Recipe: Steak Sandwich

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RECIPE: STEAK SANDWICH

Serving size: 2 persons

Estimated prep + cooking time: <15mins

Estimated cleanup time: <5mins

What's there not to love about the classic steak sandwich?

Ingredients:

Steak sandwich

• 2 beef steaks

• 2 burger buns

• 2 romaine lettuce leaves

• 2 tbsps of mayonnaise

• 2 tbsps of beetroot relish

• black pepper and sea salt to taste

• 2 tbsps of butter

• extra virgin olive oil

Cooking utensils:

• 1 frying pan

• 1 wooden spatula

• 2 plates

• knife for butter

Directions:

• Heat frying pan over a medium high flame.

• Place beef steaks on a plate and drizzle the olive oil over, add black pepper and sea salt. Roughly massage it all over the meat.

• The pan should be nice and hot now, carefully place the beef steaks in and allow to cook for roughly 4minutes a side(that gives me a medium for a 2cm thick steak).

• Check whether meat is ready by poking it gently with the wooden spatula(don't cut the steak!).

• Place meat on a plate to rest.

• Place butter into the frying pan and turn the flame to medium.

• When butter has melted, scrape the bottom of the pan lightly to remove all the tasty bits.

• Place burger bun halves on the pan, inside down so they rest nicely(feel free to swirl the bread around to soak up the butter).

• When the pan starts to smoke slightly, it's time to remove the buns.

• Spread the mayonnaise and beetroot relish on the bottom half of the bun.

• This is how I assemble mine, bun, beef, lettuce, bun.

Tips:

• Pick good steak, but even cheap steaks work too. Just cook the steak like usual, after letting it rest, slice it really really thin (about 2-3mm) and it'll still be pretty good.

• The steak will shrink slightly after it's cooked, pick steak that will be slightly bigger than the buns.

• Lightly but firmly press the centre of the buns into the pan when they're cooking to get the centre nice and toasted.

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