Rick Stein's steak frites recipe - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Rick Stein’ s steak frites By You Magazine - October 27, 2019 In Sainte-Christophe-en-Brionnais, in the Bourgogne region of eastern France, at a place called Restaurant du Midi in the high street, I found steak frites that almost matched the ideal I remember from a weekend in Paris in 1970. The steak was a large thin sirloin which was, I thought, unusual because I had been led to believe that rump was always used. It was accompanied by the crispiest thin chips imaginable and, almost as important, soft lettuce, which used to be the only kind you could get before iceberg swept the board. Don’t try to cook more than two steaks in a pan or they will stew and not fry and brown. James Murphy SERVES 2 2 x 250g rump or sirloin steaks, about 2cm thick, well marbled with fat good pinch of salt 1/4 tsp Rick’s peppermix (see below) 2 tsp rapeseed oil 10g butter FRITES 1 litre sunflower oil 500g maris piper potatoes, cut into sticks 4mm-5mm thick salt GREEN SALAD 1/2 soft round lettuce 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tsp white wine vinegar big pinch salt small pinch sugar H Start with the frites. Heat the oil in a deep pan to 125C. Working in batches, cook the frites for about 3 minutes in the oil until they are limp and still pale. Drain each batch well on kitchen paper. H Season the steaks well on both sides with salt and peppermix. Brush a ridged griddle pan with oil and place it over a high heat. When the pan is hot, lay the steaks on the pan and cook them for 1-2 minutes per side for rare, 2-2. minutes per side for medium or up to 4 minutes per side for well done, depending on the thickness. H When the steaks are done, add the butter to the pan and turn the steaks over to coat. Transfer the steaks to a plate, cover with foil and leave to rest for 5 minutes at room temperature. H While the steaks are resting, finish the frites. Heat the oil to 175C and cook them in batches until golden and crisp (about 2 minutes). Drain them on kitchen paper and season well with salt. Whisk together the salad dressing ingredients and serve the steak with the frites and the lettuce. MY SECRET PEPPERMIX In a spice grinder place 1 chipotle chilli (seeds removed), 1 pasilla chilli (seeds removed), 2 tablespoons white peppercorns, 2 tablespoons Szechuan peppercorns and 1 tablespoon salt. Blitz everything until combined. Get Rick’ s book with 20 per cent off Rick Stein’s Secret France by Rick Stein will be published on Thursday 31 October by BBC Books, price £26. To pre-order a copy with free p&p for £20.80 until 10 November, visit mailshop.co.uk or call 01603 648155. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved