Steak and chips with salsa recipe
A meat-lover's dream, these mouthwateringly juicy steaks are accompanied by crispy fries and a zesty tomato salsa. This simple recipe guarantees perfectly cooked steak every time, and is sure to be revisited again and again.
See method- Serves 4
- 15 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook, plus soaking
- 408 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
- Healthy
Ingredients
- 800g white potatoes, cut into thin chips
- 1 tbsp sunflower or rapeseed oil, plus extra 1 tsp
- 4 rump steaks
- crisp green salad, to serve
For the salsa
- 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tomatoes, halved and thinly sliced
- ½ lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
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- Energy
- 1720kJ 408.0kcal
- Fat
- 13g
- Saturates
- 3g
- Salt
- 0.8g
- Sugars
- 4g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 37.5gProtein 37.6gFibre 4.1g
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- Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Soak the chips in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes, or blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain the chips and dry well with kitchen paper. In a bowl, toss the chips with 1 tbsp oil and some seasoning. Spread out onto 2 baking trays, lined with nonstick baking paper, and bake for 30-40 minutes, tossing every so often, until cooked through and crispy.
- Meanwhile, start making the salsa. Put the red onionin a bowl, sprinkle with the salt and leave for 10 minutes.
- Rub the steaks with the extra oil and season. Heat a griddle pan until hot. Cook the steaks for 2 minutes each side for medium-rare, or longer if you prefer well done. Set aside and keep warm to rest.
- Rinse the red onion in warm water and drain. Add to a bowl with the tomatoes, the lemonzest and juice, extra-virgin olive oil and some seasoning and stir well.
- Serve the steaks with the fries and salsa and a crisp green salad.
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