The World War II Meal I Can't Stop Eating

[@rodneypratt4324]

I'm an old guy from Texas. This is my favorite breakfast. Thank you for showing me the correct way to do skillet potatoes.

[@johnpalmer5131]

Same here and if you go a little light on the potatoes (to reduce the carb count), it is relatively heathy. Would love someone to CGM test on this breakfast… better it would fair well (ie little or no glucose spike)😊

[@TwisterTornado]

​@@johnpalmer5131 Cut potatoes the day before, and refrigerate overnight. Something about doing this, converts some carbohydrates to resistant starches.

[@j8k3d18]

Steak and eggs is always the right choice. From an old rugger, who did some ranch work (not a cowboy, I just know how to buck hay, pick dirty pony feet, and scoop pens). Steak and eggs will power you through the day.

[@HansDelbruck53]

@@TwisterTornado Resistant to what? By the way, your comma is misplaced (unnecessary).

[@TwisterTornado]

@@HansDelbruck53 Do, not, care, nerd.

[@jeromethiel4323]

Used to call this a farmers breakfast when i was growing up. You wanted a big hearty meal, because you weren't going to be home for lunch. So you'd pack out a fairly light lunch (to eat in the fields), just to kill your hunger. Supper was usually pretty light and vegetable heavy. And we always had either a pie or cake for desert. Because working on a farm, in the 70's, was a huge expenditure of calories.

[@markrogers1786]

It’s all makes sense except the light supper. Dinner was always the biggest meal of the day on the farm. Being to full made you lazy according to grandma. Small meals until supper so you could go into a food coma for the night.

[@redblue40rc33]

Homemade buttermilk biscuits with fresh cooked sausage patties and Welches concord grape jelly was a treat going out the door during farming days....momma used to make these biscuits for years....2 all ya needed till dinner time....always good to see momma coming out to the field in her car with the trunk full of a big pot of blackeyed peas, cornbread, fried chicken, fried okra, french fries, fresh slice garden tomatoes, onion, and mason jar sweet tea on ice......in my opinion it was meal from heaven...the taste and smell from her car was heaven for me..RIP Momma 9-14-21 and Daddy 3-3-98 cotton, corn, and soybeans was our life!

[@TheVanillatech]

I wake up to pocketful of sunflower seeds, wash em down with half a dozen raw eggs. That'd keep me going till middle of the afternoon. When I got peckish again I'd eat the chicken .... raw. Come sundown, as I trudged back to the cave, I'd probably pick some mushrooms and harvest some honey from a bee hive. Honey mushroom sandwiches before bed.

[@manwhalegaming]

@@TheVanillatech are you a bear lmao

[@TheVanillatech]

@@manwhalegaming Used to be! Back in the good old days. Now I'm a badger.

[@60Airflyte]

Nearly half a century ago I was a waitress at an olde timey diner. We served what was called a breakfast steak. Now that I know a little more about steak it seemed like a thin ribeye. It had a lovely juicy cap. It was cooked from frozen and had a wonderful crust while still getting a nice medium rare. Some customers ordered medium rare and were happy with their order. The steak was floppy and the entire steak had a loose … I don’t know the term… the entire grain (?) was loose like a cap is now. It was so tender and I took it for granted. I’d make sure to get in way before opening so the cook (that’s what we called him) could make me steak and eggs. It was perfection! 👌🏼 I wish I could find a steal like that again with the entire steak having a cap like grain, still tasty being cooked from frozen, and not super thick. This steak was a manageable size.

[@jackcullen69]

Sounds great! Probably 1 inch thick? I’ve tried half to 3/4 inch thick ones and it’s hard to get a nice crust while staying at medium rare using a non stick skillet

[@60Airflyte]

@ an inch could be right. I don’t think they used nonstick pans to cook the steak. They were pretty rough in that kitchen and I don’t know if a nonstick would have lived too long back there but it’s possible. America’s Test Kitchen has a great recipe getting a beautiful sear on a steak using a nonstick pan and flipping several times. We’ve been using that recipe this year.

[@SillyNolan]

It sounds like an inch steak that has been tenderized.

[@dra6o0n]

A frozen steak fried in oil can reach that crust while the frozen center requires longer cook times.

[@dra6o0n]

​@@60AirflyteCast Iron Pans that are well seasoned are basically common cooking equipment basically.

[@JohnH.Winstead]

Just showed this video to my neighbor who is a ww2 marine vet. 😂 He said his memory isn't what it used to be but you must be thinking of a ww2 from an alternate universe because he never had any chow like that. 😂😂😂😂

[@slowb15]

meat, steak in particular, was hard to get. hence all the ground beef "steak" recipies of the era. this is totally misleading.

[@ejl1221]

@@slowb15 Do you know for a fact that was true in Australia? It wouldn't surprise me at if beef were more plentiful there.

[@kchampz1093]

not sure how many soldiers were having steak and eggs in 1942-1945 but hey it's your video! looks good regardless

[@MyDoodad]

the answer is almost none. Having steak even as a civilian was super rare due to rationing. Most beef went into tins.

[@HansDelbruck53]

My WWII combat veteran dad talked of eating horsemeat in the combat zones of France. Steak was almost never available to the troops.

[@Glee73]

only powedered eggs as well

[@raidzeromatt]

@@MyDoodad Yep. Also, if you DID happen to get good food as a soldier that was really bad news. I would not be surprised if the only time most soldiers got a steak was the day before D-Day lmao

[@PirateCommander]

Well, if you kill a cow, then keep an eye out for potatoes anywhere en route, while you sneak around trying to steal some eggs and try to cook and scoff it out of sight of your 'comrades' ? That would obviously be a desert recipe though. [Double entendre intentional]

[@BigSlimyBlob]

Steak and eggs are a super healthy meal. High-quality protein, with a bit of nice fat for energy. No carbs, so you get fully satiated without overeating, and will stay in a good mood and energized for much longer before having to eat again.

[@Mary_Magdalene]

Exactly 💯 thank you! There's nothing wrong with eating like this! The potatoes are starch, so there's some carbs, but it's not bread and wheat so it's good for people who are gluten intolerant! I would also use long grain or whole grain rice in place of potatoes too, which could also pair well with this! Just keep the egg yolks runny to mix in with the rice good 🤤😋 now that would be yummy!

[@hiephiep12]

I would replace the potato for some sautee vegetables, for fiber and minerals.

[@dra6o0n]

If not a big steak, then smaller portions of steak slices or maybe salt beef to go along with the eggs. Normally eggs when cooked don't have a strong flavor, so you'd need soy sauce or salt and pepper to flavor it. Salt beef or something like Luncheon meat that is fried helps add fatty and salty flavor to the egg on the plate.

[@ryanukeiley8869]

He used a whole stick of butter, healthy is a stretch

[@BigSlimyBlob]

@@ryanukeiley8869 Admittedly, some people react negatively to the milk solids in butter. For those people I'd use ghee instead.

[@SGT_Fon]

So you're not wrong, before each big action in Iraq we would get this exact meal. Thing is all the cooks were from Bangladesh. The "steak" was about as tender as my boot leather and it and the potatoes were both seasoned with a curry that tasted like what walking into an Indian market smells like. 2 eggs any way you wanted as long as they were cooked through to the consistency of my boot sole. I think the command did it to piss us off before we engaged the enemy. We had around 8 diffrent markets where we could get fresh Naan, goat cheese and honey and we would hit one of them for bfast. So worth it. For the record, yours looks better!

[@fredsanford5954]

I was going to say this looks nothing like it came from a military mess facility. Maybe the Air Force's.

[@TheIndogamer]

I bet that naan with cheese and honey was so good, safe to assume you've tried to find recipes online now

[@AmitKulkarni-z3r]

Happy to know you survived the Bangladeshi's cooking & the smell of the Indian market

[@geoff1201]

I promise you, nobody in the UK had a breakfast like that in WW2.

[@anthonyrowland9072]

Nobody in America did either. This was a meal for a king where I come from back then lol. Biscuits, gravy, and salt pork was more the thing for them...

[@idarthcadeus]

If I eat that whole breakfast I'm gonna have to go back to bed for a nap.

[@valerieneal2747]

Same here...I'd go back to bed too.

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

Oats are what a champion thoroughbred eats before he wins the Kentucky Derby. Steak will make you logey

[@googlesucks925]

​@@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511sure thing bud

[@jdilksjr]

@@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511 We aren't horses. That steak and eggs is perfect, but I would probably be fine with half. I don't burn a lot of energy in my daily life. The potatoes I can take or leave after I eat the steak and eggs.

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

@@jdilksjr "newsflash lisa! bart is not a horse!"

[@joshflugel]

Best breakfast, ideal for a long day ahead when you don't know when's the next time you'll eat.

[@edwardmartinez3634]

Steak and eggs were cooked up and severed to Soldiers and Marines before going into combat. My father served in WWll and Korean. He told me steak and eggs were served before beach landings as the Army and Marines knew it was the last meal for many. God bless my deceased Father, and our Greatest Generation

[@sambowz9077]

Steak and eggs was served to Marines ONLY on the morning before amphibious assaults, because everyone knew it would be the last meal for many of them. It was not a regular item in the mess hall!

[@j8k3d18]

HOOO-rah. Much respect to the Leathernecks. Marines gonna go where others won’t.

[@jamesgaley492]

For sure hooo rah as a marine

[@sambowz9077]

@@jamesgaley492 Say hey, Devil dog.

[@pathfinder303]

In the UK you wouldn't be eating this during the War. Rationing was imposed and didn't finish until about 1952. People were lucky to get two eggs a week and definitely no steaks.

[@davidcroucher1399]

Ww2 RAF pilots got it before ops...

[@pathfinder303]

@@davidcroucher1399 They were on that many Ops they would be too heavy to fly🤣

[@spikymikie]

May be? It IS THE GREATEST BREAKFAST period! That combo gives the body the equivalent of high octane fuel. Caveman food, and I love it.

[@Nel33147]

It really does look like high octane . But for breakfast , who has the time to make it.

[@valerieneal2747]

​@@Nel33147lf you want it bad enough...you'll make time to cook it for breakfast 😊

[@stephenx2857]

caveman who didn't have access to chickens/eggs, or cows, or any of those vegetable cultivars that wouldn't be created until thousands of years later. Or access to salt. pepper. etc etc etc

[@spikymikie]

@@stephenx2857 How do you know that? Were you there? Do you own a time machine??

[@guzimirHR]

I'm at 8:34 in the video and have seen 11 cloves of garlic (a dozen is a whole bulb of garlic, isn't it) and 7 knobs of butter used and we're not even done cooking... how many persons are being served a *breakfast* here, and do they work from home?

[@Peeples01]

I watch a lot of cooking videos. I also used to work a salad bar and produce section. This is the first time I've seen someone cut bell peppers the exact same way I do. Having to slice up 5 pounds of bell peppers at a time naturally leads to the realization of this method lol

[@breeroller9923]

I'm from Oklahoma, so sorry, but we were doing that before World War One. Steak and eggs are a staple here and yes we love a good pan fry of potatoes and peppers. We also love good biscuits and thick pancakes with butter and honey.

[@j8k3d18]

Of course an Okie is gonna have a huge hunk of beef for breakfast! Same here in Idaho - the pokes have been eating that since before my Great-Great Grandaddy. From what I am told - had a horn of sourdough bread, and “biscuit” cookie, to get the sugar in, to go with it. Chuck wagon was breakfast/dinner. Lunch? Whatever you could carry until supper. All the hearty horses were used for cowboy stuff - the cook got the old, reliable ponies. Many times a mule. Ain’t fast, but she’ll get you there. A lot of the old time cooks would spend all day, from breakfast to dinner, just packing up and getting to the evening graze. Start cooking at 2-3 pm, to have enough good food, for the hands. I sure as hell couldn’t do it.

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Ribeye is the King of Beef...

[@raincoffeeandbooks8079]

Literally my favorite breakfast. 😋

[@kh40yr]

Steak and eggs was on the "approved" breakfast menu for the SR71 Blackbird pilots. Since they were basically astronauts on a high risk mission, every flight, they were allowed the splurge of steak for breakfast. ALOT, of them did not have the steak and eggs, because eggs, at high altitude, tend to expand in your belly. One pilot swore it off all together, due to serious abdominal pain as the aircraft got higher in altitude. Most of the time, they ate high yield/low waste puddings in toothpaste tube containers while in-flight. Nothing like hobo steaks and eggs for breakfast, especially in the wild. I will nuke-oven a couple potatoes the night before, to be cut up in the morn for fried potatoes, skin and all.

[@shawnandmelindaambrose9596]

I grew up in Wyoming; this isn't a military meal there, it's a cowboy breakfast. I went on a school trip overnight once. My fellow students did not want to sit with the teacher for breakfast; I didn't know why, so I sat with her (not much room in the diner). She ordered a steak "branded", that is, it barely touched a hot grill before being served. So much red...

[@Leslie-mw2zu]

In place of potatoes I use black beans. I do it all in one pan. Cook steak, add beans and red wine until hot, add eggs.

[@Mary_Magdalene]

That sounds good! Beans would definitely work too! That would give extra protein and nutrients and not just starch like potatoes which is a starchy vegetable! I would also substitute long grain or whole grain rice too in place of potatoes! Actually any vegetable could work with this! Sautéed broccoli and carrots, even sweet potatoes! 😋 I can definitely see sweet potatoes with this!

[@yugnok]

I just don't get the green pepper hate. Then again I grew up with Cajun/creole cooking.

[@jeffhatmaker817]

Thanks for the video. I love home fries and eggs with any kind of meat (I actually prefer sausage over steak).

[@ProficientPanda]

Very hearty & delicious for a man. I'm sure The Cowboy cooks it as well.

[@professornuke7562]

This is not steak and eggs the way we Ozzies would eat it. No garlic for a start. More steak, more eggs. Lots of white buttered toast and tomato sauce (ketchup.....hate that word). Almost no one eats it these days. The wharfies (dock yard workers) would eat it at the Waterfront Hotel at King Steet in Melbourne for breakfast in the 60's. They were the only licensed premises open at 5am back then, by a special law that may or may not have been due to Billy "The Texan" Longley, a notorious standover man from the Union. This is traditionally eaten with a shot of whisky and a glass of beer as a 'heart starter' to cool your dancing hands from last night's session.

[@Spearoman]

I’m a young guy from California. This is my go to meal! Perfect back yard city meal!! 🎉🎉🎉👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@andrewviduya478]

Nice.. A level up to the "sauteed corn beef with potatoes" ... A breakfast item in Philippines, eaten with galic rice and sunny side up eggs..

[@takashiuan]

In Chile this meal is called Bistec a lo Pobre which translates to The Poor Man’s Steak and sources say it has roots in French cuisine. Delicious! And great video!

[@SmallvillenerdTwo]

"Green peppers have no flavour" Probably the most American sentence you could ever hear from a chef 😂🤣

[@bigmig7877]

Why wouldn’t you use Lime juice to help tenderize? Or use Beef Tallow in the Cast Iron Skillet?

[@GangstaCrizab]

I've always heard and thought that the key to getting a good crust was leaving the meat alone and allowing uninterrupted contact with the pan, but recently I tried the circular motion technique at 6:30 and the crust was so much better and more even. Can anybody explain why this works? I've been trying to perfect my steak crust for years and only found out about this last week.

[@megraines5683]

Thank you! Green peppers are dumb. 🙌

[@Nel33147]

Oh come on, they’re not that bad.

[@jameshenderson5385]

Green peppers are GREAT!!!

[@pamelawalker8052]

I eat mostly meat. The potato is a soo good addition for a side. For dinner another steak and sautéed mushrooms. I can live on these foods.

[@TwisterTornado]

YOU GOT A SUB JUST FOR AGREEING ABOUT WATER-Y GREEN PEPPER. I'D RATHER EAT CELERY. AT LEAST THAT HAS A FLAVOR OTHER THAN "GREEN".

[@greenblack6552]

I used to make a similar breakfast for myself back when home office was started. I would dice potatoes, onions and cook some mushrooms along with them. Combine that with a steak and eggs and you got yourself a very tasty breakfast.

[@jamesburrell677]

Just found your channel and subscribed. It is really nice to watch you cook. Just what you're doing and why ... AWESOME. So much information and technique and so well presented, also your knife skills are amazing!

[@mabamabam]

Breakfast steak is cut thin, tenderised, and cooked very quickly. Its literally sold in Australian supermarkets as Minute steak.

[@juancarrera8397]

Chef Billi, your expertise would be invaluable! Can you teach us how to select the freshest produce?

[@jameshunzicker8782]

I remember my grandma talkin about the avacado oil they used 70 years ago. ...

[@fredsanford6501]

Breakfast of Champions right there bra..

[@keithfreitas2983]

Yea bruh..

[@BlackJesus8463]

This might be your best video ever. 👍👍

[@davidcox3076]

That looks delicious. As a type II diabetic, this would be a great start to the day. A ton of protein and very filling. Just go easy on the potatoes. A thick ham steak with eggs is a yummy variant.

[@DarthVader-lt4zw]

During WW2, US Marines were fed a "traditional" steak and egg breakfast right before an invasion began. Kind of like a "last supper" of great food before combat. Also, in the U.S. Navy, steak and eggs was a frequent Sunday breakfast, especially when docked as they had access to all the markets.

[@jackwalker9492]

Thank you Chef. I am in Colombia and while they kill us on fruits, prices and many other things, their steak is horrible. I think the grass lacks nutrients, but man, eggs, chicken and pork are not factory food. I never realized that eggs are supposed to bright yellow, chickens are smaller and again, the skin is bright yellow. Americans are dying because of factory food. Thank you for your classes

[@ChefBillyParisi]

Come back for the new recipe video tomorrow, I think you’ll like it 😉

[@jackwalker9492]

@@ChefBillyParisi Thank you Chef. I wish I could send you on Patreon, but do not get my pension until early next year. Probably going to Uruguay for retirement and the meat is incredible there. You have no idea how much I appreciater your training.

[@anthonypape6862]

Billy so nice to meet you this morning!. You got ond more subscriber. Im going to introduce your channel to my friendd in Chicago. One of whom is a chef! Heres to 1 million subscribers!

[@ChefBillyParisi]

You too! Stop on by anytime :-)

[@anthonypape6862]

@ Thank you!. Im taking Chef Sven Lindroff to lunch tomorrow( lets see what he picks ) and plan to tell him all about you. Im starting to believe in fate!

[@Mary_Magdalene]

Oh my goodness! I'm definitely gonna try this! What's not to love! I'm not a breakfast eater though and my husband couldn't eat this much at 3:30 in the morning and then go to work! I would cook this dish for supper in a heartbeat! There's nothing wrong with eating breakfast foods like bacon, sausage and eggs for supper at night! My mother cooked breakfast food for supper a lot when I was growing up! So I'm definitely seeing this dish in my recipes to use frequently! You could also use rice in place of potatoes too, just saute the onions, peppers and garlic and then add to the cooked rice and stir in mixing them in with the cooked rice! This is a fantastic meal, especially for a person with a health problem that can't eat normally like they should be able to, I'm taking about myself actually! This is a hearty meal with a lot of protein and nutrients which I definitely need! Ya can't get more high protein than with steak and eggs, which a person needs like myself who is compromised and has problems being able to eat normally! Some days I can't eat at all and I go more than 1day with not being able to eat! It's actually a living hell, so seeing this recipe gives me hope and encouragement to actually try to eat on my bad and painful days!👍

[@ryanrawlins]

I love steak and eggs

[@kcolombo49]

A Jaccard meat tenderizer is a hand-held tool with multiple blades that can make meat more tender and juicy, and reduce cooking time. It can be used on a variety of meats, including beef, pork, chicken, and venison

[@Cull_Obsidian]

I’m a Brit so have never encountered this breakfast but damn I’m going to make it this weekend! Thank you Billy! Ps: you need to let your cast iron (and any frying pan/enamel/dutch oven) heat up more. Putting oil in straight away means the pan is at the smoke point, but could be higher.

[@Bessy760]

In WW II I never saw a steak and I was allowed one egg per week. ...rationing in the UK.

[@Woopsie-Do-kx9we]

If this is soldier's breakfast during WWII, then that soldier never been to the real battle

[@Andre-qc9nb]

Looks phenomenal! I've always wondered why these people with these cooking videos always say "fresh" cracked black pepper...Are they afraid if they don't tell us to use "fresh" pepper, that people will use stale or expired cracked black pepper and ruin recipes? Or is it just the "fashionable" thing to say, to sound like all professional and whatnot, in these videos...Just something I've always wondered

[@Atkrdu]

See, I don’t go for a large breakfast most of the time. I heard about it in the Warrior Diet, but this is just what I trend toward foodwise, just like not eating lunch while I’m working outside- it’s like hitting stop & go at the same time. I just eat when I’m done with all the lifting & whatnot, usually.

[@skorpysk]

You know that... most soldiers in ww2 and ww1 didn't eat breakfast at all.. right?

[@machdave1]

Help me out here. You slice the steak then you put it into the cast iron pan for serving. Question: How do you unslice a steak?

[@ChefBillyParisi]

It’s the beauty of video, I can take things out of order :-)

[@jamesellsworth9673]

THIS is 'a meal and a half!' The skillet potatoes look to be outstanding!

[@grahamj1935]

They didn't have avocado oil in WW2....keep it real . This was a luxury meal in WW2....and I mean luxury....

[@nataliaayersman9297]

I eat this for dinner all the time ❤❤❤

[@NathanG454]

I remember seeing steak and eggs on the first twister movie. I thought it was crazy but I really wanted to try it lol years later I did and I’ve been in love ever since.

[@cantrell0817]

Steak and eggs for breakfast has been popular in South America for a very long time. Maybe the Marines discovered it in Australia but it's been a thing in many places.

[@MColvello]

Where I live this meal would cost me a month of my income just in butter lol

[@infinitybeyond6357]

"feed 2 to 3 people" nope, it all mine.

[@Bimp_Lizkit]

Love the knife work. Bravo.

[@thomasnewell8328]

Hell yes that's breakfast and love the Wolf stove! Hope to get one. Thanks Chef!

[@ChefBillyParisi]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Why discard the fat after the steak? That butter and fat combination is great for most sauces. It also makes great eggs.

[@KGFishyFingers]

Only missing fresh parmesan on them taters... im in.

[@clementte6948]

A nice morning protein bomb indeed to start the day right. If it’s me, I would have this on my workout days. Probably after a good early morning workout at the gym to feed those hungry muscles like me saying “go Crazy guys”

[@cesaravegah3787]

If I am to risk my life fighting against some of the best soldiers Europe has to offer a breakfast like this seems as a good motivation.

[@cosmicdebris2223]

9:26 nice, but I have to get rid of the uncooked snot on top of the eggs. Baste the top of the eggs with the hot fluid until the tops become (at the very least) "cloudy".

[@coryray8436]

My mom calls that "blinding" the eggs. Another way to do it is put a lid on the pan and let them steam.

[@cosmicdebris2223]

@@coryray8436 ah yes, I've heard of that method. I think some even add a table spoon of water prior to putting the lid on to create some extra steam. Will have to try that... I'm just stuck in the habit of tilting the pan and basting the eggs with oil and or butter.

[@shawnandmelindaambrose9596]

When the eggs are done on the bottom, I flip them just long enough to cloud the tops, then serve. So good!

[@Grahame-zx9oo]

I always cook with animal fat and flick it over my eggs to cook the snot

[@hainleysimpson1507]

If you work a job that isn't physically demanding you do not need this much protein for breakfast. If your job needs you to walk a lot or you just walk a lot in general that's fine, go ahead.

[@davidcox3076]

Good point. It is a lot of fat and protein, more than you'd need for a desk job. Maybe skip lunch and cut those calories out.

[@55cleon]

All Of The Dietary Misinformation "TOO MUCH PROTEIN & DIETARY FAT" Is Still As Prevalent As Ever 🙄.

[@jimmyboy131]

Never ever watch a video like this when you're already hungry and can't eat anything for a while. :/ This looks incredibly good.

[@khazdor]

Not Maybe!! It is the BEST Breakfast of All Time!

[@IsaiahGuerrieri]

0:57 remember folks when cooking with HOT oil, put your ingredients into oil with the mixing bowl pointing AWAY from you😅. That being said MY MAN you cooked an excellent dish 🤤!

[@garybesaw3809]

Great video,thanks!

[@texasaggiegigsem]

That looks amazing!

[@richardweinberger2756]

My Dad was a 4 engine bomber veteran and Purple heart recipient. If you saw "The Great Escape" , that's where he ended up after parachuting out of a burning plane. Anyway, he said that the Army got very good beef but the Army cooks just ruined it.

[@herty4567]

would those be considered obrian potatoes?

[@bhartley868]

Soldiers got spam, we won the war with it. even on D-Day , NO STEAK, powdered eggs, cut up bacon mixed and toast. Some juice and real coffee for a real treat, and that was D-Day...

[@tspidey007]

Why didn’t you put in a bunch of fresh thyme when cooking the steak?

[@Bob-b7x6v]

That's the American version of dumpling sauce. It's missing scallions.

[@trublgrl]

How do you stitch the steak back together after you cut it up?

[@Cornelius798]

That's a great meal for any time of day or night 👍👊

[@groverw7507]

Red, yellow or green, a bell pepper is same tasting but presents differently in a dish.

[@coryray8436]

They taste different. Reds are more fruity, yellows are a bit tangy, and greens are robustly bitter.

[@wetnoodlex]

Green bell peppers are just unripe bell peppers.

[@MrSTOUT73]

How many ration stamps would it take to get that 20oz ribeye during WWII??????

[@rocistone6570]

For years, they have fed steak and eggs to NASA astronauts as a launch day breakast. Where have you been?

[@DanTheZombieGaming]

I'm south african and I love steak egg and chips . Not just breakfast lunch and dinner it's a all rounder. Nice thuk cut chips not fries

[@bobbybushe2389]

steak n eggs with home fries aw man my fave

[@jameshenderson5385]

In the UK in the 40;s Steak was very rare and could only get on the black market!!!

[@SamwiseOutdoors]

Oh man, I was going to ask about parboiling the potatoes, but thrn you fired a shot across the bow of green peppers and I'm in a fightin' mood. This aggression will not stand, man!

[@valerieneal2747]

😂😂

[@yhird]

Magnificent cooking!

[@kukuruzdel]

Great, a breakfast you can start cooking in the morning and eat at like 3 PM. Delicious, though

[@nealjolly5434]

You must be talking about the generals or so-called soldiers, who weren't on campaign. The regular WW2 soldiers got this meal, maybe once, before each campaign. The rest was mostly C-rations, cold without being heated. Even worse, D-rations. The boys in the battle of the Bulge January 1944 on the Western Front. It was winter, cold, and snow everywhere. Fires where not allowed because of the nearby German army. Cold meals and lucky to have a cup of instant coffee. When they did have warm meals and had one on hand. They would heat they're cups, using a small heater stove, while in they're fox holes.

[@bobnat2]

I'm fairly certain it would make a perfect lunch and dinner.

[@acbenitez3614]

Very tasty how well prepared, would not add a drop of bottled steak sauce to it.

[@selmanyassin]

Not my mans here telling us meat and eggs for breakfast was invented in Australia 😂😂

[@dbcooper692]

My father never ate steak and eggs in World War 2. He ate mostly powdered food, can crap, and invested water. My father served in the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, and the Philipeans

[@jonathanbennett3385]

Wait, do RED bell peppers have flavor? I don't understand.

[@Mary_Magdalene]

Red bell peppers are just green bell peppers that have ripened! First there's green bell peppers, then orange bell peppers,and finally, red bell peppers which are fully ripened! Red bell peppers are more nutrient dense too with more vitamin A and vitamin C than green bell peppers😊

[@sjenkins1057]

How do the potatoes cook through in such a short time, without prior par cooking?

[@caydespliff181]

my thoughts exactly…even if he had cut them far smaller, in my experience there is no way they would cook that fast. all of the unnecessary precise timing cited throughout this recipe will probably give people wildly varying results- perhaps the oposite of what the chef intended. I think it’s far more important to teach how to use ones senses to properly identify the stages of done-ness. poke and prod your food people it will make you a better cook! alright I have rambled for a while. cheers.

[@karalles1]

Y'all can't cook

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

You know what they say, when the quality of food goes up, the morale goes down.