Recipe - Ostrich Steak W Vanilla

SEASONING RUB
1 One half tablespoon Pumpkin seeds
One half teaspoon Coriander seeds
One half Inch of cinnamon stick
One fourth teaspoon Black peppercorns
3 cl Garlic
2 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoon Dark roasted coffee; freshly
. ground

MEAT
3 Ostrich or Rhea steaks;
. 8oz each

SAUCE
2 tablespoon Butter; unsalted
3 tablespoon Shallots; chopped
One half cup Mushrooms; cut or sliced up
3 cup Chicken broth
Three fourths Piece vanilla bean; split
. lengthwise
. *OR*
. 2 Tsp vanilla extract
One half cup Halfandhalf

1. Place pumpkin and coriander seeds, cinnamon and peppercorns in a shallow
baking pan and bake in a preheated 350degree oven until the pumpkin seeds
release their oils and turn light brown. Remove and grind in a food
processor, blender or mortar and pestle with remaining rub ingredients.
Grind to a fine powder.

2. Rub the mixture onto steaks and refrigerate 2 to 4 hours.

3. Thirty minutes before serving, melt butter in a 1 One half quart sauce pan.
Add shallots and garlic and stir over mediumhigh heat until shallots wilt
about 10 minutes. Add stock and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over high
heat. Continue to boil the mixture until it is reduced to 2 cups. Strain
sauce, removing vanilla bean. Split bean in half and scrape seeds into the
reduced stock.

4. Meanwhile, prepare the grill with high heat. Place steaks over coals and
grill on two sides until rare, medium rare or as desired.(For a 3/4inch
rare steak, about 3 minute per side. Check often. Because the meat is low
in fat, it cooks and toughens very quickly). Ostrich meat toughens quickly
and is best cooked no longer than necessary.

5. Add hslfandhalf and cook over mediumhigh heat until sauce is warm.
Remove and serve with steak.

Adapted from American Game Cooking by John Ash and Sid Goldstein

Nutritional Information: per serving: 240 calories, 10g fat, 28g protein,
9g carbohydrates, 71mg cholesterol, 917mg sodium, 1g dietary fiber
Percentage of calories from fat 88%

** Chicago Sun Times Food section 29 November 1995 **

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