Dinners

beef · oven · ~50 min

Seared Sirloin with Roast Squash, Mushrooms & Caper Salsa Verde

Pan-seared sirloin over thyme-roasted butternut and chestnut mushrooms, finished with a garlic-free parsley-caper salsa verde.

kcalProteinCarbsFat
Matthias129095 g105 g54 g
Partner71060 g39 g35 g

Ingredients for 2

Method

  1. Temper the steaks 30 min

    Take the steaks out of the fridge, pat dry and season all over with 1 tsp salt. Leave at room temperature for 30 min while the squash roasts.

  2. Roast the squash 15 min

    Heat the oven to 220 °C (200 °C fan). Toss the squash with 1 tbsp olive oil, the thyme, chilli flakes and the remaining ½ tsp salt. Roast 15 min.

  3. Add the mushrooms and roast 20 min

    Add the mushrooms to the tray, toss with the squash and its oil, and roast another 20 min until the squash is caramelised at the edges.

  4. Make the salsa verde 5 min

    Finely chop the parsley, shallot and capers. Stir in 1.5 tbsp olive oil, the vinegar, Dijon, 1 tbsp water and black pepper.

  5. Sear the steaks 8 min

    Heat the remaining ½ tbsp olive oil in a heavy pan until smoking. Sear the steaks 4 min per side for medium (58–60 °C core); add 1 min per side if you prefer them more done.

  6. Rest the meat 5 min

    Rest the steaks on a board for 5 min. Toast the sourdough meanwhile.

  7. Slice and split

    Slice against the grain. Matthias: ≈360 g steak, about two-thirds of the squash and 60% of the mushrooms, plus the toast. Partner: ≈240 g steak and the rest of the veg. Spoon salsa verde over both, slightly more for Matthias.