Mushroom Pepper Steak with Orange-Flavoured Onions

Orange adds a nice twang but not too much of a twang as lemon does.


What goes in:

tenderloin, 5 medium juicy ones
garlic, 5 cloves
portabello mushrooms, 5 large caps, soaked and washed
one large purple onion, sliced into thin rings
one orange, the best u can find
butter
dried myrtle leaves
HP sauce
corainder to garnish
S&P to taste


1. Massage steaks with crushed garlic, freshly-ground pepper, salt, myrtle leaves and a dash of HP sauce. Leave to marinade for at least 30 minutes, overnight if possible. Meats usually taste best when they've been pampered with TLC "spa treatment".

2. Cut some butter onto heated pan/grill. Toss the mushrooms till soft. Add some HP sauce to help them soften. Set aside.

3. Cut butter onto heated pan and toss onion rings till they soften. Add a pinch of salt, dash of pepper and 3 T of freshly squeezed O juice. Set aside.

4 Lay steaks onto heated pan and cook over high heat for one minute or till one side is slightly charred. Turn fillets and heat for 30 seconds till centre of steak is pink.

5. Serve tenderloin with mushrooms and onions. Add garnishing.

TIP: Steak sets off nicely with mashed potatoes.