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California Farm Asparagus in Steak Juice

Name: How to cook California Farm Asparagus in Steak Juice - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Hobby Horseman

California Farm Asparagus in Steak Juice

This is a special three course dinner, but smokey to make, so, I use my outdoor barbecue or open the kitchen door and windows. Steak Juice Seared asparagus is the first course, basted steak is served with biryani rice as the second course, pureed asparagus hollandaise soup is served chinese style as third course. Dessert is fresh strawberry ice cream.

Ingredient

Food ration :

2 people

Cooking time :

1 hour

2 bundles

green asparagus, half pound each, woody ends removed

4 Tbs

Basting sauce from searing the steaks

1 cup

woody ends of asparagus

2 cups

coconut milk, canned or fresh made

Fresh farm egg yoke

1 Tbs

meyer lemon juice

1 Tsp

dijon mustard

thick new york strip steaks with fat cap on edge, 3/4 pound each, room temperature

sprays of olive oil

2 Tbs

unsalted butter

2 Tsp

rosemary

2 Tsp

minced hardneck garlic

2 Tsp

minced fresh ginger

2 Tbs

soy sauce

2 Tsp

cracked black pepper corns

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Soak fresh green asparagus in cold water. Fill large cast iron skillet with bottom of water, bring to boil, snap woody ends off the asparagus, put ends in cast iron dutch oven. Blanch the asparagus stalks two minutes in skillet, keep warm on ceramic tile in barbecue or oven. Pour leftover asparagus water in cast iron dutch oven with asparagus ends, add coconut milk, add Tbs butter, lid on, simmer while eating dinner.

* Step 2

Bring steaks to room temperature. Heat dry skillet till hot, hold 1 steak with metal thongs on edge, sear end fat cap of steak till fat has melted, 2 minutes. Lay steak in rendered fat, sear 4 minutes, turn, sear 2 minutes other side.

* Step 3

Add butter, herbs, spices to skillet while searing steaks. When foaming, tilt skillet to scoop sauce in spoon and baste steak with juices, 2 minutes. Transfer steak to top of cutting board, cover, rest 30 minutes, the resting will continue to cook this steak internally to medium. Pour juices in glass measuring cup, wipe skillet dry, spray with olive oil, baste other steak, place on cutting board. This steak will rest fifteen minutes, be medium rare.

* Step 4

While steaks are resting, put asparagus in skillet, pour steak basting sauce over, when steaming, serve on heated dinner plates. Serve with cold water.

* Step 5

Carve and serve steaks in their own juices with biryani rice to absorb the juices. Serve with Zinfandel wine.

* Step 6

For last course, put cold egg yoke, dijon mustard, lemon juice in food processor with blade running, 8 seconds, pour hot asparagus soup over, puree, sieve into soup cups, sprinkle with biryani rice and nutmeg. Enjoy.