November 21, 2018rsbd220

Meal Two: Garlic and Shallot Steak with Arugula Salad with Dried Cranberries and Cashews

The other night N and I made the second meal from JChef, Garlic and Shallot Steak with Arugula Salad with Dried Cranberries and Cashews.

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We started out with our protein:

Strip Steak

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We opened up the meal bag to find:

1 bag of Arugula

1 Shallot

2 Garlic cloves

1 container of Red Wine Vinegar

1 bag of Craisins

1 bag of Cashews

1 bag of Sugar

The ingredients were in great condition. The arugula had desiccant packets in with it to keep it fresh as well as a notice on the recipe that unlike all of the other ingredients, the arugula was not checked yet so it would stay fresh longer.

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This worked really well, it was very fresh.

Ingredient Freshness: A

The meal didn’t require any fancy techniques.

Ease of Cooking: A

It was a very easy recipe taking approximately 20 minutes.

Speed of Cooking: A

The recipe instructions were clear and easy to follow.

Recipe Instruction: A

This recipe was very tasty and we both enjoyed it. N had an issue with the arugula salad as arugula is quite a bitter green. For that reason we don’t usually use arugula as a base for a salad but more as an accent. I thought it was nice but I like bitter tastes more than N does. The steak was absolutely delicious! Excellent quality and so fresh and flavorful. The crunchy onion and garlic topping was perfect to accentuate the delicious meat flavor.

Taste: A-

Again, N and I were a little hungry after this meal. We didn’t supplement the meal with anything and were both fine but once again we wished it had come with a starch to really balance it out and make sure we were full. This time we felt a bit foolish that we didn’t just add a potato of our own to fully balance out the meal.

Filling: B

The meal looked pretty close to the picture.

Looks like the Recipe: A

All of the ingredients are easily findable. I just hope we can find meat that is as good quality as this meat was. I would also replace the arugula in the salad with romaine for N. And as I said above, I would add a starch. Just like last time, the meal really did not seem complete as it was.

Remake ability: A–

Overall we were very happy with this meal.

Overall Grade: B

Note: Salt and pepper and Olive Oil were not included in this meal kit so we used our own.