My housemate was away the other weekend so I stopped off at M&S to treat myself. I found a delicious pink grapefruit liquor which, when mixed with gin, makes a delightful cocktail (picture at the bottom)! I also went for steaks because they were two for £5 which seemed a bargain. I've done steak two ways below. The left hand picture is of steak marinated in a wet rub of Szechuan pepper and soy on top of Chinese greens in miso soup. The right is za'atar crusted steak with green salad and balsamic dressing.
Both steaks were marinated in their rubs for about 30 minutes and fried in a hot pan - I'd suggest oiling the steak not the pan and get the pan on the highest heat possible. You should only need to fry the steak for a couple of minutes on each side for a rare steak (obviously if you like it more well done then a few more minutes). I think the best test for a steak is the hand test if you're not sure I'd go on the soft side as they will need to rest for about 5 minutes. As you'll see from the pictures a dry rub will normally blacken more but don't worry, the steak inside will still be succulent and the crust will taste amazing.
This is the cocktail - so yummy!
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