Here’s a fun hands-on meal that will satisfy meat eaters as well as vegetarians. There’s quite a bit of preparation involved but none of it is time sensitive. When your guests arrive you can sit back and enjoy their company while everyone makes their own delicious meal. The most important ingredient to make is sushi…… Continue reading Japanese hand rolls
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txuleton + tomato salad
Txuleton or chuletón is a speciality of the Basque region in northern Spain, where we travelled recently. While most commercially reared cattle are slaughtered in their first three years, these massive rib (T-bone) steaks come from cows that are between 8 and 18 years old! The cows, ideally Galician Blond (Rubia Gallega), are former dairy…… Continue reading txuleton + tomato salad
pepper steak
This has been my go-to steak recipe for many years. From the Margaret Fulton Cookbook, it’s cooked in a searing hot dry pan, has plenty of pepper, some tabasco for extra kick and a sauce made from the pan juices and added extras. Press a generous amount of coarsely cracked black pepper into each side…… Continue reading pepper steak
tomahawk steak
Fifi turned up with this enormous steak for a barbecue dinner. We rose to the challenge and produced a melt-in-the mouth medium/rare steak with just enough char and smoke. The steak was marinated in soya sauce, mirin and garlic for about an hour, or the time it took to get the fire going and the…… Continue reading tomahawk steak
ribeye with mushroom sauce
For you meat-lovers out there. We brined this steak with leftover dill pickle brine. This can be from store-bought pickles or home-made. The pickle brine not only salts the meat but imparts some delicious flavour. Marinate for at least a few hours. Brush the steak with oil and cook it on the barbecue, not directly…… Continue reading ribeye with mushroom sauce
arrachera
Hanger steak is a cut of beef (from the lower belly of a steer or heifer) prized for its flavour and tenderness. In the past it was sometimes known as butcher’s steak because butchers would keep it for themselves. In Mexico it’s known as Arrachera and is generally marinated, grilled and served with a squeeze of lime juice, accompanied by guacamole,…… Continue reading arrachera
garlic steak + miso pumpkin
Japanese garlic steak. Need I say more? Make some shallow cuts into each side of the steak and marinate in 45ml (1½ oz) of soy sauce, 1½ tablespoons of mirin (sweet cooking sake) and 2 crushed cloves of garlic for at least 20 minutes. When you’re ready to cook, heat a heavy pan (preferably cast iron)…… Continue reading garlic steak + miso pumpkin
steak
Enhanced with a delicious Korean-style marinade this steak recipe should satisfy any meat lover. For 3-4 steaks you will need ⅓ of a cup of soy sauce, 4 finely sliced spring onions (more for garnish), 2 tablespoons each of olive oil, sesame oil, brown sugar and red wine vinegar, 2 cloves of minced garlic and freshly ground…… Continue reading steak
michelle picker cooks 