RIB EYE STEAK
How I like to cook a big bone in rib eye steak when the BBQ isnt an option!
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RIB EYE STEAK
How I like to cook a big bone in rib eye steak when the BBQ isnt an option!
MORE BBQ FAV’S BELOW…
RECIPE CREATED & DEVELOPED FOR WOOLWORTHS
Even the simplest ingredients can make those weeknight dinners extra tasty. Check out my take on the CLASSIC Spaghetti Meatballs
Red Sauce
1 brown onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
2tbs olive oil
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp fennel seeds
2 (400g) Australian diced tomatoes
Meatballs
1/2 brown onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 cup Coarse Breadcrumbs
2 tbs milk
500g Pork & Beef Mince
2 whole eggs
Olive oil, for cooking
Spaghetti, cooked as per packet instructions
Parmigiano Reggiano, grated, to serve
Fresh basil, to serve
Step 1. Kick things off with the red sauce. Place a large heavy based saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil and onion. Cook for 5-7mins until onion softens and is aromatic. Add garlic, oregano and fennel seeds, cook for a further 3-5mins. Pour in the Woolworths Australian diced tomatoes, rinse tins out with a little water and add to the pan. Stir well and reduce to a very gentle simmer. Cook covered for min 30 mins, while you prepare the meatballs.
Step 2. To make the meatballs, add onion, garlic, spices and a little olive oil into a small fry pan and gently saute to soften, transfer to a mixing bowl. Add breadcrumbs and milk, mix well and then follow with the pork and beef mince and eggs. Using your hands gently bring together the mixture until well combined, taking care not to over work the mix. Take tablespoonful amounts of mince mix and roll into balls, repeat until all mince has been rolled, place on a lined tray or plate in single layer. Put in fridge for 30mins to chill.
Step 3. Heat a large frying pan or skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs and cook in batches until golden brown all over. Repeat until all meatballs are cooked. Place in red sauce and simmer gently for 10-15mins to finish cooking.
Step 4. To serve, place pasta in a large serving dish, top with meatballs, a sprinkle of parmesan and fresh basil.
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Slow cooker season is with us here in Sydney today! It is cold, it’s wet and it is raining hard, the perfect time for a comforting meal like these beef cheeks.
Feel free to use lamb shanks or even osso buco as an alternative to the cheeks, it will work just as well.
4 x 220g beef cheeks, trimmed
2 tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 brown onion, cut in chunks
2 head, Australian garlic, skinned whole bulbs
2 carrots, roughly chopped on angle
1 stick celery, roughly chopped on angle
2 tbs tomato paste
25g whole dried shiitake mushrooms
2 bottles dark beer
2 cup good quality beef or veal stock (I used my mate @chefmattmoran new "My Perfect Stock")
4 sprig thyme
2 dried bay leaf
1 sprig rosemary
Sea salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
To serve
Fresh parsley, finely chopped
Lemon zest
Polenta, cooked as per packet instructions
Step 1. Preheat oven to 160ºC. Using a medium cast iron pot, heat over a medium high heat and cook the beef cheeks in the oil for 3-5 minutes on each side or until nicely coloured. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
Step 2. Add the onion, carrot, celery to the pan and cook for 3 mins or until lightly coloured and fragrant. Add the garlic, shiitake and herbs. Return the beef cheeks to the pot and cover with dark beer and stock, season well with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, cover and place in oven for 3-5 hrs or until the cheeks are super tender and falling apart.
Step 3. Serve beef cheeks with creamy polenta, parsley and lemon zest.
RECIPE DEVELOP FOR WOOLWORTHS
This is a fun take on a steak sanga. The herby mayo is really fresh and light and brings the whole sandwich together.
Prep 00:12
Cook 00:05
Makes 2
Easy
1 packet Macro Grass Fed Beef Sizzle Steaks 275g
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup plain flour
1 packet Woolworths Panko Bread Crumbs
Woolworths Rice Bran Oil, for frying
Herby Mayo
1 cup Woolworths Whole Egg Mayonnaise
4 shallot, sliced
1/2 cup dill, leaves only, roughly chopped
2 lemons, zested
1 Woolworths Soft White Loaf (unsliced)
Step 1. Working one at a time, dredge the sizzle steaks through flour, then egg and finally the panko crumbs. Next, place a high sided skillet over medium high heat and pour in enough oil to create a half centimetre layer. Once the oil is hot (test by adding a small cube of bread into the oil, it should sizzle immediately), work in batches and cook the crumbed steaks for 1-2mins on each side, rest on a cake rack or paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
Step 2. While steak is resting, make up the herby mayo by combining mayonnaise, lemon zest, shallot and dill.
Step 3. Slice the bread in nice thick slices and toast lightly, build by adding two layers of steak onto bread and topping with a generous helping of the herby mayo. Slice and enjoy.
1 eschallot, finely chopped
1 tbs coarsely cracked black pepper
2 tbs brandy
1/4 cup heavy cream
Method
Step 1. Watch the video above, it’s super simple!
Pan juices
2tbs butter
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed, chopped
1 tbs tomato sauce
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup pouring cream
Method
Step 1. Watch the video, it’s really easy…
2 tbs eschallot, finely diced
1 clove garlic, crushed, finely chopped
1 tsp dijon mustard
2 tsp woooooooostershire sauce
3 anchovies
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp paprika
250g butter
1/4 cup curly parsley, finely chopped
1/4 cup tarragon, finely chopped
Step 1. In a small bowl, combine eschallot, garlic, mustard, woooooooostershire sauce, anchovies, curry powder and paprika. Mix well to combine.
Step 2. Add in butter and herbs, using a fork and then a spatula incorporate all ingredients into the butter.
Step 3. Place a large sheet of cling wrap down on a clean surface and add the butter into a rough log on the cling film. Wrap and roll into a tight sausage and place in fridge until set.
Step 4. Cook your steak and serve w/ Cafe de Paris medallion
RECIPE DEVELOPED FOR WOOLWORTHS..
1 packet Woolworths Smash Beef Burgers
6 sliced Woolworths Extra Tasty Cheese
3 Woolworths Milk Buns
3 tbs Woolworths Secret Burger Sauce 330ml
1 large ripe tomato, cut in thick slices
1 large brown onion, sliced super thin on the mandoline
1 head butter lettuce, leaves torn
Step 1. Heat a frying pan or BBQ hot plate over high heat. Place in the Smash Beef Burgers, add on some onions and smash the burgers flat. cook for 1-2 minutes until browned, flip and add the Extra Tasty Cheese to the top. Finish it off to medium rare (or to your liking).
Step 2. Toast the buns lightly in the pan until lightly golden.
Step 3. To assemble your burger, lather both the top and bottom of the bun with the Secret Burger Sauce, followed by two of the patties with melted cheese and topped off with thick cut tomato and lettuce.
RECIPE DEVELOPED FOR WOOLWORTHS TABLE
BEEF CHEEKS
Woolworths Cook Beef Cheeks in Red Wine Sauce cooked as per packed instructions.
POTATO MASH
Prep 00:05
Cook 00:25
Serves 4
Super Easy
Ingredients
1.5kg Woolworths Mashing Potatoes, peeled and quartered
3/4 cup milk
175g butter
Sea salt, to taste
Step 1. Cover potato in a saucepan with salted water, bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20-25 minutes until tender. Drain and then mash, adding milk and butter a little at a time, until smooth and creamy. Season with salt.
GREMOLATA
Prep 00:10
Cook N/A
Super Easy
Ingredients
1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
2 lemons, zested
2 cloves garlic, grated on microplane
Juice 1 lemon
1/2 cup Woolworths Extra Virgin Olive OIl
Step 1. Combine all ingredients and serve to table.
TO SERVE
Bring it all together serving up a beef cheek atop some smooth creamy potato mash and then garnished with a good spoonful of gremolata.
RECIPE DEVELOPED FOR HEALTHY MALE DURING MEN’S HEALTH WEEK
Bolognese with a few sneaky extras thrown in! This is a great way to not only bulk out your bolognese with heaps of veg but it also adds a great flavour base. This dish is all about layering the flavours and extracting all the goodness from each ingredient. Feel free to double (or even triple) this recipe so you can have these prepped and frozen for when you need a quick and healthy meal option.
Prep 00:15
Cook 00:25
Serves 4
Easy
Ingredients
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 x brown onion, finely diced
4 x cloves garlic, crushed
1 x large carrot, peeled and diced
1 x bulb fennel, diced
1 x zucchini, diced
150g cup mushrooms, diced
250g bolognese mince (mix of pork and beef)*
2 x 400g can lentils, rinsed and drained
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp chili flakes
1 tsp dried oregano
2 x 400g can crushed tomatoes
Sea salt & crushed black pepper, to taste
400g you pasta of choice, cooked as per packet instructions*
Extra virgin olive oil, to serve
Parmesan cheese, to serve
Basil, leaves only, to serve
Method
Step 1. Heat a large heavy based saucepan or cast iron pot to medium high heat and in batches of the different veggies, cook until softened and slightly caramelised / coloured.
Step 2. Once all veggies are cooked off, set aside. Brown off mince, then add lentils along with spices. Stir well to combine and cook until fragrant. Add back all the precooked veg.
Step 3. Add crushed tomatoes, using the tomato can add in a can full or water and season well with salt and pepper. Cook, gently simmering for 15-20 mins.
Step 4. Serve on top of your pasta of choice, with a drizzle of olive oil and garnish with basil and parmesan.
Notes
* for all the veg, if you want to cheat, feel free to use a food processor using the grate or chop attachment.
* for the mince, you can use only pork or only beef depending on your preference and availability.
*choose your favourite pasta shape, spaghetti is the classic but sometimes I love a short pasta to have with my bolognese.
These simple steak tacos are an excellent way to make your meat go further and to add a bit of flare to your taco repertoire. A quick and easy crowd pleaser.
Prep 00:10
Cook 00:15
Serves 4
Easy
Ingredients
Salsa Verde
1/2 white onion
1 jalapeno pepper
2 cloves garlic
1 large handful flat leaf parsley
1 large handful fresh coriander
1 lime, juiced
1/2 cup olive oil
12 soft corn tortillas, warmed
400g flank steak
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp chilli powder
To serve
1/2 white onion, finely diced
Sliced jalapenos
Fresh coriander
Lime wedges
Method
Step 1. To make the sauce, place all of the ingredients in a food processor. Season with salt and blend until smooth. Adjust flavour to your taste.
Step 2. Rub the steak with cumin, oregano and chilli powder. Season generously with salt and lightly coat with olive oil. Cook the steak in a hot, cast iron pan for 2-3 minutes on one side and 1-2 minutes on the other side. Allow it to rest for 5 minutes before slicing into thin strips.
Step 3. Serve the steak on warm corn tortillas with the salsa verde, white onion, sliced jalapenos, fresh coriander and lime wedges.
Notes:
* Make these tacos with any kind of steak you like. Other cuts that work well are skirt steak and rump. Best cooked rare to medium-rare.
I think the only thing that is missing on this burger is the bacon? How did I forget! Wrap your fangs around this Aussie classic, the Aussie Burger with the lot!
Read MoreSteak is good, steak is even better with a little nob of this Herb Anchovy Steak Butter on top! Not bad on fish either! Easy to whip up and simple to keep in the fridge or freezer for later use.
Read More2 tbs olive oil, plus extra to serve
1 onion, finely chopped
1 capsicum, cored and finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp smoked paprika
400g can finely chopped tomatoes
200g mung bean sprouts
500ml (2 cups) beef stock
Juice of 1 lime
Corn chips, to serve (optional)
MEATBALLS
500g beef mince
250g fresh chorizo, skins removed
½ cup firmly packed mint leaves, finely chopped, plus extra to serve
¾ cup (60g) breadcrumbs
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tbs olive oil
For meatballs, mix mince, chorizo, mint, breadcrumbs, garlic and paprika in a bowl. Season. Roll heaped tablespoonfuls into balls and chill for 10 minutes. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry for 5-6 minutes until browned. Place on a plate.
For the soup, heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, capsicum and garlic and cook for 6 minutes or until softened. Add oregano and spices, cook for a further minute, then add tomato, sprouts, stock and 1 cup (250ml) water. Bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 12 minutes or until sprouts are just tender.
Add meatballs and cook for 4 minutes or until cooked through. Add lime juice. Divide among bowls, top with extra mint and a drizzle of extra oil and serve with corn chips
1kg piece rump cap steak, trimmed
1/3 cup (95g) American mustard
1 tbs dried oregano
1 tbs garlic powder
1 tbs smoked paprika
2 tbs olive oil
1 lime, cut into wedges
SALSA CRIOLLA
2 ripe tomatoes, finely diced
1 red capsicum, finely diced
1 small red onion, finely diced
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 jalapeños, finely diced
1 bunch coriander, leaves and stalks finely chopped
1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup (60ml) red wine vinegar
1. Remove steak from fridge and brush all over with mustard. Combine spices, 2 tbs salt flakes and 2 tsp ground black pepper and scatter all over steak. Leave for at least 30 minutes to come to room temperature.
2. For salsa, combine all ingredients in a bowl and season well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Heat barbecue to high, drizzle steak with oil and cook, turning regularly, for 15-20 minutes until well charred and cooked medium-rare to medium. Place on a tray and leave to rest for 10 minutes. Thickly slice and place on a large platter or wooden board and squeeze lime over. Serve sliced steak with salsa criolla.
4 t-bone beef steaks (about 300g each), at room temperature
¼ cup (60ml) rice bran oil
600g Asian mushrooms, trimmed, cut into bite-size pieces (we used oyster, shiitake, Swiss brown and king brown)
1 cup coriander
1 cup mint leaves
½ bunch garlic chives, plus extra to serve
4 sticks celery, thinly sliced diagonally
2 carrots, cut into matchsticks (we used a julienne peeler)
200g sugar snaps, thinly sliced diagonally
½ small red onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup (60ml) soy sauce
¼ cup (60ml) mirin
2 tbs rice vinegar
1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped
2 tsp finely grated ginger
1 garlic clove, crushed
1. For the dressing, shake all the ingredients in a small screw-top jar to combine.
2. Heat a barbecue or grill-pan to high. Brush steaks all over with half the oil and season well. Cook, turning once, for 6 minutes for medium rare. Place on a plate, cover loosely with foil and rest for 4 minutes. Toss mushrooms with remaining oil and cook, turning occasionally, for 3 minutes or until lightly charred. Toss in a bowl with half the dressing.
3. To make a salad, place herbs, celery, carrot, sugar snaps and red onion in a bowl, add remaining dressing, toss to combine and place in a serving bowl.
4. Serve steaks topped with mushrooms and scattered with extra garlic chives.
12 prosciutto, slices
24 sage leaves, 12 whole and remainder finely chopped
2 tbs rice bran oil
1 large red onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp chilli flakes
500g beef mince
500g pork mince
1 cup (75g) dried breadcrumbs
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tbs wholegrain mustard
2 tbs maple syrup
Pickles, mustard, salad leaves and sliced baguette, to serve
1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Grease a 2-litre loaf tin and line it with prosciutto, allowing slices to overhang and tucking 1 whole leaf of sage under each slice where it overlaps with the next.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and fry for 5 minutes or until softened. Add fennel seeds, chilli and chopped sage and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Cool completely, then combine with mince, breadcrumbs, egg, Worcestershire sauce and mustard and season well. Press mixture firmly into tin and fold overhanging prosciutto over the top.
3. Bake for 45-55 minutes until juices run clear when a skewer is inserted in the centre. Remove meatloaf from oven and increase oven to 220°C. Cool the meatloaf in the tin for 5 minutes, then remove and place top-side up on a wire rack set over a lined baking tray. Brush top and sides of meatloaf with maple syrup and roast for a further 5 minutes or until prosciutto is crisp. Rest for 15 minutes. Cut meatloaf into thick slices and serve with pickles, mustard, salad leaves and baguette
1kg beef rump, trimmed, cut into 3cm cubes
120g butter, softened
2 tbs horseradish cream
Watercress tips, to serve
Beetroot, radish and grain salad
½ cup (100g) quinoa
½ bunch each target beetroot, baby beetroot and radish, thinly sliced (we used a mandoline)
1 red apple, thinly sliced (we used a mandoline)
¼ bunch dill, leaves finely chopped, plus fronds to serve
Horseradish Vinaigrette
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbs red wine vinegar
1 tsp horseradish cream
1. For the salad, cook quinoa according to the packet instructions, then cool. Place in a large bowl with remaining ingredients.
2. Thread beef onto 8 metal skewers. Mix butter and horseradish cream in a small bowl and season. Spread half the butter over beef. Heat a barbecue or grill pan to high and cook skewers in batches, turning often, for 3-5 minutes or until charred and medium rare. Place on a platter, brush with remaining horseradish butter, cover loosely with foil and rest for 3 minutes.
3. For the vinaigrette, shake ingredients together in a jar.
4. Add half the vinaigrette to the salad and toss to coat. Place on a platter, top with beef skewers, drizzle with remaining vinaigrette, if desired, and top with watercress and fennel fronds.
1½ cups long-grain rice
1-2 tbs sambal oelek (depending on desired heat)
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbs rice bran oil
100g shiitake mushrooms, trimmed, halved
2 tbs soy sauce
2 x 250g rump steaks
4 fried eggs, avocado wedges and watercress sprigs, to serve
Quick Pickles
½ cup (125ml) rice wine vinegar
2 tbs sugar
½ bunch baby (Dutch) carrots, trimmed, thinly sliced (we used a mandoline)
1 bunch radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced (we used a mandoline)
1 Lebanese cucumber, halved horizontally, seeds removed, sliced
1. Cook rice according to packet instructions.
2. For quick pickles, place vinegar, sugar, ½ cup (125ml) water and 2 tsp salt in a pan over high heat. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute or until sugar and salt dissolve. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Place vegetables in a container, pour in cooled liquid, and turn to coat. Leave to pickle for at least 10 minutes.
3. To make a chilli sauce, combine sambal and sesame oil in a small bowl. Set aside.
4. Heat 1 tbs rice bran oil in a large non-stick frypan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Deglaze pan with 1 tbs soy sauce, then transfer mushrooms to a plate and cover loosely with foil. Heat remaining oil in the same pan. Cook steaks 2 minutes each side for medium-rare or to your liking. Deglaze pan with remaining soy sauce. Transfer steaks to the plate with mushrooms. Rest for 5 minutes, loosely covered with foil.
5. Thinly slice steaks. Drain pickles. Divide rice among serving bowls and top with pickles, steak, mushrooms, egg, avocado and watercress, and serve with chilli sauce.
2 tsp each ground coriander, smoked paprika (pimenton) and dried oregano
¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil
600g skirt steak, trimmed
2 red onions, sliced into wedges
1 red capsicum, sliced into 1cm strips
1 yellow capsicum, sliced into 1cm strips
1 tbs red wine vinegar
8 gluten-free corn tortillas, warmed
Sour cream, avocado, lime wedges, to serve
Chimichurri
1 bunch coriander, leaves chopped
1/3 (80ml) cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbs red wine vinegar
1 red chilli, seeds removed, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1. Combine spices, oregano and 2 tbs olive oil in a shallow dish. Season well. Add steak, coat well and marinate for 20 minutes.
2. For the chimichurri, combine ingredients in a small bowl, season and set aside.
3. Combine red onion and capsicum in a bowl, add remaining olive oil, season and toss to coat. Heat a barbecue or grill pan to a high heat. Cook steak for 6-8 minutes each side for medium-rare. Rest on a plate, loosely covered with foil.
4. Heat a frypan over high heat and cook onion and capsicum for 3 minutes, or until charred and tender. Deglaze with vinegar.
5. Thinly slice steak. Divide onion mixture among warm tortillas, top with steak and drizzle with chimichurri. Serve with sour cream, avocado and lime wedges.