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Surf and turf beef fillet and moreton bay bug with sweet potato cake, broccolini and bearnaise sauce

Preparation time:
45 mins
Cooking time:
30 mins
Serves:
4

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil
4 x 200g beef eye fillet
Salt and pepper, to season
2 whole Moreton Bay bugs, cooked, halved lengthways, meat removed

Steamed broccolini, to serve

Sweet potato cakes
400g sweet potatoes, peeled, grated, squeezed of excess moisture
1 egg
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp minced horseradish
Salt and pepper, to season

2 tbs olive oil

Bearnaise sauce
30ml dry white wine
30ml tarragon vinegar
1 eschalot, finely chopped
3 black peppercorns
1 tbs finely chopped tarragon leaves, plus extra 2 tsp
2 egg yolks
125g butter, melted, cooled slightly
1-2 tsp lemon juice

Method

1. To make potato cakes, combine potatoes, egg, garlic and horseradish in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Shape mixture into 4 even-sized rounds.

2. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add potato cakes and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until browned and crisp. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel, then put in oven to keep warm.

3. To make bearnaise sauce, put wine, vinegar, eschalots, peppercorns and tarragon leaves in a medium saucepan over medium heat and simmer until reduced to 1 tbs. Strain and discard solids, then cool.

4. Whisk egg yolks and cooled reduction in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water until thick and frothy. Slowly whisk in butter in a thin stream, while still over the heat, until thick. Stir in lemon juice and extra 2 tsp tarragon.

5. Brush oil on each side of steak and season with salt and pepper. Place a frying pan over high heat until hot. Add steaks and cook for 3 minutes on each side or until medium rare (exact time will depend on thickness of steaks). Set aside, covered, for 5 minutes.

6. Season bugs with salt and pepper. Place a lightly oiled frying pan over high heat, then add bug meat and cook, turning occasionally, for 1 minute to caramelise.

7. Place potato cakes on serving plates. Top with steak and bugs. Serve with broccolini and bearnaise sauce.

Notes

Tips

We have included our classic bearnaise sauce recipe, which uses a more traditional combination of ingredients, than the shortcut version we used on the night. If you don’t have white wine, substitute it for water.

If you are cooking more than 4 steaks, you may wish to finish them in the oven rather than the pan. Preheat oven to 190°C. Brush each side of steak with oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook in a hot frying pan for 2 minutes on each side, then transfer to a roasting pan and roast in the oven for a further 3 minutes.

Recipe by Recipe by David and Scott

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