Beef Teriyaki with Crispy Sweet Potato Chips #glutenfree #teriyaki

Previously in the blog we have given you the recipe for the pure and traditional Japanese Teriyaki Sauce. This can be kept in the fridge and used anytime. Here we have used to make Teriyaki Steaks. You can serve with any side dish you like, ie potato mash, steam vegetables, green salad.... The simplest option is to serve the steaks with their teriyaki sauce on a bed of steamed rice with  vegetables on the side.

Crispy Leek Strips

Ingredients:

2 Scotch Fillet Steaks
1/2 cup Teriyaki Sauce
1 tablespoon gluten-free Plain Four*
1/2 cup Leek Strips
1/2 Sweet Potato, sliced thinly
Some Roasted Sesame Seeds, if necessary
Salt and Pepper





Method:

Deep fry leek strips and sweet potato slices until golden brown and crispy.
Remove from the pan and place on paper towel and toss with a little salt.
Sprinkle some salt and pepper on the steaks, toss both sides with some flour (* This will make the outside of steak take on a char-grilled flavour as home stove is heat not as high as the restaurant grill) Heat the saucepan/ grill pan to very hot, toss some olive oil and pan fry the steaks both sides until  dark as you like.
Pour the Teriyaki sauce into the pan and cook on high heat until the sauce is reduced. 
Sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds and place crispy leek strips on the steak.
Serve with steam rice and crispy sweet potato chips.

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Sweet Potato Crispy Chips

Char-grilled T-bone Steak with Crispy Onion Rings, Roast Vegetables and Red Wine Peppercorn Sauce #glutenfree

Almost everyone loves a good steak. Serve a restaurant standard meal with a recipe that is easy to cook at home. The sauce is the star of this meal! This beautiful red wine sauce does not require hours of preparation but, it not a simple instant gravy. It takes only about 15 minutes to cook this special red wine peppercorn sauce.

Ingredients:

2 T-bone or  steak of your preference
6 cloves Garlic, if necessary
2 Potatoes - peeled and sliced
1 medium Sweet Potato - peeled and sliced
150g Green Beans, cut in half
Salt, Pepper and Olive Oil

Method:

Preheat oven to 210C.
Place potatoes and sweet potatoes in a baking tray with some olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake for about 15 minutes. 
Add beans and mix well. 
Bake another 10 minutes or until potatoes are cooked

  Onion Rings

Ingredients:

2 large Brown Onions - peeled

1 cup gluten-free Bread Crumbs
1/2 cup gluten-free Flour
2/3 cup Iced Water
Extra flour

Method:

Cut onion into about 1/2 cm slices. 
Separate each round.
Set the smaller pieces aside for the sauce.
Add flour to the iced water.
Beat until a smooth batter. Coat the onion rings with exrta flour, but do not make too thick.
Soak the rings in the batter. Roll and cover with bread crumbs.
Set to one side. 

 Red Wine Peppercorn Sauce

Ingredients:

1/3 cup finely chopped Onion
1 cup Red Wine
1/3 cup Thickened Cream
1.5 tablespoon Powdered Beef Stock
1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
1.5 tablespoon Peppercorns in Vinegar
20g herb butter/plain butter
Ground Pepper

Method:

Place 2 tablespoon olive oil in a small saucepan.
Add onion cook until a little brown. 
Pour the red wine into the saucepan and cook for 1 minute at high heat.
Add all other ingredients except the herb butter. 
Cook until reduced to half.
Add butter at the last minute.  If you not have herb butter, you can use some fresh chopped flat parsley. 

Heat the steak pan on high heat. 
Sprinkle some salt and olive oil onto the steaks. 
Grill both sides to your preference.
Rest to one side for 5 minutes.

Heat oil in another pan until 180C. 
Deep fry the onion rings and garlic until golden brown and crispy.
Place on the paper towel and sprinkle with salt.

Plate the steak and onion rings. 
Add roast vegetables and garlic on the steak. 
Pour the sauce on top or at side.

Tips:

• Herb butter, gluten free bread crumbs, even the roast vegetables can all be found in our blog recipes and made days ahead.

• This dish is about the beautiful char-grill steaks and the 'to-die-for' sauce. So you can change the roast vegetables, onion rings to a different side dish if you prefer. Maybe potato mash, boiled green bean/peas... 
• I use powdered beef stock in this recipe, the sauce may need salt added to taste.