Last Order Date For Christmas Delivery: Sunday 15th December
Ingredients
- 1 x Heritage Breed T-Bone steak
- Sea salt
- Sublime truffle, parmesan & black pepper butter
- 10g Parmesan
- 2 old crop potato peeled & chipped (Maris piper or king Edward)
- 1 x onion peeled & cut into 5mm rings
- 3 tbls. Plain flour
- 1 tbls. Corn flour
- Pinch baking powder
- Pinch bicarbonate soda
- Splash vinegar (white wine, sherry or malt)
- Approximately 75ml pale ale
- Bunch watercress
- A little vinaigrette
- Oil for frying
Introduction
An indulgent treat for one.Method
METHOD FOR THE T BONE:
- Remove your steak out of the packaging, pat dry and bring to room temperature.
- Preheat a griddle or heavy based frying pan (large enough to hold the meat) until it sizzles when you add a drop of oil.
- Season the meat liberally just prior to cooking.
- Place the steak on the fat to render before searing on the flat sides, then cook over high heat turning the steak a couple of times, reducing the heat if the steak is getting too charred.
- Cook 3 to 4 minutes each side for medium rare, pressing the steak with your thumb it should have a slight spring to touch and a core temperature of 52°C before resting for medium rare.
- Finish by adding a large knob of the Sublime truffle butter to the pan and basting over the steak for the final couple of minutes.
- Leave to rest in a warm place for half the cooking time before serving.
METHOD FOR THE CHIPS:
- Peel the potatoes then cut lengthways into neat chips (approximately 5mm thick), then rinse under cold water.
- Place the chips in a deep saucepan, adding a teaspoon of salt and just cover with cold water.
- Place the pan on a medium heat, bring to the boil then simmer for 8-10 minutes or until just cooked.
- Carefully drain through a colander and lay flat onto a tray.
- Heat a pan of 2/3 full of oil (groundnut oil is my preferred choice) until it reaches 180 °C, then in a basket carefully immerse the pre-cooked chips, gently shaking them so they don't stick together.
- Fry for 6-8 minutes until golden brown and crunchy, remove the basket from fryer, then empty the chips onto kitchen roll and lightly season with sea salt flakes.
METHOD FOR THE ONION RINGS:
- In a bowl mix together the dry ingredients.
- Slowly add the pale ale to reach a smooth batter consistency (enough to just coat the back of a spoon).
- Add the vinegar and leave at room temperature.
- Toss the onion rings in a little flour then place in the batter ready to fry.
- Fry the onion rings 160 °C for a couple of minutes each side until golden and crisp, drain of excess oil then finely grate Parmesan all over.
to serve:
- Dress the watercress with a little vinaigrette and serve alongside the steak, chips and Parmesan enriched onion rings.