Sirloin steak w/ Golden roasties, Garlic Tomato and Bernaise Sauce
- 1 150-200gm Beef Sirloin steak
- 2 large all purpose or (preferably) roasting potatoes
- 1 tbsp Italian dried herb seasoning
- 1 medium Vine tomato (ripe)
- 1 Garlic clove (crushed)
- 1 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1 tbsp Good Balsamic vinegar
- 1 small handful of Baby Watercress
- 1 Oil for cooking
- 1 Salt and Pepper for Seasoning
- 150 ml Good quality bernaise Sauce (You can make your own but there are so many good ones out there now, save yourself some time and get one of those)
- Preheat oven to 220c
- Peel and cube (3/4 inch cubes) the potatoes and put in a pot of cold, salted water and bring to the boil until half cooked (test by pricking with a knife.
- It should go in easily but meet slight resistance in the middle of each cube tested)
- When par-cooked, drain in a colander and leave to cool for a good 15 minutes
- Heat a roasting pan on a stove top element with four tablespoons of vegetable or Canola oil (not olive oil because it has a lower heat tolerance than vegetable oil)
- When the oil is hot shake the potatoes in the colander to 'scuff up' the edges and then carefully put them in the roasting pan.
- (scuffing up the potatoes will give the edges a crispier finish) Sprinkle over the Italian dried herb Seasoning
- Toss in the oil for about a minute then place on the middle shelf in the oven.
- KEEP AN EYE ON THEM FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES AND MOVE THEM OVER AND AROUND TO PREVENT STICKING)
- Next put the tomato on the bench and, after you have removed the green stalk (if attached), cut a star shape with a large knife through the top not quite all the way down.
- Open up tomato slightly, being careful not to break the bottom, and sprinkle over the Thyme.
- Spoon in Garlic.
- Sprinkle lightly with Pepper.
- Place in the roasting dish with potatoes and pour the Balsamic Vinegar and a tablespoon of oil over the tomato.
- Return dish to oven.
- Bake for further 25 minutes, while checking on both the potatoes and tomato during this time.
- IF ANYTHING COOKS FULLY BEFORE THE OTHER, JUST KEEP WARM IN A WARMING DRAWER)
- When the Potatoes and Tomato are cooking, prepare your steak to your liking over a medium heat on a griddle pan or frypan on the stovetop.
- Always oil and season the meat with Salt and Pepper and do NOT oil the pan.
- An average Sirloin of 200grams should take 6-8 minutes a side for well done, 4 minutes a side for medium, 2 minutes a side for rare and 30-40 seconds each side for blue.
- Obviously, if you like it REALLY well done, leave it longer but these times are a guideline so try to match the finishing of the steak to the finishing of the potatoes which are cooking for 25 minutes) I.E.
- if you like it well done, start your steak straight away after getting your potatoes and tomato (P & T) in and leave your steak to rest until the P & T are cooked.
- Always rest your steak for half the cooking time to return its juices back into it.
- When everything is cooked, take your Bernaise Sauce and heat it SLIGHTLY in the microwave (Just to about blood temperature or so.
- DO NOT OVERHEAT or it will split.
- Usually 10-15 seconds is enough
- To serve, pour Bernaise Sauce on your plate and spread with the back of a large spoon to make a circle in the middle of the plate.
- Place roasted potatoes onto the sauce in the middle of the plate.
- Place Sirloin on top of the potatoes and the put the tomato on top of the Sirloin and gently mash it down slightly.
- Lastly put a good bunch off the Watercress on top of the tomato and VOILA!
- Enjoy.
- This dish is my version of a dish I once had at a restaurant called CIBO in Auckland, NZ.
- It is no comparison to their wonderful dish, but it was so good I had to attempt something like it myself.
- Thank You to them for inspiring me.
- This dish is a great marriage of flavours and 'comes to life' when a bit of everything (including sauce) is had in each mouthful.
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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/336875-sirloin-steak-w-golden-roasties-garlic-tomato-and-bernaise-sauce (may not work)