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gozotoday | FRIDAY • 7 FEBRUARY 2025
FOOD
Steak sandwich with coffee barbecue sauce
Ingredients
(Serves 4)
• 2 ribeye steaks
• 2 tbsp onion compote
• 1 beef tomato
• 2 small gherkins
• Watercress
• Handful applewood cheddar, shredded
• Handufl sweet cheddar
• 2 ftiras
• Garlic, mustard butter
• 2 cloves garlic
• Large knob butter
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• Salt and pepper
• Coffee barbecue sauce
• ½ cups strong-brewed coffee
• 1 cup ketchup
• ¾ cups firmly-packed brown sugar
• ½ cups apple cider vinegar
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• ½ cup sweet chili sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp Sriracha or Tabasco sauce
1. To make the coffee barbecue sauce, stir all
ingredients into a medium sauce pan.
2. Bring to simmer then reduce the heat to low
until flavours meld (approx. 40 mins) stirring
occasionally.
3. Cool to room temperature and serve. (Will keep
for about 2 weeks or more in the refrigerator.)
4. Make the mustard and garlic butter melt the
butter into a saucepan and lightly sauté the
garlic.
5. Add the mustard and season with salt and
pepper. Allow to cool until set.
6. To cook the steaks, heat a grill and season the
meat and smear with a little oil.
7. Cook the meat to your desired doneness,
depending on the thickness. I cook mine to a
medium rare and allow it to rest for about 5 mins.
8. Butter the bread and toast on the griddle pan.
9. Once toasted add the compote and place the
tomato and watercress, then place the meat,
sliced gherkins and BBQ sauce.
10. Finally add some shredded cheese and place in
a preheated oven until the cheese is melted.
11. Spoon over some BBQ sauce and place the top of
the ftira onto the sandwich.
12. Cut in half and serve warm.
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