miller and carter airfryer steak experience
A steak experience in an airfryer
Ingredients
For the onion loaf (makes about 4):
- 2 onions approx 350g once prepared
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons plain flour about 50g
- milk just a splash optional
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
For the fries:
- 1 large floury potato eg. Maris Piper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
For the steak:
- 450 g steak rump, rib-eye as you prefer
For the salad:
- ¼ iceberg lettuce
- caesar sauce to taste
- blue cheese to taste
Instructions
For the onion loaf:
- Peel and halve the onions. Slice into thin half moons and place into a large bowl.
- Sprinkle with salt and stir well to coat. Set aside for 30 minutes to soften.
- After 30 minutes fill the onion bowl with cold water. Swish them around in the water, then drain them off and rinse in more cold water to get as much salt off as possible. Tip them onto a clean tea towel or several layers of paper towel. Squeeze and squish them dry.
- Beat the egg and mix with the flour, pepper and paprika. If needed add tiny amounts of milk (like a teaspoon at a time) to make a batter thick like custard. Stir the dried onions in. You will not need to salt this batter, the salt soaking earlier will do your salting for you.
- Take the onion batter and form into blocks approx 2cm deep. You can freeform this, or you can use a mini-loaf baking tray, lined with cling film. Cover and freeze for at least an hour but they can be frozen for months at this point. The freezing helps the onions bind together.
For the steak:
- Set the steak on a rack over a baking tray. Sprinkle with a fine dusting of salt and leave uncovered in the fridge for 30 minutes.
For the fries:
- Cut your potato(es) into 1cm chips. Leave in cold water for 30 minutes to rinse off excess starch.
Start cooking:
- Drain your fries and drain really well, patting dry. Drizzle with oil and start cooking them at 200°C.
- Put your airfryer on to 200°C and get your steak on to cook in another drawer. Cook for 8-15 minutes depending on your steak and how done you want it (refer to temperatures in the main post). Leave to rest for 5 minutes while you finish the sides.
- After the fries have had 10 minutes, give them a good shake. Push to one side and add one of your onion loaves. Cook for a further 15 minutes.
- While everything else finishes cooking, prepare your lettuce. Slice a big wedge, drizzle over your sauce and top with blue cheese.
- When the fries and onion loaf are ready, serve your steak alongside your sides. Top the steak with a pat of butter and serve immediately.
Video
Notes
If you want a sauce to serve with it, try my bordelaise or beef dripping sauce.