Cooking down under has come a long way since the height of sophistication was the perfect pastry or consommé. Australia was desperate to get away from the worst aspects of old fashioned British cuisine and welcomed the revolution in Aussi eating with the first wave of Mediterranean immigrants and of course the fact that Asia is on the doorstep.
Australia is also known for their top quality beef and traffic stopping red wines so we decided to do a pepper steak & Shiraz. There are many versions of this dish but the key elements are top quality meat, peppercorns,cream and brandy.
With the additional flavour of garlic this dish is perfect with young medium to full bodied reds, including cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz or a blend of both.
Ingredients:
2 Sirloin, Rump or Fillet Steaks
Crushed peppercorns
100 g butter
100 ml cream
100 ml brandy
Garlic
1>Melt the butter in a heavy bottom pan, add garlic and once nice and hot, add the steaks, fry for no longer than 2 min on each side. This is med rare!
2>Remove meat, add brandy (take care because brandy will ignite)
3>Add cream and allow to cook for 30 sec on low heat.
Wine:
2006 Wildcard Peter Lehmann Shiraz, South Australia £8 (Nicola Wine Merchants )
Total Cost:
Food : £7
Wine £8
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