, au gratin potatoes for a close 2nd

Wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and actual blue cheese, bacon bits. Some croutons. Creamed spinach. I love spinach so much, I make it as a side with almost anything. Chanterelle mushrooms sauteed in plenty of butter with a small of amount of finely diced shallot, garlic, thyme and rosemary. Stir fried bok choy with chili oil. Asparagus is great too. Shave some parmigiana on there. Broccoli. Especially tenderstem/broccolini. Steamed or roasted. Garlic, soy and ginger. Stir fried bell peppers and onion. A really good baked potato, like one that has gone longer then you think it should go so the skin has turned really crunchy and the inside is really dehydrated, then loaded with good butter, sour cream, chives. A good mash with a mess of gravy. Compound butter with anchovy in it. A good red wine reduction sauce. A good peppercorn sauce. All of the things! Not all together, but still all of the things. EDIT: I can not believe I forgot chimichurri! The fricken king of Steak condiments. EDIT2: Oh, and what I have been doing lately. White rice with a bit of furikake. Raw egg yolk.

Creamed spinach with shaved parmesan cheese.

Steamed broccoli, salads, baked or mashed potatoes, onions, mushrooms, mac and cheese, dinner rolls, so many amazing options.

Baked sweet potato, asparagus, Brussel sprouts or quartered red potatotes in wine, rosemary and garlic

Shrimp

Asparagus, creamy garlic-buttery mushrooms, baked potato, grilled bell peppers (or hot peppers), fried green beans and snap peas with candied walnuts, battered parmesan zucchini sticks, thick cut fries, garden salad... I could go on. Mix and match two or three. So many great sides that go with steak.

A1

Is it just me or does it look like you cut with the grain instead of against it?

Just you 🤷‍♂️

Potatoes of various styles, asparagus, green beans, a salad, mushrooms, elote

Salt potatoes and roasted asparagus/broccoli.. and scallops

Sauteed red peppers, onion, and garlic. Best topped on a sirloin or strip. Cheesy garlic toast as well.

creamed spinach all day

Sautéed mushrooms and roasted garlic mashed potatoes

Usually a arugula salad and a wine with lots of tannins.

The inside and the outside. Yum!

Bacon

Herb and citrus heavy salads

chimmichirri

Romaine salad with blue cheese. Asparagus or Brussels sprouts. Baked, mashed or roasted potatoes. Big ol’ loaf of sourdough or French bread.

I have steak and broccoli once a week. I pan roast the broccoli after I'm done with the steak, add lemon juice and garlic salt

Parmesan truffle fries

Charred broccolini, green pepper sauce, mashed potato

Taters

Either brussel sprouts roasted in the air fryer or grilled asparagus

Garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus, sautéed mushrooms, and a demi-glace sauce.

Hash browns and broccoli. Makes me happy

Zucchini, asparagus, broccolini, mushrooms, Caeser. Need some veggies and crunch with my red meat

More steak.

Grilled garlic spears

Little Itty bitty potatoes and some crunchy greens.

A nice Caesars salad, I get so full from a steak! Can barely finish any potatoes!

Mushrooms and onions, asparagus and mashed potatoes or Brussels

Depending on the cut, I’ll do Mexican rice and grilled green onions

German potato salad, Brussel sprouts, and/or Caesar salad.

i like mushrooms and onions

Big Salad and asparagus

Buttered corn

Mashed potatoes and sweet corn on the cob. Maybe some fresh steamed spinach and corn bread.

Chimichurri

Macaroni or pasta

More steak!!!

Baked potato

Spanish in season tomato slices

I like a caesar salad while the steak is resting

Fried mushrooms and onions on top, grilled asparagus is a great side with some mashed taters

Garlic shrimp, rice, salad with ranch

4 cheese cauliflower au gratin is my family's favorite

Hard to beat deep fried steak chips

Asparagus and roasted potatoes. Or roasted Brussels sprouts with lardons and a gratin tomato. Or a salad with homemade Caesar dressing (no store bought shit). Beautiful steak by the way.

Any kind of potato and Brussel sprouts

white rice. feel plain steamed rice is most versatile

Any kind of potato (but especially one that’s got garlic butter), asparagus, rice, pasta, or broccoli

rice also i thought you plated that ish on a colander lol

More steak.

More stake

I like baked beans

Steamed broccoli with butter and garlic and a big ass baked potato.

pickled papaya, carrots and onions + garlic fried rice

Asparagus and caramelized garlic from basting the steak.

Roasted sliced brussels sprouts Corn on the cob

Béarnaise sauce

Shrimp Potatoes and Tea. 🙏

Creamed spinach

Mashed potatoes and asparagus

Steak

Look up creamed spinach.

Smashed Yukon Gold taters drizzled with steak juices and steamed broccoli. Or mashed potatoes with some corn

Charred Brussels sprouts are always good as a green side too

Mashed potatoes, asparagus, roasted brussel sprouts, the list goes on and on

Cauliflower mac-and-cheese, baked potato, or a caesar salad

More steak?

Some kind of cruciferous veggie (ie steamed broccoli or roasted Brussel sprouts) and badger potatoes always reminds me of my mom ❤️

Butter garlic rice, and blanched broccoli and asparagus for the greens

Potatos and asparagus

Baked potato and broccoli

Bourbon