In Mimi’s house, steak is worth its weight in gold along with horse racing and chocolate. The thing is her whole family loves their steak super rare, or blue as the French say. So much so, that her mum doesn’t even really know how to cook a steak well-done! But don’t worry, however you like your steak cooked, this recipe will taste sensational.
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3
Soy Sauce
(Contains Cereals containing gluten, Soya)
1
Balsamic Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
4
Flank Steak
2
Potato
4
Rosemary
2
Onion
⅔
Red Cabbage
2
Mustard Seeds
(Contains Mustard)
4
White Wine Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
4
Redcurrant Jelly
200
Water
Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees. Mix the soy sauce and balsamic vinegar together in a bowl. Add the steak to the bowl and make sure it has a good covering of the marinade. Cover and leave until it’s time to cook them. Tip: If you have longer to marinate the steaks that is even better but don’t worry if not!
Chop the potatoes into wedge shaped pieces roughly the width of your index finger. Pull the rosemary leaves off their stalks and chop the leaves finely. Put your potatoes on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil, add a pinch of salt, a good grind of pepper and your finely chopped rosemary. Give your tray a good toss to make sure your potatoes have a thorough coating of olive oil and pop your tray in the oven on the top shelf for 30 mins, until your potatoes are brown and crispy.
Cut the onion in half through the root, peel and slice it thinly into half moon shapes. Cut out the tough rooty bit of the cabbage and slice it into roughly ½ cm slices.
Add a splash of oil to a saucepan and put it on medium heat. Add your onion and cook for 5 mins until soft. Pop the mustard seeds in the pan and when they start to pop (after about 20 seconds or so), add your red cabbage and cook for a further 5 mins.
When your red cabbage has softened, add the white wine vinegar, a sprinkle of sugar (if you have some), a pinch of salt and a good grind of pepper. Stir everything together, put a lid on the pan and cook for 5 mins on low heat. After the 5 mins are up, take the lid off the pan and cook uncovered for an additional 5 mins.
Add a splash of oil to a frying pan on medium heat and when the pan is hot, add your steak (leave the excess marinade in the bowl, you need to use this later!). Cook your steak for 3-4 mins on each side and then remove to a board to rest for 3 mins. Tip: We like our steak medium but if you want it more well done, simply cook it for 2 more mins on each side.
Add the marinade you left behind to the pan, along with the redcurrant jelly and the water (as stated in the ingredient list). Tip: Use a spoon to break up the jelly so it melts into the sauce. When your sauce has bubbled for 2-3 mins and it’s lovely and smooth, take it off the heat.
Cut your steak into 2cm slices and serve it with a drizzle of sauce, your potato wedges and a good spoonful of red cabbage. Voila!