Safari Steak For The Hunter

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 lbs steak, cut into 8 oz steaks each 1/2 inch thick
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 ounces butter
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 cup sweet wine, dessert
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 tablespoons water
• 3 cups potatoes, mashed
• 2 cups yams or 2 cups sweet potatoes, mashed
• salt and pepper, to taste
• parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oil and butter in a 10 to 12 inch skillet until almost smoking.
• 2 fry steaks in pan, a few at a time, for about 3 minutes on each side, adding more oil and butter as needed.
• 3 season each steak with salt and pepper and set aside, keeping warm.
• 4 lower heat and add red wine and dessert wine.
• 5 stir with residue left in pan.
• 6 add garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
• 7 add tomato paste and water.
• 8 cook until sauce is quite thick.
• 9 combine mashed potatoes and yams(or sweet potatoes) ina 2 qt saucepan and beat thoroughly.
• 10 season the potato mixture to taste.
• 11 spread the potato mixture on a large platter.
• 12 arrange the steaks on the potatoes.
• 13 pour the sauce over the steaks.
• 14 sprinkle with chopped parsley.