Oh, hello, overcooked meat. This is what happens when you take a bathroom break in the middle of things. And read a short chapter in a book. And then go back to dinner and think, huh, maybe I should flip this.
The inside, actually, was very nicely cooked. Just rare enough for me, but the one side was so, um, well-seared that it was a bit like a nice steak topped with shoe leather. The overcooking, at any rate, was kind of irrelevant, since I didn't like the taste of the seasoning on the steak in combination with the reduction. (The balsamic reduction tasted fantastic on mashed potatoes, however.)
I think this photo does a nice job of illustrating for me why food photographers sometimes let a part of the meal blur out of focus. In the cookbook, you don't see the vegetables. In my photo, you see balsamic vinegar stained cucumber. Still the vegetables tasted fantastic, however awful they look.
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Seriously, what is it about your photos?! I'm full, yet all I want is a chunk of meat, mash and veg.
ReplyDeleteThat looks great, love the narrative on the cooking too.
I will ask what stained veg do you refer to?
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The cucumbers are kind of stained yellowish brown, but maybe it's just the settings on my monitor?
ReplyDeleteI think they just look pan seared,and tasty!
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Which is funny because they're raw vegetables :D
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