Again with the crazy evenings, and here I thought I was actually getting ahead of myself! I had prepared both the main dish and the side dish last night, so I could make the dessert tonight, that way I could take it to work with me tomorrow. I ended up being short 1 egg (thanks Rhia for the rescue) and don't have any corn starch in the house which I didn't even notice this recipe had called for before my alterations trying to correct the issues. So we will see how that turns out... Hopefully still edible!
Things might be picking up at work a bit, got a couple of new projects today, though they are future items, but I could at least do some prep work. That will be nice, some days are immensely boring! I best not shout that too loud though as soon enough it will be the opposite once the reporting stuff is ready to be created.
Anyways, on to the Main Dish!
Garlic Braised Beef
1 flank steak
3 cloves garlic, peeled (and I smashed)
2 tblsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 can chicken broth
2 tsp lemon juice
Mix pepper, salt and garlic powder and rub into the meat. In a skillet, put in a bit of olive oil and sear both sides of the meat until brown (around 5 min) each side. Add rest of ingredients and bring to boil. Reduce to Low heat, cover pan, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Remove meat and cut in strips against the grain. To make the gravy turn back up the heat a bit and let it reduce, if in a hurry you can use your favorite thickening agent, however I prefer the reduction method (even if it takes longer) as it intensifies the flavors.
Needless to say I was tired and not very hungry last night, so I had it today for lunch and it was wonderful, the meat was tender and blended well with the creamy cauliflower mash. The gravy added just enough salt flavors to make it work. Now I have leftovers for about 3-4 more plates!
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