Peppered Steak With Mango Chutney Recipes

SEARED TUNA WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Saute the olive oil, onions, and ginger in a large saute pan over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, or until the onions are translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the mangos, reduce the heat to low and cook for 10 more minutes. Add the orange juice, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, and jalapeno; cook for 10 more minutes, until orange juice is reduced, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and add the mint. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
• Heat a saute pan over high heat for 5 minutes until very hot. Season the tuna liberally with salt and pepper. When the pan is very hot, add a drizzle of olive oil and then the tuna steaks. Sear for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until the outside is browned, but the inside is very rare.
• Serve the tuna on top of the mango salsa.

INDIAN-SPICED PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Gather all your ingredients and place around large work area, near stove.
• Pat meat dry and cut it into 3 or 4 portions, then thinly slice the meat into strips against the grain of the meat.
• Place a small skillet with seeds and peppercorns over medium heat and toast a minute until fragrant. Place in spice mill and grind. Combine with chili powder, garam masala and turmeric. (Ready-ground spices can be substituted but toasted whole seeds and peppercorns that are freshly ground are a little deeper and bigger in flavor.)
• Peel and chop red onion. Seed and thinly slice bell pepper. Thinly slice or chop the fresh chili peppers. Seed if you prefer milder food or leave seeds in for extra spicy. Grate or mince ginger and garlic.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high to high heat. Add oil, 2 turns of the pan, and cook beef in single layer to brown and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Season with salt and remove to platter. Add more oil, another turn of the pan, and add onions and peppers, toss 3 minutes. Add ginger, garlic and curry leaves and toss a minute more. Add beef back to pan, sprinkle in spice blend, toss to combine with peppers and douse with lemon juice, sherry or vinegar. Garnish beef with cilantro. Serve beef with rice or grilled naan, mango chutney and Mumbai Mule.
• Bring water (with or without aromatics) to a boil. Add rice and salt and cook in boiling water, 12 minutes. Rinse in strainer using HOT water, drain and remove aromatics if using.
• For the simple syrup: Heat the water and sugar in a small saucepan until sugar is melted. Add lavender and let cool. Store in refrigerator.
• For the mule: Run a fresh cut lime over the rim of a copper mug or rocks glass. Place rim of glass upside down into a saucer filled with chili powder to coat the rim. Fill glass with ice. Place vodka, lime juice, turmeric, ginger beer and 1/2 ounce lavender simple syrup into glass. Stir gently and garnish with a lavender sprig and lime wheel.

PEPPERED STEAK WITH MANGO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Coat all sides of filets in ground black pepper. Set aside In a high walled skillet heated at medium high melt the whole stick of butter. Once the butter has melted add whole peppercorns. Sear the filets in the butter and peppercorn mixture. ONLY SEAR. Remove filets. Add jars of Mango Chutnet to remaining mixture in skillet and heat. Add mustard to taste. Return filets to skillets and spoon mixture over filets. The mixture will carmelize. Keep turning filets until done (based upon the way you like to eat beef) When done (no more than 5-7 minutes) place on plates and pour remaining mixture from skillet on filets and serve.

MANGO AND FRESH PEPPER CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Roast jalapeno over a gas flame or under broiler until blackened, turning as needed. Transfer to small bowl, cover tightly with plastic, and let steam until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Peel, seed, and stem pepper. Reserve any liquid collected in bowl. Cut pepper into 1/8-inch strips. Set aside.
• Peel mangoes; cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Transfer to medium saucepan. Add onion, raisins, vinegar, and sugar; stir. Place over medium-low heat; cook, stirring often, until sugar has dissolved and liquid has been released from mangoes, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Seed and devein fresh hot peppers. Cut into 1/4- to 1/2-inch pieces. Add to mango mixture. Add reserved pepper strips and any reserved liquid. Stir into mixture with lemon juice and zest, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low, continue cooking, stirring to avoid scorching, until mixture has thickened, 35 to 50 minutes. Remove; transfer to medium bowl. Stir in almonds. Let cool to room temperature. Transfer to an airtight container.

CHARCOAL-GRILLED TUNA STEAKS WITH MANGO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Rub steaks with soy sauce and oil and marinate for 30 to 60 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together orange juice and ginger. Add mango, bell peppers and onion and set aside.
• Prepare a charcoal grill for high-heat cooking. Season tuna with salt and pepper and grill, turning once, until desired doneness, about 2 minutes per side for rare, 3 minutes per side for medium-rare. Stir cilantro into mango mixture, season lightly with salt to taste and serve over tuna steaks.