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🍽️ Juicy Beef Steaks with Silky Lentils and Crispy Fan Potatoes

810 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• pork neck steaks 600 g
• paprika, sweet 1 tsp
• chili, ground 0.25 tsp
• salt pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• potatoes, mostly waxy 1 kg
• oil 6 tbsp
• lentils, brown 300 g
• shallots 2 pcs.
• parsley, fresh 20 g
• balsamic vinegar, light 2 tbsp
• whipping cream 200 g

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius with fan setting.
2. 2. Rinse the steaks under cold water.
3. 3. Pat the meat completely dry with a kitchen towel.
4. 4. Season the steaks evenly with paprika powder, chili, salt, and pepper.
5. 5. Set the meat aside to let it reach room temperature.
6. 6. Wash the potatoes thoroughly under running water.
7. 7. Place a potato between two wooden spoon handles to stabilize it.
8. 8. Slice the potato into pieces about 0.3 centimeters thick.
9. 9. Do not cut all the way through so the bottom remains connected.
10. 10. Repeat this process with all the potatoes.
11. 11. Place the fan potatoes with the open side facing up on a baking sheet.
12. 12. Drizzle the potatoes with two tablespoons of oil.
13. 13. Lightly salt the potatoes.
14. 14. Bake the potatoes in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
15. 15. Rinse the lentils under cold water in a sieve.
16. 16. Put the lentils in a pot with about one liter of salted water.
17. 17. Bring the water to a boil.
18. 18. Reduce the heat to medium and cover the pot.
19. 19. Cook the lentils for about 20 minutes until they are tender but firm.
20. 20. Halve the shallots and peel them.
21. 21. Dice the shallots into small pieces.
22. 22. Wash the parsley and shake it dry.
23. 23. Remove the coarse stems from the parsley.
24. 24. Finely chop the parsley.
25. 25. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan over high heat.
26. 26. Fry the steaks for about two minutes on each side until golden brown.
27. 27. Salt the steaks shortly after frying.
28. 28. Wrap the steaks in aluminum foil.
29. 29. Let the meat rest in the foil.
30. 30. Heat two tablespoons of oil in the pan's frying fat over high heat.
31. 31. Sweat the diced shallots for two to three minutes.
32. 32. Deglaze the shallots with balsamic vinegar.
33. 33. Add the whipping cream to the pan.
34. 34. Reduce the sauce for about two minutes.
35. 35. Drain the cooked lentils in a sieve.
36. 36. Add the lentils to the balsamic cream sauce.
37. 37. Season the lentil mixture with salt, pepper, and a little balsamic vinegar.
38. 38. Take the fan potatoes out of the oven.
39. 39. Unwrap the aluminum foil from the steaks.
40. 40. Salt the fan potatoes generously.
41. 41. Plate the steaks and the potatoes.
42. 42. Add the creamy lentils.
43. 43. Sprinkle the dish with the chopped parsley.
44. 44. Enjoy your meal!

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 810
• Protein: 48 g · Fett/Fat: 42 g · Carbs: 63 g