plain jane cooking - recipes for the novice:

steak with provencale sauce

ingredients

steak olive oil butter onion - large garlic clove capsicum tomatoes - tinned

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production

1. Heat pan over a medium heat, add oil and allow to heat up
2. Season steak with salt and pepper just before it goes into pan
3. Place into pan and cook to your favourite amount, rare, medium etc
4. Remove from pan and allow to rest
5. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the sliced onions with the sliced (or chopped) garlic cook gently until the onions are soft and translucent
6. Cut the capsicum in half, remove seeds and cut into strips, add to the onions along with the tomatoes (when can is open, run a sharp knife through them while still in the can to chop them up)
7. Bring to a simmer and simmer for approx 15 minutes until capsicums have softened, and the liquid has evaporated and formed a nice thick sauce
8. Taste and season

chef notes:

For a chunkier sauce:

• cut the onions half (cut with the natural lines) then into half again and then into half again
• cut the capsicum in the same way, so you have nice long segments

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