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Grilled aged rib-eye with tomato, onion and chipotle salsa

Neil Perry
Neil Perry

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Spice things up ... Grilled aged rib-eye with tomato, onion and chipotle salsa.
Spice things up ... Grilled aged rib-eye with tomato, onion and chipotle salsa.Supplied

A hint of chilli turns a simple steak into a meal fit for a conquistador.

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Ingredients

  • 4 x 250g grass-fed rib-eye steaks

  • sea salt

  • extra virgin olive oil

Salsa

  • 4 large vine-ripened tomatoes

  • 1 small red onion, peeled and finely sliced

  • 100ml extra virgin olive oil

  • sea salt and freshly ground pepper

  • 1 1/2 tbsp chipotle chilli powder

  • 1 tbsp roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley

  • juice of 1 lime

Method

  1. Season the steaks well with sea salt up to 2 hours before cooking, and allow them to come to room temperature.

    Place the tomatoes and onion in a small ovenproof container (that holds the tomatoes snugly), pour the olive oil over and season with salt. Roast for 1 hour or until the skins of the tomatoes burn a little.

    Remove from the oven, pull off the tomato skins, then place the contents of the container in a small saucepan and mush the tomatoes with a pair of tongs. You should have a sauce with lots of olive oil floating.

    Bring it to the boil (the oil will blend in), reduce by a third, then add the chipotle powder and mix through. Cook for a further minute, then remove from the heat and allow to cool.

    Add the parsley and lime juice, check the seasoning and add some pepper.

    Heat a flat or ridged grill pan on top of the stove or heat the barbecue to very hot.

    Rub the steaks with a little oil. Cook them for about 2 minutes (for rare), then turn over and cook for a further 2 minutes. Allow the meat to rest in a warm place for 5 minutes.

    Place a steak in the middle of each plate and place a dollop of room-temperature salsa on top, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and serve with your favourite potatoes and a bowl of boiled greens.

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur, chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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