This is steak and chips, our way.
It starts with beef fillet and a bunch of herbs from the garden…
Then the chips.
Well, they’re not chips at all really.
They start off as baked potatoes that get sliced, seasoned and fried.
Then some British strawberries, with sweet balsamic vinegar and vanilla panna cotta.
I think I’ll eat mine outside.
This meal was an early anniversary treat. Tomorrow Ed and I will have been married for 14 years.
That’s worth celebrating with steak and strawberries don’t you think?
My perfect Sunday Dinner – mostly cooked by Ed
Happy Anniversary Honey x
Things{we}make Steak & Chips & Strawberries
The Steak
The thin end of a fillet of beef, rubbed with oil then rolled in chopped rosemary, thyme, salt pepper and ground garlic.
It’s seared well on all sides then finished in a hot oven for 15 minutes.
Then it’s given a well deserved rest while the ‘chips’ get cooked.
The Chips
We always make twice as many baked potatoes as we need.
The leftovers get sliced, seasoned and fried slowly in a mixture of olive and sunflower oil.
These are fabulous for breakfast.
The Salad
Whatever you fancy. We went for a herby bean and tomato salad and the first lettuce leaves from the garden.
The Strawberries
Chop and mix with some good, thick balsamic and some vanilla sugar.
Allow to macerate for a few hours.
The Panna Cotta (make this for extra brownie points from everyone)
I particularly like the way that the vanilla seeds settle at the bottom…giving a lovely speckly finish.
- 2 leaves of gelatine – 2g each
- 420ml double cream
- 90g caster sugar
- 1 large teaspoon of vanilla extract – one with the seeds in
Put the gelatine in a bowl of cold water to soak.
Rub the inside of 4 dariole moulds or ramekins with a little sunflower oil.
In a heavy, non stick pan gently heat the cream and sugar whilst stirring.
Just after the creamy mixture comes to a simmer and bubbles round the edge take it off the heat.
Squeeze the excess water from the gelatine and stir it into the cream.
Add the vanilla and stir.
Pour the mix through a sieve into a jug, then pour into the moulds.
Allow to set in the fridge for 4 or more hours
Half an hour before you are ready to eat them take them out of the fridge for a while then dip them briefly into hot water.
Slide a sharp knife around the edge and tip onto a plate.
Spoon the strawberries over the top.
sebbyholmes
June 10, 2013
I love this post. It’s nice to see a perfectly cooked price of meat too. Making me hungry for some steak- nice photography too, thanks for the recipe
Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide
June 11, 2013
What a great meal all around. I have to do potatoes that way, whatever you call ’em.
grandbabycakes
June 11, 2013
Now that is a meal. Those potatoes are to die for!
Sally
June 11, 2013
Happy anniversary. A perfect meal. The panna cotta looks absolutely divine.
Kiki
June 11, 2013
Happy Anniversary! Pictures look fantastic, and meal sounds absolutely delicious.
thelittleloaf
June 11, 2013
Oh my god that beef looks perfect – I can almost taste it! I’v just finished eating bircher muesli for breakfast…it really does’t compare…
snookiescakes
June 11, 2013
Happy Anniversary!
I think I need to make a steak with rosemary! Sounds so good!
notimeforironing
June 11, 2013
Yep, that makes me want to eat steak, right now.
egg me on
June 11, 2013
My mouth is watering. Perfect steak, amazing chips, fantastic strawberries. Seems like the perfect way to celebrate. Congrats guys.
Louise at Cake and Calico
June 11, 2013
I love your ‘chips’! They are like SuperChips, cross-bred with roasties… Mmm. Hungry now! Happy anniversary. 😀
sylviadewy
June 13, 2013
This Looks scrumptious .. and yeah! Happy Anniversary.. god bless you 🙂
thecasualindulgent
June 13, 2013
What a perfect looking meal for such a great day! Herb garden is beautiful also – still working on getting mine up and running!
lovinghomemade
June 13, 2013
Happy Anniversary!
The Gretchen Show
June 15, 2013
Looks delicious! And beautifully simple.
thewesternchicken
June 17, 2013
LOVE the fact that you have a herb garden at your backyard!!!
I would definitely love to have a herb garden, fruit and vegetable garden.
you know, Just a small one~ 🙂
-Raining Chocolate
thingswemake.co.uk
June 20, 2013
Thanks for all the Happy Anniversary wishes you guys. I wasn’t mentioning it to be needy…honest. It was more to do with the fact that I hadn’t got a card or a pressy for Ed, so it was a bit of a cheats way out to ‘do a post’.
It’s great that there are so many ‘likes’ on this post…44 and still rising. You must like your steak and chips. I like to think it’s because you like the photos too. I love the way it captures the feeling of that day (as I sit here and look at the rain).
Thanks again everyone 🙂
thefolia
June 24, 2013
I love, love, love your rows of herbs! We all need more herbs in our lives–if we could only replace all lawns for herbs what a wonderful world it would be! Happy Nesting!
Amir A. Rezaei P.
July 12, 2013
I really liked the way of living of you two 🙂
Best wishes and happy cooking and bloging! 🙂
Cheeeeers 😉
Mr. P
July 26, 2013
Just read this: happy anniversary! (I’m stealing the chips idea!!)