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Steak is considered as one of the most delicious dishes in Rwanda and all over the globe. Although you can cook steak every day, it’s often prepared for special occasions. This is why choosing the right ingredient is very important when cooking steak.
You also need to consider the type of side dish that will complement your steak recipe if you want to have a complete meal. Choosing the right side dish for your steak adds a whole new flavor to your steak meal.
If you’re planning on cooking steak, here are some tips on how to choose the right side dish that will complement your steak recipe.
Casseroles and Salads
Casseroles and salads are great side dishes to any steak recipe. You can cook scalloped potatoes baked with plain yogurt, sour cream or mascarpone. Baked macaroni and cheese with sweet cheese, feta cheese, penne pasta, Gruyere and breadcrumbs is also a great choice.
If you want a healthier alternative, try making a garden salad by combining arugula, cherry tomatoes, shallots, mandarin orange and champagne vinegar. It is not only healthy; it is also very delicious and will perfectly complement any steak dish you make.
Vegetables
Asparagus egg plants mushrooms that are mashed, pureed or grilled are the best side dish for any beef steak recipe.
Other healthy alternatives include cooked or pureed sweet potatoes, parsnips, butternut squash and rutabagas. Adding sour cream, yogurt or butter will make these side dishes more delicious. Another great side dish for steak is boiled or grilled broccoli seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice and salt & pepper.
Bread
If you have no time to prepare side dishes for your steak recipes, you can use bread or rolls instead? You can buy different types of bread in supermarkets which you can use as it is or spice it up with some herbs. You can also spread add cheese and blueband to the bread to create aromatic bread that will surely whet your appetite. Topped it up with some soup and you’ll have a healthy and mouth-watering meal.
Grains
To have a healthy and balanced meal, you need to have carbohydrates in your dish. Therefore, it’s a great idea to have grains as a side dish to your steak recipe. Macaroni, rice and buttered egg noodles are just some examples of side dishes that will perfectly complement your steak recipe.
Selecting the perfect side dish for your steak recipe can either make your meal very appetizing or a disaster. Therefore, you need to choose wisely and select the side dish based on your main dish. If your dish is heavy and flavorful, you might want to balance it by choosing light salad or vegetables.
However, there’s no need to play safe and choose the typical side dishes. Experiment on the different choices to add variety and more flavor to your steak recipes.
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