Steak Frites with Knockout Mushroom Sauce

This June, the mighty Matildas will battle it out at the world's biggest football tournament in Paris.

To prep Aussies for game-day, Australian Beef has created a french-inspired recipe to take you to the heart of Paris and add a pinch of football fever this winter.

Steak Frites with Knockout Mushroom Sauce

Makes: 4
Preparation: 150 minutes
Cooking: 35 minutes

Ingredients
800g beef rump steak, fat trimmed
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
500g Dutch cream potatoes, scrubbed
zest of 1 lemon
2 sprigs rosemary leaves, chopped

Knock out mushroom sauce:
20g butter
1 brown onion, halved and sliced
2 tsp picked thyme leaves
400g swiss brown mushrooms, some halved, some sliced
1 tsp dijon or wholegrain mustard
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup red wine
1/2 cup stock (or water)
1/4 cup natural yoghurt
steamed broccolini and green beans, to serve

Method
Place rump on a plate and brush with 1 tbsp olive oil.
Cut potatoes into chunky chip shapes and mix in a bowl with grated lemon zest, rosemary, 1 tbsp of olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread on a large baking tray and roast for 30 minutes at 200ºC fan forced until deeply golden and crispy.
Heat remaining oil in a large frying pan over high heat, add butter, onion and thyme leaves and cook, stirring often for 5-8 minutes until onion has softened and is starting to turn golden. Add mushrooms and allow to brown, do not stir too much. Season. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring only occasionally. Once mushrooms have good colour, add mustard, worcestershire and wine, allow to bubble up and reduce. Add stock and stir, scraping the bottom. Remove from heat. Allow to cool slightly, stir in yoghurt.
Heat a lightly oiled bbq or chargrill pan over high heat and cook steak for 3 minutes each side, until medium rare, or to your liking. Serve steak, thickly sliced, with chips, sauce, broccolini and beans.

Tips:
If your steak is less than 2cm thick 2-3 minutes per side should be fine, but if 2-3cm thick it might need 3-4 minutes per side medium rare.

For more recipe inspiration visit the Australian Beef website www.australianbeef.com.au.