You know those dilemmas when you are driving home, you are really hungry, you know what you want to eat but either it isn’t in your pantry, fridge or freezer or you just want to sit, order and be served. Last night was one of those dilemmas on my drive home. I had been working outside for the last three days at work – the kitchen is being renovated and it is mass chaos so I chose to convey the bark mulch from the front of the property to the back. Hence my hunger as I drove home last night – really wanting to have a steak!
This coastal community has few good places to eat and a good steak is impossible to find – it is just as easy to cook one at home. So here is a quick and easy, tasty meat and potatoes meal:
1 rib steak
2 Yukon gold potatoes
Organic spinach and cherry tomatoes
The potatoes are boiled with sliced garlic and make sure lots of salt is in your water. Leaving the skin on is just fine. When soft and tender and drained add in 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tbsp of blue cheese and mash everything together. Great tangy rich mashed potatoes!
Rub both sides of the steak with sea salt, white pepper and oregano. Melt a touch of butter and olive oil in a cast iron skillet till very hot. Heat your oven to 350.00. Seer the steak until really golden and sealed then flip over and coat the cooked side with grainy Dijon mustard. Seer the other side and then place in the oven for 10 minutes. This will be medium rare.
Toss your fresh spinach and halved cherry tomatoes, toss with olive oil and balsamic and add crumbled blue cheese and white pepper.
This meal is ready in 30 minutes. And the atmosphere is home, music is your own, and settling into an easy chair with a good back after eating is bliss!