- 2 sirloin minute steaks
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 carrots
- A 250g bunch of radishes
- 1 lime
- 2 shallots
- A handful of coriander
- 1 avocado
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- Large bowl
- Large frying pan
- Foil
- 1.
Unwrap your steaks and pop them on a plate. Peel and finely grate the garlic. Rub the garlic into the steaks with 1 tsp of the cumin seeds, a pinch of salt and pepper and 1 tsp olive oil. Set aside.
- 2.
Peel and coarsely grate the carrots. Chop the leaves off the radishes and shred them. Coarsely grate the radishes. Pop the veg in a bowl. Grate in the zest from the lime. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Squeeze in the juice from half the lime. Add 1 tsp olive oil and toss to mix. This is your Mexican slaw. Set aside.
- 3.
Halve, peel and thinly slice the shallots. Set a large frying pan over a high heat and warm it for 1 min. Add the shallots (no oil needed). Turn in the pan for 2-3 mins till just tender and nicely coloured. Add 1 tsp cumin seeds and a squeeze of juice from the remaining lime half. Tumble onto a plate.
- 4.
Keep the pan on the heat. Add the steaks. Cook for 1-3 mins on each side, depending on how well done you like your steaks. Pop them on a plate or board and loosely cover with foil. Set aside to rest for a few mins.
- 5.
Finely chop the coriander leaves and stalks. Add them to the Mexican slaw and toss to mix. Taste and add more salt and pepper if you think it needs it.
- 6.
Halve the avocado. Scoop out the stone. Scoop the avocado halves out of the skin. Pop the avocados on a plate. Gently mash with the back of a fork in a criss cross pattern. Dust with a pinch of salt and pepper. Squeeze over the remaining lime juice.
- 7.
Serve the steaks with the Mexican slaw, the mashed avocado and charred shallots.
- Tip
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Minute steaks are very thin steaks that take just a minute or two to cook (hence the name). Our high welfare beef comes from farmers in Yorkshire and the Peak District who really look after their cattle.