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Sirloin steak with oregano & parsley butter and potatoes

Sirloin steak with oregano & parsley butter and potatoes

Sometimes there’s no need to mess about with the classics. A perfect meal for friends when you want something easy that will be a guaranteed hit.

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Gluten free
  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare20 mins
  • Cook50 mins
  • Total time1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1kg British Regal Red potatoes, thinly sliced
  • 4 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing
  • 4 x 300g packs British Beef Thick Cut Sirloin Steak, trimmed of excess fat, if liked

For the butter

  • 85g unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ x 25g pack curly parsley, stalks discarded
  • ½ x 20g pack oregano, leaves picked
  • 1 unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest
  • 1 small clove garlic, crushed

Method

  1. To make the butter, put all the ingredients and some seasoning into a mini food processor, then blitz until well combined. Spoon onto a sheet of baking parchment and roll into a sausage. Chill to firm up, then slice into 4 pieces and bring back to room temperature.

  2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Parboil the potatoes for 3-4 minutes in salted water, then drain and allow to steam dry for a few minutes. Drizzle 4 tbsp oil into your largest baking tray (the oven grill tray is ideal) and spread the potatoes out. Toss to coat in the oil, season with more salt and bake for 45-50 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp on the outside.

  3. When the potatoes have about 15 minutes left, heat a griddle or heavy-based frying pan over a high heat. Pat the steaks dry, then brush with oil and season with salt. Once the pan is smoking, fry the steaks for 3½-4 minutes each side (for medium-rare to medium), pressing down with a spatula as they cook to brown evenly all over.

  4. Once cooked, remove to a plate to rest. If serving 1 steak per person, top each one with a slice of butter so it starts melting. If doing 3 steaks between 4 rest, then slice and top with the butter on plates. Serve with the potatoes and green vegetables or salad, if liked.

Cook’s tip

The butter needs to be at room temperature to melt. If it’s not melting as much as you’d like, wave a chef’s blowtorch over it briefly to give it a helping hand. 

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

5,510kJ/ 1,326kcals

Fat

97.2g

Saturated Fat

41.8g

Carbohydrates

47g

Sugars

2.4g

Fibre

5.5g

Protein

63.1g

Salt

1.4g

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