Annica's Beef Pasta

 

It’s official! Stefan’s family is a bunch of fantastic chefs! Every single time we go to Sweden we get spoiled by everyone with tons of amazing, fresh, modern, delicious and unforgettable goodies. And what’s interesting is that every time they come here to Dublin they cook something marvellous for us too. The last time Stefan’s dad and his wife were here they cooked a stunning lobster. The other time when Angelica came over with Ulf they cooked delicious pasta and last week another Stefan’s sister Annica cooked absolutely gorgeous fresh pasta with beef. I ate that dish in like 3 minutes, and it was a huge portion, I’m telling you!! Wow, what a beauty! Annica was so kind that she wrote the recipe for me. She came up with the dish herself and if you try to cook it you will have to improvise with the amounts of certain ingredients. Enjoy!

Thank you Annica!

 

Annica's Pasta With Beef:

200g beef fillet steak

100g chestnut mushrooms

1tbsp butter

½ onion

1 garlic clove

2-3dl cooking cream

1dl red wine

1tsp soy sauce

2tbsp balsamic vinegar

1tsp honey (optional)

1tbsp beef stock

fresh thyme

grated parmesan cheese

salt & pepper

For the side: 

Cherry tomatoes sprinkled with olive oil, pop them in the oven (250°C) for 20 -30 minutes

Fresh baby spinach

Fresh Pasta

In a pan melt butter, add garlic, onion, mushrooms and fry for a few minutes. Add 1dl of red wine, thyme, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce. Let it simmer (without a lid) for 20 -30 minutes. Add some beef stock if it dries out. Add salt & pepper, and if the sauce tastes a little sour, add some honey. Add cream. Slice the beef fillet steak, season with salt and pepper and fry it in a hot pan for just a couple of minutes, you don’t want it to be dry! Put the fried meat aside until the sauce is ready. When your pasta is cooked, mix the meat with the sauce and serve over the pasta. Don’t forget to sprinkle your dish with parmesan cheese and serve it with fresh spinach and roast cherry tomatoes. Enjoy this fab meal!