Roasted potatoes
Ingredients
About 10 small red potatoes, quartered or cut to 8 wedges
2 tablespoons of butter
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 small onion
chilli powder, sea salt and black pepper to taste
Making
1. Preheat over to 200C
2. Saute potato, garlic and onion in butter, then season with salt, pepper and chilli etc.
3. Transfer to a lined dish, and bake covered for 15 min, then uncovered for another 15 min. May sprinkle cheese 5 min before finishing. [I cut the potatoes into wedges and baked for about 20 min]
Stake
Ingredients
2 Sirloin steak
Salt & pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 medium onion, sliced (optional)
a handful of mushrooms, sliced (optional)
2-3 cloves of garlic minced
3 tablespoons of red wine
2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons of honey
1 tablespoon butter
1 beef bullion dissolved in around 400ml hot water
1 teaspoon mustard
4 teaspoon cornflour mixed with 2 teaspoons of water
Making
0. Take steak out of fridge 2 hours before cooking
1. Preheat oven to 200C
2. Season steak with olive oil, salt and pepper
3. In a flat castiron pan, add very little oil, when smoking, add steak and fry for 1 min on each side
4. Transfer steaks to a tray and put in the oven for 10 min
5. Meanwhile add onion and saute over moderate heat for several mins. Add mushrooms and saute for a few more mins. Add garlic and red pepper, saute for 10 seconds.
6. Add wine and boil for a few seconds until almost all liquid is evaporated
7. Add stock, vinegar and honey, bring to simmer, stirring. Add cornflour water and stir until thicked. Add butter and stir over low heat until melted. Spoon sauce over steak and serve.
