Ingredients

  • 3 slices of brioche, cut into circles
  • 3 x 250g fillet steaks
  • 25g butter
  • 15ml oil
  • Salt and pepper
Sauce
  • 50ml Madeira
  • 400ml demi glace
  • 15g butter
  • 200g wild mushrooms
  • 80g spinach
  • Knob of butter
  • 3 slices of watermelon
  • 50g butter

Method

  1. Vac-pack the watermelon and put it in the fridge for 3 days.
  2. Preheat the oven to 200c
  3. To make the sauce, pour the madeira into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Then, add the demi glace, reduce by half and finish with the butter  and sauteed mushrooms.
  4. Meanwhile, pan fry the brioche in a little butter and put to one side. In the same pan, drizzle in the oil, season the steaks, then fry for 2 minutes. Turn over, add the butter and cook for a further 2 minutes. Pop in the oven for 5 minutes, then rest.
  5. Wilt the spinach in another pan with the butter, season, and then drain.
  6. Pan fry the watermelon in butter on both sides for 1 minute.

To serve, put the brioche into the centre of the plate, top with the watermelon, spinach, then the steak, and finally, spoon over the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 3 slices of brioche, cut into circles
  • 3 x 250g fillet steaks
  • 25g butter
  • 15ml oil
  • Salt and pepper
Sauce
  • 50ml Madeira
  • 400ml demi glace
  • 15g butter
  • 200g wild mushrooms
  • 80g spinach
  • Knob of butter
  • 3 slices of watermelon
  • 50g butter

Method

  1. Vac-pack the watermelon and put it in the fridge for 3 days.
  2. Preheat the oven to 200c
  3. To make the sauce, pour the madeira into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Then, add the demi glace, reduce by half and finish with the butter  and sauteed mushrooms.
  4. Meanwhile, pan fry the brioche in a little butter and put to one side. In the same pan, drizzle in the oil, season the steaks, then fry for 2 minutes. Turn over, add the butter and cook for a further 2 minutes. Pop in the oven for 5 minutes, then rest.
  5. Wilt the spinach in another pan with the butter, season, and then drain.
  6. Pan fry the watermelon in butter on both sides for 1 minute.

To serve, put the brioche into the centre of the plate, top with the watermelon, spinach, then the steak, and finally, spoon over the sauce.