I recently invited my sister and her family to come to dinner at home. I know that my nephews are also ' carnivores ' than me and so I opted for a tender meat, easy to cut and chew, without needing the assistance of their parents.... We all know what it can be to give two children of 3 and 6 years impatient in front of their plate and wanting another and then another piece of meat...

So I chose a nice filet of veal and a few vegetables. We concocted something simple and fast that was a great success!

Not knowing what time my dear sister and her tribe would arrive, and not wanting to waste time, nor prepare in advance the steaks, I decided to marinate them, putting all the ingredients in the mixer.

I share it here with you!

GRAIN Calf Flounder for 4 people

Ingredients

1. A beautiful fillet of meat grain veal roughly 1kg
2. 1 medium onion
3. 1 shallot
4. 6 cloves of garlic
5. 2 tbsp paprika, optional (this gives a nice color to the meat and sauce)
6. 2 tbsp spice mix, COSTCO grilled vegetables – Garlic and grilled peppers – or any other steak mix
7. 2 tbsp. vinegar-cider preferably-
8. 1 tbsp. grated ginger or ½ tsp. ginger powder (optional)
9. 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp coarse salt (or regular salt) and pepper in grain or powder to taste (be careful to adjust your salt as mixed spices may contain a lot of salt already).
10. 2 cups of water
11. Olive oil for cooking

Instructions

1. Cut the net into medallions, the tail of the net gives small pieces that will be appreciated by the large and the small.
2. In the mixer, put all the ingredients from 2 to 9 with a little water and reduce it into small pieces, almost pureed.
3. Take a cauldron or a large bowl that closes well. Put the pieces of meat, puréed ingredients and 2 cups of water. Stir and let rest. The marinade time must be at least 30min and can stay there overnight in case your plans change! This can be very convenient because you can cook your meat the next day.
4. In a frying pan, pour the oil, wait until it is hot, then place the medallions that you drain by removing them from the large bowl. Cook over medium heat on both sides for a few minutes.
5. After cooking all your meat, in the same frying pan reduce your remaining marinade until the reduction to about one third, serve on the meat or next, you can deglaze with red wine, and add fresh cream at the end of cooking. Your guests will ask for more!
6. Serve with grilled vegetables of your choice and a small homemade salad!

Thank you and good tasting!