Weekend demands delicious feast, mostly when we are passing days of fear during pandemic. As a Bengali our weekend menu mostly prefers heavy rich food. So, here I come with some mouthwatering recipes that will satisfy your tommy and fulfill your heart. After all you deserve it.
Garlic Lime Steak
For preparing the steak marinate with garlic, lime juice, soy sauce, cilantro, peppers, cumin and black pepper. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. After taking out leave for 30-45 minutes to bring at room temperature another 30 to 45 minutes. Then remove the steak from the marinade. Use half the marinade as sauce while serving. Just put the marinade in saucepan and cook till boiling.
Now place the steak on the grill. Cook for 50 minutes at 180 degrees pre-heated oven. Once you see coming oil out brush butter and the marinade every 10 minutes. Flip over and finish cooking for 3 to 5 minutes, depending on desired doneness.
Finally place the steak on cutting board and make slices. You can serve it with bread with fried side dishes.
Masala Beef Curry
To make this curry you’ll need- 2 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp butter, 1 chopped onion, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 1 small grated ginger, ¼ tsp hot chili powder, 1 tsp turmeric, 2 tsp ground coriander, 3 crushed cardamom, 400g chopped tomatoes, 300ml beef stock, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tsp garam masala, coriander chopped
First season fry the meat in little oil for 5-8 mins. Set aside on a plate.
Next heat the oil and butter together. Add the onions. Fry gently for 15 mins or until golden brown. Then add garlic, ginger, chili, turmeric, ground coriander and cardamom and fry for two mins. Tip in the tomatoes, stock and sugar and bring to the simmer.
Now add the beef and covert with a lid. Cook over a low heat for 1 ½ – 2 hrs or until the meat is tender. Check in between repeatedly until water starts to come out. When the meat is soft enough stir through garam masala. Before gas off scatter over the coriander and serve with naan breads or rice.
