Beef steak with Soya sauce and Asparagous

I was looking for a different recipe to use the asparagus I had in the fridge in order to avoid avoid it to spoil during my holidays, and I found this fabulous recipe from the Portuguese Chef Henrique Sá Pessoa , beef steaks with soy sauce and asparagus.

You will need :- Asparagus (1 per steak )- 4 beef sirloin steaks
- 1 tablespoon of sugar- 75 ml light soya sauce (as I only had normal soya sauce I added about 5 ml of rice vinegar)
- Ginger ( a bit smaller than the thumb )- Chives
- Olive oil and pepper
Cut the head of the asparagus and sauté in a hot pan with a drizzle of olive oil. Cut a sheet of cling film and place on the board , put the steaks over the sheet, cover with another sheet of cling film and flatten the meat with hand. Remove the cling film and set aside. In a bowl mix together the light soya sauce , 1 tablespoon sugar and the grated ginger.Season the steaks with pepper and then brush them with the soya sauce, add the chopped chives and roll the steaks around the asparagus head . Brush again with the soya sauce and season with pepper.
Fry on a hot pan with a drizzle of olive oil, brushing the meat again with the sauce. when it is ready dredge it with chopped chives and serve it immediately.

Steak Tartar: Part II

If you are a follower of the blog you will surelly know steak tartar is one of the dishes I love and I would say "The one..."

This is the reason why I decided to write a new post about this gastronomy wonder. On the other hand this may be one of the less descriptive recipe as this dish shall be prepared/custumized to your or your invitees particular taste, a more intense or soft flavour, more or less spicy ...

You will need:

Beef sirloin

Dijon mustard

Cournichons

capers

shallot

parsley

egg yolk

hot sauce

Extra virgin olive oil

Worcestershire sauce

anchovy fillet

Salt & Pepper

Start by finely chop the shallot, parsley, cournichons, capers, one anchovy fillet and set aside. Then, with the help of your best knife, chop the beef. I strongly advise you to resist the temptation to buy minced beef, the texture differences will make all the difference ...

In a bowl mix: a tablespoon of Dijon mustard, one egg yolk and a splash of extra virgin olive oil, add the Worcestershire sauce and spicy and then add the previously chopped ingredients . mix well and correct the seasoning with salt and pepper. Finally add the meat and mix it well!

Serve with French fries and toasted bread or alternatively with a mixture of vegetables prepared in the previous post.