Mum and Dad rarely eat steak now. It’s too expensive and they’re careful of their teeth. They both have a lot of dental work and they prefer not to chew anything tough. I promised a juicy and tender steak
I explained to Mum the theory behind Heston Blumenthal’s technique for perfect steak and the importance of resting the meat to get a perfect rare to medium rare steak. I also took the advantage of buying some Scotch rib eye fillet which makes a tender steak pretty well guaranteed unless you neglect it. Mum and Dad love their vegetables so we also had some boiled spuds (potatoes for you refined readers), sweet potato, snow peas, asparagus and sweet corn on the cob.
Scotch rib fillet steak after sitting out to dry and getting to room temperature. SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/2.2, 1/40sec, ISO 250Spuds ready to boil in the saucepan. SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/5.6, 1/10sec, ISO 320Scotch rib fillet steak resting and letting the wonderful juices keep the meaty goodness all tender. SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/5.6, 1/10sec, ISO 1250Saturday dinner. Scotch rib fillet with spuds, sweet potato, snow peas, asparagus and corn. SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/5.6, 1/10sec, ISO 2000
Mum and Dad were pretty happy and enjoyed the meal.
A local Canberra blogging friend http://talesofaconfectionist.wordpress.com/ posts multiple times a day with photographs of food she is eating. Sometimes she will write a longer and more descriptive post. I really like receiving multiple e-mails a day knowing that when I click the link I’ll see something delicious. If you like a broad mix of delicious food, I can recommend following http://talesofaconfectionist.wordpress.com/ Once there you’ll read stories of food and how her fiance keeps her happy with macarons
Today I made Mum and Dad a simple sandwich made from tinned red salmon and avocado on Helga’s traditional wholemeal bread (with some butter and pepper).
Saturday lunch. Salmon and avocado on Helga’s traditional wholemeal bread. Apple iPhone 6 Plus with iPhone 6 Plus back camera 4.15mm f/2.2 at 4mm and f/2.2, 1/15sec, ISO 50Saturday lunch. Salmon and avocado on Helga’s traditional wholemeal bread. Apple iPhone 6 Plus with iPhone 6 Plus back camera 4.15mm f/2.2 at 4mm and f/2.2, 1/15sec, ISO 50
Mum and Dad enjoyed their salmon and avocado sandwich. I hope you do too
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
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
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
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
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?
If you have any comments or questions please send me a comment in the space below.
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
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
Put everything together in a bowl and mixed it together with your hands
If you don’t use your hands it’s not fun
It feels great squelching the oily mince meat between my fingers
Make flat patties
Cook in a bench top oven at 200 °C for 25 minutes
Prepare a plate with cos lettuce, sliced radish, sliced tomato with pepper
Plate up the hamburger patties
Shoot a photograph
Eat the meal
Wash the dishes
Write the recipe
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Hamburger mince ready for moulding. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/2sec, ISO 100Raw hamburger patties. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/4sec, ISO 110Tomato and pepper. NIKON D5300 with 40.0 mm f/2.8 at 40mm and f/8, 1/4sec, ISO 140Saturday 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.
If you have any comments or questions please send me a comment in the space below.
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
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
In you favourite roasting tray add a Chicken Maryland piece, it doesn’t matter if it’s the left or right side.
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)
Add some salt and pepper and chilli flakes
Place into an oven for one hour at 200 °C (fan forced)
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.
Allow the chook to rest for about 15 minutes before serving.
Plate up and shoot a photograph.
Eat the meal
Wash the dishes
Write the recipe
Blog (verb)
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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 720Tuesday 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 800Tuesday 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 800Tuesday 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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