Balsamic steaks with peppercorn wedges

Balsamic steaks with peppercorn wedges

Freeze single portions of sirloin steak and chips so you have a home-cooked meal within minutes of getting home

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 - 25 mins

plus marinating
Freezable

Method

  1. Mix together the vinegar, stock, garlic, mustard, honey and olive oil in a large shallow bowl, then grind in some black pepper, but no salt. Add the steaks and turn to coat. Leave to marinate in the fridge for 1 hr, or preferably overnight.
  2. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the potatoes in a large bowl with the oil, thyme and peppercorns. Spread out on 2 greased baking sheets and bake for 10-15 mins until the potatoes are nearly cooked. Remove and leave to go cold.
  3. Open-freeze the wedges until solid, then pack into a large rigid container in layers, interleaving with foil. Individually pack the steaks into freezer bags - make sure they lay completely flat when you put them in the freezer. Use within 1 month.
  4. To serve, heat oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 7, with a baking tray inside to warm up for the steaks. Put the wedges on another large baking tray, spread them apart and season. Bake for 20 mins until golden and crisp. Unwrap the steaks and brush both sides with oil. Press onto the hot tray and bake for 15-25 mins, turning after 10 mins and testing until hot, to give you medium-rare steak. Serve with the wedges and salad or peas, if you like.
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COOKING FROM FRESH

To cook these steaks from fresh, they can be pan-fried or griddled for 10-15 mins. Cook the potatoes at 220C for 30 minutes until crisp and golden.

PER SERVING

534 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 25 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 5g, sugar 4g, salt 0.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2013.

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  • 17 February 2013

    judelovesfood rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We used rump instead of sirloin - and didnt freeze it. But oh my goodness it was delicious!!! The balsamic really works with the beef. I used sweet potato instead of normal spuds and used an oxo beef cube with a little hot water instead of buying the conc beef stock. It worked perfectly. Making it for family this weekend and I'm sure it will go down a treat there too!

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  • 19 February 2013

    Jo-Jo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I did this for 3, but using the same amount of marinade. Used a jelly type stock pot rather then concentrated stock, as that's what I had. After cooking the steaks I deglazed the pan with red wine, added the rest of the marinade, mushrooms and plum tomatoes...reduced...it was lovely!!! Totally worth 5 stars!!

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  • 23 February 2013

    Russell rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    You can do that again she said. Loverly, very quick and easy. Roasted parsnip and sweet potato chips instead.

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  • 23 February 2013

    Julie commented on this recipe

    We love our steaks quite rare but like the outsides to be crusty. The marinade worked well to give a lovely outside coating but lovely and rare inside. Used a stock cube instead of liquid stock and this worked well. Will do again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 - 25 mins

plus marinating
Freezable

Ingredients

FOR THE STEAKS

FOR THE WEDGES

  • 1½kg medium potatoes , such as King Edward, cut into wedges
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil , plus extra for greasing
  • 1 tbsp thyme leaves
  • 2 tsp green peppercorns , crushed
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PER SERVING

534 kcalories, protein 34g, carbohydrate 43g, fat 25 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 5g, sugar 4g, salt 0.3 g

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