Monday, May 5, 2008

Work in Progress: 3 Variations of Steak



This was crazy crazy good. But it needs work. Because I think I got steaked out by the end. So this is what it is:

Steak #1:
Rub: ancho,chipotle,chili negro,corriander,cumin,cloves,garlic powder,sugar,salt
Sauce: roasted orange bell pepper, brown mustard, balsamic vinegar, onion, cilantro, oil, salt
Base: Polenta with butter, and ancho chili powder

Steak #2:
Rub: brown sugar,ancho,chipotle,salt
Sauce: my basic corn sauce (corn, cream, thyme, garlic powder, butter, salt) and chives
Base: Mashed potatoes with butter and chives

Steak #3:
Rub: thyme,rosemary,ancho,corriander,garlic powder,salt
Sauce: surf and turf...lump crab, white wine, zest of one lemon, 1 tsp lemon juice, thyme, 1/2 cup cream, butter, parsley, salt
Base: Wild rice, parsely, butter, lemon juice, salt

What part two will be:
#1: That will be pork tenderloin
#2: That will be scallops, and then I will make some bacon and cut it up in really small pieces and add it on top of the corn sauce with chives. It will go on thr rice instead of the potatoes.
#3: instead of a crab sauce, I'll just use a blue cheese sauce, and it will go on the mashed potatoes

Rosemary Rubbed Steak and a Camenzola Blue Cheese Sauce



It was as good as it looks. Used rosemary powder. Which is easy to make. I guess you could buy it too. But if you have fresh roemary, you can add it your oven at 120 degrees for an hour or so, then add it to a spice grinder (coffee grinder), and you've got rosemary powder.

The Steak: Chuck Eye..next to ribeye, almost as good of a cut, but way way cheaper. Cut them into pretty little squares.

The Steak Rub: 1 tsp rosemary powder, 1 tsp ancho chili powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp chipotle powder, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp corriander, salt

Cooking: Sear the steak for a few minutes on each side on high heat in 1 tbsp olive oil. I think canola would work just fine as well. Then add to the oven for 7 minutes at 430 degrees. No more than 7 minutes.

The Sauce: 1 cup of cream, 5/8 inch deep slice of camenzola cheese, tbsp butter,
1 tsp chopped chives, 1/2 tsp rosemary powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, pinch of salt and pepper. Let the sauce steep, and then keep stirring until it thickens to your desire.

Mashed potatoes: Add 1/4 cup of milk, 1/4 cup of cream sauce, 1 tbsp butter, salt, and some more fresh chives.

Some asparugus was in there too. Which was just cooked with thyme, garlic powder, butter, salt, and a little water.

Crazy good.