Recipe: Steak with mushrooms and bacon

Looking for a quick and easy steak recipe to add to the weekly dinner menu? This delicious pan-fried rib-eye with mushrooms, bacon and a sprinkling of peppercorns (recipe courtesy of Huber’s Butchery), is a great go-to!

Pan-fried rib-eye steak with sautéed veggies and bacon

This recipe serves two

Ingredients:

•  2 pieces of Australian grain-fed rib-eye steak, 250g each
• 50g unsalted butter
• A few pinches of coarsely crushed black peppercorn
• A few pinches of sea salt
• Olive oil
• 250g small white button mushrooms, cut into quarters
• 200g bacon, chopped into 5mm dice
• 300g baby onions, small shallots or pearl onions  1 packet Italian parsley Instructions for steak

Method:

Instructions for cooking the perfect steak:

1. Season steaks with sea salt and coarsely crushed black peppercorns.
2. Heat some olive oil in a hot frying pan, and wait until it smokes slightly before placing the steaks in. Let the steaks cook undisturbed.
3. Add some butter; turn the steaks over and let them sear.

Instructions for sautéed onions, bacon and mushrooms:

1. Peel onions and simmer in water. Add salt and pepper. Cover and let cook for about five minutes until softened; then drain.
2. Blanch bacon in just enough water to cover; bring to a boil and then drain.
3. Heat up a non-stick frying pan on high heat. Add the bacon first, and fry lightly to colour.
4. Add the onions and mushrooms, and sauté.
5. Toss a few times until all the ingredients are well mixed and softened.
6. Finish with a handful of chopped parsley.
7. Serve with steak, or even on top of it!

We would like to thank the following partner for sharing this recipe with us:

Huber’s Butchery
22 Dempsey Road
6737 1588 | hubers.com.sg

This article first appeared in the October 2016 edition of Expat Living magazine Subscribe now!
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Anthia Chng

Born and bred on this little red dot, Anthia is obsessed with all things beauty and food. When she's not trawling the web for the latest makeup launches and best hair salons, she's busy sussing out the hottest restaurants and bars to visit. Occasionally, she writes about her Muay Thai and baking adventures, too.