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Join Simon Mayo and chef Nigel Barden for another Foodie Thursday! Plus star of tonight's In Concert, Rod Stewart, pops in for a pre-gig chat.

There's another brand new confession for the team to consider, Matt has the sports news, Rebecca is on the money and Sally updates the travel.

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Thu 16 May 201317:05
BBC Radio 2

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    Love Really Hurts Without You

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

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    Hot Legs

    • Rod Stewart - Greatest Hits.
    • Warner Bros.

  • INXS

    Suicide Blonde

    • Now 18 (Various Artists).
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  • Fun

    All Alone

    • Some Nights.
    • Fueled By Ramen.
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  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Take That

    Shine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Coldplay

    Yellow

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Miss Fantasy

    • Extended Play.
    • Warner Bros.

  • David Bowie

    Sorrow

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Black Star Riders

    Bound For Glory

    • (CD Single).
    • Nuclear Blast.
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  • Willie Nelson

    Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

Nigel's Recipe

Nigel's Recipe

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Grilled Miso Truffle Steak

By Gizzi Erskine from Skinny Weeks & Weekend Feasts (Quadrille)

Serves 2

Prep time: 15 mins (+ optional 30 mins marinating time

Cooking time: 10 mins

Ingredients

50ml sake

50ml mirin

150g white miso paste

50g agave nectar

1 tbsp white truffle oil

1 x 300g onglette steak or 2 x 150g fillet steaks

200g asparagus spears, trimmed

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp sesame seeds (I like a mix of black & white)

Method

1. Bring the sake & mirin to a boil in a medium saucepan over a high heat.

2. Boil for 20 secs to evaporate the alcohol, then lower the heat, add the miso paste & stir to combine.

3. When the miso has dissolved, return to the boil, add the agave & cook for 1 min, stirring constantly to ensure it doesn’t burn.

4. Remove from the heat & add the truffle oil.

5. Rub your steak(s) with a couple of tablespoons of the miso-truffle sauce & leave to marinate for up 30 mins.

6. Heat a griddle pan until smoking, add the meat & grill for 2 mins on each side, or until medium rare (I would definitely cook these cuts pink).

7. Whip off the grill & set aside to rest for 5 mins.

8. Meanwhile, blanch the asparagus for a minute or so, in boiling water.

9. Drain, then throw into the griddle pan & grill for a minute on each side.

10. To serve, arrange the asparagus on a plate.

11. Slice the beef & lay it over the top of the asparagus, then spoon 1 tbsp of the miso-truffle sauce over each steak.

12. Drizzle over the sesame oil & scatter over the sesame seeds to finish.

Nigel’s Top Tips

• Make a big portion of the miso sauce as it lasts in the fridge for a good few weeks & is like savoury toffee. Wonderful slavered over just about everything.

• Agave syrup is a good substitute for gomme syrup when making a Margarita, as it has a perfect affinity with Tequila.

• Truffle oil is a good reasonable store cupboard ingredient & a little goes a long way. However, you can omit the truffle oil; it’s still a great dish.

Broadcast

  • Thu 16 May 201317:05
    BBC Radio 2

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