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Bushman's steak with outback sauce

Name: Bushman's steak with outback sauce
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 x 1.5kg tomahawk steaks (ask your butcher); 2 tsp rice bran oil; 30.00 ml unsalted butter; 3 garlic cloves, smashed (you can leave the skin on); 250.00 ml whole egg mayonnaise; 60ml tomato sauce; 60ml chilli sauce; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton); 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 1/2 tsp sauce from canned chipotle chillies in adobo

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by Hayden Quinn

Jun 19, 2016

Sometimes you can't go passed a good, butchers cut of steak. Succumb to the cravings with this simple bushman's steak recipe. This is an edited extract from Surfing the Menu – Next Generation by Dan Churchill and Hayden Quinn (Published by Simon & Schuster, $49.99), and is available in bookshops nationally.

2 x 1.5kg tomahawk steaks (ask your butcher)
2 tsp rice bran oil
1 1/2 tbs unsalted butter
3 garlic cloves, smashed (you can leave the skin on)

Outback Sauce

1 cup whole egg mayonnaise
1/4 cup (60ml) tomato sauce (ketchup)
1/4 cup (60ml) hot chilli sauce
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp sauce from canned chipotle chillies in adobo

Method

1.

Take the meat out of the fridge 1 hour before cooking so it comes to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Season steaks well with salt (we don’t like to add pepper at this stage as the pepper just tends to burn in the hot pan) and drizzle with the oil.
2.

Heat an extra large ovenproof cast-iron frypan over high heat until smoking. Cook steaks for 3 minutes each side, then top with butter and garlic, and transfer pan to oven. Cook, turning halfway, for a further 15 minutes for medium-rare, or until cooked to your liking. Remove from the oven, then loosely cover with foil and set aside to rest for at least 10 minutes.
3.

For the outback sauce, combine all the ingredients in a bowl or large jar. If making ahead of time, cover and keep refrigerated until needed.
4.

Place the steaks and garlic on a large board with a good dollop of the sauce on the side. Slice and season well to serve.