The way to any persons heart is through their stomach. Well, that’s certainly true in our house. Especially when it comes to steak. Ok so my husband Howard isn’t a fan but my son Ted loves it. (If there are any girls reading this post and you want to make my son fall in love with you cook him a steak. Ted like it medium rare!!!) Steak is a great meal to make on Valentine’s day. It quick and easy. Plus it very tasty and it will leave you more time to spend with your lover. Below is video and recipe for you.
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Equipment
- Sharp knife
- Chopping board
- Baking tray
- Frying pan
- Tablespoon
Serves 1
Ingredients
- Steak X 125g
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil x 1 tbsp
- Ghee x 1 tbsp
- Potato (sweet optional) X 1
- Fried spinach or salad to serve
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200◦C or gas mark 6.
- Pierce the potato with the sharp knife.
- When the oven has preheated put the potato onto the baking tray and place in the oven for an hour.
- Before the potato is due to be taken out of the oven prepare the steak.
- Remove all the packaging and leave to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Once the thirty minutes is over place the steak onto a chopping board and season with salt and pepper.
- Rub the seasoning all over.
- With the sharp knife cut 1/2 inch slits between the fat and the meat.
- It will help to stop the steak from curling while it’s cooking.
- Put the frying pan onto a high heat on the hob.
- Add the oil and ghee to the pan.
- Leave until the pan is very hot, it should start to smoke around the outside of the pan.
- Place the steak into the frying pan and fry for two minutes.
- The steak needs to get very hot for about 2 minutes.
- Then turn it over and turn the heat down to a medium heat.
- Cook on the other side for two more minutes.
- Make sure the fat on the steak is golden brown as it will ensure the outside in done.
- This method cooks a medium to rare steak.
- If you like it medium or well done then you need to leave it in the pan for longer.
- Keep turning the heat down gradually and the outside won’t burn but the inside will cook.
- It will hopefully be crispy on the outside and smooth on the inside.
- Cook for 4 – 6 minutes for medium and 6 – 8 minutes for well done.
- Then remove the steak from the pan and leave it to rest for another 5 – 10 minutes.
- It helps to make it even juicer when it’s left to rest
- Meanwhile fry the spinach in the pan with the oil or make a salad.
- Remove the potato from the oven and slice to open it.
- Now go back to the steak and slice it.
- Then serve with the jacket and spinach or salad.
- Finally enjoy.
Steak and Jacket Spud was very well received by my son Ted. As I mentioned earlier Ted loves steak. It’s one of his favourite meals and I know when I serve it to him it will be eaten. It’s a very easy meal for me to cook as well. There is normally no leftovers from this dish but if there were I would eat the steak cold the next day. Yummy!!! However you decide to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx
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