Posts Tagged ‘Steak’
Quick beef stroganoff
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion, sliced
500g/1lb 2oz rump steak
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp paprika, plus extra for sprinkling
250g/9oz chestnut mushrooms
200ml/7fl oz beef stock
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
284ml/10fl oz carton soured cream
Method
1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
2. Cook the sliced onion for 5 minutes until softened. Meanwhile cut
the beef into thin strips. Season the flour with salt, pepper and
paprika, then toss in the beef to coat lightly, shaking off any
excess.
3. Add the beef to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes until starting to brown.
4. Halve the mushrooms, add to the pan and stir fry for a couple of
minutes. Pour in the stock and vinegar, bring to the boil then lower
the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
5. Stir the soured cream into the pan and cook gently for 1 minute,
without boiling (if the mixture boils it will curdle), then season to
taste. Spoon the stroganoff on to a bed of rice or noodles and
sprinkle with a little extra paprika.
Tags: mushrooms, onion, Steak
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Steak & Parsnip Salad
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Ingredients
sirloin steak (weighing about 250g/9oz) , trimmed of fat
2 parsnips , peeled and cut into strips or coarsley grated
4 dates , stoned and quartered lengthways
150g bag baby leaf green salad with chard
handful mint leaves, roughly chopped
FOR THE DRESSING
3 tbsp low-fat crème fraîche
2 tsp horseradish sauce
squeeze lemon juice
Method
1. Heat a griddle pan until very hot, season the steak, then fry for 1½-2½ mins each side for rare to medium. Remove from the pan and rest for 5 mins, before thinly slicing.
2. Make the dressing by whisking the crème fraîche, horseradish sauce and lemon juice together in a large bowl. Tip in the parsnip and dates, then toss together with some seasoning. Divide the leaf salad between 2 plates with the parsnip salad on top. Lay the sliced beef over the salad and finish with a scattering of mint leaves.
Tags: dates, horseradish, lemon, mint, parsnip, Steak
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