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    Sunday's Steak

    Rainy day here in Phuket, good one to spend some time in the kitchen (again). So, got a couple of striploin steaks lurking in the freezer, so one called into service. First thing is to strip the fat off.



    What I do then is roll it out slightly, spray on some olive oil and season with salt and pepper both sides.



    Meanwhile, potatoes and garlic are boiling away, and prepped some carrots and cauliflower. The carrots are going to be roasted, having been coated with olive oil, salt and pepper, the cauliflower likewise though with some cayanne pepper and cumin seeds.



    The steak is going to have a red wine and mushroom sauce to go with it.



    So, vegetables in a hot oven, time to start the steak. About 3 minutes each side in a hot skillet, then put to one side to rest.







    Added a knob of butter in the skillet, then some shallots to soften.



    Added some grated garlic, cooked for a minute then added the mushrooms.



    Once the mushrooms were cooked, added the red wine, stirring occasionally until it had reduced down, after which a spoon of mustard added.



    By this time, vegetables were done (I'd also boiled up some garden peas),





    Steak was good, consistent from first bite to the last.




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    Nicely done as always PAG.

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    Looks good mate (although personally I wouldn't trim the fat). Like the way you do your veg!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Like the way you do your veg!
    I'm a big fan of roasting vegetables, though doesn't work with all of them of course.

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    You drink wine from a plastic cup?

    Looks wonderful!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Topper View Post
    You drink wine from a plastic cup?

    Looks wonderful!
    The wine was in a glass, for the sauce. Didn't use all of it though, enough for a taste left and surprisingly OK for a cooking wine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PAG View Post
    The wine was in a glass, for the sauce. Didn't use all of it though, enough for a taste left and surprisingly OK for a cooking wine.
    Ok, I'll ask a question I should know the answer to, but what the difference between a cooking wine and a drinking wine. I've always just used a drinking wine to cook with.

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    I’ve a leftover uncooked filet and some Malbec from last night’s dinner. Was thinking of cooking it up today using PAGS recipe. Using mustard in sauces is new to me. Now I’m worried I’ll be using my drinking wine for cooking and everything will go sideways.

    On second thought, screw it. I’ll drink the Malbec.

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    Yummy, The steak here is like chewing on a leather shoe.

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    Or maybe I’m drinking the cooking wine!

    Have to say, I’ve become mighty partial to Argentine Malbec. Nice taste and not too expensive.

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    You can use Malbec for cooking misskit, although I prefer to use a pinot noir or Côtes du Rhône.

    I'll have to try the Argentinian Malbec now you've mentioned it.

    I would never cook with a wine I didn't like to drink.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Topper View Post
    Ok, I'll ask a question I should know the answer to, but what the difference between a cooking wine and a drinking wine. I've always just used a drinking wine to cook with.
    I guess just a poorer quality and cheaper wine, probably blended. I recently put these in my kitchen, as I'm always loathe to open something decent to cook with.


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    Best served several hours before dinner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    Yummy, The steak here is like chewing on a leather shoe.
    No shortage of half decent meat from various outlets here in Phuket. This is the other one languishing in my freezer.


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    Tell me the truth, PAG. That's a frozen imported steak? Is it rock solid when you buy it? how long to thaw out? does it taste as good as it looks when cooked?(your recipe was mouth watering)

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    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    Tell me the truth, PAG. That's a frozen imported steak? Is it rock solid when you buy it? how long to thaw out? does it taste as good as it looks when cooked?(your recipe was mouth watering)
    Yes, frozen imported and rock solid when bought. Takes about 4 to 5 hours to thaw naturallly (our kitchen temperature is always mid to high 20's, and yes, if cooked right they're tender and taste good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Topper View Post
    what the difference between a cooking wine and a drinking wine.
    A cooking wine is a wine you couldn't drink.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    A cooking wine is a wine you couldn't drink.
    Or cook with.

    Avoid the stuff labeled "cooking wine"
    When it comes to cooking with wine, avoid bottles labeled "cooking wine." Cooking wine isn't anything you'd want to cook with — it's loaded with preservatives, sweeteners and salt, which can make your final dish taste overly sweet, salty or even metallic.

    Abide by this rule of thumb: Cook only with wine that you'd drink. Your first tipoff that bottles labeled "cooking wine" aren't fit to drink is that they're usually shelved near the vinegars and salad dressings in your local grocery store. Your best bet is to select a bottle from the wine section of your grocery store, or better yet, your local wine shop.

    "The quality of cooking wine is so low … you have to remember that you're putting that in your body and in your dishes, so it's well worth it to spend the extra money to get a wine that'll really represent the dish," says Maria Rust, the wine director and founder of Somm Time Wine Bar in New York City. "If you really want to cook well, it's worth [making] a trip to the liquor store and getting a proper wine from people who do proper winemaking."
    The Difference Between Cooking Wine and Regular Wine | Ultimate Wine Guide | Food Network

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    Abide by this rule of thumb: Cook only with wine that you'd drink. Your first tipoff that bottles labeled "cooking wine" aren't fit to drink is that they're usually shelved near the vinegars and salad dressings in your local grocery store. Your best bet is to select a bottle from the wine section of your grocery store, or better yet, your local wine shop.
    That may be all well and good in your Sunday magazine, but has feck all to do with Thailand.

    Here we pay pretty decent money for our undrinkable wine, and it certainly isn't found anywhere near the salad dressing.

    In fact in most parts of the real world outside that load of bollocks, cooking wine is stuff that's just better cooked with than thrown away.

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    You whitey oppressor, Talking about your fancy cooking steak with wine---------------------------------------- only kidding guys, OK, dont get ya nickers in a knot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by havnfun View Post
    You whitey oppressor,

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    Sunday's Steak-bos2f0parya-8py6ysutq_375x500-jpg

    An Aussie wine - for laying down and avoiding!

    Steer well clear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    In fact in most parts of the real world outside that load of bollocks
    Not bollocks at all. If you need a Brit to tell you...

    Wine: if you wouldn’t happily drink it, don’t cook with it, either | Wine | The Guardian

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    snub, when was the last time you poured a ten dollar bottle of wine down the drain?

    That's what the bottle pictured* in post 22 cost me. I used it in a sauce for meatballs on Friday. It was a good meal.

    Of course someone who writes recipe books about cooking with wine would not get a book out of that.



    *Not my picture

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    snub, when was the last time you poured a ten dollar bottle of wine down the drain?
    Can't say that I have, but then again the lady usually drinks it, but when we just want some for cooking we buy small tetrapaks of wine that equals maybe a couple of glasses. Maybe they do not sell such things in the supermarkets over there.

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