Sirloin Steaks with Mushroom Sauce & mashed potatoes

Sirloin Steaks with Mushroom Sauce & mashed potatoes

Ingredients (Sirloin Steaks with Mushroom Sauce )

4 (125g) boneless sirloin steaks, trimmed (about 1 inch thick)

3/8 teaspoon black pepper, divided

1/4 teaspoon salt, divided

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 (250g) package sliced cremini mushrooms

1/2 cup dry red wine

1/2 cup water

2 teaspoons all-purpose flour 

Ingredients (mashed potatoe)

• 1 1/2 lbs (680 g) potatoes, peeled and cut lengthwise into quarters
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons (60 ml) heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons (30 g) butter
• 1 tablespoon milk (or more)
• Salt and Pepper

Preparation

1. Sprinkle steaks evenly with 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Add steaks to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from pan; keep warm.

2. Add mushrooms to pan; cook 5 minutes or until tender and beginning to brown, stirring frequently. Combine wine, 1/2 cup water, flour, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; stir well with a whisk. Add wine mixture to pan; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes or until thick; stir constantly. Remove from heat.

Now let’s make mashed potatoes. Everybody seems to have their favourite way of making mashed potatoes but that the single thing that makes the biggest difference for making perfect creamy, heavenly potatoes is the type of potatoes you use.  Always put potatoes in cold water to start, then bring to a boil. That way the potatoes cook more evenly.

Method

1 Place the peeled and cut potatoes into a medium saucepan. Add cold water to the pan until the potatoes are covered by at least an inch. Add a half teaspoon of salt to the water. Turn the heat on to high, and bring the water to a boil. Reduce the heat to low to maintain a simmer, and cover. Cook for around 20 minutes or until you can easily poke through them with a fork.

2 While the potatoes are cooking, melt the butter and warm the cream. You can heat them together in a pan on the stove or in the microwave.

3 When the potatoes are done, drain the water and place the steaming hot potatoes into a large bowl. Pour the heated cream and melted butter over the potatoes. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher. Then use a strong wooden spoon (a metal spoon might bend) to beat further. Add milk and beat until the mashed potatoes are smooth. 
...Add salt to taste... We done:)

Yummy