Grilled beef steaks with orange lentils and bearnaise sauce

Healthy lentil salad topped with New Zealand's finest

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Serves

6

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

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

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Allyson Gofton
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Ingredients

Steak
  • 6 Quality Mark beef steaksi

Orange lentils
  • 1/2 cup lentils

  • 2 and 1/2 cups vegetable stock

  • 1/2 shalloti

    peeled
  • 1/2 tsp ground mace

  • 1/2 cup orange juice

  • 2 oranges

    peeled and diced, reserve the rind
Bearnaise sauce
  • 1/2 shalloti

    finely diced
  • 2-3 peppercorns

  • 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

  • 2 Tbsp water

  • 125g butter

    melted
  • 2 eggs yolks

  • 1 Tbsp chopped tarragon

  • 1 Tbsp chervil

Method

To Grill Steak
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.)

4

Rest for 2-3 minutes before serving.

To Make Lentils
1

Simmer the lentils in the stock with the shallot or onion, mace, orange juice and rind for 40 minutes until they are chewy-tender and all the stock has been absorbed.

2

Remove the shallot or onion, and orange rind.

3

Toss in the orange wedges and season with salt and pepper.

To Make Bernaise Sauce
1

Put the shallots, peppercorns, vinegar and water in a saucepan and simmer over a low heat until reduced to 2 tablespoons of liquid. Drain.

2

Melt the butter.

3

Mix the egg yolks with the strained, reduced vinegar in a double saucepan or heat-proof bowl. Place over a saucepan of simmering water (bain-marie) and gradually whisk in the melted butter to make a thick sauce.

4

Stir in the chopped herbs.

5

Season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Nutrition Information per Serving (397g)

Energy
2123kJ (507 kcal)
Protein
42.6g
Total Fat
29.6g
Saturated Fat
16.4g
Carbohydrate
17.5g
Sodium
495mg
Iron
5.9mg
Zinc
7.7mg
Vitamin B12
4µg