Spicy Szechuan Steaks with Zingy Chips and Oriental Dipping Sauce

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Spicy Szechuan Steaks with Zingy Chips and Oriental Dipping Sauce

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Oven chips are better for you as they don't need to be fried. They are always a healthier option. To be even more saintly, serve with boiled baby new potatoes

Ingredients

200g chips
1 tbsp chilli flakes
1 tbsp Maldon salt
Chilli powder, to taste
4 rib-eye or sirloin steaks
2 tbsp Szechuan peppercorns (the black seeds found inside the husks should be discarded)
2 tbsp dried pink or mixed peppercorns
2 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying
2 tbsp Blue Dragon Dark Soy Sauce
1 tbsp Blue Dragon Sesame Oil
1 spring onion, finely sliced on the diagonal
Watercress, to garnish

Serves: 4 Preparation: 15 Cook Time: 15 Total Time: 30min

Directions

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If using oven chipa pre-heat an oven to . Take your chips and arrange them on a baking sheet. Place them in the oven and cook for - minutes until crispy. If using a fryer, cook the chips until crispy. Remove. Sprinkle with the chilli flakes, sea salt and chilli powder (as desired). Set aside in a place that will keep them warm
Take the Szechuan peppercorns being careful to use only the outer husks and to discard the beady black inner seeds. Place in a pestle and mortar with the pink/red peppercorns and grind until a coarse powder forms
Take the steaks and season with salt and the coarsely ground pepper
Heat a pan, add a little oil and when smoking pan fry the steaks until medium rare (or however desired) - this usually takes about minutes per side (after initially searing the steaks to get some colour, turn the pan to a medium heat and then continue to cook until they are at the desired done-ness). Rest for at least minutes covered in foil
In the meantime, make the dipping sauce. In a mixing bowl add the Blue Dragon Dark Soy Sauce, Blue Dragon Sesame Oil and spring onion and whisk together. Divide equally between dipping bowls
Serve the rested steaks with the individual dipping bowls, zingy chips and with a garnish of fresh watercress

Source: Blue Dragon