How to Make Milk Steak With Jelly Beans

Reviewed by Ashley Crawford

Last Updated: July 23, 2024 Approved

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

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If you're after authenticity, the steak should be cooked "over hard" and so should not be pink at all.

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Can I substitute ham for the steak?

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If you are making ham, the appropriate thing to cook it in would be rum.

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Can I use fight milk when making milk steak?

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You could, but be extra careful when boiling it, or else it could sour. Fight milk is very feisty.

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Do you use bee or hornet honey?

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Bee honey.

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For a healthier option, try using skim or low fat milk.

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For larger steaks, use a larger pan and proportionally more ingredients.

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For ordinary methods and typical market grades of meat, a marinade is required to achieve tenderness on par with more expensive cuts such as ribeye or strip steak. This unusual cooking method may not need it. Tastes vary, though; marinate the meat, if desired.

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If you are looking for a steak that is not sweet, make a spice rub and sear it on and then boil it.
Try using raw jelly beans, as they might compliment the milk steak better than cooked ones.
For a nice kick, add Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate mix to the milk mid-boil.

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