Seared beef
This unusual beef dish from Elena Arzak involves marinading beef with mango and turmeric, and is served alongside a mango, turmeric and coconut water-infused gravy. Arzak actually brand their potato crisps with the name of their restaurant before frying them, which gives this dramatic dish even more flair.
- Cooking:
- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 360g ofbeef fillet, ideally from mature cows (i.e. ex dairy beef), or ox fillet
- 70g ofpineapple
- 2garlic cloves, deep fried
- 50g of bread, deep fried
- 40g of olive oil
- 10g ofhazelnut paste
- 100g of water
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2small onions
- 50g of olive oil
- 7g of plain flour
- 60g ofmango purée
- 1g ofground turmeric
- 300g ofcoconut water
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1onion, peeled and julienned
- ½yellow pepper, julienned
- ½garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
- olive oil
- 100g ofcoconut water
- 50g ofmango purée
- 2mangoes, peeled and finely chopped
- ½tsp curry powder
- ½tspground turmeric
- ½tspfresh ginger, finely chopped
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 8baby pickled onions
- 200g of olive oil
- 1potato, peeled and cut them into thin slices with a mandolin, then squared off into rectangles
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- black sesame paste
- chicken stock
Instructions
Step 1
Lightly season the meat with salt and pepperStep 2
Blend all the ingredients for the beef marinade, and season with salt and pepperStep 3
For the gravy, in a heavy saucepan, sweat the onion in the olive oil until soft and translucentStep 4
Add the flour and cook out over a low heatStep 5
Add the mango pulp, turmeric and coconut water. Season with salt and pepper and set asideStep 6
For the mango chutney, fry the onion, yellow pepper and garlic in a little olive oil over a low heat until soft, but not colouredStep 7
Add the coconut water, mango pulp, diced mango, curry powder, turmeric and fresh ginger and cook over a low heat for 10 minutesStep 8
Gently mash until thick, and season to taste with salt and pepperStep 9
Using the tip of a knife, hollow out the pickled onion and fill each one with the chutney. Set asideStep 10
Heat up the olive oil and fry the potato until crisp but not coloured. Season with salt and pepper and set asideStep 11
Coat the beef in the marinade and let it sit for 5 minutes - this will allow the bromelain enzymes from the pineapple tenderise the beefStep 12
Sear the beef on a very hot charcoal grill. Once cooked, allow the beef to restStep 13
To plate, serve the beef on a thin layer of mango chutneyStep 14
Thin out some of the sesame paste with a little chicken stock, and spread on the plate in two linesStep 15
Serve the chutney-topped pickled onions alongside the beef, and place the potato crisps on top of the beef