Categories: Food & Drink

Western Style Steak Tomato with Olives

Whenever I dine out with my family or friends, I would try the signature dish of the restaurant in order to know why do the chef strongly recommend customers to order them.

In most Western style restaurants, you may noticed that majority of the signature dish are meats related.

This particular restaurant that I had dined in has it all and never disappointed me at all.

Gradually, this signature dish had became my “MUST EAT” on the menu. It is called “ Steak Tomato with Olives”.

This steak is a real treat for those who are beef fanatics. At first, I was worried over the beefy odor but surprisingly, the chef had made the beef tasted just alike chicken which was a splendid skill that I had to applause.

I found that steaks blended well with tomato sauce, whether you use canned tomatoes or fresh cherry tomatoes. However, I prefer to use fresh ingredients in my recipes. Too much of canned food isn’t healthy either.

The secret of this recipe is the Tomato and Olives sauce, drizzle over grilled steak.

This is super easy!

All you have to do is saute garlic until aromatic, toss in the chopped onion, carrots, tomatoes and the seasoning, thicken the sauce with the tomato paste or water.

How to cook delicious steak

As for the steak, always choose the best steak with the leanest meat , no fats, as thin as possible. It gives the tender taste of flesh if you insert in some slices of garlic in between the steak, you can make incisions here and there. Then brush with olive oil and butter to give a more buttery taste to the meat.

Steak absorbs seasoning well. Grilling in the best way to cook them throughly.

Steak Tomato with Olives Recipe

Ingredients:

4 fresh or frozen steaks
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic- chopped
1 medium onion- sliced thinly
1 small carrot-peeled and chopped
1 can of tomatoes-chopped or 2 big fresh red tomatoes
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp dried basil
Salt and pepper to taste
10 black olives-stoned
Basil leaves or lettuce to garnish

Method to prepare

Defrost frozen steaks.
Brush both sides of the steaks with olive oil. Set aside.
In a non stick frying pan, heat up the remaining olive oil, saute garlic until aromatic.
Golden browned would be better.
Add in onions, carrots and a little water if the ingredients are too dry.
Simmer for a few minutes until the onions and carrots turn soft.
Stir in chopped tomatoes, vinegar, herb and seasoning.
Simmer for 10minutes until thickens.
Stir in olivs and keep warm by covering with a lid.
Next, heat up grill oven.
Grill the steaks for 10-20 minutes on each sides. You can brush a little butter on top if you prefer.
Remove the cooked steaks to each individual plates.
Garnish with tomato and olive sauce over the meats.
Garnish with lettuce or basil leaves.
You could also serve side dishes such as mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, par-boiled cauliflower or broccoli