Deluxe barbecued steak, bacon and mushrooms

Warren Buckland

This is the main course I did with Italian chef Paolo Pancotti at a lunch at the Hastings Farmers Market. We only had barbecues to cook on but all went well (they were Electrolux En:V barbecues after all!) and this is truly a deluxe version of steak and mushrooms.

Ingredients

700 g	Eye fillets of beef, in one piece, all fat and sinew removed (Main)
3 Tbsp	Extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp	Cracked black pepper
2 large	Garlic cloves, crushed with ½ tsp salt
400 g	Portobello mushrooms, stalks sliced off flush with the caps (Main)
200 g	Sour cream
2 Tbsp	Wholegrain mustard
2 Tbsp	Chopped parsley, plus extra sprigs for serving
1 tsp	Chopped tarragon
3 Tbsp	Chopped chervil, plus extra sprigs for serving
1	Lemon, zest of
8 rashers	Rindless bacon, (I use Hendersons because it is additive-and water-free) (Main)

Directions

1. Put the eye fillet, 1 Tbsp of the oil, the pepper and the crushed garlic into a bowl. Mix well so everything is evenly distributed over the fillet.
2. Brush the mushrooms with the remaining oil and season them with salt and black pepper.
3. Put the sour cream and mustard into a bowl. Add the herbs and zest. Mix well.
4. Heat a barbecue over moderate heat and barbecue the fillet, bacon and mushrooms - cooking the beef 15 minutes for medium rare (longer if you like it cooked more) and turning it occasionally so it cooks evenly. Cook the mushrooms on both sides until soft and juicy but not soggy.
5. Remove the fillet and bacon and rest in a warm placefor 5 minutes, loosely covered with foil.
6. Slice the mushrooms 1.5cm thick and keep them warm.
7. Slice the fillet and serve it with the mushrooms and bacon piled on top.
8. Scatter some chervil sprigs on top and serve with the sour cream in a bowl.

More of Ray’s recipes from the Hawke’s Bay Food and Wine Classic 2015

• Chicken thighs stuffed with black olive and anchovy butter with roasted cherry tomatoes and steamed asparagus
• Salade tropicale
• Ray's baked potatoes