The method is this: instead of marinating the meat before cooking, you marinate it after; it really does keep it extraordinarily tender. Please feel free to play around with the herbs; such as oregano rather than thyme.
Recipe posted by Nigella
STEAK SLICE WITH LEMON AND THYME
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Ingredients
Switch to Cup Measures- 1 x 2.5 cm thick rump steak (approx. 600g / 1¼lb)
- 5 stalks thyme (to give 1 tablespoon of leaves)
- 2 cloves garlic (bruised)
- 80 ml extra virgin olive oil
- zest and juice of ½ lemon
- 1 teaspoon Maldon salt (or ½ teaspoon table salt)
- pepper
Method
- Cut away the fat from around the edge of the steak while you heat a griddle or heavybased pan.
- Brush the steak with oil to prevent it sticking to the griddle or pan, and cook for 3 minutes a side plus 1 minute each side turned again (this gives you pretty griddle marks) for desirably rare meat; the lemon in the post-hoc marinade "cooks" it a little more.
- While the steak is cooking, place the thyme leaves, garlic, oil, lemon zest and juice, and salt and pepper in a wide, shallow dish.
- Once the steak is cooked, place it in the dish of marinade for 4 minutes a side, before removing it to a board and slicing thinly on the diagonal.
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I love you Nigella, but I just wasn't sure about this one. I loved the idea of it, but it didn't deliver on the flavour...I think it needs more citrus to pack more of a punch.
Posted by JoyC on 28th Apr 2011 at 21.53
I was just trying this recipe right now and it turned out to be superb!!! Thank you for the brilliant recipe!
Posted by Pink.Angel on 10th Oct 2012 at 19.49
I tried this for the first time when having a dinner party for 6, my audience included a professional chef. Luckily it was amazing - I substituted the rump for grass fed eye fillet, there wasn't a morsel left. Great with Nigella's double potato and a rocket salad. Thanks Nigella!
Posted by Bgd on 8th Feb 2013 at 22.22
Did this with rib-eye as suggested in the print version and it is incredible! Total winner! Have told friends the method, "ah but sure it'd be cold!" then they do it..and it isn't? hehe...!!
Posted by carl3684 on 29th Mar 2013 at 20.31
A great alternative way to cook steak. The husband loved it.
Posted by ciaranic on 30th Apr 2013 at 9.39