Usually, when people eat Western food, they go to high-end Western restaurants. But in fact, if you can master some techniques, you can also make delicious Western-style steak at home. For example, for making French Pan-Seared Steak, you only need onions, tomatoes, common peanut oil, and seasonings like salt and MSG.
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1. French Pan-Seared Steak Ingredients: 150g beef, 10g onion, 10g tomato. Seasonings: 10g peanut oil, 10g salt, 10g MSG, an appropriate amount of dry starch, 5g Shaoxing wine. Method: (1) Cut the beef into thick slices and pound both sides with a knife. Slice the onion and tomato. (2) Marinate the beef with salt, MSG, Shaoxing wine, and dry starch. (3) Heat oil in a pan, add the beef, and pan-fry over low heat until both sides are golden brown and cooked through. Remove and serve on a plate. Characteristics: The steak needs to be well-marinated, and it's important to master the heat during cooking.
2. Braised Steak with Aromatic Sauce Ingredients: 150g beef, 10g cilantro leaves, 5g ginger, 5g garlic, 3g white sesame seeds, 5g goji berries, 1 egg. Seasonings: 5g peanut oil, 6g salt, 2g MSG, a pinch of pepper, 10g light soy sauce, 1g sesame oil, 3g Shaoxing wine, an appropriate amount of dry starch. Method: (1) Cut the beef into thick slices and pound to flatten. Wash and chop the cilantro leaves. Peel and mince the ginger and garlic. Toast the white sesame seeds until golden and soak the goji berries until soft. (2) Crack an egg into the beef, add some salt, MSG, pepper, Shaoxing wine, and dry starch, and mix well. Heat oil in another pan until it reaches 100°C, then deep-fry the beef slices until just cooked. Remove and arrange in a bowl. Steam in a steamer until tender, then invert onto a plate. (3) In another bowl, combine cilantro leaves, minced ginger, minced garlic, white sesame seeds, goji berries, sesame oil, and light soy sauce. Add some broth to make a sauce, then pour over the braised beef. Characteristics: The oil temperature should be high when frying the steak, and medium heat is best for steaming.
3. Viennese Steak Ingredients: 4 steaks, 1 egg, 1 lemon, an appropriate amount of breadcrumbs, 2 stuffed olives, 240g mashed potatoes, 1 tablespoon butter. Marinade: an appropriate amount of onion salt, an appropriate amount of HP sauce. Egg batter: 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons flour. Mashed potato seasoning: 1 egg yolk, a pinch of nutmeg, egg wash (for the mashed potatoes). Method: 1. Wrap the steaks in plastic wrap and pound them flat. 2. Mix with the marinade for a moment, then dip in the egg batter and roll in breadcrumbs. 3. Deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown, remove, drain the oil, and place on a plate. 4. Separate the egg white and yolk, then crush them. Peel the lemon and slice. Decorate the slices with the egg yolk and white, then place them in the center of the steak. 5. For the mashed potatoes, mix with butter and the mashed potato seasoning to form a thick paste. Use a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle to pipe a large flower shape onto a baking sheet. Brush with egg wash and bake until golden brown. Serve alongside the steak.
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