Sides for steak

[Thebloodynine]

I’ve got a friend coming out of hospital and will finally be well enough to eat full proper meals, and they’re desperate for a steak night with all the friends. They won’t be up for going to a restaurant so I’m cooking. I need some help as they very much feel that “the sides make the meal” so give me some amazing sides which go with steak.
I think I’ve got potatoes covered as I’m making potato dauphinois and Camembert mashed potatoes.
Also doing a garlic herb mushroom dish.
But I need some veggie sides, maybe another meat or seafood sides, I don’t know. Lettuce wedges of course!

So hit me with your suggestions and any fool proof recipes.

Thank you @Thebloodyninethat Camembert mash sounds delicious. I’ll try it today.

Add a wee dollop of garlic butter on top when you serve up! I use half a Camembert for 500g of potato when making it for the kids, more Camembert if no kids to complain!

I love French food but had never heard of mashed spuds and Camembert. One lives and learns.

Onion rings, garlic mushrooms, tender stem Broccoli, some nice crunchy bread, mac and cheese, little sweat peas

There’s a gorgeous Irish Camembert called Cooleeney so I’m off to buy it and make those mashed potatoes @Thebloodynine
DH is a divil for butter on his spuds - even roasties 🙄 I despair but mashed Camembert sounds fabulous.

i always use fillet steak and do sautè mushrooms and onions with either chips or the Avoca recipe for small waxy potatoes roasted in the oven with garlic, balsamic vinegar and a few rosemary sprigs added towards the end.

Don’t worry, you’re not missing much!

omg, that all sounds so epic!

My favourites are chunky chips, onion rings, fried mushrooms and grilled tomato. Peppercorn sauce on top. Yum.

My favourite side is asparagus with breadcrumbs and brie.

Blanch the asparagus - bring to the boil and then simmer for two minutes.

Layer the spears in a casserole dish.

Cover with slices of brie.

Mix breadcrumbs with butter and spread over the top of the dish.

Cook in the oven for about 10 - 15 minutes.

But might be a bit cheesy if you're already doing creamy potato dauphinois.

Roasted baby plum tomatoes and asparagus, filled large flat mushrooms, stuffed peppers?

I would loath both your potato dishes, but that's just me.

For me, steak should be served very simply, either with fried onions and chips or with a mixed salad. No macaroni cheese, nothing creamy or cheesy at all. The steak should be the main event. Your friend would think I was very boring!

Chips have their place, but cooking them for 9 in a domestic kitchen is always going to lead to disappointment. You can’t have oven chips, they need to be proper deep fried ones and to deep fry for 9 you need an industrial sized deep fat fryer. Even if you did have oven chips, doing them for 9 people well would overwhelm a domestic oven I suspect.

Frankly I think there will be enough food for 11, what time shall I arrive and can I bring anything?

I eat steak with salad leaves cottage cheese and brocolli. No carbs

I think a salad goes well with steak.

Cooking steaks perfectly for 10 people is quite the challenge in itself in a domestic kitchen.

That’s also true!!

Hopefully the wiggle room of letting steak rest before serving helps the OP. There are lots of side dishes to prepare as well. Hopefully the family is roped into that :)

I’ve been asked to host because I make amazing steak. I’ll manage it for 10 without much fuss, as long as all the sides can be prepped ahead of time and bunged in the oven in the right order.

Yum! I agree with asparagus and would add Caesar salad and garlic bread.

I’d be disappointed if there weren’t skinny fries with steak. Plus onion rings a peppercorn sauce and salad will do me.

How are you attacking it? 4 pans for different degrees of wellness or taking advantage of the rest time or something else? I think I’d be tempted to crack open the BBQ.

Oh my god this would be my death row meal for sure 🤣🤣 I was going to offer up a couple of suggestions but what you’ve listed along with the potatoes and steak is waaaaay better. Seriously sounds amazing, hope you all have a lovely evening!

Green beans. Everything else is so heavy, you need something fresh to offset it.

What a gorgeous and very thoughtful friend you are @Thebloodynine!

Sounds delish! Have you tried smashed broccoli? Roasted with Parmesan? We love it

and I also need new friends!

I think a rocket Parmesan salad is always delicious and super simple