MasterChef SA judge Benny Masekwameng has created this recipe. Watch the TV series on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on M-Net at 7.30pm.
French-fried toasted steak sandwich with sirloin, onion, mushroom, tomato, chilli on baby rocket, and topped with Emmental cheese
French Toast
Ingredients
2 slices of brown bread
2 eggs – beaten
salt & pepper
Method
Dip the two slices of bread in egg and pan-fry until lightly golden brown on each side.
Reserve to make up the sandwich later.
Filling
Ingredients
2 x 100g slices of sirloin steak
60g sliced button mushroom
5 cherry tomatoes – cut in half
1/2 an onion – sliced
1/2 a chilli – chopped finely
2 slices of Emmenthal cheese
salt and pepper
olive oil
baby rocket leaves
Method
Season the two slices of sirloin and grill until medium rare (to your liking) and leave to rest for 4 minutes.
Heat a pan on the stove, add oil and sauté the onions and mushroom for 4 minutes. Add the chilli and tomato, season with salt and pepper and cook for a further 4 minutes.
Assemble the sandwich
On the French fried bread start with the rocket, then the steak and on top of it the onion, mushroom, chilli and tomato and top with the cheese and cover with second slice of toasted bread.
Cut into 4 wedges and serve with thick, hand-cut potato chips. - Sunday Independent