What's For Dinner - Day 8

Mystery Ingredients
Beef Round Steaks
Mushrooms
Freeze Dried Apples and Pears

Final Product
Steak with Apple Pear Bacon & Mushroom Compote

Beef Round Steak
Mushrooms, sliced
Freeze Dried Apples and Pears
Bacon, diced
2 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp Butter
Salt & Pepper
Cumin
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Add the freeze dried apples and pears to some water to reconstitute them. Drain, but save about 1 tbsp of the water.
Season the steak well on both sides with salt, pepper and cumin. Set aside. In a large skillet, fry the bacon until crispy. Remove from the pan and drain on a paper towel. Drain off almost all of the bacon fat from the pan, but reserve a little bit. Add in 2 tbsp olive oil and 2 tbsp butter and turn the heat to medium. Saute the mushrooms until just softened. Add in the reconstituted apples and pears. Season with salt, pepper and cumin. Add in the bacon at the last minute. Remove everything from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, sear the steak on both sides until cooked through. Add the mushroom compote over top of the steaks and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley. Serve immediately.

RATING: **** (4 out of 5 stars)