Thursday, 1 November 2007

Steak Dianne, tarragon potatoes and corn

Ingredients:
  • Fillet steak
  • Corn
  • Kipfler potatoes (home grown)
  • Tarragon
  • Parsley
  • Brandy
  • Dijon mustard
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Butter
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Method
  1. Preheat oven to around 200 C
  2. Slice the potatoes into even thickness rounds
  3. Melt the butter in a pan and splash in some olive oil to help prevent it from burning.
  4. Chuck in finely sliced tarragon
  5. Layer potatoes in the pan (careful it spits if the spuds are still wet)
  6. Oil and season the steak and sear it well on both sides.
  7. Take steak out of pan and steak in oven until done the amount you want.
  8. While the steak is finishing cooking, nuke the heck out of the corn
  9. Reheat the steak pan (don't clean it) and when hot again
  10. Deglaze with around 1/2 cup of brandy (careful it will catch fire)
  11. When the fire goes out pour in 1/3 cup of Worcestershire sauce.
  12. Stir then put in a table spoon of dijon, if it thickens too much add a little beef stock.
  13. Melt in about 50g of unsalted butter whilst stirring
  14. And finally season to taste and chop finely and chuck in the parsley.
  15. Remove corn from nukebox, steak from oven, drain spuds on paper towel and plate up thusly.

Time to cook: 20 minutes
Cost per serve: $8
Recipe inspiration: The fresh tv show from yesterday.

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