So, our meal this evening. (It was extravagant, as we're celebrating DH starting a new job, after being made redundant last year)
Fillet steak
Roasted tenderstem broccoli and asparagus
New potatoes (for DH, not me!)
Cream and mushroom sauce
Roasted tenderstem broccoli and asparagus:
Rinse the broccoli and trim the woody stalks from the asparagus (the easiest way to do this is to bend the stems, and when they snap, throw the woody end away)
Wash thoroughly, and then put them all into a roasting tin. Drizzle generously with olive oil, sea salt and black pepper. Roast on a high heat for around 25-30 minutes. When tender, squeeze the juice of half a lemon/lime over them.
Mushroom sauce:
Dice an onion or 2-3 shallots, and fry till soft in butter with a touch of olive oil
Slice a punnet of chestnut (or ordinary) mushrooms, and add to the pan and continue frying (gently) until softened
Season with salt and pepper, and add two finely chopped cloves of garlic
Add a sloosh of white wine (about a glass full), cook this down, and then add a small tub of double cream.
Continue simmering till everything is soft/cooked.