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Cooking with Lavender
Try this flavorful lavender steak: start cooking with lavender and step up your cooking skills even more!
Prep Time 0 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories per serving 551 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 steaks
- 2 large sprigs fresh lavender flowers and leaves
- 5 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 5 tbsp water
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- coarse sea salt
Instructions
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Take the steaks out of the fridge 30 minutes before you intend to cook them because otherwise the center of the steaks will be ice cold . Then pour a good splash of olive oil in a large non-stick pan. Add the black peppercorns and a generous sprinkle of coarse salt. Place the pan over high heat until hot. Then add the steaks to the pan.
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Quickly sear the steaks on all sides for a couple of minutes. Cook them the way you like your steak best. Mine are rare to medium-rare.
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Once cooked, take the pan off the heat and then transfer the steaks to a clean plate. Cover with some tinfoil and let the steaks rest for now. Place the same hot pan back over medium heat-high heat now (no need to wipe it clean) and pour in the red wine vinegar.
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Stir and add the water.
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Bring this mixture to a boil and cook for a couple of minutes until it has reduced by half. Then add the fresh lavender leaves.
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Stir well and turn the low now. Simmer the sauce for a minute. Check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt to taste if necessary. Then add the cooked steaks back to the pan for 2 more minutes. Drizzle them with the sauce.
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Transfer the steaks onto clean and warm plates. Top with the lavender sauce and extra purple lavender flowers. Serve hot.