Steak Slice with Lemon and Thyme

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007

Show: Nigella ExpressEpisode: Workday Wonders

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (8)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(8)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 15 min

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Ingredients

1 rump steak (1-inch thick) weighing approximately 1 pound 4 ounces
Oil, for greasing
5 stalks fresh thyme to give 1 tablespoon of stripped leaves
2 bruised cloves garlic
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
1 teaspoon Maldon salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt
Good grinding fresh pepper

Directions

Cut away the fat from around the edge of the steak while you heat a griddle or pan.

Brush the steak with oil to prevent it sticking to the griddle or pan, and then cook for 3 minutes a side plus 1 minute each side turned again (this gives you pretty griddle marks) for desirably rare meat; the lemon in the post-hoc marinade 'cooks' it a little more.

While the steak is cooking, place the thyme leaves, garlic, oil, lemon zest, juice, salt and pepper in a wide shallow dish.

Once the steak is cooked, place it in the dish of marinade for 4 minutes a side, before removing it to a board and slicing thinly on the diagonal.

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recipe Steak Slice with Lemon and Thyme
Jon Milwaukee, WI 08-01-2009
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Perfection!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

First off, I agree with those who say sirloin is the best way to go for this. I tried to see how much I could stray from the... path by grilling a beef roast and doing the marinade...should've known grilling a roast wasn't a smart idea. I finished that off in the oven with the marinade, though, and it was heaven. This has really become my favorite flavoring for every steak I buy, large or small. And I always feel like Nigella herself later in the evening, as I sneak to the fridge for a nibble of the leftovers, which are just as good cold as hot. This truly is an express recipe for adding a incredible boost of flavor to an everyday food.Read more
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RITA Roxbury, MA 12-02-2008
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Easy and Impressive
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a wonderful recipe - easy and flavorful, but the cautions about choosing your steak well are right on. The quality of... the meat makes or breaks this dish. I've made this with two different cuts of steak and sirloin is definitely the way to go. Also, cook the meat a bit rarer than you usually would, it continues to "cook" in the lemon juice of the marinade. I also sliced the steak after a few minutes and let it marinate again. Took the leftovers (steak and marinade) and added it to some mixed greens for a salad the next day. Excellent.Read more
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pam bay st. louis, MS 10-12-2008
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I use this recipe on rib eye steaks, so I can't say how it is on other cuts of meat. About an hour before grilling the... steaks, I make the "marinade" using lemon juice, olive oil, thyme, salt/pepper and minced garlic. I put it in a shallow dish large enough to hold the steaks, or in separate shallow dishes if I'm grilling more than two steaks. If I have something cooking in the oven, I set the dishes with the marinade on the stove, to warm and better "marry" the ingredients. I cook the steaks quickly on a hot grill to medium/medium-rare, and place them directly from the grill onto the shallow pan with the marinade. I let them sit for just a couple of minutes, then turn them over for another 2 or 3 minutes. This is the best steak I have ever eaten, and I thought I did an excellent steak before....it's just delicious and gives a wonderful flavor of the thyme, garlic and lemon juice. I've gotten rave reviews every time I've cooked it. Obviously, if you have a poor cut of meat, or if the meat isn't cooked properly, this (or any) marinade won't help much. It's worth the money to get a good cut of meat if you expect the meat to be tender and flavorful.Read more
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Amy Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 06-19-2008
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Nigella does it again!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Flavorful, fresh and easy. We also drizzled the marinade over baked potatoes and it was wonderful.
recipe Steak Slice with Lemon and Thyme
Andra Marietta, GA 06-16-2008
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Keep your rump steak!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Rump steak is pale, cheap and funky, looks more like a cheap cut of pork. Even the nice marinade couldn't fix the flavor or... lack of tenderness of this cut. The marinade itself smelled lovely and I will try it again using a better steak. Don't waste your money on rump steak, stick to sirloin or better.Read more
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Anonymous 02-10-2008
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Pretty good...
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This recipe was pretty good, and there was SO much more flavor when you did the marinating afterwards. I made it for my... family, and they all liked it a lot!Read more