Week 5 - Steak and Homemade Chips

 I decided to make steak and chips as steak is my favourite food (especially fillet). it was also quite a skilful meal as the chips had to be the right size and steak had to be cooked perfectly as I like medium rare steak the most.

3 large baking potatoes, Maris piper or king Edwards

1 tbsp of oil

3 fillet steak at room temp

Salt and pepper

Pack of chestnut mushrooms

Sprinkle of dried parsley

1 garlic clove

Knob of butter

2 tbsp Boursin or other garlic and herb cheese

1. Preheat the oven to 200.c/180.c fan. Peel and chop the potatoes so they are about an inch thick. When finished put the 2 tbsp of sunflower oil - vegetable oil works too - into a large sandwich bag and put in the chips. Seal the bag and shake to make sure the chips are covered. Lay out the the chips on baking tray with baking parchment.  Bake in the oven for 30 mins.

2.For the steak press and rub salt and pepper into the steak on both sides. To fry the steak put oil in the pan and cook on high for 1 min on each side then time another 5 mins on low heat on each side making sure cooked. Once cooked wrap in tin foil and leave to rest for 15 mins.

3. Meanwhile start frying the mushrooms on high with the remaining steak fat plus some butter and add the garlic making sure not to burn the garlic and constantly stirring. Then for 15 mins simmer the mushrooms occasionally stirring and near the end add dried parsley and Boursin. Take off the heat

Remove the chips from oven and serve all on a plate







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