Name: Rib-eye steak with basil hollandaise
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2 with leftover hollandaise
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 bone thickness rib-eye steak about 600g; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 4 garlic cloves left in their skins; handful thyme sprigs; 1 bay leaf; 100ml white wine vinegar; small bunch basil stalks roughly chopped; 1 bay leaf; few peppercorns; 2 egg yolks; 250g unsalted butter melted and skimmed to give about 200ml (See 'Know how' below); squeeze lemon juice

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Rib-eye steak with basil hollandaise

Rib-eye steak with basil hollandaise

Gordon Ramsay

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Serves 2 with leftover hollandaise

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Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Plus marinating and resting

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Ingredients

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1 bone thickness rib-eye steak

about 600g
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves

left in their skins
handful thyme

sprigs
1 bay leaf

For the basil hollandaise

100ml white wine vinegar
small bunch basil

stalks roughly chopped
1 bay leaf
few peppercorns
2 egg yolks
250g unsalted butter

melted and skimmed to give about 200ml (See 'Know how' below)
squeeze lemon juice

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal479
fat28g
saturates32g
carbs2g
sugars0g
fibre0g
protein56g
salt0.03g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the steak on a plate and rub with 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil and plenty of black pepper and flaky sea salt. Leave to marinate at room temperature for about 10 mins. Heat a heavy-based ovenproof frying pan until searingly hot.
step 2

Add the meat to the pan, with oil from the plate, the garlic cloves, thyme and bay leaf. Sear the steak for 3 mins on the first side until well browned, basting with the oil and herbs as it cooks. Carefully tip off the oil, add another 2 tbsp, then sear the second side of the steak in the same way. Quickly brown around the edges, then slide the pan into the oven and roast for 15 mins, turning over halfway through.
step 3

Take the steak from the pan and sit it on a rack over a roasting tin. Tip the oil, herbs and garlic from the pan over the steak, then leave to rest for 15-20 mins. Leave the steak uncovered – covering with foil will make the steak steam and lose its crisp crust.
step 4

Meanwhile, start the hollandaise. Put a medium pan of water on to boil. Put the vinegar, basil stalks, bay leaf and spices into a small pan. Boil down to about 3 tbsp, then strain. Put the egg yolks into a large, deep bowl, add 1 tbsp cold water and 1 tbsp of the vinegar reduction, then whisk briefly until light and frothy.
step 5

Put the bowl over, but not touching, the simmering water, then whisk to a light, airy foam. Now gradually add the butter, little by little, whisking all the time to make a silky yellow sauce. Prevent the sauce overheating by lifting the bowl on and off the pan, adding a splash more water if it starts to get too thick. The sauce can be kept warm for up to 30 mins by sitting the bowl in a bath of just-warm water. If it gets too hot, the sauce will split. Just before serving, finely chop the basil and stir into the sauce with the lemon juice and seasoning to taste.
step 6

HOLLANDAISE TIP: This recipe makes enough reduction for three batches of sauce – keep what’s left over in the fridge for several months. We make huge batches in our restaurants, reducing to 100ml, adding a little water and storing in a squeezy bottle. Leftover hollandaise will keep well in the fridge for up to 2 days. Try stirring it through some mash to top a fish pie.

RECIPE TIPS

HOLLANDAISE SPLITTING?

If the hollandaise starts to separate, mix 1 tsp water and 1 egg yolk in a second bowl and whisk the split mix into it. Continue adding the butter.

RESTING

The secret to serving any cooked meat at its best is in the resting – we’re talking 15-20 minutes, so don’t be surprised that the steak is warm, rather than hot, when you tuck in.

COOKING FOR MORE PEOPLE

If cooking for more than two, allow 1 rib per couple. The steaks can be browned in the pan up to a day ahead, kept in the fridge, then finished off in the oven on the day. Give the steaks 5 mins more in the oven if you cook them this way.

SKIMMING THE BUTTER

Cut the butter into cubes and heat in a shallow pan on the hob. As it foams, scoop off the froth and scum using a metal spoon. You should have around 200ml of warmed butter for the sauce. Leave to cool a little before adding to the eggs.

RIB-EYE AND CARVING

Rib-eye steak is simply a thick, trimmed slab taken from a rib of beef. Your butcher will be able to prepare as many steaks as you need. To carve, cut long, fairly thick strips, going across the grain with a large sharp knife.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2008

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