Beef flat iron steaks are cooked with fresh rosemary or thyme leaves and served with a delicious olive tapenade made with olives, garlic, anchovies, lemon juice and sun-dried tomatoes. Perfect cooked on the BBQ or under the grill.
Ingredients:
- 4 x 175g/6oz lean flat iron steaks
- Salt and freshly milled black pepper
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme or rosemary leaves, roughly chopped
- 20ml/4tsp rapeseed or olive oil
- For the Tapenade:
- 50g/2oz kalamata black olives, stoned and drained
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 1-2 anchovies, drained
- 25g/1oz capers in brine, drained
- 10ml/2tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 25g/1oz sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
- Juice of ½ lemon
Serves 4
Difficulty Rating:**
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Instructions:
To prepare the tapenade; place the olives, garlic, anchovy, capers, thyme and tomatoes and lemon juice in a processor or blender and process for 1-2 minutes to form a rough paste.
Place the steaks on a chopping board, season and sprinkle with the herbs on and oil on both sides.
Cook on the steaks on a prepared barbecue or under a preheated moderate grill according to your preference (Rare -2 minutes on each side, Medium Rare – 3-4 minutes on each side, Medium – 5-7 minutes on each side). Cover with foil and leave to rest for 5-10 minutes.
Serve the steaks with the tapenade and chunky chips.
Tips:
Flat iron steak is best when cooked to either medium rare or medium. Resting time is crucial. If preferred, replace the flat iron steaks with sirloin, rump or rib-eye steaks and cook according to your preference using the following timings: (Based on a 2cm/¾-in thick steak): Rare: 2½ minutes on each side Medium: 4 minutes on each side Well done: 6 minutes on each side