Rib-eye steaks with chilli butter & homemade chips

Rib-eye steaks with chilli butter & homemade chips

James Martin shows how to make your loved one a Valentine's Day feast with fail-safe steak and homemade chunky chips

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Freezable

Chilli butter can be frozen

Method

  1. For the chilli butter, mash the parsley into the butter with the chilli, a squeeze of lemon juice, the zest and some seasoning. Chill until firm.
  2. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. For the chips, toss all the ingredients on a baking tray, then season. Roast for 35-45 mins until golden and crisp.
  3. Heat a good glug of oil in a frying pan. Add the extra butter and the seasoned steaks, fry for 2-4 mins on each side, then transfer to plates. Toss the leaves with olive oil and lemon juice. Divide between the plates, add the chips and top each steak with a piece of chilli butter.
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Finishing touch

For an extra-special touch, chill the butter flat on a tray, then use a cutter or knife to cut out butter hearts.

PER SERVING

772 kcalories, protein 51g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 47 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 4g, sugar 3g, salt 0.63 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2011.

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  • 10 February 2011

    Kuifke rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Put the potato chips a few minutes in the microwave before putting them in the oven. This will reduce there cooking time and energy costs

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  • 14 February 2011

    splodgemeister rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The chips were gorgeous but I found the butter heart (yes I did make heart shapes, it is valentines after all!!) made the whole dish a bit too greasy for me. It also seems it bit wasteful to make 50g of the chilli butter just to cut out 2 tiny heart shapes. I will definitely make the chips again, I may even stop buying oven chips altogether!

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  • 15 February 2011

    julie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this for tea last night and it tasted great,used sirloin steak instead but the whole meal went down great.

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  • 19 February 2011

    Jaenyk commented on this recipe

    I know it's past valentines, but I might try this still, but is it ok to add in a bit more chilli in the butter since my partner loves spicy food, or would it just overpower the flavor?

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    06 October 2011

    Mel commented on this recipe

    Splodgemeister- u can freeze the chilli butter and use it anytime!

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  • 12 February 2012

    Pirateharri92 commented on this recipe

    My boyfriend doesnt like chilli, any suggestions on what to use instead?

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  • 13 February 2012

    scott turnbull commented on this recipe

    Pirate Harri, use a bit of Garlic instead then. I have a block of garlic butter made this way in the freezer all the time and it works very well.

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  • 25 April 2012

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Freezable

Chilli butter can be frozen

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
  • 50g butter , softened, plus a little extra
  • 1 red chilli , finely chopped
  • juice and zest ½ lemon
  • olive oil
  • 2 x 200g rib-eye steaks , seasoned
  • 2 handfuls mixed salad leaves

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PER SERVING

772 kcalories, protein 51g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 47 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 4g, sugar 3g, salt 0.63 g

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