BBQ Steaks with Red Pepper Sauce Recipe
Gordon Ramsay is calling on Brits to fire up the BBQ this weekend, he is amongst a host of celebrity chefs encouraging us to light up the BBQ and raise money for research into male cancer this weekend.
“The Big BBQ is a great excuse for firing up the grill, getting together with friends and family and raising money for Orchid’s life-saving male cancer research at the same time.”
Barbecued Steaks with a Piquant Red Pepper Sauce
By Gordon Ramsay (serves 4)
Ingredients:
- 4 – 6 beef steaks, about 200g each
- 2 tsp sweet hot smoked paprika
- 2 tsp pink peppercorns, lightly crushed
- 1 glass red wine
- 6 – 7 tbsp olive oil
- 2 red peppers
- 4 garlic cloves (unpeeled)
- 2 lemons
- Salt and pepper
Method:
Lay the steaks in a shallow dish and sprinkle with 1 tsp paprika and the pink peppercorns. Pour on the wine and 2 tbsp olive oil, then cover and leave to marinate for at least 1 hour. Return to room temperature before cooking.
Meanwhile, heat the oven to 200C/gas 6. Toss the whole peppers and garlic cloves with 2 tbsp olive oil and roast on a baking tray for 20 minutes or until the skin is scorched and wrinkled. Leave to cool on the tray.
Squeeze the garlic pulp out of the skins into a food processor. Peel the roasted peppers, open and remove the seeds, then add to the blender with any juices. Whizz to a smooth paste.
With the motor running, add 1 tsp paprika, the juice of 1/2 a lemon and 2 – 3 tbsp olive oil, processing to emulsify. Add seasoning to taste.
Cut the other 11/2 lemons into fairly thick slices, removing any pips. Cook the steaks on the barbecue over a high heat, along with the lemon slices.
Allow 3 – 5 minutes on each side or according to preference, and then allow it to rest on a warm plate for 5 minutes. Serve topped with the lemon slices and accompanied by the sauce.
You can download the celebrities’ favourite BBQ recipes including Ramsay’s barbecued steaks with a piquant red pepper sauce at www.the-big-bbq.co.uk.
Have a Sizzling Bank Holiday Weekend!