Recipe

Steak with Balsamic Mushrooms & Sweet Potato

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Steak with Balsamic Mushrooms & Sweet Potato

Seared sirloin steak, cut into strips and nestled on sliced mushrooms and asparagus tips marinated in balsamic vinegar, olive oil and garlic. The dish is finished with a scattering of toasted pine nuts and accompanied by baked sweet potato flavoured with chillies and thyme.


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Ingredients to serve 2

  • 2 x 200g x sirloin steaks
  • 2 x sweet potatoes - wash & slice (7mm)
  • 250g x mushrooms - slice
  • 1 bunch x green asparagus - trim ends
  • 1 clove x garlic - crush, peel and chop finely
  • 1 x fresh chillies - de-seed and slice finely
  • 1 tbsp x pine nuts
  • 1 tbsp x balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp x parsley - chop finely
  • 2 sprigs x thyme - strip off leaves
  • 1 tbsp x olive oil for marinade (from your pantry)
  • tin foil, olive oil, salt & pepper (from your pantry)

Ingredients to serve 4

  • 4 x 200g x sirloin steaks
  • 4 x sweet potatoes - wash & slice (7mm)
  • 500g x mushrooms - slice
  • 2 bunches x green asparagus - trim ends
  • 2 cloves x garlic - crush, peel and chop finely
  • 2 x fresh chillies - de-seed and slice finely
  • 2 tbsp x pine nuts
  • 2 tbsp x balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp x parsley - chop finely
  • 4 sprigs x thyme - strip off leaves
  • 2 tbsp x olive oil for marinade (from your pantry)
  • tin foil, olive oil, salt & pepper (from your pantry)

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 220°C.

Step 2

Place each sliced sweet potato on an individual piece of tin foil. Drizzle with olive oil and scatter with chillies, thyme, salt and pepper. Wrap up, place on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.

Step 3

Marinade: mix garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Lay mushrooms and asparagus out on a large plate and drizzle with the marinade. Set aside for a few minutes.

Step 4

Put a dry griddle/frying pan on high heat. On a chopping board rub both sides of each steak with salt, pepper and olive oil. Place steaks in hot pan and sear for 2 to 3 minutes either side for a medium steak, turning only once (using tongs/spoons). Adjust time to suit your preference. When done, remove and set aside on a plate covered with tin foil to rest for about 10 minutes.

Step 5

Add the mushroom and asparagus mixture to the pan and fry on medium heat until tender – about 5 minutes. Toss occasionally.

Step 6

Put a clean pan on medium to high heat. Add the pine nuts to the dry pan and toast for a minute or two until lightly browned. Shake the pan often so that they don’t burn.

Step 7

Using a very sharp knife, slice the steaks against the grain: this means cutting across (and not parallel to) the long parallel muscle fibres in the meat creating short fibres in each piece and delivering tender slices of meat.

Step 8

To serve, divide the mushrooms and asparagus between the plates, top with the steak slices and scatter with toasted pine nuts and parsley. Served the baked sweet potato on the side.

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