What's For Dinner - Day 4

Mystery Ingredients
Minute Steaks
Oranges
Blackberries
Corn Meal

Final Product
Pan Seared Steak with Orange Blackberry Compote & Orange Blackberry Corn Muffins

For the Muffins:
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp + 1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
Zest & Juice of 1 orange
10-15 blackberries, quartered

Mix everything together in a bowl except the orange juice and blackberries. Once the mixture has come together, mix in the orange juice and blackberries until combined.
Heat oven to 425. Pour batter into greased (or paper-lined) muffin tin. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the muffins comes out cleanly.

For the compote:
1/2 cup blackberries
Zest & juice of 1 orange
2 tbsp sugar
3/4 cup blackberry flavored wine (or other red wine)
Pinch of salt & pepper

Put all ingredients in a small non-stick pot and bring to a boil. Reduce until blackberries begin to break down and sauce becomes thick. Remove from heat.

Place a large flat pan over very high heat. Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Drizzle about 2 tbsp oil in the pan and cook the steaks for 30 seconds on each side. (This goes fast! Do not overcook them!)

Drizzle the compote over the steaks, or use it as a jam for the muffins.

RATING:
Steak with compote: **** (4 out of 5 stars)
Muffins: ***** (5 stars!)