I made this sauce last night and served with with steak (of course!). Stuart calls it Steak and Diane, but I don’t think he knows about Jack. Serves 2. Ingredients 2 pieces quality steak 1 cup red wine a few sprigs of fresh thyme and rosemary 3 cloves garlic 8 button mushrooms brown sugar 2 tsp cornflour, mixed with 1/2 cup water salt and pepper Directions I marinated the steak in the wine, herbs and garlic for about an hour. While the steak is marinating, cook the mushrooms in a small pan until tender and set aside. When the steak...
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Ingredients ~600g easy carve roasting beef or lamb (or whatever size you happen to buy) 8-10 sprigs of rosemary, leaves removed 1/4 cup olive oil 4 garlic cloves salt and pepper Directions Preheat oven to 240C. Place rosemary, oil, garlic and salt and pepper in a jug and whiz together using a slick blender, or else pound in a mortar and pestle. Coat beef in rosemary mixture. Heat oil ina roasting pan and seal beef on all sides. Place pan in oven and roast for as long as needed (time will depend on the weight of the meat and how...
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Full of flavour – no gravy needed! Ingredients 1kg minced beef 1 medium brown onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 carrot, grated 1 zucchini, grated 100g sliced salami, chopped 1 egg 1 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley salt and pepper Glaze 1/2 cup tomato sauce 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup HP sauce 2 tbs malt vinegar 2 tbs brown sugar Directions Preheat oven to 180C and line 2 loaf tins with baking paper. Combine all of the glaze ingredients in a bowl. Combine the meatloaf ingredients in a bowl with approximately 1/3 of the glaze mixture....
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This was last night’s dinner and it was really delicious. Stuart’s new trick is to stuff all his fillings into a taco shell and then wrap the taco shell in a tortilla. Added crunch, but minimal mess! Ingredients Marinade 800g rump steak 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp paprika 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce 1 tbs soy sauce 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1/4 cup lime juice Vegetables etc 1 large onion, sliced into wedges 1 red capsicum, cut into wedges 1 green capsicum, cut into wedges 1 tbs olive oil 8 tortillas 1 avocado, diced 2 tomatoes,...
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Ingredients 2 tbs olive oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbs ground cumin 1 tbs coriander 2 tbs finely grated fresh ginger 2 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 800g beef round steak, cut into thin strips Tzatziki dip to serve Eggplant salad 8 small lebanese eggplants, halved lengthways 8 small zucchini, ends trimmed, halved lengthways 2 red capsicums, halved, deseeded, thin strips 2 tbs olive oil 1 cup torn basil Directions Combine spice mixture and add beef strips. Skewer and place in fridge to marinate. Cook vegetables and beef on bbq. Serve with dressing.