Friday, September 11, 2009

Grilled Beef Steak



what do you do with meat that ain't looking too good (ie you know its edible but not quite in its prime...probably cos i'd bought it as a 'clearance item' from woolworths)? you marinate it with spices and be generous with it. bet it's what spices were used for in pre-fridge days (read: spice trade). besides, i like grilling cos it's easy to clean up afterwards, just wrap up the foil and chuck it into the bin. following recipe's for 4 slices of 1-cm thick beef steak. i grilled it on top of celery sticks (they were on sale too 2 big bunches for $2), so yah lazy me won't need to whip up the celery as a separate veg dish.

ingredients:
  • 4 slices of 1-cm thick beef steak
  • celery sticks/ any vegs that can be grilled. i think brinjals and boiled beans may actually work well too. but use apples for pork.
  • 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1-2 tbsp sugar
  • light soy sauce to taste
  • chopped onions (half onion), would be great if i've had lemon grass too.
  • pepper
  • 3 tbsp curry powder (with chilli powder optional)
  • sesame seed oil
recipe:
  • marinate beef with all the condiments & spices & chopped onions. set aside for 15 minutes.
  • lay chopped celery sticks/ whatever vegs on foil
  • lay marinated beef on vegs. make sure there is space between beef n foil so that the juice+oil from the beef will help cook the veg when the grill kicks in
  • preheat grill at abt 120'C
  • grill for about 4-5 minutes on each side. onions will give off its fragrance, once u smell that, can flip. grill till u are happy with the caramelisation on the beef. i had the beef in the grill longer at abt 6 minutes on 1 side n 4 min on the other cos i wanted it well done
  • serve with the grilled veg (shld be crunchy still) & rice

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