Bóndadags-steikur

Men's Day Steak

The old Icelandic winter month of Þorri always begins on the first Friday between January 18th and 24th. The first day of this month is bóndadagur , "Husbands' Day", when women, especially in North Iceland, traditionally give their husbands flowers and perhaps spoil them a bit with healthy food or something similar. By the way, the bóndadagur 2016 is on Friday, January 22nd, 2016.

Here is a recipe suggestion for a spicy meat dish from modern Icelandic cuisine!


Ingredients for 2 people

4 beef steaks
50 ml soy sauce
150ml water
2 cm ginger
1 organic orange
1 bunch of spring onions
2 Tbsp honey
salt and pepper
2 avocados
1 bunch of radishes


Preparation

Cut the spring onions into small pieces.

Grate the orange peel and then squeeze the orange.

Mix the soy sauce with the water, the spring onions, the grated orange peel, the squeezed orange juice, the freshly grated ginger, ...

...mix the honey and a little salt and pepper and marinate the steaks in the marinade overnight.

 
The next day, fry the meat in a hot pan for 3 to 4 minutes on each side and then place it in a fireproof dish and keep it warm covered in the oven at 175 °F (80 °C) upper and lower heat.

Meanwhile, add the marinade to the pan with approx. 100 ml of water and simmer until the sauce thickens.

Peel the avocado, stone it and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Wash the radishes and cut them into thin slices.

Then arrange the steaks on the plates, garnish with the avocado and radish pieces and pour the sauce over them.

  Gleðilegan bóndadag!

PS:

The equivalent of bóndadagur is konudagur , women's day, when women are pampered. Women's Day is on the first day of the old Icelandic month of Góa , on the first Sunday between February 18th and 24th. The konudagur 2016 is on February 21, 2016.




[Translated from here.]