Category Beef

Steak Tartare

STEAK TARTARE

This recipe is so simple yet so damn tasty I highly recommend everyone have a go, even if you are not a fan or raw meat. Matt and I had a go at this a little while back, we wanted to make some football snack food. Matt did most of this, I made the toasted baguette chips. It’s just too good a recipe not to share with you guys. The recipe is from ChefSteps and the cut of meat was recommended to us by Torre Butchers our favourite.

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INGREDIENTS

– 1 Baguette

– 2 Fresh Egg Yolks

– 100g Beef, Eye of Round or Other

– 4g Shallot, Minced

– 3g Chives

– 4g Capers, Minced or Whole It’s Up to You

– Cornichons as needed, finely diced

– 20g Mustard

– 1g Black Pepper, Ground

– 2g Salt

– Fresh Lemon Juice, As Needed

METHOD

First place beef in the freezer to firm slightly. You want the surface to be frozen, and the inside of the cut to be chilled (but not frozen). This should take about 30 minutes to two hours, depending on your cut of beef and freezer temperature. You then want to cut the beef into sheets, then strips and then chopped into cubes (You can mince the meat it’s totally your choice).

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While the meat is in the freezer, finely dice or mince the remainder of the ingredients mentioned above and either have them ready on a board or in small containers (in my case I like to use beakers). ChefSteps does it different (Click for link) but we placed all the ingredients into a bowl to combine. Cut your baguette into 1cm pieces and toast to your liking.

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To arrange place the meat mixture in the centre of your board or plate in a circle and with a spoon make a slight well in the middle for the yolk. Add your garnishes to complete. Enjoy.

My friends at Mane Liquor recommend a Brooklyn Half Ale Saison

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Full credit to the crew at ChefSteps

Red Wine Braised Short Ribs

RED WINE BRAISED SHORT RIBS

With the last of this terrible weather passing over Perth, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to make one last wintery dish. Bon Appétite Magazine is on of my favourite and with recipes like this I’m sure you can see why. Whats even more great is you can get it on your iPad! Bring on Spring and Summer I have some amazing recipes coming your way!

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INGREDIENTS

– 2267g Bone-in Beef Short Ribs

– Salt Flakes and Freshly Ground Black Pepper

– 3 Tbsp Grape Seed Oil

– 3 Onions, Chopped

– 3 Carrots, Peeled and Chopped

– 2 Celery Stalks, Chopped

– 3 Mushrooms, Chopped

– 1 Paprika, Chopped

– 3 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour

– 1 Tbsp tomato Paste

– 1 750-ml Bottle of Red

– 10 Sprigs Flat-Leaf Parsley

– 8 Sprigs Thyme

– 4 Sprigs Oregano

– 2 Sprigs Rosemary

– 2 Fresh Bay Leaves

– 1 Head of Garlic, Halved Crosswise

– 4 cups low-salt beef stock

METHOD

Preheat oven to 180°C. Season short ribs with salt, heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat and Working in batches of 2, brown short ribs on all sides. Transfer short ribs to a plate.Add onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms and paprika to pot and cook over medium-high heat until onions are browned, about 5 minutes.

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Add the flour, tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly until well combined and the colour becomes a deep red, 2-3. Stir in wine, add short ribs with any accumulated juices and bring to the boil. Lower heat to medium and simmer until wine is reduced by half, around 25 minutes. Add all herbs to pot along with garlic. Stir in stock. Bring to a boil, cover and transfer to oven. Cook until the short ribs are tender, 2 hours. Spoon fat from surface of sauce and discard. Season sauce to taste, serve over mashed potatoes with sauce spooned over and some crusty bread.

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