Pumptatus : The Restoration, Part II

 Staining of the organ is coming along well, about 75% there. The main body is finished (bar touchups) and the rest all has one coat of three or four complete. 

Few more pictures, and once the staining is finished (next week or two), it'll be cleaning and fixing the innards.

Recipe: Beef Bavette

 Been playing around with a recipe (can't remember where I found it) but this works very well:

Made this last night, a lot of win for very little effort. I downsized spice mix for less meat, but otherwise I almost followed a recipe!

Spice Mix

2T coriander seeds; 1T fennel seeds; 2T sea salt; 2T peppercorns; 1 lemon zested; 3T seaweed; 1t cayenne; 1T thyme; few shakes of tabasco; 200ml vege oil

1 beef bavette or flank - around 1Kg [actually, I just used a steak]

Toast coriander and fennel seeds until fragrant and cool; grind with salt and peppercorns. Add remainder of ingredients, add oil and mix. Rub sensuously into the meat.

Marinate overnight. (you can get away with doing it in the morning and cooking in the evening, but let's give you a relaxed day eh)

Cook on hot bbq or frypan until well coloured surface, cook the other side until well coloured on surface

Remove from heat and let stand for 10mins. (meat will be about medium-rare, or mine was)