| Clipstone is a small village in North Nottinghamshire. | | | | 1 Hour Before serving |
| Many of the villagers experiment with recipes | | | | Heat oven to 210c |
| gathered from around the world. This is my recipe | | | | 45 Minutes |
| that was published in the village newsletter. | | | | Put tray of chipped potatoes into oven |
| Recipe for T Bone Steak Japanese Style | | | | Peel and slice the button mushrooms |
| Ingredients: | | | | 25 Minutes |
| T Bone or Porterhouse Steak per person. (The | | | | Heat a frying pan lightly coated with olive oil until |
| Porterhouse contains a larger portion of the | | | | VERY HOT |
| tenderloin than does the T-bone and thus is even | | | | 20 Minutes |
| more mouth-wateringly tender.) | | | | 1. Lay the steaks in the frying pan. Try to keep the |
| Teriyaki Sauce (most Supermarkets sell this) | | | | chillies previously pressed into the meat (keep the |
| Fresh Button Mushrooms | | | | heat ON) |
| Packet/ready made mix of Brandy & Peppercorn | | | | 2. Start cooking the asparagus and Corn (slow boil) |
| Sauce | | | | 15 Minutes |
| Red and green chillies (half of each per steak) | | | | Turn steaks (keep the heat ON) |
| King Edward potatoes | | | | 10 Minutes |
| Olive Oil | | | | 1. Turn steaks (turn heat down to simmer) |
| Corn-on-the-Cob | | | | 2. Add mushrooms and pepper sauce |
| Asparagus | | | | Serve Order |
| Side salad | | | | 1. Chips from oven |
| Preparation: | | | | 2. Asparagus |
| 1. Take the steaks out of the vacuum packaging two | | | | 3. Corn |
| or three hours before serving. Wash and place in a | | | | 4. Steaks |
| bowl. Pour over the Teriyaki Sauce and prod the | | | | 5. Pepper and Mushroom Sauce |
| steaks with a fork. | | | | 6. Salad |
| 2. Chop up the chillies and press into the meat on | | | | Times will vary according to your cooking appliance. |
| both sides. Cover and leave for a few hours. | | | | The amount of ingredients will depend on the size of |
| 3. Peel and cut the potatoes into 1/4 inch slices/chips. | | | | your dinner party. |
| Place on a baking tray and lightly coat with Olive Oil, | | | | This is an almost foolproof method for cooking |
| salt and black pepper. Cover with cling film. | | | | steaks, but it works particularly well for T bone or |
| 4. Wash and cut the course end from the asparagus | | | | Porterhouse cuts. |
| and place in a pan of cold lightly salted water. | | | | Of course, to complement the meal a good, strong |
| 5. Prepare the Corn-on-the-Cob by removing leaves | | | | red wine must be served along with good |
| and strings. Wash and place in a cold pan of lightly | | | | conversation and a lot of laughter. |
| salted water. | | | | The Ideal Entree |
| 6. Make salad from any ingredients to hand and store | | | | Oxtail Soup |
| in refrigerator. | | | | The Ideal Dessert |
| Timings... great cooks and lovers appreciated the | | | | Chocolate Fudge Cake |
| importance of timing. Too early, too late or just right | | | | If any of your guests are vegetarian, just serve then |
| can be the difference between a great experience or | | | | the salad and asparagus with a big bread roll and lots |
| frustration and disappointment. | | | | more wine. |