Chef Jacqueline Ligsay,
Bergmann’s on Lombard
This dish imaginatively combines all the components of a steak dinner. Crispy onions, fragrant chimichurri and sweet corn purée are artistic accents, packing the plate with intense flavour.
Ingredients
Steak
4 6oz AAA beef tenderloin
3 Tbsp Montreal Steak Spice
1 Tbsp coarse black pepper
Chimichurri Sauce
1 bunch cilantro
1/2 tsp garlic purée
juice and zest of 2 limes
2 Tbsp honey
1/2 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste
Sweet Corn Purée
1 Tbsp canola oil
2 cups sweet frozen corn
1/2 sweet onion, diced
1 tsp garlic purée
1 cup whipping cream
salt and pepper to taste
Loaded Stuffed Baked Potato
4 russet potatoes
1/4 cup of milk
1/2 cup melted butter
2 tsp garlic purée
2 Tbsp sour cream
3 strips crispy bacon
1/4 cup shredded cheese
3 Tbsp chopped scallions
salt and pepper to taste
Crispy Tobacco Onions
1 sweet onion
1 tsp Lawry’s® Seasoned Salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups canola oil
Method
Steak
- Crust with Montreal steak spice and pepper.
- Grill medium rare.
Chimichurri Sauce
- Blend all ingredients together. Adjust seasoning as desired.
Sweet Corn Purée
- In a pan, heat canola oil to medium. Sauté onions and garlic for 2 minutes.
- Add corn and sauté for another 3 minutes.
- Add whipping cream and let simmer for 5-8 minutes stirring continuously.
- Process in a food processor.
- Add salt and pepper.
Loaded Stuffed Baked Potato
- Wash potatoes and and bake in a 350° oven on half a baking pan until fork-tender.
- Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out insides. Place insides into a small pot.
- Add milk, butter and garlic to pot and mash.
- Fold in sour cream, bacon, cheese and scallions. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add mixture back into potato skins and bake to serve.
Crispy Tobacco Onions
- Cut off one end of the onion then peel off the outer skin.
- On a mandolin slicer, thinly slice.
- Toss onions with Lawry’s® Seasoned Salt, breaking the rings apart, then coat with flour.
- Heat a medium-sized pot with canola oil.
- Shake off excess flour from onions and deep fry until golden brown.
Yield 4 servings