fair enough :-)
on a completely different note, I'd like to recommend the dish I cooked last night

it's undramatically called Garlic Beef, but should more realistically called Hardcore Pepper, Garlic and Vinegar Beef.

Serves 4
Get a piece of well trimmed beef skirt, about 600g.
Grind up a tablespoon of black peppercorns in a pestle and mortar then add 3-4 large clove of garlic and grind to a paste. then add a couple of tablespoons of red wine vinegar and mix up with a pinch of salt.

rub this into the beef and leave it in the fridge for a couple of hours (no more)

rub the marinade off and season the beef with salt.

get a pan or griddle fucking hot and sear it.

Rare is best, so 5 minutes on each side.

if it's a thick piece of beef it might need 5 minutes in an oven too.

Serve with chunky chips and green beans.

devour
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 24 Sep 2008, 18:39, Reply)