BEEF CARPACCIO WITH FRIED CAPERS AND MUSTARD MAYO
BEEF CARPACCIO WITH FRIED CAPERS AND MUSTARD MAYO
BEEF CARPACCIO WITH FRIED CAPERS AND MUSTARD MAYO

Ingredients
  • 350g-400g/12-14oz bavette or skirt steak
  • 1 tbsp groundnut or sunflower oil
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • drained
  • 50g/2oz pine nuts
  • toasted
  • 1 tbsp English mustard
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • plus extra for drizzling
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
  • a few shavings Parmesan (use a vegetable peeler to make these)
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • Season both sides of the steak thoroughly with salt and pepper. Heat a greased heavy-based frying pan until hot. Put the steak in the pan (it should sizzle immediately) and cook for about 3-5 minutes on each side for rare-medium. Transfer to a chopping board and leave to rest. Once cooled
  • refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the capers for a few minutes until crisp and puffed up. Remove to a bowl lined with kitchen paper.
  • Whisk together the mustard
  • mayonnaise and olive oil until you have a loose sauce. Remove the steak from the fridge and finely slice it into slivers
  • cutting against the grain.
  • Arrange on a large plate or serving platter. Drizzle with the mustard mayo and lemon juice
  • and scatter over the parsley
  • Parmesan shards and capers. Drizzle with olive oil and finish with the pine nuts and salt and pepper.