Thursday, 29 January 2015

Spicy Steak Salad

Ingredients:

Sirloin Steaks
Red Chili's 
Fresh Garlic
Olive Oil
Fish Sauce
Lime
Cucumber
Carrot
Radishes 
Banana Shallots
Spring Onion 
Baby Tomato 
Lettuce 
Peanuts 
Brown Sugar


 One thing I figured out very quickly when I started cooking is that you always need to start your meal with nice FRESH INGREDIENTS. Personally a few of my favourite things to eat are steaks and salads so it seemed suiting to put the two together into one spicy steak salad. First thing is to wash and SLICE ALL THE VEGGIES INTO ONE BOWL.



Next THE DRESSING. I cleared the seeds from the red chillies, diced them up, and then threw them into blender along with a spoon full of fish sauce, freshly squeezed lime juice, fresh garlic, and brown sugar to sweeten it up. 


Last but not least the STEAKS. Nothing to fancy for me I just season them with a generous amount of SALT AND PEPPER followed by 2 MINUTES EACH SIDE on a nice HOT FRYING PAN. Hot enough you can hear the steaks sear when they hit they meet with the pan. Then take them off and cut them into nice thick slices.


Now to finish it all off MIX THE DRESSING WITH THE VEGGIE's in a large bowl. Not too much dressing, too much will make the salad soggy. Then put it on a plate and lay the pieces of steak on top. Lastly crush up some peanuts and toss them on as well. Then the only thing left to do is EAT AND ENJOY.




This recipe took NO LONGER THEN 20 MINUTES not to mention FILLING, HEALTHY, AND AMAZING TASTING. What I learned from this recipe is that ONE OR TWO PEPPERS is quite enough. I put in 7 or 8 not thinking about how hot they really were and the dressing was a little to spicy to say the least. Good thing I like spicy food, but my girlfriend was basically bawling from the heat by the time she finished her plate. All in all I would recommend this recipe to anyone, very easy to make. 

For the original recipe and more detailed instructions on how to make visit Gordon Ramsey's food channel on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GMWn4IxVro





About Me:

 Hello, my name is Tyler Kearney. I am currently a 21-year-old student attending Sheridan College in the Advertising & Marketing program. I moved to Oakville when I was 16 from Ottawa, however I was originally born in Edmonton, Alberta. Since a young age I have always been actively involved in sports such as hockey, soccer, boxing, and kickboxing.  Unfortunately due to injuries I have had to stop playing sports competitively, but I will always continue to play for the exercise and  fun. When I was 18 I moved out on my own to Vancouver City working hard to pay rent and sacrificing most of my free time to whatever jobs I could find. While living on my own in an new city I started adventuring a lot into all the different cultures which eventually led me to a whole new world of delicious foods. I put aside my regular basic meals and began researching interesting recipes that appeared to take cooking to a way higher level. Once I tried a few of these recipes I quickly realized that cooking amazing tasting meals myself was not entirely impossible after all and actually fun to put together. Since then I have continued to make cooking one of my hobbies and will always make time in the week for some good home cooked meals.