Name: Steak with Spinach and Café de Paris Butter
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon; 2 shallots or 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 heaped teaspoon chopped capers; 2 egg yolks; 225 g (8 oz) unsalted butter; ½ teaspoon chopped fresh chervil.; 1 bay leaf, finely crushed; A pinch of salt; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons water; 900 g (2 lb) spinach, picked and washed; A pinch of chopped fresh thyme; 1 garlic clove, crushed; ¾ teaspoon Madras curry powder; 1 large gherkin, finely chopped; A pinch of cayenne pepper; ½ teaspoon snipped fresh chives; A knob of unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Open Rhodes Around Britain

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1996

About

A good grilled or fried steak - whether it is a sirloin, rump or rib steak - still seems to be one of the most popular main courses in the UK. Well, there’s nothing wrong with that; a good tasty tender steak will suit me any day of the week! This recipe just takes a basic dish a bit further and certainly makes the steak worthy of any special occasion or dinner party.

I’m not really quite sure where the Café de Paris butter originated from but it’s one that has been around for some t