6 Ostrich fillets
2 tablespoon Vegetable fat
2 tablespoon Flour
2 tablespoon Lemon juice
2 teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoon Apple juice
2 oz Brandy or Calvados
1/4 teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
2 teaspoon Chopped fresh parsley
2 Cooking apples
3 tablespoon Butter
Lemon slices to garnish
Sprinkle each portion of steak with flour and half the salt and pepper.
Peel, core and slice the apples very thinly. Heat two frying pans, place butter in one, vegetable fat in the other. Gently sauté the apples in the butter for 10-12 minutes. Add the steaks to the vegetable fat at medium heat, cooking for 3-5 minutes per side. Sprinkle with lemon juice and remaining salt and pepper and place on heated dish. Pour the apple juice over the apples and add brandy and parsley. Simmer gently 1-2 minutes, spoon apple slices over steaks and pour liquid over all. Serve garnished with lemon slices.