Culture
Words by Frank Grießhammer
Beef Time
What is Beef? Why is this font so weird? Why is it so hard to even describe it? Does Beef refer to the bull-portion of the mythical Minotaur? Does Beef mean stress? It could be both. Nobody knows, and no explanation is given.
Minotaur Beef (even more than Minotaur Serif) looks unlike anything I have ever seen before. It’s like the weird uncle nobody wants to talk about. It is bold, has huge ink traps, the shapes are sometimes squarish where a round part should be, and vice versa.
Minotaur Beef has nineteen stylistic sets! Nineteen stylistic sets, with almost all dedicated to making the font look even weirder. I respect Minotaur Beef because it just doesn’t give a shit.
Minotaur Beef (even more than Minotaur Serif) looks unlike anything I have ever seen before. It’s like the weird uncle nobody wants to talk about. It is bold, has huge ink traps, the shapes are sometimes squarish where a round part should be, and vice versa.
Minotaur Beef has nineteen stylistic sets! Nineteen stylistic sets, with almost all dedicated to making the font look even weirder. I respect Minotaur Beef because it just doesn’t give a shit.
Minotaur Beef Recipe
This slow-cooked, pomegranate molasses- flavoured beef recipe comes from Auckland Turkish restaurant, Lokanta. It is served with a spinach pilaf and thick Greek yoghurt.
BEEF
→ 1 kg Beef chuck steak, or scotch fillet,sinew removed, cut into chunks
→ 18 whole Baby onions, peeled
→ ¼ cup Olive oil
→ 2 Tbsp Pomegranate molasses
→ ½ cup Red pepper paste
→ 1 tsp Chilli flakes
→ 3 tsp Salt, and plenty of groundblack pepper
→ 18 whole Baby onions, peeled
→ ¼ cup Olive oil
→ 2 Tbsp Pomegranate molasses
→ ½ cup Red pepper paste
→ 1 tsp Chilli flakes
→ 3 tsp Salt, and plenty of groundblack pepper
SPINACH PILAF
→ 2 bunches Spinach, washed and chopped,including stalks
→ 1 Large onion, chopped
→ 1 cup Medium grain rice
→ ½ cup Extra virgin olive oil
→ 1½ tsp Salt
→ 1 Large onion, chopped
→ 1 cup Medium grain rice
→ ½ cup Extra virgin olive oil
→ 1½ tsp Salt
DIRECTIONS
To make the beef
- Heat oven to 180C°.
- Place beef into an oiled roasting dish and nestle the onions in among the meat.
- Combine olive oil, red pepper paste, pomegranate molasses, chilli flakes, salt and plenty of ground black pepper in a bowl then slowly add 2 cups water, whisking to combine.
- Pour over the beef and onions, adding more water only if necessary, to just cover.
- Cover with foil, bring to a boil on stove top then place in the oven for 2 hours. uncover and cook for a further hour, checking after 30 minutes.
- Serve with Turkish spinach pilaf and thick greek yoghurt.
To make pilaf
- Place spinach, onion and rice in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Pour over enough water to cover along with the oil and salt. Immediately turn heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. It should still be a little juicy but the rice will be cooked.
Best served warm, not hot.
Initially published in 10/2017 for Minotaur type specimen, ISBN 9791093578057.
