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Steak alla Puttanesca

This punchy sauce recipe makes a wonderful accompaniment to griddled or barbecued steak. The sauce closely resembles the infamous pasta sauce featuring key Southern Italian ingredients. Choose your favourite cut of steak and enjoy with this Umami-filled Italian sauce, made salty with anchovies and capers and sweet with tomatoes and sugar. Contrasting flavours beautifully balanced with Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil- simply delicious!

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
4 people

Used in this recipe

Ingredients

4 steaks, sirloin or rib-eye (about 175g each)
Filippo Berio Classico Olive Oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Italian Barbecue Sauce

50ml Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Pinch of dried chilli flakes
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp capers, rinsed and drained
500ml passata
2 anchovy fillets, chopped
½ tsp dried oregano

Method

To make the sauce, gently warm the Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil in a pan, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes, season with black pepper.
Bring steaks to room temperature then brush both sides with Filippo Berio Classico Olive Oil. Place over a hot barbecue to sear for 1 minute on both sides then move to a medium heat on the barbecue and season with salt and pepper.
Cook for a further 2-3 minutes for rare, 4-5 minutes for medium and 6-8 minutes for well done.
Transfer to plates and spoon over the sauce.

Classico Olive Oil

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This versatile all-purpose Olive Oil is excellent for sautéing, grilling and roasting or as a base for sauces. Delicious with everything from meat and poultry to your favourite vegetables. Oil comprising exclusively olive oils that have undergone refining and oils obtained directly from olives.