Is it just me that is prone to insatiable food cravings? When I get one I am unsatisfied (and sometimes unapproachable) until I have devoured my wanted meal. It could be cheesecake, fizzy cola bottles or pizza but most recently I had a desire for steak and I wasn’t going to stop until I’d eaten one. It can be a little awkward in some situations to try and explain to those near you that the reason you are frowning, grumpy and on edge is because you desperately need some smoky bacon crisps. I had my mind set on a juicy steak with peppercorn sauce and thank goodness that I only had to wait a few days to fulfil this particular culinary requirement. Any longer and I’d have probably alienated all my friends.
This is such a classic, the ingredients almost don’t need listing, however:
You will need (for two):
2 steaks (rump, sirloin, rib-eye, whatever you like)
Chips
250g chestnut mushrooms
Butter
Mild olive oil
Salt and pepper
Everyone has their own way of cooking steak and what they like to serve it with but I thought I would share with you how I like mine. Firstly, I have to admit, when it comes to chips I am terrible at making my own and sometimes I buy them so I don’t have the stress of a bad batch of spuds ruining my meal.
I cook my steak in a bit of butter and oil; butter for flavour and the oil to stop the butter burning. I season my steak a little before it goes in the pan and then again when it’s in the pan. When the steak is done and resting I chuck the mushrooms in to cook in the pan juices and get all brown and sticky. Lovely jubbly.
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After my own heart – this is on the menu tomorrow!
looks great and you sound like me I get a bee in my bonnet about creating a meal 😉
We don’t eat beef so I can’t comment about it but the rest are really inviting. It has given me idea on how I can pair roast or pan fried fish for a wholesome goodness.
That sauce would make this meal for sure 😀
Cheers
CCU
i’m the same way with food cravings! this steak sounds fabulous!
Perfect!
How delicious! Looks great 🙂
I’m a chips and gravy kind of gal myself. Can’t get enough. We had chip sandwiches for lunch yesterday. Naughty, I know 🙂
there are very few things more frustrating than unmet cravings, so i’m glad you worked this out. 🙂
Mmmmm I want steak now! I used to like mine well done but after a restaurant served their well done still bleeding and I was too much of a coward to sent it back I ate it and then I discovered I prefer it medium-rare. 🙂 This recipe has me salivating!
The Bearnaise sauce from Maille is also lovely. We keep a jar in the fridge – “just in case” a steak and chips meal comes along! We make our chips in an Actifry machine these days – easy, predictable, and so much healthier.
I love Maille mustard, we normally have a selection in the kitchen, I haven’t seen a pepper one though, & I want steak now.
oh man, this looks so good. My husband doesn’t eat beef, but I get a steak craving every once in a while and just have to buy one for myself!
Oh YUM. I do love a good steak. My favourite sauce is mushroom.
YUM§ Looks & sounds delicious ! 😉
sounds wonderful with that pepper sauce! have a nice day, carol!
This is basically my husband’s dream meal. 🙂
You are not alone in your craving for a juicy steak covered in pepper sauce accompanied by crispy golden chips. It takes some beating. I love Maille products too. If ever you go to Paris – take a visit to their shop in La Madeleine – really pretty and stocked full of delicious condiments.
Steak & chips is just such a classic – love it. Has to be quite bloody for me though. I do that thing where you pinch your finer and thumb together – the ball of your thumb tenses differently depending on the finger and it feels like how the steak should be depending on rare, medium etc…Then again, sometimes, I just whack it on and off the griddle (the steak, that is)
I’m with ya on the food cravings! This sounds so good!
Oh my…what a beautiful plate of yummy food. You’ve got me craving for some steaks now. 🙂
Oh that looks beautiful. Although I don’t like Beef so much, I don’t mind replacing it with lamb or chicken.
oh my goodness … this sounds positively divine! I’m going to seek out that pepper sauce immediately!