Espetada a madeirense (shepherd's spear Madeira style)

AUTHOR
Pat Ware
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 400 ml Vegetable broth
  • 400 ml Milk
  • 100 g Butter
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 200 g Polenta (corn semolina)
  • 4 fresh branches of bay leaf as a substitute 4 long shashlik skewers and approx. 18 fresh bay leaves (26-28 cm long)
  • 10 large cloves of garlic
  • 10 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 800 g Rump steak in one piece
  • 7-10 Tbsp coarse sea salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Oil

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring the stock, milk, 40 g butter and 1 teaspoon salt to the boil in a saucepan. Slowly pour in polenta while stirring and bring to the boil. Leave to swell for 5-10 minutes on the switched off hotplate. Stir in between. Spread the hot mixture about 1 1/2 cm thick to a rectangle (about 20 x 24 cm) on an oiled baking tray. Let it cool down for about 1 hour

  2. 2

    Wash the bay branches, shake well dry and pluck the leaves, except for the tufts at the end of the stem. Cut 6 large plucked bay leaves finely. Dry the remaining leaves and use them for other purposes. Peel and chop the garlic. Place the chopped bay leaves and garlic in a mortar and crush finely, almost mushy. Finally, stir in approx. 2 tbsp. oil

  3. 3

    Dab the meat dry and cut it into cubes of about 3 cm and place them on the laurel branches. If necessary, prick holes through the meat cubes with a skewer. Make sure to turn the fat side of the meat cubes to the same side. Possibly put the skewers in a cool place

  4. 4

    Cut polenta into approx. 30 cubes (approx. 4 x 4 cm). Heat 40 g butter and 2 tbsp. oil in a frying pan, fry polenta in 2-3 portions while turning it golden brown. Add the remaining butter (20 g) and about 3 tbsp. oil bit by bit

  5. 5

    3

  6. 6

    Waiting time approx. 30 minutes

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
890 kcal
CARBS
44 g
FATS
56 g
PROTEINS
52 g