CHARGRILLED FILLET STEAK WITH SMOKED CHILLI BUTTER, GIROLLE MUSHROOMS AND PURPLE SPROUTING BROCCOLI
Ingredients
- 4 x 150g/6oz fillet steaks
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 225g/8oz unsalted butter
- at room temperature
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp each chopped fresh parsley
- rosemary and thyme
- 2 canned anchovies
- drained and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp finely chopped shallot
- 4 tbsp ready-made smoked barbecue sauce
- 2 smoked chipotle chillies (available at some supermarkets and from online suppliers)
- or fresh chillies
- sliced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper
- 60g/2½oz butter
- 400g/14oz small potatoes
- boiled until tender
- peeled and halved lengthways
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 200g/7oz girolle mushrooms
- trimmed and sliced
- 200g/7oz purple sprouting broccoli
- blanched
Directions
- For the steak
- place the steaks onto a clean work surface
- cover with cling film and flatten with a rolling pin until 1cm/½in thick. Brush with olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Heat a griddle pan and chargrill the steak for 2-3 minutes on each side
- for rare meat
- or longer
- until cooked to your liking. Remove from the pan and set aside to rest in a warm place.
- For the smoked chilli butter
- place all the chilli butter ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth. Place into a small serving dish.
- For the vegetables
- heat half of the butter in a frying pan and sauté the potatoes for 4-5 minutes
- until golden-brown and crisp. Sprinkle over the parsley
- season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir.
- Heat the remaining butter in another frying pan and add the mushrooms. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes until just tender
- then add the purple sprouting broccoli and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- divide the potatoes and vegetables equally among four serving plates. Place a steak onto each plate and top with a spoonful of smoked chilli butter.

