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5 BAYSWATER NEWS, AUTUMN 2022
Sailsbury Steak What’s
Cooking
It’s that time of year when we say,
“Gee this year is flying”, and 2022 is With Ashley, Group Executive Chef
no exception.
Ingredients 3. While the meat is resting, melt 2
COVID saw me churn through so • 500g lean ground beef tablespoons butter in a large non‐
many movies and TV series, I • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black stick pan over high heat; add
decided to switch my viewing to pepper mushrooms, onions, and a pinch
YouTube, where I could watch short • 1 teaspoon dry mustard of salt. Sauté, stirring occasionally,
videos on virtually any topic • 2 tablespoons ketchup until very nicely browned, 5 to 8
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce minutes. Reduce heat to medium
imaginable. Like a lot of people, I
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce and add flour. Cook and stir for 3
found myself doing DIY projects in
• 1 large egg, beaten mins.
my spare time. One project was • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste 4. Stir in ketchup, Worcestershire,
restoring an old chest of drawers. • ½ cup plain breadcrumbs and beef broth; increase heat to
YouTube had me well covered for Gravy high. Bring to a simmer; reduce
demonstrations and instructions to • 2 tablespoons salted butter heat to medium and cook, stirring
assist me. The project was a • 12 large white button mushrooms, occasionally, until the gravy
success. Not long after that I found sliced thickens slightly and reduces,
myself watching cooking shows. One • 1 cup diced onion about 10 mins. Transfer to a glass
measuring cup, scraping the pan
channel called Foodwishes.com, has • 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons all‐purpose flour clean with a spatula, and reserve.
reignited my passion for cooking.
• 2 tablespoons ketchup 5. Remove meat from the
The channel has been around for • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce refrigerator and divide into 4
approximately 10 years. Chef John • 3 cups high‐quality, low‐sodium equal portions. Moisten hands
Mitzewich cooks a wide variety of beef broth and form into oval patties, about 2
cuisines and narrates the steps and • salt to taste cm thick. Season both sides.
methods with a very quirky and dry • 2 tablespoons salted butter 6. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in the
previously used non‐stick pan over
sense of humour. I’ve included an
Autumn or rather “Fall” (as the US Method medium‐high heat. Add the
1. Combine beef, black pepper, dry patties and cook until browned, 2
calls it), recipe of his, which I am mustard, ketchup, to 3 minutes per side. Pour in
sure will find its way onto one of our Worcestershire, soy sauce, egg, gravy and bring to a simmer;
menus. I encourage you to take a cayenne, and breadcrumbs in a reduce heat to medium and
look at Chef John next time you are mixing bowl. Stir the ingredients continue to cook until gravy is
online. He’s a lot of fun. until very evenly distributed. piping hot, and the meat is just
2. Cover with plastic wrap and cooked through and springs back
Ashley refrigerate for 2 hours, or lightly when touched, about 5
overnight. minutes.
Serves 2‐3
Ashley
