Name: Mexican steaks with beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1/2 red onion, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, crushed; dried chilli flakes; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; 400 gram can red kidney beans, rinsed; 2 tablespoon coriander, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon taco seasoning; 4 75 gram beef minute steaks; 2 tomatoes, coarsely chopped; 1/2 avocado, coarsely chopped; lemon wedges, to serve

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1/2 red onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

dried chilli flakes

2 tablespoon tomato paste

400 gram can red kidney beans, rinsed

2 tablespoon coriander, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon taco seasoning

4 75 gram beef minute steaks

2 tomatoes, coarsely chopped

1/2 avocado, coarsely chopped

lemon wedges, to serve

Method

1.Heat half the oil in a saucepan over high heat. Add onion, garlic and chilli; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until onion is soft. Add tomato paste; cook and stir for 1 minute or until combined. Add beans and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a simmer.

2.Simmer for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Using the back of a fork, coarsely crush beans. Stir in coriander and half the juice.

3. Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a frying pan over high heat. Sprinkle taco seasoning over beef. Cook steaks for 30 seconds each side, for medium, or until cooked to your liking. Slice thickly.

4.Place tomato, avocado and remaining juice in a bowl; stir to combine. Serve beef with bean mixture, tomato salad and lemon wedges.

A cut above: A minute steak is a thinly sliced, boneless steak usually beef. For perfect results, choose steak that’s an even thickness and colour, and has no dark patches. Make it tender: To help tenderise minute steaks and retain moisture during cooking, pound them with a meat mallet until 5mm thick. Easy to cook: Briefly pan-fry minute steaks over moderately high heat until seared.
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