Tonight, I cooked a 1″ thick cut of beef tenderloin. I was inspired by the Good Eats show Tender Is The Loin I. In it, Alton buys a P.S.M.O. (“Peeled”, as in of extra fat, and “Side Meat On”) of vacuum packed, wet aged, beef tenderloin. I checked and Costco has them for around $85. I haven’t bought one yet. After all, that is a lot of meat. So, I just bought one steak at H.E.B.. And then cooked it acording to his recipie.

What was surprising was just how big of a fire ball the 1/6 cup of Hennessy V.S. Cognac produced. I turned off the flame. Poured the alcohol in. And lit it with a stick lighter. And looked up in awe at the huge ball of fire. It seemed to be going up the cupboards and reaching the ceiling. Of course, the fire alarm that went off was not helping matters. When it finally settled down, I poured in 1/2 cup heavy cream and started to look around. Fortunately, there didn’t seem to be any damage. And I do have a new fire extinguisher.

Next time, I will skip lighting the thing on fire…