The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. If you have a sweetie pie to spoil this Valentine’s Day (or a hankering for a good dinner with your gal pals), forget fancy and go for a simple comfort meal: Meat and potatoes. We can’t wait to sink our teeth into this delicious recipe from Chef Paul Hickey (owner of www.todaysmenu.ca):
Seared Beef Tenderloin with Herbed French Mash
Shopping List:
- 2 x beef tenderloin steaks (1 1/4 inch thick)
- good olive oil
- pepper grinder
- 3 large Yukon gold potatoes
- fresh thyme (bunch)
- small goat cheese
- milk
- butter
- salt (kosher)
Potatoes: Peel potatoes and boil in salted water for 45 minutes. Drain. Add a dash of milk, a glob of butter, crumble in goat cheese, strip 3 sprigs of thyme, salt and pepper to taste. Mash.
Meat: Preheat oven to 500F. Drizzle olive oil on steaks and crack pepper coarsely. Place in oven and immediately reduce heat from 500F to 350F. Cook 20 minutes for rare. Remove and let sit for 5 minutes.
And if you want to go the extra mile, add a Chocolate Fondue For Two by breaking up a chocolate bar, popping it in the microwave for 1 – 2 minutes, then stirring and repeating until it’s liquid. Serve it in a fancy dish with sliced strawberries and they’ll think you slaved all day in the name of love…