Steaks with romesco sauce
Spanish flavours for the ultimate summer steak
Serves
4
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
6 mins
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.
Ingredients
4 Quality Mark beef sirloini
3 tomatoes
halved1/2 tsp paprika
1 red capsicum
1 garlic head
halved1 slice sourdough
50g blanched almonds
toasted2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
a pinch of chilli flakes
4 Tbsp olive oili
Method
Preheat the oven to 190°C.
Line a shallow roasting dish with baking paper and wrap garlic halves in foil.
Place tomatoes in the roasting dish and drizzle with a dash of oil.
Sprinkle with paprika and lightly season.
Add the capsicum and wrapped garlic, then place in the oven to roast for 25-30 minutes.
Turn the capsicum over during roasting to blacken both sides.
Ensure garlic is very soft (if not return to oven for a little longer).
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.
When the garlic is cool enough to handle, pop garlic cloves out of their skins and set aside.
Heat a dash of oil in a small frying pan and pan-fry the bread on both sides until golden.
Place the tomatoes, capsicum, garlic, bread, almonds, vinegar and chilli flakes in a food processor.
Process to blend, drizzling the olive oil in through the feed tube.
Keep Romesco sauce a little chunky to give the sauce texture.
Season to taste and serve immediately or store covered in the refrigerator.
Heat a heavy-based large frying pan over a medium heat.
Rub sirloin steaks with a little oil and freshly ground black pepper.
Pan-fry steaks for 3-4 minutes each side for medium-rare.
Remove from the pan, season with salt, cover loosely with foil and leave to rest.
Place sirloin steaks on four warmed plates and top with a good dollop of Romesco sauce. Serve with wilted greens and/or green beans on the side along with remaining Romesco sauce in a small bowl.
Nutrition Information per Serving (420g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 4 serves and is for the steak with romesco sauce only.