Tiffany Sawyer Tasmanian Pepperberry Charred Grassfed Aussie Sirloin

  • Prep time 1Hr, 30Min
  • Cook time 6Min
  • Technique Sear
  • Meat Beef
  • Cut Sirloin
  • Serves 4

with achili pomegranate ezme, bush tomato dust, and lemon myrtle whipped bone marrow butter

Ingredients

Striploin Dust 

  • 5T  Taz mountain pepperberry (Aussie Spice) 
  • 4T  bush tomato dust (Aussie Spice) 
  • 2T  fresh mustard seeds – whole (fresher will have a stronger flavor) 
  • 4T  white sesame seeds – whole 
  • 2T  wattleseed (Aussie Spice) 
  • 6T Taz salt 
  • Grind well

Acili Pomegranate Ezme 

  • 2 lbs  Heirloom/Vine Ripe Tomatoes, chopped fine  
  • 3 ea  Jalapeno / Serrano Chili, roast, skin, remove seeds, small dice 
  • 1 lb  Red Onions, medium chop  
  • 24 oz  Red Bell Pepper, roasted, peeled, chopped 
  • 1T Aleppo Pepper, dried   
  • 3 oz  Parsley, stem removed rough chop 
  • 1.5 oz  Mint, stem removed, rough chop

 Lemon Myrtle Whipped Bone Marrow Butter  

  • 5 lbs bone marrow, cut lengthwise, roasted in the oven to soften, season with a little salt & pepper  
  • 1 lb high-quality cultured butter (Plugra/ Kerrygold/ Vital Butter) 
  • 2.5T bush tomato dust (Aussie Spice)  
  • 4T lemon myrtle (Aussie spice)  
  • 1T taz smoked sat  
  • 1T kosher salt  
  • 1/2T ground black pepper  
  • 2T avocado oil

Dressing 

  • 4 oz  fresh-squeezed lemon juice 
  • 1C  extra virgin olive oil  
  • 4T  pomegranate molasses  
  • 4T  chii powder 
  • 4T  sumac  
  • 1T  kosher salt  
  • ½T fresh ground black pepper 

 Garnish:   

  • Fried sunchoke chips   
  • Micro beet leaf 

Method

Grassfed Striploin:

  1. Pull steak 1.5 hours prior to searing.
  2. Dust each steak thoroughly.
  3. Allow to sit dusted and to come up to room temperature foe 1 ½ hours.
  4. Sear steaks on an open flame for 3 minutes each side.
  5. Allow steaks to rest 3 minutes.

Achili Pomegranate Ezme:

  1. If a food processor is available, chop all ingredients in large pieces and follow directions below.
  2. In a food processor, add all the ingredients, except the tomatoes.
  3. Pulse well. 
  4. Remove all the ingredients.
  5. Add the tomatoes and pulse 6-8 times, for just a bit larger size pieces.

Lemon Myrtle Whipped Bone Marrow Butter: 

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. 
  2. Add bone marrow bones to a small sheet pan, season with salt, pepper, and a drizzle of avocado oil. 
  3. Transfer to oven and roast bones for 20-30 minutes. Or until the marrow is bubbling. 
  4. Scoop roasted marrow from bones into a food processor or in a bowl of a stand mixer. Add butter, bush tomato, lemon myrtle, salts and pepper.
  5. Whisk at a medium-high speed until smooth and fully incorporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 
  6. Transfer marrow butter to an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. 
  7. Remove from fridge about 20 minutes before serving to soften spreadable consistency. 
  8. Serve at room temperature.

Fried Sunchoke Chip : 

  1. Clean sunchokes.
  2. Shave on a Japanese micro plane.
  3. Fry quickly in 375*f fat.
  4. Season with salt & lemon myrtle.

 Dressing: 

  1. Add all ingredients (just 2 oz of lemon juice) except the oil to a blender, or food processor. On low to medium, turn on the blender. Add oil slowly until it is all incorporated. 
  2. Add all ingredients to a bowl except dressing, mix in dressing.
  3. Adjust salt as desired.

 

Chef Note: :

Bone marrow can be a special order from your grocer butcher shop, ensure it's cut across lengthwise to expose all the marrow for cooking.