MainsJuly 6, 2018
Steak Un-Taco
Someone doesn’t want carbs. You know that someone. But you want a taco. Or something with steak that has a mexican flair. Or just some steak with something that you could plausibly claim was healthy.
This is your jam. Welcome to another way to have red chile sauce deliciousness.
Serves: 4
Time: 2 hours end to end
You could do other things to the steak. You could even put some of the chili sauce in the bag when you sv it…..
Mise en Place
Staples
- 1 cupfarro
- 1/2 cupolive oil
- 1/8 tspground corriander
- 1 clovegarlic, minced fine
- 1/2 tspsugar
- 1/2 tspkosher salt
- 1bay leaf
- kosher salt and pepper
- canoloa oil
Veggies
- 2 tbscilantro, minced
- radishes, sliced
- jicama, julliened
Recipe
- red chile sauce
Meat
- 1 1/2 lbflap steak
Fruits
- 2 limesjuiced
Dairy
- cojita, crumbled
Equipment
- 1pot, with lid
- 1sous vide, set at 130
- 1cast iron skillet
- 1bowl
Directions
- season steak with salt and pepper (you could add other stuff) and vac pack on medium suck
- sous vide steak for 1 hour
- meanwhile, make red chile sauce recipe
- when dinner is 30 minutes out, make farro according to package directions adding a bay leaf to water
- whisk dressing ingredients together: olive oil, lime juice, salt, sugar, corriander, garlic
- toss jicama in a bit of the dressing, saving most of it for the faro
- meanwhile, heat skillet to rippin hot and add some oil
- take steak out of sous vide, pat dry
- sear steak, 1-2 minutes a side depending on how you define rippin hot and the quality of your exhaust system
- let steak rest 5 minutes
- when farro is done, toss with dressing
- slice steak against the grain
- plate, farro on bottom, steak on top, radishes, cheese, jicama, sauce in places to your liking
- eat