Medium-rare flat iron steak cooked on the BBQ and served with salad and grilled asparagus. Light, summery, and perfect with a glass of wine.
Flat iron steak temperature
Flat iron steak cannot be cooked beyond medium-rare so once the steak reaches a core temperature of 54 °C remove from the grill, wrap well in tinfoil and leave to rest for 5 minutes.
Flat iron steak recipe
Ingredients
- 450g flat iron steak
- Sea salt flakes and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil
- Bunch of asparagus, trimmed
- ½ cucumber
- 2 shallots, finely sliced
- ½ lemon, juice and zest
- 25g pine nuts, toasted
- 50g rocket, washed
- 2 sprigs of mint, picked
- 1 tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil
Directions
- Preheat the BBQ to 275 °C grilling heat, lid on and vents open as applicable.
- Remove the steak from the packaging and pat dry with kitchen paper.
- Place on a plate and season both sides with salt and pepper and drizzle with the oil.
- Leave at room temperature for 20 minutes to take the chill off.
- Cut the cucumber into ribbons using a peeler.
- Place the ribbons in a large bowl with the finely sliced shallots and toss with the lemon juice.
- Leave to one side while you grill the steak and asparagus.
- Clean the barbecue grill and oil lightly. Place the steak on the grate over the area of grilling heat and close the lid.
- Cook for 2 minutes then test to see if it’s ready to turn. Steak is ready to turn over when it doesn’t stick to the cooking grate.
- Turn over and return to the area of grilling heat and close the lid. Cook for a further 2 minutes before testing the core temperature using your Thermapen.
- Flat iron steak cannot be cooked beyond medium-rare so once the steak reaches a core temperature of 54 °C remove from the grill, wrap well in tinfoil and leave to rest for 5 minutes.
- While the steak rests, grill the asparagus on the area of grilling heat for 2 minutes before turning.
- Grill until the spears are nicely charred then remove to a serving platter and drizzle with a little oil and sprinkle with sea salt flakes.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the salad, toss and arrange on the serving platter.
- Unwrap the steak and slice thinly before placing on the serving platter.
