Steak Tagliata With Lemony Lentils Recipes

SKIRT STEAK WITH LENTIL SALAD

Steps:

• To make the lentil salad, put the water in a large saucepan. Wash the lentils in a colander and add to the saucepan. Add the carrots, bay leaf, thyme and salt. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain and remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the mustard, 3/4 cup of oil and the vinegar, onions, tarragon, salt and pepper. Blend well with a wire whisk. Add the lentils and stir. Serve warm, lukewarm or cool.
• To prepare the meat, sprinkle it on both sides with salt and pepper and brush with 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet large enough to hold two steaks over high heat, add the steaks and brown them for 3 minutes for medium-rare. Turn and continue cooking until they are thoroughly browned, about 3 minutes more. Remove to a warm platter. Repeat the procedure for the two remaining steaks.
• Pour the fat from the skillet and reduce the heat. Add the butter, garlic and parsley. Cook briefly, stirring. Add any juices from the platter and blend well. Pour the sauce over the steaks and serve with the lentil salad immediately.

PEPPERY FLANK STEAK TAGLIATA IN THE OVEN

Steps:

• Lay flank steak on a baking sheet and season on both sides with salt. Put a handful of peppercorns on a cutting board and crush them by pressing firmly with the bottom of a sauce pan (or use a spice mill or mortar and pestle to obtain a very coarse grind). Measure 1 tablespoon of crushed pepper and sprinkle on both sides of steak. Strip leaves from rosemary. Sprinkle meat evenly on both sides with rosemary and garlic slices. Drizzle with 4 tablespoons olive oil, then massage with your hands to distribute, pressing pepper, rosemary and garlic into surface. Leave at room temperature for an hour (or refrigerate for several hours and bring to room temperature before proceeding).
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 450 degrees. Place a cast iron skillet large enough to hold the steak (or a heavy roasting pan) on the upper rack. Let skillet heat for at least 30 minutes.
• Carefully put flank steak in pan and close oven door. After 5 minutes, flip the steak (it should be well browned on the bottom) and cook just until juices appear on surface of steak, 3 to 4 minutes more for medium-rare meat. (Alternatively, cook steak under broiler about 2 inches from heat.) Remove steak and let rest on a carving board for 10 minutes.
• Cut meat on a diagonal, against grain, into thin slices. Arrange sliced meat on a large platter and surround with arugula. With a vegetable peeler, shave about 2 ounces of cheese over arugula. Drizzle with a little olive oil and garnish with lemon wedges.

STEAK TAGLIATA WITH LEMONY LENTILS

Steps:

• Take the steak out of the fridge an hour before you want to cook it.
• Heat a frying or griddle pan until it's smoking hot. Meanwhile, warm the lentils following pack instructions, then tip them onto a big plate or platter to cool a little. Rub the oil over the steak and season generously, then put in the hot pan. Cook to your liking (rare to medium-rare works well for this dish and will take around 2 mins on each side, or a little longer if the steak is particularly thick). Transfer to a plate and leave to rest for a few minutes, loosely covered with foil.
• Put one lemon half in the pan, cut-side down, and char it over a high heat for a minute - this will make it extra juicy. Scatter the peppers and rocket over the warm lentils, drizzle with the vinegar and extra virgin olive oil and season with salt. Toss together lightly using your hands.
• Slice the steak as thinly as you can and arrange it over the top of the salad. Cut thin shards of parmesan straight from the block, crumble them a little in your hands, then scatter over the top. Serve the lemon on the side for squeezing over.

BEEF TAGLIATA

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Season both sides of each steak with Himalayan pink salt.
• Place steaks on the preheated grill and cook for 4 minutes. Flip steaks over and grill 4 more minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile place arugula in a bowl and drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil. Add tomatoes, cheese, and red onion; toss to coat.
• Thinly slice the steaks. Divide the steak and salad between two plates. Drizzle 1/2 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar over each salad and serve immediately.

NIGELLA LAWSON'S TAGLIATA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan, or cast-iron or heavy non-stick frying pan.
• In a small dish that can take the steak snugly later, combine the extra-virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes, dried oregano, salt, and red wine vinegar. Oil the steak lightly and put it in the hot pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side, then remove it to the dish of spicy marinade and sit the cooked steak for 2 minutes a side in the dish. Your steak will be rare, but that's the way it's meant to be.
• Remove the steeped steak to a board, ready for slicing, and while it sits there, arrange the cherry tomatoes, cut-side down, in the marinade dish. Cut the steak into thin slices on the diagonal and arrange on a serving dish or 2 dinner plates.
• Smoosh the tomatoes around in the marinade, then pour them, and the marinade, over the ribbons of meat. Add a few leaves of fresh oregano, if you can get them, and serve immediately.

OVEN-BAKED BEEF TAGLIATA

Steps:

• Place a cast-iron skillet in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine garlic, rosemary, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture all over the steaks.
• Remove the skillet from the oven and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add steak and return to the preheated oven. Cook until steaks is browned on both sides, turning after 10 minutes, about 20 minutes total.
• Transfer steak to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes; then slice.
• Spread arugula on a platter and top with steak slices. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons olive oil and lemon juice and top with Parmesan cheese.

RIB STEAK TAGLIATA

Steps:

• Combine the oil, garlic, parsley, thyme and rosemary leaves in a food processor. Pulse to finely chop. Pour half the oil-herb marinade over the steaks in a large dish and marinate the steaks 2 hours and up to 24 hours, refrigerated.
• Preheat a cast-iron pan or outdoor grill for a medium-high heat. Remove the steaks from the marinade, wipe off excess and sprinkle with coarse salt and black pepper. Place the steaks in the pan or over the hottest area of the grill (moving the steaks around to a cooler section of the grill to prevent too much flaring and reduce excessive charring).
• Cook the steaks to desired doneness by turning only once, cook one side and then the other, moving the steaks only to permit even cooking. Allow 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. After turning the steaks to the second side, brush on some of the remaining oil-herb marinade for added flavor. After cooking to desired doneness, remove the steaks from the grill and allow them to rest for 5 minutes.
• Drizzle the arugula with oil and balsamic vinegar in a large bowl. Shave Parmesan over top (about 1/2 cup), toss and place equal portions on each of 4 plates.
• Carve the resting steaks into long ribbons of beef, placing several slices on each of the four salads. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Squeeze a little lemon juice over the steaks, drizzle with some olive oil and serve.