Bacvice Inspired Steak

Welcome to my Croatian-inspired Pomalo table- where I help you slow down and savour life through delicious food. I was flipping through some of my memories on my iPhone from last summer and stumbled across our time in Bacvice Beach. Today, I decided to create a steak dish that infuses the flavours of the Adriatic.

If you're anything like me, you like to mix up a few luxury experiences with some down-to-earth fun. Bacvice Beach is a sandy beach just a stone's throw from Split's Old Town- not precisely your upscale beach resort, but the warm Adriatic air seems to cure most ailments. Pack your towel, and bring your beach umbrellas. Stay until sundown, then head to the many restaurants and nightclubs near the beach for dinner and drinks. One of my favourites was Tortuga Grill and Pub.

I enjoyed the place's vibe so much that I wanted to create my steak tonight to remind me of this experience.

Here is my Bacvice Beach-inspired Steak: perfect for a quick weeknight meal that will have you thinking it was prepared by the chef at the restaurant.

Ingredients

1 pound of Flank Steak

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil preferably from Croatia

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Garlic

Directions

1. Whisk balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and rosemary in a bowl. This is your marinade. Pour marinade over the steak and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Remove from fridge and allow to rest on the kitchen counter for 30 minutes.

2. Season steak with salt and pepper

3. Heat a large cast iron frying pan on high heat. Place steak in a hot pan. Let sear for 3-4 minutes until well browned. Use your tongs to lift it up to see if it’s browned. Flip and sear the other side for 3-4 minutes,

4. Remove from heat and let steak continue to cook for five to ten minutes in the heat of the pan.

5. Check for doneness. Using a meat thermometer stick into the thickest part of the steak. for very rare it will read 125F, for rate 130F, and for medium 135 F.

6. Remove steak from pan and place on cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes, covered in aluminum foil.

7. Alice thinly, at an angle, across the grain. Dobar Tek

Chicken Cacciatore Easy weekday meal

Need a weekday meal the whole family will eat and enjoy? Try my super easy and flavorful Chicken Cacciatore. I use my instant Pot for a lot of meals including this one.

Once my chicken was done cooking in my instant pot, I transferred to my Le Creuset Cast iron round French oven because it’s a lot easier to serve.

Ingredients

• 5 Chicken breast- one for each member of the family- Or Chicken thighs

• 1 cup Crushed canned tomatoes

• 1 cup canned Tomato sauce

• 1 teaspoon Garlic power

• 1 teaspoon Onion powder

• 1/2 Bell Pepper

• 2 cut scallions or 1 shallot quartered

• 5-6 Mushrooms large cut in half you will add this near the end of the cooking process

• Olives (optional)

• salt pepper

  Directions

  1. Turn instant pot on slow cook setting

  2. Season chicken with salt/pepper, onion power and garlic powder add to instant pot

  3. Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce in the pot with the chicken, bell peppers, and scallions

  4. Cook for 2 hours on low slow cook setting

  5. 30 minutes before its ready I added the mushrooms and olives