Main Meals

Seared beef carpaccio with pasta

4
Easy
15 minutes
5 minutes, plus 5 to 10 minutes standing time
Wine/Spirit Pairing
South Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

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Ingredients

Method
  • 500 g beef fillet (in one piece)
  • Flaky salt and coarsely ground black pepper
  • Olive oil
  • 250 g fresh pasta, boiled al dente
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 200 g baby tomatoes, halved or left whole if tiny
  • Parmesan shavings
  • Rocket leaves
  • Balsamic vinegar

Season the beef well with coarsely ground black pepper, then roll in olive oil. Sear all over in a hot pan, then leave to rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Slice fairly thinly, then place between sheets of baking paper.
Bash the slices until paper thin. Arrange on large plates. Mix the hot, drained pasta with garlic, seasoning and enough olive oil to moisten. Place a tangle of pasta into the middle of the plate and sprinkle with halved or whole baby tomatoes and Parmesan.
Tuck in rocket leaves, then drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Add some flaky salt and a twist of pepper and serve.

Per serving:
2069 kJ, 37.8 g protein, 21.4 g fat, 33.1 g carbs

Phillippa Cheifitz

Recipe by: Phillippa Cheifitz

Regular TASTE contributor Phillippa is a well-known South African author and food writer, and has won many awards, both for her magazine features and her cookbooks.

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