BBQ Steaks with Lime,Tomatoes and Anchovies
A great barbecue steak recipe with a toamto based sauce with tomatoes,anchovies and limes
prep time
25 mins
cook time
10 minutes
serves
4 people
Based on a 2cm/¾inch thick steak
To Cook Rare: 2½ minutes on each side
To Cook Medium: 4 minutes on each side
To Cook Well Done: 6 minutes on each side
Ingredients
- 4 x 175g/6oz lean sirloin, rump or rib-eye steaks
- Grated zest and juice of 1 lime
- Salt and freshly milled black pepper
- 15ml/1tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
- 3 medium plum tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 x 30g can anchovies in oil, drained and finely chopped
- 60ml/4tbsp water
Extra lime wedges, to garnish
- For the Black Bean Salsa
- 100g/4oz canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 small ripe tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and diced
- ½ yellow pepper, deseeded and diced
- 1 small red onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 small handful freshly chopped coriander
- Juice of 1 lime
Method
- Place the steaks in a large, non-metallic shallow dish. Add the lime zest and juice and seasoning. Coat the steaks on both sides. Cover and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan on the hob or barbecue and cook the tomatoes, spring onions, garlic and anchovies for 1-2 minutes. Add the water and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Remove and set aside.
- To make the salsa; combine all the ingredients in a bowl and season.
- Cook the steaks on a preheated grill or prepared barbecue according to your preference.
- Serve the steaks with the sauce and the salsa.
