Father, Dad, Papa, Athair ,Daddy, Ba, Vader, Pabbi, Pop

Father, Dad, Papa, Athair ,Daddy, Ba, Vader, Pabbi, Pop

Father’s day it’s a day I look forward to every year so I can spend a day bonding with the kids!

Wait a minute that’s sounds awfully like what I do on mother’s day seems I’m getting hoodwinked on this one:-)

After a lovely day “bonding” with the kids I look forward to a nice home cooked meal and a few beers with my special lady,

what better on father’s day than a manly piece meat cooked on a hot piece of iron,

but as simple as it’s sounds cooking a steak is an art get it right you have something fantastic to eat,

get it wrong and you might as well try to chew old leather boots

Gibney’s steak and wedges perfection

Spicy wedges

Ingredients:

     Potatoes

     Paprika,

     Oregano,

     Garlic powder,

     Cayenne pepper,

     Salt and pepper

     Olive oil

Method:

1.   Wash the potatoes

2.   Cut each potato into approx. 12 wedges

3.   Parboil in salted boiling water for 3-4 min (don’t overcook or they will fall apart)

4.   Drain and dry on kitchen towel

5.   Place on a baking tray and sprinkle with olive oil

6.   Now sprinkle with the paprika, oregano, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper (It’s best to adjust seasoning based on preference except the cayenne with the others a little bit more or less won’t make much of a difference)

7.   Cook for 30-35 mins at 180c

The steak:

Method:

1.   Very lightly score your steak

2.   Brush the steak with a little olive oil and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper I also like to add a smear of freshly crushed garlic and a little freshly chopped rosemary add let sit for 15 mins for the flavour to enhance.

3.   Heat your griddle or frying pan over a high heat, until smoking hot.

4.   Don’t griddle more than two steaks at a time, and keep them spaced well apart. If you add more than two steaks to the pan at once, the temperature will drop and the steak will stew, rather than fry.

5.   Don’t turn the steaks until good seared markings are achieved, then turn them over and cook on the other side (see timings, below).

6.   You must let the steak rest for about 3 minutes before serving, to allow the juices that have been drawn to the surface to relax back into the meat.

How long to cook a steak for

These timings are based on cooking a sirloin steak that’s about 2cm thick. (Cooking times will vary depending on the type and thickness of the steak, and how hot your pan is.)

Rare: 1½ minutes each side

Medium rare: 2 minutes each side

Medium: 2¼ minutes each side

Medium-well done: 2½ - 3 minutes each side.

Blue cheese sauce

Ingredients:

225g good blue cheese, crumbled

1 onion sliced

2-3 garlic cloves, chopped

100 ml dry white wine (drinking quality)

Knob of unsalted butter

Fresh ground pepper

50 ml cream

Chopped parsley (for garnish)

Method:

1.   In a medium pan, fry the onions and garlic until soft

2.   Combine with the cheese, cream and wine, over low heat.

3.   Stir frequently until cheese melts.

4.   Season well

5.   Remove from heat and keep warm.

So with a great meal finished it’s time to sit and relax together and I’m sure there are plenty of memories to be shared and what better desert than good company and a nice glass of wine or something special like a honey mead complete day all in all

I think this expresses best why i feel proud to be part of a group where i'm known as Dad!!!!!