Father’s Day is just around the corner, so let’s treat the special man in our lives with a delicious home-cooked lunch!
What better than a juicy steak to tickle his taste buds! This recipe is simple, delicious, very satisfying and extremely easy to prepare even for a novice cook. All you need is a wee bit of time, patience and loads of love to pamper the father figure of your life.
Contents
Steak (with Smashed Potato Salad, Cherry Tomatoes, Red Wine Jus)
Ingredients
- 3 x 200gm Scotch fillet
- Salt to season
- Freshly milled black pepper; to season
- olive oil
- Red wine Jus
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 30 gms butter
- 4 shallots; finely sliced
- 4-5 garlic cloves; crushed
- 300 ml red wine
- 500 ml beef stock
- 1 sprig rosemary
- Smashed potato salad:
- 5-6 chat potatoes; peeled and halved
- 80 ml buttermilk
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 lemon grated rind and juice
- 1 teaspoon ½whole seeded mustard
- 1 garlic clove; grated
- 2 tablespoon chives; finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon flat leaf parsley; finely chopped
- Salt to season
- Cherry tomatoes:
- 1 punnet cherry tomatoes some whole and some halved
- 1 garlic clove; crushed
- 2 shallots; finely sliced
- teaspoon ½dried Italian herbs
- Salt; to season
- 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
- Garnish:
- Rocket leaves
Instructions
To prepare the red wine jus:
- Heat olive oil and butter in a large pot.
- Add the garlic and shallots; sauté till softened.
- Next add the rosemary sprig and red wine; simmer on low heat for about 10-15 minutes till the liquid has almost halved.
- Then add the beef stock, bring to boil and simmer on low heat till the liquid has halved and takes on a slightly thick sauce like consistency. Taste and season with salt only if necessary.
- Remove from heat and strain.
- Keep warm till serving time.
To prepare the smashed potato salad:
- Cook the potatoes in salted boiling water till done.
- Strain into a bowl and mash lightly using a fork.
- Add all the ingredients and mix well.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
To prepare the cherry tomatoes:
- Heat oil in a pan and add the garlic and shallots; sauté till softened.
- Add the cherry tomatoes and cook on high heat for about a minute or two.
- Season with dried herbs and salt.
To prepare the steak:
- Season the steak pieces well with a drizzle of oil, salt and pepper.
- Heat the pan/grill to high (you may add more oil depending on the kind of pan you are using).
- When smoking hot, place the steaks (you need to hear that sizzle). Cook on high heat for 2 minutes; turn to medium heat and continue cooking for another one minute. Turn and cook for a further 1-2 minutes for a medium steak or continue cooking till done.
- Remove and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
- To Serve- Spread some smashed potato salad on the base of the plate. Place the steak on top of the potatoes and add a few cherry tomatoes to the plate. Garnish with a handful of rocket leaves on top of the steak and serve with red wine jus on the side.
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