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Rare beef with beetroot glaze and sheet potatoes

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Rare beef with beetroot glaze and sheet potatoes

By Phillippa Cheifitz

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

600 g free-range rump or rib-eye steak
1-2 T olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 T balsamic vinegar
organic baby leaf spinach, for serving
olive oil, for serving
For the beetroot glaze
1 cup organic beetroot juice

For the sheet potatoes

2-3 medium-sized organic baking potatoes
olive oil

Method

Ensure that the beef is at room temperature. Pat dry with paper towel, moisten with olive oil and season with salt.
Sear on both sides in a heavy pan on the stovetop, until char-grilled on the outside but rare inside. Do so for 3 or 4 minutes a side, depending on thickness – if you prefer it less rare, place it in a hot 230ºC oven for a few minutes.
Once cooked to your liking, moisten with the vinegar and season generously with black pepper. Wrap in tinfoil and leave to rest for 5 minutes. Slice and mix with the juices.
To make the beetroot glaze: Reduce the beetroot juice over a high heat for about 15 minutes or until thick and syrupy. Add a squeeze of lemon juice.
To make the sheet potatoes: Preheat the oven to 230ºC. Peel, wash and thinly slice the potatoes. Moisten with a little oil then season. Spread in a flat layer on a baking pan lined with baking paper. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until brown and crispy.
To serve: Drizzle the glaze over four large plates. Add the beef slices and top with the potato. Add some rocket leaves moistened with a little olive oil.
Per serving: 2450.9kJ, 43.4g protein, 33.6g fat, 24.5g carbs

TASTE’s take:
The organic beetroot juice available at Woolworths is delicious. Here it is reduced until intensified and syrupy.

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Ingredients

Method