Steaks Alive!

It was another of those blissful Autumn Sunday mornings where the sun flies high and the blue sky appears bright but somehow cold to the touch. We had spent the morning foraging for edible mushrooms and trekking into the rural suburbs of a village that influenced my formative years. It had been a weekend for us to reset ourselves and dress sharply like a wannabe power couple to go and see the new Bond Movie, a movie that left us with dropped jaws and wonderfully wrought spontaneous memories. 

The Sunday trek left us in need of sustenance for Sunday Dinner and we found it in the shape of a steak dinner that used many ingredients that were grown or purchased within no more than a mile of my house. 

On the player was a side project by Genesis member Mike Rutherford in the form of his band of tools called Mike & The Mechanics. Their eponymous debut album was the record of choice. There's a fair bit of undemanding coffee table pop to take in, that serves as good driving music, and the searing dystopian epic "Silent Running" containing lyrics that -although written in 1985- could well have predicted the Covid Pandemic. 

So to the ingredients of this steak dinner:

Two Medallions of Fillet Steak supplied by Stretton Hall Farm Shop | Facebook

Two Free Range Eggs. 

Six Pods of home grown Mange Tout.

Twelve home grown Runner Beans. 

Five leaves of homegrown Iron Man Winter Cabbage shredded thinly

Twenty-Five grams of Unsalted Butter.

A tablespoon of Gluten Free Self Raising Flour. 

Fresh Chopped Parsley from my garden. 

Point one litres of Skimmed Milk 

Grated Arran Cheddar Cheese. 

The way to make this Sunday Dinner is simple and it creates a filling and protein laced meal:

1. Steam the Mange Tout and Runner Beans for twenty five minutes.

2. Fry the cabbage in Sunflower Oil on a medium heat for around fifteen minutes. 

3. Make the sauce by melting the Butter in a small saucepan and then mixing it thoroughly with the Flour. Add the Parsley and Milk and stir together on a medium-high heat until it is thick Add the Arran Cheddar and stir until the Cheddar is thoroughly melted in. 

4. After you've taken the above steps leave the ingredients in their pans, but covered to keep warm prior to serving. 

5. Fry the Fillet Steaks on a medium heat for three minutes on each side for a rare flavour. 

6. Remove the steaks and then add the eggs to the pan before frying them for around three minutes. 

7. Serve. 

There's something about the taste of fresh green vegetables that gives them a sweetness that you just don't get with their supermarket equivalent. Meanwhile the mixture of a fried Egg on top of the tender steak too is delicious and sauce provided a richness that was not overpowering.