grilled beef with aromatic red wine reduction, sauteed mushrooms with buttered zucchini and capsicum puree, pomme au gratin et horseradish

last 29/3/2010 was my last assessment day.. we hafta cook beef..

supposedly i wanna make grilled tenderloin with bordelaise sauce.. but.. i didnt have my beef stock.. so.. last minute improvise to red wine reduction sauce with herbs.. frankly.. not a fan of wine for my sauce...

made potato gratin.. if i have proper equipments and perfect ingredients.. i cud make better gratin.. but i think d taste was ok.. horseradish has a very sharp flavor but i subtle it down with d cream.. taste quite good~

the mushrooms... sauteed with some butter, garlic and thyme.. dats it.. and buttered zucchini.. i need to season my zucchini nxt time.. zucchini has a bland flavor.. i shud have knwn dat.. nvm.. nxt time i'll season it~

capsicum puree was d easiest thing to make... juz roast d capsicum whole.. and puree it.. i prefer not to add so much flavor to it.. coz i feel dat d capsicum is sweet by itself.. but chef said its better if u add some flavors to it.. i think it depend on wat u r serving/ur dish..

beef.. i think.. i need to be a lil' more careful with my beef's doneness..

overall.. i finished d first! hahahaha! i guess d farm frites competition really boost my competitive spirit! hahahahaha XDD.. i'm done within...... say.. 1 hr and 15 mins? hahahah XD

dats all for now!

-naddo-

-signing out from grilled beef....-