Steak & Onion Soubise

Perfectly cooked steak and a creamy onion sauce - yes please!

📝 Ingredients

• 4 x 300g striploins (ribeye, fillet, sirloin also work)
• 2 bunches broccolini
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• 400 g brown onions (2 medium sized)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 20 g flour
• 70 g butter (20g for roux & 50g onions)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 500 g milk
• 1 clove
• salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Onions ---
2. 2Dice the onion & garlic
3. 3Fry onion & garlic in 50g butter and pinch of salt until v soft – approx. 10-15 minutes *see tips*
4. 4Puree onion mix and set aside
5. 5--- Bechamel ---
6. 6Warm milk in saucepan or microwave & set aside *see tips*
7. 7Melt butter in saucepan, add flour, stir to combine and cook for 1 minute
8. 8Gradually add in warm milk, whisking vigorously to avoid lumps *see tips*
9. 9Add bay leaf & clove and cook on low heat, stirring occasionally until thickened – approx. 5 minutes
10. 10Remove bay & clove when finished
11. 11--- Soubise ---
12. 12Combine bechamel and pureed onions together and serve hot
13. 13If it’s still a little lumpy then blend bechamel & onions in food processor/stick blender
14. 14--- Steak ---
15. 15Remove steak from fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking, season with salt and a drizzle of olive oil
16. 16Heat BBQ to 200c and cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until internal temp reads 52-55c for medium rare *see tips*
17. 17Rest steak for as long as it takes you to cook the broccolini (approx 5 minutes)
18. 18--- Broccolini ---
19. 19Season the broccolini with olive oil and a good amount of salt
20. 20Place on BBQ and cook for approx. 5 minutes, turning regularly so the florets char but don’t burn