BEEF WITH OLIVES

This dish is cooked on top of the stove in a frypan . The cooking time depends entirely how you like your beef done For rare beef , cook the meat for 7 minutes on each side, for medium rare extend the cooking time by 7 minutes on each side. For medium well-done , cook the meat each side for 22 minutes each side . I serve this dish with creamy mash potatoes and a crisp green salad . You will need 430gm jar of pitted green olives (drained )and set aside . Heat a tbs of butter/ marg in a large pan . Add 1.3 kg piece of sirlion steak , in one piece to the hot and melted butter in the pan . Lower the temperature to medium and brown the meat for 7 minutes on each side ,if your preparing a rare steak dish . The sirlion steak should cook fat side down for the rest of the cooking . Add the drained olives and season , cover the pan with a lid or aluminium foil , lower the heat and cook for a further 15 minutes if you want a rare steak . If longer cooking is required , add the olives for the last 15 minutes of cooking . Cut the steak into thick diagonal slices and serve immediately .