Steaks with romesco sauce
Spanish flavours for the ultimate summer steak
4
Serves
40 mins
Prep Time
6 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Kathy Paterson
Use up the last of the late summer/early autumn tomatoes and peppers to make a batch of Romesco sauce for a tasty accompaniment to serve atop steaks. A popular Spanish sauce, there are many variations and this is ours.
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Ingredients
Beef
4 Quality Mark beef sirloin
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Romesco sauce
3 tomatoes
halved
1/2 tsp paprika
1 red capsicum
1 garlic head
halved
1 slice sourdough
50g blanched almonds
toasted
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
a pinch of chilli flakes
4 Tbsp olive oil
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Method
To Make Sauce
To Sear Beef
To Serve
1
Preheat the oven to 190°C.
2
Line a shallow roasting dish with baking paper and wrap garlic halves in foil.
3
Place tomatoes in the roasting dish and drizzle with a dash of oil.
4
Sprinkle with paprika and lightly season.
5
Add the capsicum and wrapped garlic, then place in the oven to roast for 25-30 minutes.
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6
Turn the capsicum over during roasting to blacken both sides.
7
Ensure garlic is very soft (if not return to oven for a little longer).
8
Place the capsicum in a bowl, cover with a tea towel and allow to steam for 10 minutes before peeling away and discarding the skin and seeds. Set aside.
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9
When the garlic is cool enough to handle, pop garlic cloves out of their skins and set aside.
10
Heat a dash of oil in a small frying pan and pan-fry the bread on both sides until golden.
11
Place the tomatoes, capsicum, garlic, bread, almonds, vinegar and chilli flakes in a food processor.
12
Process to blend, drizzling the olive oil in through the feed tube.
13
Keep Romesco sauce a little chunky to give the sauce texture.
14
Season to taste and serve immediately or store covered in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information per Serving (420g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 4 serves and is for the steak with romesco sauce only.
Energy
2242kJ (536 kcal)
Protein
48.6g
Total Fat
31.4g
Saturated Fat
5.7g
Carbs
12.2g
Dietary Fibre
5.5g
Sodium
110mg
Iron
5.3mg
Zinc
7.6mg
Vitamin B12
0.9µg
