Menu #1 [Foodie Bloggers Charity Event 2009] Rib eye steak, pumpkin mashed with Peach Sauce

Menu number #1 posted today. I would love this steak dish to be part of the charity. It is so simple and easy. I think steak is popular to everyone as it should. Since the invasion of cheap meat Buffalo from India and China, Many has forgotten how delicious cattle are. Don't get me wrong. Buffalo meat ryhmes well mostly on malay spicy cuisine like Rendang. Western cuisine does not use alot of spices. Having said that, Buffalo has got this raw meaty after test. It's very lean and has low fat content. So with a lot of spices it surely balance the taste.

Even so, in a business, you don't need to use cattle. Only if you want to indulge your customers then do so. An amazing cook can turn cheap cuts into something so delicious. Be it from the shin, blade, briskets or trimmings.

Get your rib eye steak with most white marbling fat.

Seared Rib eye Steak, Mashed pumpkin with peach Sauce.

Difficulties = EASY.
Served 1.

Ingredients:
Round Cut Australian PDS Rib eye Steak. - NOT WATER BUFFALO. (can be easily bought at SupaSave or Utama Grand)
Fresh Rosemary sprig - u can use dried ones too about half teaspoon.
3 cloves of garlic
Salt & blackpepper
Butter - NOT PLANTA

Yellow Pumpkin

for mashed:
Yellow Pumpkin - Cut into small pieces so its quicker to cook.
French Mustard - Optional
Butter

for the sauce:
One canned of peach with syrup.
A blender.

Methods:

• Blitz the whole peach in the can. Blend until smooth. Put aside.
  
• Boil the diced Pumpkin into a rapid boiling water. sprinkle some salt. Checked until it become so mushy. Mashed the pumpkin with a wooden spoon and add one tablespoon of mustard. salt & blackpepper to taste. To add richness to it, add a knob of butter. Taste until you are satisfied. Put aside.
  
• Use Non stick Pan. You pan has to be very hot. Smashed the garlic and throw into the pan together with rosemary sprig. Seared your meat on the pan, seasoned with salt & blackpepper. now add butter (just enough to bast the whole meat). Keep basting using a spoon on each side. I cook my steak Medium which is slightly pink. Overcooked meat would make it go dry and boring. If you are unsure, fork out the meat on a chopping board and cut on the side. You can tell whether its medium or still rare.

• Points:
  Medium = slightly pink, or pale
  Rare = bright and bloody.
  
• To assemble: Pour the sauce, Place steak within the sauce, then scoop mashed pumpkin and put on the side. Thats it.

Seared Rib Eye Steak, Pumpkin Mashed with Peach Sauce

Regards
ChefPol