Garlic Steak en Croute
Comments: A steak cooked wrapped into pastry dough is always tender, golden brown and juicier.
It is worthed to use dough just to get such a perfect steak, but it is almost sure that everyone will enjoy eating this crunchy, almost burned dough, as they enjoy eating their steak.
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • Unseasoned meat tenderizer
  • 1 [1-inch / 2.5-cm thick] beef shoulder steak, cut into 6 equal pieces of approximately 3 to 4 inches [7.6 to 10 cm] wide each
  • Salad oil
  • Garlic salt
  • 4 cups [560 h] sifted all-purpose flour*
  • 2 teaspoons [10 mL] salt
  • 1 cup [225 g] shortening
  • Approximately 3/4 cup [190 mL] cold water
  • Preheat barbecue until just hot.
  • Prepare steak pieces to be barbecued following instructions onto meat tenderizer content.
  • Then coat steaks on all sides with salad oil; generously sprinkling steaks with garlic salt.
  • *Sift then measure flour into a large bowl; mix in salt.
  • Cut shortening into salted flour; stir in just enough cold water to get a light dough.
  • Shape dough into a ball; transfer dough onto a flat floured surface.
  • Roll dough into an approximately 1/8-inch [3-mm] thick rectangle.
  • Cut dough into 6 ovals, each approximately 6 inches [15 cm] wide and 8 inches [20 cm] long.
  • Arrange 1 steak over one half of each oval.
  • Fold dough completely wrapping steaks with dough; lightly wet dough overlap and ends before pressing to seal.
  • Using a fork, prick dough into quite a few places.
  • Transfer wrapped steaks over hot barbecue rack over just hot charcoals.
  • Barbecue wrapped steaks for approximately 45 minutes, turning bundles to brown dough on all sides.
  • Serve immediately.