Author Notes
I've been trying to get better at doughs and pastries so I've started a whirlwind love affair with the Galette. I figured, I've been walking around with this name all my life it's kind of silly I've never eaten one. The flour recipe is basically taken from Country Crock's website with a few alterations, namely, using actual butter and chilled flour. I went with cube steak for my meat filling because we had some sitting in our fridge and I wanted to do something with them besides making chicken fried steak. —Jules Galette
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Ingredients
- For the pastry dough
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1 3/4 cups
Flour (plus more for dusting)
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1 tablespoon
Sugar
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8 tablespoons
(1 stick) Butter
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1/2 cup
Ice Water
- For the filling
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12 ounces
(1 can) cut sweet potatoes
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3
cloves of garlic
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Tablespoon
olive oil
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1 pound
cube steak
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1 tablespoon
soy sauce
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1 teaspoon
sugar
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1 teaspoon
cayenne pepper
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1/4 cup
lemon juice
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1/2
green bell pepper, sliced into strips
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1
egg, beaten + 1 tablespoon hot water
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1 tablespoon
melted butter
Directions
- For the pastry dough
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Chill your flour and butter. You want your flour cold to the touch and your butter firm enough you can run it through a box grater.
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Once your flour is cold, whisk it together with your sugar.
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Grate your chilled butter into your flour. This helps you get a nice flakey crust with layers of butter in it.
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Cut together your flour and butter until you've got the "coarse crumbs" every pie dough recipe likes to call for.
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Add in your ice water a table spoon at a time until you've got a workable dough.
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Pull your dough out onto a flour surface, knead and roll out into a thin sheet.
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Put into the fridge to chill until ready to use.
- For the filling
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Dice your cube steak into chunks and combine it into a zip lock bag with the other ingredients for your marinade: your lemon juice, sugar, soy sauce and cayenne. Marinate for at least an hour but overnight is better.
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Pre-heat your oven to 425
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Open up your can of sweet potatoes, drain and toss with a little olive oil. Place in a pan to roast for about 30-40 minutes or until they've got a nice little crust on one side. It's best to do this while you're making or chilling your dough.
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When your sweet potatoes are done, allow them to cool before pulsing them in a food processor with your garlic. You want a texture almost like a tapenade. Set this aside until you're ready to assemble your galette.
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Heat a little olive oil in a pan and sear off your cube steak. Depending on the size of your pan you may want to do this in two batches.
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When your meat is browned on all sides, but not cooked through all the way, remove your meat from the pan and drain off on some paper towels.
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When it's time to assemble your galette pre-heat your oven to 425.
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Pull your dough from the fridge and spread your roasted sweet potato and garlic paste onto it. Layer your meat on top and then your sliced bell peppers.
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Fold up the sides of your pastry and hit it with an egg wash before baking for about 35 minutes (although this may depend on your oven.
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When your galette is golden brown, pull it out, brush it with some melted butter and serve to the presumably hungry hoard you've got waiting to grad a slice.
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