Steak and onions

Tuesday, 6th December 2011

Not much to say about this, especially when served with oven chips! After my recent successes with cooking steaks this one was not so great.

Fillet steak

Monday, 26th September

Bit of a treat for myself. Did the steaks as I have come to, quickly on each side then finished in the over for a couple of minutes... and they were still overdone! Delicious flavour though.
Sauteed potatoes, fried onions and a juices from the pan deglazed with a little red wine and sliced jalapeno (from the balcony!).

Barbecue

Sunday, 12th June

What a great steak!

Entrecôte steak

Sunday, 8th May

It has been some time since I managed to cook a steak properly, but tonight was the night. A perfect juicy, flavourful medium entrecôte. The trick being to quickly sear it then finish it in a hot oven, but only for a 3 minutes or so. Even the red wine and onion sauce that deglazed the pan was good, although a touch more liquid would have been welcome. And pretty damn good saute potatoes as well. Yum yum.

Steak and Kidney Pie

Saturday, 7th May

A classic and something I haven't had for far too long. I love kidney, so I make it half and half with the steak. The gravy has onions, some red wine and stock with a dash of Worcester sauce. No vegetables needed. I only made a small pie and this was half of it. Naturally I ate the other half as well. Bliss on a plate.

Venison Steak

Thursday, 3rd March

Venison Shank Steak from Camden Market, port wine gravy, Lyonnaise Potato (sort of) and chimichurri. Sliced potatoes, onions and garlic, mixed with oil and salt and cooked, covered, on a low heat for an hour. Fried the steaks in a hot griddle pan for 3 minutes each side, then let them rest for 10 minutes of a warm plate. Deglazed the pan with port and a splash of water, for the sauce. The steak had been in the fridge for a fortnight so it was beautifully tender and with just the right gamy flavour. And the potatoes tasted much better than they looked! Too much oil though.