• Pepper crusted fillet steak skewers served with Béarnaise sauce

    Ingredients

    • 45ml (3 tbsp) olive oil
    • 500g sirloin steaks, cubed
    • crushed black peppercorns
    • oil, for frying
    • knob of butter
    • ready-made Béarnaise sauce

    Instructions

    1

    Rub olive oil over the steaks. Put the peppercorns on a plate then press the steaks into the peppercorns to coatwell. Leave to infuse with the pepper for about 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.

    2

    Bring the steaks to room temperature before frying.

    3

    Heat the oil in a frying pan and sear the steaks for 1 minute on each side to seal.

    4

    Reduce the heat, add butter and cook for a further 4 minutes, turning once.Transfer to a plate and allow to rest.

    5

    Serve the steak cubes with cocktail sticks and Béarnaise sauce.