Gary’s grub

Easy 5 minute steak meal

Posted by Gary

It rained today so my plan to go for a walk didn’t eventuate. I’ve put on so much weight, I need to exercise and eat less. Well after last night I really need to eat less. 

I made a light and easy steak dinner. The steak was a Scotch rib fillet that was about 1 cm thick and it had a nice amount of deckle around the lean fillet.

Scotch rib fillet steak NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/5sec, ISO 800
Scotch rib fillet steak NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/5sec, ISO 800

I left the steak out on the bench for 2 hours to let it get to room temperature and to reduce the moisture content.

Bread and butter NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/5sec, ISO 280
Bread and butter NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/5sec, ISO 280

I needed some fried bread as a base for the steak. The steak always tastes good with fried bread. Frying bread in real butter is also important. 

Sweet potato NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/5sec, ISO 360
Sweet potato NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/5sec, ISO 360

I like sweet potato. I cooked this with the steak. In the finished product you can see the char marks 

Saturday dinner. Scotch rib fillet steak with spinach, capsicum and sweet potato. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/25sec, ISO 400
Saturday dinner. Scotch rib fillet steak with spinach, capsicum and sweet potato. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/25sec, ISO 400

I like to cook my steak rare. I use the Heston Blumenthal method. I have a timer set for 5 minutes and the frying pan set to high. I turn the steak every 20 seconds. I then let it rest for at least 5 minutes. The resting is the most important part. 

So do you like to eat a quick and easy minute steak?

 
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Delicious spicy hamburger recipe

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I was thinking of a bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato sandwich for dinner but then I made hamburger 

Regular beef mince, an egg, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper corns, chilli flakes, dried mixed herbs, salt, and grapeseed oil. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/1.7sec, ISO 640
Regular beef mince, an egg, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper corns, chilli flakes, dried mixed herbs, salt, and grapeseed oil. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/1.7sec, ISO 640
Delicious spicy hamburger recipe
 
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Arborio rice
  • Regular beef mince
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Grapeseed oil
  • Chilli flakes
  • Black pepper corns
  • Mixed dried herbs
  • Salt
  • Egg
Instructions
  1. Put everything together in a bowl and mixed it together with your hands
  2. If you don’t use your hands it’s not fun
  3. It feels great squelching the oily mince meat between my fingers
  4. Make flat patties
  5. Cook in a bench top oven at 200 °C for 25 minutes
  6. Prepare a plate with cos lettuce, sliced radish, sliced tomato with pepper
  7. Plate up the hamburger patties
  8. Shoot a photograph
  9. Eat the meal
  10. Wash the dishes
  11. Write the recipe
  12. Blog (verb)
 

 

Hamburger mince ready for moulding. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/2sec, ISO 100
Hamburger mince ready for moulding. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/2sec, ISO 100
Raw hamburger patties. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/4sec, ISO 110
Raw hamburger patties. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/4sec, ISO 110
Tomato and pepper. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/4sec, ISO 140
Tomato and pepper. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/4sec, ISO 140
Saturday dinner is hamburger with radish, tomato and cos lettuce. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/22, 1/10sec, ISO 400
Saturday dinner is hamburger with radish, tomato and cos lettuce. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/22, 1/10sec, ISO 400

This was pretty easy to make and was easy to clean up afterwards. You can also make a hamburger in a bread roll and add condiments like mustard, barbecue sauce or even tomato sauce. 

 
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Delicious Chicken Maryland recipe

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Looking at the Yummy Lummy statistics is fascinating. The most common search term to get to Yummy Lummy is Chicken Maryland.

I’m conscious that just because a page is viewed frequently, it doesn’t mean it’s a popular page. A lot of people get to Yummy Lummy because they search for Chicken Maryland but from what I can see very few people feel strongly enough to share it via social media and no one comments. The most viewed post seems to be the most innocuous. 

It’s been a while since I did a Chicken Maryland post so here is another version. I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to leave a comment. 

Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. The chicken in the roasting tray. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/30sec, ISO 800
Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. The chicken in the roasting tray. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/30sec, ISO 800
Delicious Chicken Maryland recipe
 
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Chicken Maryland
  • Peas
  • Corn
  • Broccoli
  • Dried mixed herbs
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Chilli flakes
  • Butter
  • Tasty Coon cheese slices
Instructions
  1. In you favourite roasting tray add a Chicken Maryland piece, it doesn’t matter if it’s the left or right side.
  2. For a crispy cheesy crust add a slice or two of tasty Coon cheese (you can add any sliced cheese you like, I really like Coon)
  3. Add some salt and pepper and chilli flakes
  4. Place into an oven for one hour at 200 °C (fan forced)
  5. Five minutes after the chook cooks add the peas, corn and broccoli to a microwave cooking cup. Add some butter and mixed dried herbs. Cook for 90 seconds.
  6. Allow the chook to rest for about 15 minutes before serving.
  7. Plate up and shoot a photograph.
  8. Eat the meal
  9. Wash the dishes
  10. Write the recipe
  11. Blog (verb)
 

 

Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. Tasty Coon cheese slices on the chicken. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/30sec, ISO 720
Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. Tasty Coon cheese slices on the chicken. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/30sec, ISO 720
Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. Tasty Coon cheese slices on the chicken along with some pepper and chilli flakes. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/30sec, ISO 800
Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. Tasty Coon cheese slices on the chicken along with some pepper and chilli flakes. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/30sec, ISO 800
Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. Broccoli, peas and corn ready for the microwave oven. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/30sec, ISO 800
Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. Broccoli, peas and corn ready for the microwave oven. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/30sec, ISO 800
Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. Out of the ovens and served up on a plate. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/25sec, ISO 400
Tuesday Dinner. Chicken Maryland and vegetables. Out of the ovens and served up on a plate. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/25sec, ISO 400

 
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French toast with bacon and maple syrup

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I think bacon and maple syrup go hand in hand like waffles and ice cream

What can be simpler than beating some eggs with some cream. I add a pinch of salt and some brown sugar to the mix before soaking my bread. Ideally I would have used a thick slice of brioche but all I had this morning was some Helga’s pumpkin seed bread. Perhaps not the best for French toast but hey I’m not complaining. 

The streaky bacon was just cooked in the bench top oven. When the toast was ready in the frying pan I added the bacon and poured a generous amount of maple syrup on the bacon. I like a bit of ground cinnamon too. 

Beaten egg and cream NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1250
Beaten egg and cream NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1250
A bowl of beaten egg and cream with a slice of bread and some Cinnamon. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1100
A bowl of beaten egg and cream with a slice of bread and some Cinnamon. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1100
French toast in the frying pan. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1000
French toast in the frying pan. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/60sec, ISO 1000
French toast with bacon and maple syrup. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/40sec, ISO 400
French toast with bacon and maple syrup. NIKON D7100 with 90.0 mm f/2.8 at 90mm and f/16, 1/40sec, ISO 400

How to make a bacon and egg pie

Posted by Gary

It looks pretty rough but this bacon and egg pie tasted good.

Before I went on my driving holiday (aka vanilla slice crawl) I shared a number of posts based on some sheets of puff pastry I bought. Check out the links below 🙂 

I had one sheet left which I thought I may as well use. 

Cheap Coles puff pastry
Cheap Coles puff pastry
How to make a bacon and egg pie
 
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Real butter
  • Puff pastry
  • Streaky bacon
  • Pialligo Farm lardons
  • Eggs
  • Pouring cream
  • Tasty Coon cheese slices
  • Fried onions
Instructions
  1. Cook the lardons in the oven at 200 °C for 15 minutes
  2. Butter a pyrex bowl
  3. Line the bowl with the puff pastry
  4. Add some streaky bacon to the walls
  5. Lay down a slice of cheese
  6. Add the cooked lardons to beaten eggs and cream
  7. Pour in the eggs, cream and lardons
  8. Lay on a slice of cheese
  9. Pull the pastry together and top with some pepper and fried onions
  10. Bake in an oven at 200 °C for 40 minutes
  11. Shoot a photograph
  12. Place on a plate
  13. Shoot a photograph
  14. Slice and splay open then shoot a photograph
  15. Eat the pie and feel very full
  16. Wash the dishes
  17. Write the recipe
  18. Blog (verb)
 
Real butter in a pyrex bowl
Real butter in a pyrex bowl
Streaky bacon from coles
Streaky bacon from coles
Eggs and cream
Eggs and cream
Tasty Coon cheese
Tasty Coon cheese
Pialligo farm lardons
Pialligo farm lardons
Bacon pie base
Bacon pie base
Bacon and egg pie with cheese before going into the oven
Bacon and egg pie with cheese before going into the oven
Bacon and egg pie with cheese straight from the oven
Bacon and egg pie with cheese straight from the oven
Bacon and egg pie with cheese on a plate
Bacon and egg pie with cheese on a plate
Bacon and egg pie with cheese cut and splayed open close up
Bacon and egg pie with cheese cut and splayed open close up

 

Chicken Canberra

Fish tacos

What’s long and thick and tasty?

Pork sausage and bacon roll

 
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