- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 3 garlic cloves
- A handful of chives
- 500g new potatoes
- 2 red onions
- 45g butter
- A handful of rosemary, leaves only
- 2 top rump minute steaks
- 50g watercress
- Sea salt
- 1½ tbsp olive oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1.
Put a large pan of salted water on to boil. Pour 1 tbsp of the cider vinegar into a mixing bowl and add 1 tsp of the sugar. Peel and crush 1 garlic clove and add that to the bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Finely chop the chives and add them to the bowl, then whisk together to make a dressing. Set aside.
- 2.
Scrub the new potatoes and roughly chop them into small, equal-sized pieces. When the water is boiling, add the potatoes. Simmer for 15 mins, or till they’re tender when pressed with a fork.
- 3.
While the potatoes cook, peel and finely slice the red onions. Warm a frying pan for 1 min over a medium heat. Add half the butter and onions. Season and fry for 8 mins, stirring now and then, till the onions have softened and browned.
- 4.
While the onions fry, peel and grate or crush the 2 remaining garlic cloves. Finely chop the rosemary leaves.
- 5.
When the potatoes are cooked, drain them and tip them back into the pan. Roughly mash them so they break into large clumps (not a smooth mash).
- 6.
Stir the crushed garlic into the onions. Cook, stirring, for 1 min. Add the potatoes to the frying pan with ½ tbsp oil. Cook for 10-12 mins, stirring once or twice, so the potatoes crisp up and turn golden.
- 7.
While the potatoes fry, put a separate frying pan or griddle pan on a high heat to warm up for 2-3 mins. Rub some salt and pepper into the minute steaks. Add the remaining butter to the hot frying pan and then add the steaks. Fry for 1 min on each side. Pop them onto a plate and loosely cover with foil. Rest for 2 mins.
- 8.
Give the garlic and chive dressing another whisk, then toss the watercress with the dressing.
- 9.
Stir the rosemary into the new potato smash. Serve the steaks with the rosemary smashed potatoes and the dressed watercress.