We ate like Spaniards tonight, and ended dinner around 10:45. Earlier this evening, I decided to make steak. I hardly ever eat steak, but I had a rough day today..so I splurged. Currently I'm rereading Carol Adam's book The Sexual Politics of Meat (and she would be very disappointed in me), but I'll have her know cooking for an hour in the kitchen was therapeutic--I'm sorry Carol!! My guest of honor was Addison! I hear steak and potatoes is the way to a man's heart.
I decided to accompany the steak with some Spanish tapas called "Patatas Bravas" (fancy for fried/roasted potatoes), and some roasted asparagus. I made a buttery mushroom & garlic white wine sauce to put over the steak (because I had left over mushrooms and white wine from last night).
Patatas Bravas:
1 cup (1-inch) cubed peeled red-skinned potatoes
1 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon fresh ground pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
Mix the potatoes and spices together in a big bowl with some olive oil. Add the mixture into hot oil on a skillet for 5 minutes. Take out of the skillet, and put it on a cooking sheet (along with any other vegetable you intend to roast). Roast at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. (Use your judgement). Easy as PIE!
Steak Sauce:
4 tablespoons butter (okay maybe I used 6) Paula would be proud...
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
1/4 cup of white wine
1/2 cup of fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup of heavy cream
1 tablespoon of fresh parsley
add salt & pepper to taste
Steak:
I cooked it on each side for about 4 minutes each to get a juicy medium rare.. (in a generous amount of butter & olive oil) OKAY! ROUGH DAY!
So here was the process:
Potatoes mixed with olive oil and spices before going into the skillet...
HEAVEN!!!!!
Steaks being cooked (in some butta)
roasted and toasted potatoes out of the oven w/ steak & sauce.
Lighting made the the glare in his glasses..Oh well, swoon!
That's my plate... you can tell because I'm unapologetically dipping my Patatas Bravas in Ketchup.
The wife isn't big on red meat. By that, I mean she never eats red meat. Which means I never get to eat red meat.
ReplyDeleteBut I did try this recipe for patatas bravas. I highly recommend it!