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    T-bone steaks with homemade harissa

    Ingredients

    • 66 dried guailo chillies
    • 20 grams chillies de arbol ( or 1⁄4 tsp chilli flakes)
    • 1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted
    • 3 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1 1/2tbsp sherry vinegar
    • 1 tsp sugar
    • 1/2 cup olive oil
    • 1 tsp coarse salt
    • STEAKS
    • 4 T-bone steaks
    • 2 cos lettuce heads, quartered
    • 8 spring onions
    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • Thyme, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    PREPARE the harissa by soaking the dried chillies in hot water for a minimum of 1 hour or overnight. Give them a good chop.

    2

    BLEND the softened chillies, with all of the rest of the ingredients except the olive oil. Once everything is well combined into a course, yet fine basting sauce.

    3

    ADD the olive oil while the food processor is blending. Season the harissa well and set aside.

    4

    STEAKS Brush the steaks with a generous amount of harissa and place them in the braai grid over the coals. Braai for 4 minutesasideoruntiltheinternal temperature reads 55 , allow the steaks to rest for 10 minutes. While the steaks rest, brush your lettuce leaves and spring onions with some oil and grill.

    5

    SERVE the t-bone steaks with some fresh thyme and your grilled lettuce and spring onions.

    Notes

    TIP: Make sure your coals aren’t too cold when you put your steak on, otherwise, it won’t cook properly.

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