Recipe: Five-spice fillet

Steak can be so versatile and quick to cook.

Steak is a great source of iron and so tasty!

Ingredients:

4 beef fillet steaks or medallions, about 100g each

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tsp chilli paste

1 tsp five-spice powder

3/4 tsp sesame oil

Salad Topping:

1/4 cup each Vietnamese mint leaves, coriander leaves, diced red onion, sango or mung bean sprouts

1 tbsp each: lime juice, fish sauce

1 tsp sugar

Method:

Pat fillets dry. Combine garlic, chilli paste, five-spice powder and sesame oil. Rub over fillets. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Just before cooking toss the salad ingredients with the combined lime juice, fish sauce and sugar.

Pat the meat dry. Grill or barbecue both sides until medium rare, 3-4 minutes each side. Cover and rest for a few minutes before serving. Top with salad.

Great served with mountain blend rice cooked in water and a little coconut milk and combined with chopped roasted red capsicum and mixed fresh herbs. - Serves 4.