Pan-fried steak

Name: Pan-fried steak
Ingredients: pinch saffron threads; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp dried chilli flakes; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 2 star anise; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 1 dried kaffir lime leaf or 1 tsp dried lemongrass; 1 dried kaffir lime leaf or 1 tsp dried lemongrass; ½ tsp ground ginger; 6 cloves; 1 tsp dried oregano; Grind to a coarse powder; 1 tsp flaked sea salt; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp garlic salt; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp dried thyme; Seeds from 10 cardamom pods; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp coriander (cilantro) seeds; ½ tsp black peppercorns; 1 tsp cayenne pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Flexible Vegetarian

By Jo Pratt

Published 2017

About

There are so many different cuts of steak, each with a different taste and texture: rib-eye, sirloin, fillet, bavette, rump, onglet, flat iron… all are quick to prepare and cook. Keep it simple and flavour with salt and pepper or pick out one of the spice rubs below that is suited to your main recipe.

Ingredients

Indian

Seeds from 10 cardamom pods
1 tsp cumin seeds
1

Main course
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Spice rubs

All the recipes make enough to flavour up to four steaks (depending on size). Any leftover can be stored in an airtight container or jar. These rubs will all work well with lamb, chicken, pork and even meaty fillets of fish such as salmon, cod, haddock, tuna and swordfish.

To use, grind the ingredients in a spice grinder or use a pestle a