Steaks with Romesco Sauce

How to Cook the Perfect Romesco Sauce

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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Beef,

Dinner,

Special Occasion & Entertaining

Ingredients

Beef

4 Quality Mark beef sirloin

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

Method

To Make Sauce

To Sear Beef

To Serve

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.

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Nutrition Information per Serving (317g)

Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).

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Energy

1991 kJ (475 kcal)