Beef it up

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What’s that? Am I going to fire up the BBQ again? Well yes I am!!

Forget about plain old beef steaks and sausages with tomato sauce (although I’m not totally against a good, old sausage sandwich … heck my husband drove to Harvey Norman on the weekend just to pick up a few), sometimes you just need to ‘beef it up’ in the favour stakes.

I’m going to make a salt and pepper crust on a fillet of beef – super simple, all you need is some salt, pepper and your refrigerator! And then serve that up with a grilled tomato relish and a grilled pinto bean relish. And then just because I am hooked on the word ‘GRILL’ and I have a few white peaches growing in my backyard … I will whip up some grilled white peaches for dessert.

In the morning, or even the day before – liberally season your beef fillet with lots of salt and pepper. Place on a plate and then leave it in the fridge, UNCOVERED, so that it can form a crust. You will need to apply a little bit of oil to your grill pan (don’t apply it to the beef) so that it doesn’t stick to the grill. EASY!

Grilled tomato relish
1 punnet of cherry tomatoes
1 small red onion – chopped
1 small green chilli – chopped
2 cloves of garlic – crushed
1 tablespoon of lime juice
½ bunch of coriander – shredded
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Salt and pepper

Toss the cherry tomatoes in a little oil, salt and pepper and then place on the BBQ grill for 2-5 minutes. Remove and then toss in a bowl with onion, chilli, garlic, lime juice, coriander and the remaining oil. Taste and then season (if needed) with a little salt and pepper.

Grilled pinto bean salad
4 rashes of bacon – thickly sliced
1 green capsicum – diced
1 small green chilli – diced
1 red onion – diced
1 can of pinto beans
1 tablespoon of lime juice
½ bunch of coriander

Place a pan over high heat on your BBQ grill. Add the bacon and then fry until crispy. Remove the bacon, but leave all the fat behind. Add the diced green capsicum, chili, red onion and cook until golden. Add the drained pinto beans and bacon into the pan. To finish, season with fresh lime juice and coriander.

Grilled white peaches
4 white peaches
200 grams almonds
½ bunch of mint
2 tablespoons of honey
100 grams of mascarpone
Vegetable oil Halve the white peaches and remove the seed. Each halve with some oil and then place face down on a grill until golden. Meanwhile, blitz almonds, mint and honey in a food processor. Dollop the mint pesto into the seed whole and then finish them off by topping with some mascarpone and mint leaves.

Posted by Jhoe XD