Sirloin Steaks and Peppercorn Sauce with Herb-Crusted Mushrooms
- 07 Feb 2023
- Home , Meat , Beef , Thermapen Chef , Date Night
This sirloin steak recipe is simple and classic but perfectly done. All it takes is some butter, herbs and garlic and a good quality meat thermometer, and you'll have beautiful pink and tender steak in no time. The creamy pink peppercorn sauce and flavoursome herb-crusted mushrooms are the perfect accompaniments for your steak night.
Temperatures
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 minutes
Steak cooking temperatures:
52 °C for rare, 60 °C for medium
or 71 °C for well done
How to fry sirloin steak?
Frying your steak is really simple. Follow these tips to get it right:
- Bring your steak up to room temperature before you cook it; this will help it to cook more evenly.
- Get your oil and butter sizzling first, then cook the steak over medium-high heat. This helps to get a nice brown crust on the steak.
- Add bashed garlic bulbs and fresh herbs to the pan. Spoon these over the steak with the butter as it cooks to infuse the meat with flavour.
- Flip the steak every 30 seconds to 1 minute. Otherwise, it will burn.
- Check the steak temperature often. Frying a sirloin steak only takes a few minutes, so it can become overdone in seconds. Use a good quality, fast-reading meat thermometer like the Thermapen ONE to avoid overdoing it.
- Factor in carryover cooking. Your steak will continue to rise in temperature as it rests, so cook your steak a few degrees under your desired temperature to get it spot on.
- Rest the meat before slicing. Let the juices redistribute for maximum juiciness.
Ingredients
For the steaks
- 4 sirloin steaks
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- A few sprigs of rosemary
- 4 garlic cloves, gently bashed with the skin on
For the herb-crusted mushrooms
- 4 portobello mushrooms
- 50g breadcrumbs
- 1 small bunch of freshly chopped parsley
- Juice and zest of half a lemon (unwaxed)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Salt and cracked black pepper
For the pink peppercorn sauce
- 50ml brandy
- 200ml single cream
- 15 pink peppercorns
- 5ml Dijon mustard
- Seasoning
directions
To make the steaks
- Remove the steaks from the fridge at least 20 minutes before cooking, to allow them to come to room temperature.
- Pat the steaks dry with kitchen paper and season the steaks with salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan over a high heat.
- When the oil is moving, turn the heat down to medium-high and add the butter.
- Once the butter begins to sizzle, carefully lay the steaks in the pan and place the garlic and herbs in at the sides.
- Use a pair of tongs to turn the steaks every 30 seconds to 1 minute, so they get a nice brown crust, spooning over the juices as you do so.
- Using your Thermapen, check the middle of the steaks. They should be 52 °C for rare, 60 °C for medium or 71 °C for well done.
- Allow the steaks to rest before carving.
To make the pink peppercorn sauce
- Crush the peppercorns. You can use the bottom of a heavy pan.
- Combine the mustard with the cream, bring it to a boil, and then reduce until it has reached your desired thickness.
- Add the brandy and stir, then add the peppercorns and seasoning.
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To make the herb-crusted mushrooms
- Mix all the stuffing in a small bowl, then blend with a hand-held blender into a coarse mix.
- Remove the stalks from the mushrooms and stuff them with the breadcrumb mix.
- Heat a fan-assisted oven to 180 °C.
- Place the mushrooms onto a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake for roughly 20-30 minutes until golden on top and cooked through.
- Top the steaks with the pink peppercorn sauce and serve with the mushrooms and some maple-glazed carrots.
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