Ingredients
- 4 x 350 gram Beef sirloin (trimmed)
- 1½ teaspoon Ground cumin
- 1½ teaspoon Ground coriander
- 1½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 Lime (zested, juiced)
- 80 millilitre Olive oil (⅓ cup)
- 500 gram Butternut pumpkin piece (seeds removed, cut into rough wedges)
- 2 bunch Brocolini
- Light sour cream & ime wedges (to serve)
Herb couscous
- 1½ tablespoon Olive oil
- 200 gram Couscous (1 cup)
- 250 millilitre Vegetable stock (1 cup)
- 1 Lemon (zested finely, juiced)
- 2 tablespoon Flat-leaf parsley (finely chopped)
- 2 tablespoon Mint (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Place spices, garlic, zest, juice and 2 tablespoons in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Season to taste. Add steak and coat well in marinade. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 200C. Meanwhile, place pumpkin on a large shallow oven tray and drizzle with remaining oil and season to taste. Roast for 25 minutes or until golden and cooked. Bring a large saucepan of boiling water to the boil, add brocolini and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked to your liking. Drain and season to taste.
- Preheat a lightly greased char-grill pan or barbecue to high. Cook steak for 2½ - 3 minutes each side or until cooked to your liking. Rest for 15 minutes, covered with foil in a warm place, before slicing, to serve
- To make herbed couscous, place couscous in a large heatproof bowl and stir through olive oil. Bring stock to the boil and stir into couscous. Cover and stand for 10 minutes. Using a fork, gradually loosen couscous then stir in remaining ingredients. Season to taste.
- Divide couscous, brocolini, pumpkin and flank steak among plates. Serve with lime wedges.
Notes
- If time permits, marinade steak for 3 hours or over night in the refrigerator. Before cooking, leave to stand at room temperature.
- This popular cut is best cooked using high temperature methods.
- Sirloin steaks can also be thinly sliced to be used in stir-fries.
- Also known as Porterhouse Steak, New York Steak or Striploin Steak.
- Other substitutes are flat iron steak or rump medallion.
- For best results, ask your butcher to cut your steaks at about 3-4cm thick steaks
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