John Torode's open Scottish steak sandwich
John’s back on the road in Scotland for another instalment of his Winter Cottage - with stunning views of the rugged landscape.
Today he’s being taught the pursuit of clay pigeon shooting, learning how to breathe in extreme cold conditions, and cooking up an open steak sandwich with all the trimmings.
Open Scottish steak sandwich
Serves: 4
Ingredients
100ml olive oil
Salt and ground black pepper
16 x chestnut mushrooms
4 x rasher streaky bacon
4 x beef tomatoes, sliced in half
2 large onions, sliced into thick rings
4 x sirloin steaks, take them out of the fridge so they’re at room temperature before cooking.
4 thick slices of sourdough bread
50 mls olive oil for the bread
Squeeze of lemon juice
Dash of Whisky
2 tbsp dijon mustard
4 x fried eggs
2 handfuls flat parsley, chopped
Method
Preheat the grill, griddle pan or barbecue, if using
Place the mushroom open side up onto the griddle pan or barbecue. Drizzle over 50 ml of vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 8 –10 minutes then remove and keep warm.
Cook the bacon until nice and crispy
Place the sliced tomatoes and onions on to the grill and season well. Once cooked remove and keep warm.
For the steak, heat a griddle pan and leave over a high heat for 10 minutes to get really hot. If you’re using the barbecue make sure you have a good heat.
Rub the steak with oil and then season both sides with salt and pepper
If you’re inside open the window so the smoke can escape!
Place the steak onto the griddle and leave for 2 minutes, flip and do the same
Cook the steak to your liking and then leave to rest
In the meantime toast the slices of bread and drizzle over the olive oil while they are still hot, squeeze some lemon juice
Place 2 tbsp of dijon mustard into a bowl and slacked with a dash of whisky and fry your eggs
Brush the slices of toasted bread with the whisky mustard and then layer up the mushroom, tomato, onion, bacon, sliced steak and top with the fried egg. Scatter over some chopped parsley and dig in!