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