What could be better than a perfectly cooked steak with creamy Béarnaise sauce? Wonderful served with freshly cooked, hot, golden chips.
Steak and Bèarnaise Sauce
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 15 minutes
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Total time:
30 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 2 Aberdeen Angus sirloin or rump steaks
- Olive oil, for brushing
- Watercress, to garnish
- For the sauce
- 1 small shallot, finely chopped
- 1 pack fresh tarragon, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 medium egg yolks
- 100g unsalted butter
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Begin by making the Béarnaise sauce. In a saucepan, place the shallot, half the tarragon, the vinegar and 3 tablespoons of cold water. Simmer gently until the liquid has reduced by half.
- Place the egg yolks in a liquidiser and add the shallot mixture. Blend until smooth. In a saucepan, melt the butter until it is bubbling. With the liquidiser on, carefully pour in the hot butter a little at a time to form a thick, yellow sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and stir in the remaining tarragon. Pour into a warm sauce jug.
- Preheat a griddle pan or frying pan until it gets very hot. Brush both sides of each steak with a little olive oil, and season. Fry the steaks until cooked to your liking. Serve immediately with spoonfuls of the Béarnaise sauce, garnished with watercress.