Milu Monday!

Milu's Steak

Ingredients:

• 4 rump steaks (approximately 200g to 300g each)
• 4 cloves garlic,peeled and thinly sliced
• 3ml paprika
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped
• 2 fresh green chillies, finely chopped
• 100ml dry white wine
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 200g butter or margarine
• pinch of salt to taste
• 200ml fresh cream
• 4 eggs
• cooking oil, to fry the eggs

Method:

• Rub the steaks with garlic, paprika, bay leaves and chopped chillies.
• Cover with wine and lemon juice and marinate for 20 minutes.
• Place half the butter or margarine in a thick-base frying pan and heat.
• Remove steaks from marinade.
• Squeeze the steaks lightly and reserve the liquid.
• Brown the steaks on both sides, add half the reserved marinade and salt and fry to your liking.
• Remove the steaks from the pan and keep covered and warm.
• Add the rest of the butter or margarine to the frying pan.
• Add the rest of the marinade and the fresh cream, mix well and allow to reduce.
• In the meantime, heat the cooking oil and fry the eggs separately.
• Place a steak in the middle of each plate and place the egg on top of the steak.
• Surround the egg with potato chips.
• Pour some sauce over each steak and egg.

Serving Suggestion:

Serve with a fresh salad of lettuce, watercress, fresh coriander, thin slices of tomato, onion and olives.

Use a salad dressing of olive oil, white wine vinegar and some freshly ground sea salt.

Serves 4