Steak And The Friday Movie



Guilty pleasure

Watching my guilty pleasures film tonight - The Devil Wears Prada - and cooking steak, all inspired by a new recipe book I came across. 








Miranda


Remember the heart-breaking scene when Andi, Miranda's assistant at Runway magazine, is ordered to Smith and Wollensky's to bag a thick sizzling T-bone and speed it back to the office only for Miranda to turn her nose up and leave it untouched?  

Well, Becky Thorn's Movie Dinners has lots of great recipes from all your favourite films - and you can be sure they won't be left on the plate! Think Bridget Jones, Pulp Fiction, Sex And The City (Cosmo anyone?)and When Harry Met Sally...

Becky Thorn's Movie Dinners
ISBN - 978-1-906032-86-9 

Sizzling Steak
Serves 1


Ingredients 


400g (14 Oz) T-bone Steak, groundnut oil for frying
1 Garlic clove, flattened
Rosemary sprig (optional)
Salt and ground black pepper
Wilted spinach, to serve

• Buy the best steak you can afford. Look for marbling through the steak as this gives flavour.

• Heat a heavy-based frying pan until very hot but not quite smoking.

• Put a slug or two of oil in the pan, just enough to coat the pan base. Toss in the garlic clove and rosemary and fry for 1 minute. Remove before they burn.

• Season the steak and lay in the pan. Cook for 1 1.5-3 minutes on the first side, without moving the steak. Turn and repeat this on the second side. 1.5 minutes on each side gives you a rare steak, 3 minutes is virtually cremated.

• Remove the steak to a warm plate and leave to rest for 1-2 minutes.

Becky says: "If serving to the fashion conscious, a side of wilted spinach and a glass of San Pellegrino will suffice. Otherwise serve with chunky chips and wilt the spinach in butter. Throw in a glass of decent red wine and enjoy."