BBQ Steak in the Varoma!

Thanks to dj for this recipe - the Thermomix really can do everything!

Marinade:
2 cloves garlic
2cm fresh ginger
1 small red chilli
2 tbsp Hoi Sin sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tblsp sugar
1 tblsp rice wine or dry sherry
2tblsp oyster sauce
2 tblsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp Parisian essence ( to give colour to meat - this is just burnt sugar and available in supermarkets)
2 tsp cornflour

2-4 good quality steaks eg Porterhouse or Scotch fillet

Method:
Place garlic, ginger and chilli in TM bowl and chop for 6 seconds on speed 9. Scrape down sides of bowl.
Add all other marinade ingredients and mix for 8-10 seconds on speed 7
Place steaks in bowl and pour marinade over and leave for 1 hour, turning to coat as necessary.
Dran and arrage steaks in Varoma tray - if cooking 4 steaks, place 2 on bottom of Varoma and 2 on tray.  Allow space for steam to rise in between. Place 500ml of water in TM bowl or make a sauce in the bowl (see below) and cook for 20 minutes at Varoma on speed 1 (or according to taste)

Sauce to pour over steak when cooked:
Use leftover marinade with 4-6 mushrooms, 1 onion cut in quarters and 1 cup wine.  Reduce water to make mixture up to 500ml.  You can add potatoes or rice to basket and cook with the meat - if so, use speed 4 instead of speed 1.

Enjoy!

Sweet and sour pork

Follow the link below for a really tasty sweet and sour pork recipe (this recipe is for chicken, I replaced the chicken with 500g cubed pork steak).  I cooked this dish first and poured it in the Thermoserver to keep hot whilst cooking 400g of brown rice in the TM.

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=4683.msg58861#msg58861

Chicken and Pumpkin Risotto

A pretty good risotto made by tweaking the mushroom risotto recipe from the EDC a bit.  This was enjoyed by all recently.

Follow the  mushroom risotto recipe, replacing mushrooms with about 200g cubed chicken thigh (or breast) and about 200g cubed pumpkin.  Reduce the rice to about 300g.

Follow the EDC directions, putting in the pumpkin in place of the mushrooms.  Cook for 10 minutes on 100 degrees, reverse and speed 1.  After 10 minutes is up, add the chicken and cook further 7 minutes, 100 degrees, reverse and speed 1.  Can stir through some chopped chives if desired. 

Pour into Thermoserver, leave to stand for 5 minutes, serve and enjoy!