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Beef & caramelised onion buns with fries & salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings 4 people
Appliance/Function:

Equipment

  • 2 Oven trays
  • Baking paper
  • 1 Pot
  • 1 Frypan

Ingredients

Fries

  • 800 g potatoes or frozen fries
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Caramelised onion

  • 4 red onion
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsps maple syrup

Beef

  • 500 g beef sirloin steak
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Buns

  • 4 ciabatta buns or gluten-free buns
  • 50 g cheddar cheese

To serve

  • 1 cup mixed salad leaves

Instructions

Before you start

  • Preheat oven to 240 °C or 220 °C °C fan bake. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

Make fries

  • Wash and cut the unpeeled potato into 1cm fries. Place on the prepared oven tray and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

Make caramelised onion

  • Peel and slice 4 red onion. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and soft. Add 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar and 2 tbsps maple syrup, and cook a further 2-3 minutes, until very soft. Season with salt to taste. Set aside

Cook beef

  • Heat a frypan on medium-high heat. Drizzle 500 g beef sirloin steak with 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until cooked to your liking. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes before very thinly slicing.

Toast buns

  • Slice 4 ciabatta buns in half and place on an oven tray above the fries for 5-10 minutes or until golden brown. Slice 50 g cheddar cheese.

To serve

  • Top the bottom buns with the caramelised onion, sliced cheese, sliced beef and mixed green salad. Place the top halves of the rolls on top, and serve fries and leftover salad on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 720kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 99mg | Sodium: 536mg | Potassium: 1556mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 14g | Calcium: 272mg | Iron: 4mg