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Day 5 - REUBEN'S BASTILLE FESTIVAL COOK ALONG
Updated: Jul 6, 2020
Calling all foodies, aspiring chefs and anyone who loves trying their hand at making a delicious meal. Don your beret and tie those apron strings as you join celebrity chef and Franschhoek local, Reuben Riffel for a fun Bastille Festival inspired cook along this Sunday, 5 July. Not only is Reuben an internationally acclaimed chef, but he is also known for his food-focussed television shows and advertisements, cookbooks and philanthropic work. One of his better known TV roles is as one of the judges on MasterChef South Africa.
Reuben’s step by step cook along forms part of the 10-day festival reveal, which started on 1 July. He will be showing you how to prepare a tasty Steak Diane served charred onion, potato fondant, peppercorn, and bone marrow croquettes. Yum!
All you need to make this delicious meal, which serves four, is the following:
Steak Diane
4 brown onions
Grapeseed oil, for frying
680g aged beef tenderloin (at room temp)
Bone marrow croquettes
2 large veal bones, cut length ways
2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley
70g plain (all-purpose flour)
1 egg, lightly beaten
110g dry breadcrumbs to coat
Vegetable oil, for frying
Potato fondant
225g unsalted butter
4 potatoes, peeled trimmed into four rectangular blocks
Red wine sauce
1 tablespoon chopped shallots
1 tablespoon black pepper, freshly cracked
1 tablespoon pink peppercorns, freshly cracked
30 ml brandy
120ml red wine
60ml thick double thick cream
As this will be a live cooking demonstration the idea is for viewers to have their ingredients on hand beforehand, and then join in for the step by step guide. Tune into the Franschhoek Wine Valley’s Facebook page at 12pm on the 5th for a fun and interactive experience.
DOWNLOAD THE RECIPE HERE
If you were unable to join us live today, you can watch the recording below: