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Grilled beef steaks with orange lentils and bearnaise sauce

Healthy lentil salad topped with New Zealand's finest

6

Serves

15 mins

Prep Time

40 mins

Cook Time

Allyson Gofton

Recipe author

Allyson Gofton

Delicious steak perfectly paired with creamy bearnaise sauce and the sharp, citrus of the orange lentils.

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High Iron

Ingredients

Steak

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6 Quality Mark beef steaks

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Orange lentils

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1/2 cup lentils

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2 and 1/2 cups vegetable stock

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1/2 shallot

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peeled

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1/2 tsp ground mace

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1/2 cup orange juice

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2 oranges

peeled and diced, reserve the rind

Bearnaise sauce

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1/2 shallot

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finely diced

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2-3 peppercorns

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2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

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2 Tbsp water

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125g butter

melted

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2 eggs yolks

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1 Tbsp chopped tarragon

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1 Tbsp chervil

Method

To Grill Steak

To Make Lentils

To Make Bernaise Sauce

1

Season the steaks with salt, pepper and oil.

2

Heat a heavy-based frying pan or grill until very hot.

3

Add the steaks and cook to your liking, turning once. (For example, a 3cm thick sirloin steak requires approx 10 minutes total cooking time.)

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Rest for 2-3 minutes before serving.

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Nutrition Information per Serving (397g)

This dish is packed with iron, zinc and vitamin B12 contributing to immunity and energy levels.

Energy

2123kJ (507 kcal)

Protein

42.6g

Total Fat

29.6g

Saturated Fat

16.4g

Carbs

17.5g

Dietary Fibre

g

Sodium

495mg

Iron

5.9mg

Zinc

7.7mg

Vitamin B12

4µg