This delicious steak recipe combines the tangy flavour of coffee with a creamy mushroom sauce to make one mouth-watering dish. Served with a handful of pasta, this recipe is perfect if you fancy trying something new for a change. This recipe serves 4 people and will take 35 mins to prepare and cook. A portion of this tasty dish works out at only 365 calories - with all the trimmings. The steak in this recipe is extra tender and the creamy mushroom and coffee infused sauce work wonders to make this dish extra special.
Ingredients
- 1tbsp finely ground coffee
- 1 rounded tsp cocoa powder
- 1tsp light brown sugar
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Good pinch each of salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 x 150g fillet steaks
- A little oil for frying
- Fettucine and green beans, to serve
For the sauce:
- 2tsp olive oil
- 1 small onion or 2 shallots, peeled and finely diced
- 125g mushrooms, chopped
- 1tbsp Kahlua, Tia Maria or brandy, optional
- 200ml hot chicken stock
- 4tbsp double cream
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Set the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6. Mix the coffee, cocoa, sugar and seasonings on a large plate and coat the steaks well with the mixture on both sides.
- Heat a frying pan until just smoking, add a little oil and then the steaks — brown them for a minute on each side. Watch the coating doesn’t burn.
- Put the steaks on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 6 mins, turning once. Take out, cover loosely with foil and leave them to rest for 5 mins.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce: Heat the oil with the onion in a small frying pan. Cook for a few mins; add the chopped mushrooms and fry for about 5 mins, stirring occasionally. Turn the heat down and add the Kahlua, if using, then the stock. Bring to the boil, reduce by half, then add the cream and season. Cook until the sauce coats the back of a wooden spoon.
- Slice the steaks, then fan them on the plate and spoon sauce over. Serve with pasta (or potatoes) and green veg.
Top Tip for making Mocha steaks with mushroom sauce
The fillet steaks should be at least 2.5cm (1in) thick, to ensure a good contrast between coffee crust and tender, melting meat inside.
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