Sirloin Steak Diane with Garlic Potato Puree
Ingredients - serves 4
- 1 tablespoon olive oil,
- 4 x 8oz/225g each sirloin steaks,
- 1 teaspoon butter,
- 1 small onion, peeled and diced,
- 5oz/150g button mushrooms, sliced,
- ¼ pint/150ml white wine,
- 110ml brandy,
- 2 tablespoons worster sauce,
- ¼ pint/150ml beef stock,
- ¼ pint/150ml double cream,
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- squeeze of lemon juice
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4
2. First make the sauce. Melt the butter in a hot frying pan. Add the shallot and mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Add brandy, it will flame up for about 5-10 seconds then subside when the flame burns off. Add white wine and reduce by half.
3. Stir in stock, worster sauce and cream. Reduce to a sauce consistency, which will coat the back of a spoon. Sprinkle in parsley and lemon juice. Season to taste. Set aside and keep warm until ready to serve.
Roast Garlic Mash
- 4 cloves of garlic, unpeeled,
- 1 tablespoon olive oil,
- 2 tablespoons butter,
- 75g/1lb 10oz cooked potatoes,
- 1 tablespoon of cream
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180 C/350 F/Gas 4. Place the garlic cloves on a piece of foil and drizzle with olive oil. Scrunch up the foil into a purse and cook in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
2. Open the foil and carefully squeeze the garlic cloves from the skins.
3. Melt the butter, add cream and roast garlic. Next add the potatoes, mix together, stir well and season to taste. Spoon into a piping bag with a plain nozzle.
4. Next to cook the steaks, grind plenty of coarse black pepper over them. Heat the olive oil in a large oven-proof frying pan until it is smoking and place the steaks in it, make sure not to over crowd the pan, or the steaks will stew. Cook each side of the meat for no more than 2 minutes to seal the juices.
5. Place frying pan in the oven for 5-10 minutes (5 minutes for rare, 7 for medium and 10 for well done). When cooked to your satisfaction, leave the meat to rest in a warm place and save any juices that run off the meat for your steak diane sauce.
To Serve
Carefully place the steak on side of plate. Spoon the sauce over it. Pipe some garlic mash beside steak. Garnish with chervil.
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