Ingredients
- 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup shredded white extra-sharp Vermont Cheddar (recommended: Cabot brand)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano
- Coarse black pepper and salt
- A generous grating nutmeg
- 1 1/2 pounds shoulder London broil steak, 1 1/2 inches thick
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
- 1/2 pound ham, chopped
- 6 cups chopped red chard, 1 large bundle
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1/4 cup steak sauce (recommended: A1 or Lea and Perrin's brands)
Directions
Place cauliflower in a medium shallow pot or pan. Add stock, cover and place pot over high heat. When liquid boils, reduce heat to simmer and cook covered 10 minutes. Remove cover, raise heat to medium high and allow the broth to reduce by half, 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces and the cheeses and smash the cauliflower with a masher to the same consistency as desired for mashed potatoes. Season the cauliflower with black pepper, a pinch of salt and nutmeg.
Turn broiler on. Brush meat with Worcestershire and season with salt and pepper. Cook London broil on top rack for 6 minutes on each side, for medium rare to medium doneness.
While steak and cauliflower cook, heat a second large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, 2 turns of the pan, and ham. Sear ham and caramelize at edges, 2 minutes.
Add chard and wilt the greens into the pan then season with salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg, optional. Cook 5 to 7 minutes more, turning frequently with tongs then add vinegar to the pan and a drizzle of honey. Turn to coat the greens, adjust seasoning and transfer to a serving dish.
Remove meat from broiler and let it rest 5 minutes.
Place a small skillet over medium heat. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter, add finely chopped shallot, cook 2 minutes, then whisk in flour and cook 1 minute. Add 2 cups beef broth to the pan and bring to a bubble. Reduce the broth 2 minutes then add 1/4 cup steak sauce and black pepper, to taste.
Very thinly slice the meat on an angle against the grain (the lines in the meat). The degree to which you can slice thinly slice the meat will determine how tender it is to cut and chew, so make sure the carving knife is sharp the thinner the better!
Serve sliced London broil with steak sauce gravy all over it and smashed cauliflower and red chard with ham piled up alongside the meat.














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By I LUV PASTA
New Jersey
on July 20, 2011
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This recipe was just OK for me. I keep looking for some fantastic way to make london broil but so far have not found one. This one wasn't what I was looking for. The meat was still really, really, really tough even though it was cooked rare and sliced thinly. The sauce was alright. As someone mentioned before, it really tastes like a jazzed up version of A-1. If you like A-1 you will like this sauce.
By rdhirsch_9382471
Fort Mill, SC
on October 07, 2010
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I thought this was good- first time to make mashed cauliflower. I didn't take time to read the reviews like I usually do and there was way too much liquid. I had read the Neely's recipe and didn't catch they only use 1 cup of stock. Next time I will try the 1 cup instead. Sorry Rachel, you need to get your volumes right!
By thefresh66_9249174
Reston, VA
on January 18, 2010
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Have to agree with the last review - disappointing. I'm not a huge fan of Rachael Ray recipes to begin with (we like stronger flavors and Rachael's dishes don't often have that - I'm a fan of Tyler Florence's stronger flavors so perhaps this was my fault for even trying another one, but try it I did. The cauliflower was alright, but three cups broth was definitely way too much, as others have said. The end flavor was good but not great, and definitely not worth making again. And I should have kept to my original thought of marinating the London Broil, it is far too tough a piece to be cooked without marinating. It was just dull, all around. I didn't give it an 'awful' review, because we did eat some of it, but I cannot give it better than poor, and I'm somewhat embarrassed something that bleh came out of my kitchen.
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