Rib Eye Steak with Green Peppercorn & Mushroom Sauce
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 60
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Beef & Veal; Dish Type; Main Ingredient; Mains; Meals and Courses
Description
A mouth-watering steak with mushroom sauce served with a side of chunky fries and green salad.
Ingredients
Chunky fries
1½ bottles (1.125 litres) cooking oil
6 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunky chips
Green Peppercorn and Mushroom Sauce
4 tsp (20 ml) olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 x 250 g punnet brown mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp (5 ml) green peppercorns in brine
4 tsp (20 ml) cake flour
1 C (250 ml) Ina Paarman’s Chicken Stock
1 C (250 ml) cream
1 tsp (5 ml) Old Brown Sherry
salt and pepper to taste
Green Salad with Parmesan and Lemon
1 x 100 g packet mixed rocket and watercress
black olives
Parmesan shavings
good-quality olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
salt and pepper to taste
Steak
4 rib eye steaks
Instructions
Steak
Light the fire about an hour before you intend to start braaing.
Chunky fries
Meanwhile, heat some cooking oil in a medium pot. Add the potatoes and fry until golden brown. Drain and keep warm in a low oven.
Green Peppercorn and Mushroom Sauce
Fry the onion in olive oil until transparent. Add the mushrooms, garlic and peppercorns and fry for 3 minutes. Add the flour and stir until the mushrooms are covered in flour. Add the chicken stock and stir. Cook the mushrooms in the sauce over a low heat, for about 2 minutes. Slowly add the cream and stir. Add the sherry, stir and keep to one side. Heat when needed.
Weekend ‘Cheat’s Version’ Mushroom Sauce
Heat 2 packets of Ina Paarman’s Mushroom Sauce and add 1 tsp (5 ml) Old Brown Sherry or brandy (optional).
Green Salad with Parmesan and Lemon
Place some rocket and watercress, olives and Parmesan shavings onto each plate. Drizzle with some olive oil and lemon juice and add some seasoning at the last minute.
Steak
When the coals are ready, braai the rib eye steaks for about 10 minutes or until medium-rare. Leave to rest for 5 minutes.
Serve the steaks with the chunky fries, mushroom sauce and salad.
Tip
Only season steak after it has rested.
