A weekend trip to Costco produced a whole rib eye for a couple of £/kg less than supermarket steaks. With the definite advantage that Paul - chief steak chef in our kitchen - got to cut them to requirements. I just had to do side dishes.So I glazed some halved shallots in red wine and beef stock until they were sweet and the sauce was syrupy.
Then I melted some butter in a pot, added sliced baby leeks and whole baby carrots, tossed them in the butter and added washed, shredded baby leaf greens, pepper & grated nutmeg and clapped
a lid on them to wilt down.A couple of minutes a side in a very hot frying pan with a small slick of oil. A seasoning of salt and pepper. And there it was. Perfect, butter-soft, medium-rare steaks. Unbeatable.
oh such wonderful sounding sides
ReplyDeleteI seem to have misplaced my invitation to this dinner.
ReplyDeleteI will just be here by the door with a bottle of wine, waiting for the call. :)
Rib-eye is the best steak, sounds like a delicious dinner.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about the notion of shallots and red wine that always make me hungry? This looks like a delicious meal, FC :)
ReplyDeleteKat - thank you! I have to write about the sides because they are what I get to cook on steak nights!
ReplyDeleteNatashya - I did send your invitation, the post must be slow!
Sam - rib eye is the best. Discount rib eye is even better.
Sarah - they are a great combination!
Good for Costco. I think I shall have to return tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI am a rib-eye fiend!!!!
ReplyDeleteNice dish!
Jude - it was worth the trip!
ReplyDeleteCooking & the City - it is a weird thing we've found in the UK. The steaks are usually cut so thin it is hard to cook them! Get a nice thick one and it is much easier to cook it well.
Thanks MrOrph. I was a sirloin girl but since I discovered rib eye I haven't looked back.