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Speedy Denver Steak with Provençale-style Beans
It's your new speedy weeknight winner. Sizzle bavette steaks from British beef just to your liking, then coat with an aromatic garlic and herb paste. Serve over a bowl of creamy provençale-style borlotti beans, with plenty of veg and fresh basil. Sometimes simple is best.
Ready in 20
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
5 plants
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 Denver steaks
- 240g borlotti beans (drained) (Borlotti beans, water)
- 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 11g chicken stock powder (Rice Flour, Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Potato Starch, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Chicken Meat Powder (Cooked Chicken Meat, Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), Rapeseed Oil.)
- 40g baby spinach
- 2 tbsp garlic, basil and parsley paste (garlic puree, basil, rapeseed oil, parsley, sea salt, acidity regulator: citric acid)
- 1 pepper
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 1 courgette
Nutritional Information
Calories: 519
Protein: 50g
Carbs: 33g
Fat: 21g
Ingredients
- 40g baby spinach (use half)
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 1 Denver steak
- 1 handful of fresh basil (use half)
- 1 courgette (use half)
- 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (use half) (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 240g borlotti beans (drained) (use half) (Borlotti beans, water)
- 11g chicken stock powder (use half) (Rice Flour, Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Potato Starch, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Chicken Meat Powder (Cooked Chicken Meat, Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), Rapeseed Oil.)
- 2 tbsp garlic, basil and parsley paste (use half) (garlic puree, basil, rapeseed oil, parsley, sea salt, acidity regulator: citric acid)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 519
Protein: 50g
Carbs: 33g
Fat: 21g
Speedy Denver Steak with Provençale-style Beans
It's your new speedy weeknight winner. Sizzle bavette steaks from British beef just to your liking, then coat with an aromatic garlic and herb paste. Serve over a bowl of creamy provençale-style borlotti beans, with plenty of veg and fresh basil. Sometimes simple is best.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out 2 large frying pan & a sieve
Get sizzlin'
- Heat a large frying pan with 1/2 tbsp oil on medium-high heat
- Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Once the pan is hot, add the steaks and cook (as a guide: cook for 3-4 mins on each side for medium, or 5-6 mins for well done)
- Quickly seal the edges of the steaks, then remove from the pan. Leave to rest then slice against the grain. Place in small bowl and toss with half the garlic herb paste
Prep & soften the veg
- Meanwhile, dice the pepper into 2cm chunks. Slice the courgette into 1/2cm half-moons
- Heat the other large frying with 1/2 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pepper, courgette and remaining garlic herb paste
- Cook for 3-4 mins, until softened
Build the dish
- Drain and rinse the beans
- Add the sundried tomato paste, beans and 150ml water to the veg pan. Add the stock powder and simmer for 2-4 mins, until thickened
- Add the spinach in the final minute of cooking to wilt
Plate up
- Remove the basil leaves from the stalks and roughly chop
- Stir the basil through the beans and season with salt. Serve in bowls and top with the steak
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