Recipe of the Month…..July

GRILLED SKIRT STEAK AND HORSERADISH SANDWICH

Cooking, Blokes & Artichokes by Brendan Collins is published by Kyle Books. Photography by Jean Cazals.

Skirt steak is the ideal sandwich cut. It’s cheap, fast and easy to cook, tender enough that you won’t
put your jaw out trying to bite through it and it has a rich, intense flavour of beef to it. It’s also
a naturally slim piece of meat, no more than 1.25cm thick and about ten centimetres wide, which
makes it the perfect dimensions for laying a slab between two slices of bread. Adding the heat of
horseradish, creamy mayo and peppery rocket rounds out the flavours perfectly. If you think you like
roast beef sandwiches made with gray deli roast beef, just wait. You’ll go nuts for this.

SERVES 2
350g skirt steak
120ml Skirt Steak Marinade
(recipe follows)
coarse sea salt
2 slices ciabatta bread,
about 15 Å~ 10cm, sliced
down the middle
30g unsalted butter,
softened
75g mayonnaise
11/2 tablespoons horseradish
(or more, to suit your taste)
2 handfuls of rocket
freshly ground
black pepper

1. Trim any excess fat off the steak, rub it with the marinade, and place it in a
ziplock bag or covered container in the refrigerator for at least 2, but no
more than 8 hours; more than that and the meat will turn mushy when it
cooks.
2. Fire up the barbecue and let it get hot, or place a grill pan or cast-iron pan
over a high heat for 5 minutes. Remove the steak from the marinade, scrape
off any excess herbs and garlic, season it liberally with salt, then grill the
meat to your liking. Medium-rare will take about 1 minute per side.
3. Toast the bread if you want, or simply butter the bloody stuff. In a small bowl,
mix together the mayonnaise and horseradish to your desired spiciness.
4. Build up your sandwich by slathering the horseradish mayo on the bottom
slice of bread, then put down a bed of rocket, followed by your meat, a
seasoning of black pepper and the top slice of bread.

 

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