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But that\u2019s boring. \u00a0Could I possibly make Amarula Mac \u2018n Cheese? No. Gross. Everyone makes Amarula curry, so that\u2019s out. What. Am. I. Going. To. Make?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simple, original, South African. South Africans like steak, and sauce, and potato. And\u2026 *<strong>shivers*<\/strong>\u00a0pudding. It was a moment of clarity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rump steak with a Amarula and mushroom sauce, potato rosti, baby spinach and caramelised onions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(Serves 4)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I know the list seems long. But, everything is so simple to make.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Ingredients\" alt=\"Ingredients\" src=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Ingredients.jpg\" width=\"553\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Steak:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>4 Rump steaks<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>Oil\/butter, for frying<\/li>\n<li>Baby spinach:<\/li>\n<li>2 bags baby spinach<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, crushed<\/li>\n<li>Butter, for wilting<\/li>\n<li>Salt, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rosti:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>6 Large potatoes, grated<\/li>\n<li>2 large onions, grated<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>2 Eggs<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 Tbsp fine breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>Oil, for semi-deep frying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Caramalised onion:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>3 large onions<\/li>\n<li>Salt, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Oil\/butter for caramalisation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mushroom sauce:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Make white sauce your own way or:<\/li>\n<li>200g white mushrooms, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp Butter<\/li>\n<li>1Tbsp Flour<\/li>\n<li>400ml Milk<\/li>\n<li>100ml Amarula<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Start with the mushroom sauce.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Brown your sliced mushrooms in a pan.<\/li>\n<li>Melt butter. Add flour. Whisk furiously. Once lumpy. Add some milk. Whisk. Lumpy. More milk. Lumpy. More milk\u2026. Until you have a gorgeous, smooth sauce. You can add more or less milk, just see how it goes. And finally, add 100ml Amarula and the browned mushrooms and set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0Let\u2019s get those onions done.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Add sliced onions to a pan on a low to medium heat, and fry slowly \u2018til they are golden brown. Set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rosti, you say?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Grate your potato and onion. Put them in a clean dish towel, head over to the sink and squeeze out all the liquid. You\u2019ll need to do this a few times to get rid of all the liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Place in a bowl, add the eggs, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper and mix. Take a handful and shape into a burger patty shape. Them fry\u00a0<strong>very<\/strong>\u00a0slowly on a low heat. You need to fry these slowly, so the rosti cooks through.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Feed me meat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Season your steak lightly with salt and pepper and fry, preferably on a griddle pan, which I sadly don\u2019t have.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>And greens.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add garlic and butter to a hot pan. Throw in the spinach, in two batches if need be, and wilt the spinach.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I internal monologue. I also internal argue. I have been known to lie in bed, having rampant arguments with myself about pending decisions. So this challenge was no different. THE AMARULA PEOPLE OWE ME SOME SLEEP! I had to create a simple, creative and original, South African inspired dish using Amarula. 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