Homespun Steak & Sides

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Cooking time :

20 minutes

Yield :

Comfort food from the home! A medly of steak, homestyle potato chips, sauteed baby spinach and a fresh tomato garnish.

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Ingredients

Homespun Steak

3 unit 6-7 oz. beef tenderloin steaks, flattened to 1 inch thick
8 tablespoons cracked or coarsely ground black peppercorns
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup shallots, chopped
3 tablespoons high quality beef based paste
4 ounces brandy
4 tablespoons Madagascar green peppercorns, in brine
2 tablespoons dried pink peppercorn
2 cups heavyce cream
unit sea salt to taste

Home Style Potato Chips

4 unit medium russet potatoes, cleaned but not peeled
unit oil for deep fryer
unit sea salt to taste

Sauteed Baby Spinach

1 Container pre-cleaned fresh baby spinach
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small sweet white onion, chopped
1/2 unit red bell pepper, seeds removed and diced
1/2 teaspoon curhsed chilies
1/2 unit juice from half a lemon
unit salt, to taste
unit pepper, to taste

Fresh Tomato Garnish

2 unit medium-sized vine ripened tomatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
unit sea salt to taste
unit ground pepper to taste

Directions

Homespun Steak

Bring the beef to room temperature.
Drizzle the beef lightly with half the oil, season with a bit of salt and press 1 tablespoons cracked pepper into each side of the steaks, pushing it into the meat to make it stick.
Sear the steaks on both sides in remaining oil on high heat in a frying pan. Ensure that there is a nice crust on each side.
Remove the steaks from the pan and allow them to rest on a plate.
Discard the excess oil from the pan. Reduce the heat to medium and add the shallots.
Roughly chop and crush the green peppercorns, then add to the pan along with about 1 tablespoon of the brine and dried pink peppercorns.
De-glaze the pan gently with the brandy.
Once the brandy has reduced by half, add the beef base and cream.
Bring to a simmer and allow the sauce to reduce and thicken a bit and then return the steaks to the pan in the sauce, turning them to coat.
Allow the sauce to reduce and the steaks to continue cooking about 5 minutes, until the meat is med-rare and the sauce is glossy and thickened.
Remove the steaks to rest and correct the seasoning to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Plate the steak leaning against a layer of hot home-style potato chips and drizzle about 3 tablespoons of sauce over the beef. Garnish with one piece of tomato.

Home Style Potato Chips

Heat oil to 375 degrees Fahrenheit in a pot suitable for deep frying.
Wash the potatoes and remove any blemishes. Do not peel.
Slice them on the bias very thinly, to about 1/8 of an inch.
Rinse the slices thoroughly in cold water and then drain completely and pat dry.
Cook the chips in the deep fryer in small batches, until cooked in the centre, crispy around the edges and golden brown. About 5 minutes.
Drain the chips on paper towels and season to taste with sea salt.

Sauteed Baby Spinach

Melt the butter in a saute pan, add the chilies, onion and bell pepper.
Cook on medium until it's all translucent.
Add the spinach and cook until it is just wilted.
Squeeze half a lemon into the pan and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Fresh Tomato Garnish

Core the tomatoes and slice in half.
Place cut-side down in a hot no-stick pan with the olive oil.
When there's a good sear, turn the tomatoes and continue cooking until slightly soft and warmed through.
Season with sea salt and ground pepper and a drop of extra virgin olive oil.

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