Steak with Irish Whiskey Sauce & Colcannon

Steak with Irish Whiskey Sauce & Colcannon

Serves: 4

A great dish with an Irish slant to it - colcannon is the Irish version of mash potato, with spring onion mixed through it, while the Whiskey Sauce adds an indulgent touch to a juicy steak fillet.

Ingredients

For the Whiskey Sauce & Steak

  • 25g Kerrymaid Dairy Spread
  • 25g Flour
  • 350ml Recipere Beef Bouillon
  • 1 Small onion, finely chopped (precooked)
  • Worcester Sauce, to season
  • Wholegrain mustard, to season
  • Salt & black pepper, to season
  • 4 Fillet steaks
  • 30ml Whiskey, preferably Irish
  • 70ml Kerrymaid Single Cream
  • Choped parsley, to garnish

For the Colcannon

  • 150g Curly kale, shredded and lightly steamed
  • 750g Potatoes (4 medium)
  • 1 Onion finely chopped
  • Olive oil
  • 50g Kerrymaid Dairy Spread
  • 50ml Kerrymaid Single Cream
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 1 Scallion/ spring onion chopped
  • Fresh chopped parsley, to taste

Method

For the Whiskey Sauce & Steak

  1. Make a roux by melting the butter, then adding the flour and stirring for approx. 2 minutes on a low heat.
  2. Slowly add the beef bouillon to the roux, whisking in order to prevent lumps forming.
  3. Blend in the onion, and season with Worcester Sauce and mustard. Simmer for 10 minuites stirring occasionally with a spoon.
  4. Meanwhile season the steaks, and cook as required. Leave to rest whilst finishing the whiskey sauce.
  5. Reduce the heat of the sauce, and blend in the whiskey.
  6. Blend in the Kerrymaid Single Cream and pour the sauce into a dish, or plate up the steaks with the colcannon, and pour our the steaks as required.

For the Colcannon

  1. Strip the kale from the stalks. Lightly steam until tender but not overcooked.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the potatoes and while they are cooking chop the onion and fry it lightly in a little oil.
  3. Drain the potatoes, add the Kerrymaid Dairy Spread, Kerrymaid Single Cream and seasoning and mash them well. Then stir in the cooked onion scallion and curly kale, adding a little more Kerrymaid Single Cream if needed until the desired consistency is achieved. Taste for seasoning and serve with the steak.
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