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WHY THIS MEAL?
Steak diane’s origins are obscure, but it reached a peak of
popularity in the 1950s and 1960s in the kind of upscale
Manhattan restaurants featured in the film. It was a signature
dish of the 21 Club (still going strong today) where JJ, dining with
THE MEAL a US senator, holds aloft his post-prandial cigarette and orders Falco
to “match me, Sidney”. The 21 Club’s steak diane was taken off the
menu in 2008, but they’ll still make it on request. Traditionally the
brandy was flambéed tableside as part of the theatre, though that
might not work for a TV dinner… The lemon and ginger fool is a sweet
counterpoint to the film’s bitter tone, and it has a fitting sharpness.

THE MAIN EVENT for the sauce PER SERVING 659kcals, 30.3g fat
Steak diane with • Splash olive oil (11.8g saturated), 53.6g protein,
roast potatoes • 2 shallots, finely sliced 32.3g carbs (4.5g sugars), 0.7g salt,

SERVES 2. HANDS-ON TIME 20 MIN, • 2 tbsp brandy 4.6g fibre
OVEN TIME 25 MIN, PLUS RESTING • 150ml beef or chicken stock
• 3 tbsp crème fraîche THE CLOSING SHOT
Next time, try swapping the • 1 tbsp hot horseradish cream
FOOD
TEAM’S steaks for pork chops and (from a jar) Quick lemon
TIP
adding a splash of calvados and ginger fool
instead of brandy. 1 Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/ SERVES 2. HANDS-ON TIME 10 MIN
gas 6. Toss the potatoes with a
• 300g waxy potatoes (such as drizzle of oil, the garlic, herbs and Make the mascarpone,
MAKE
charlotte), cut into wedges plenty of salt and pepper in a mixture, then cover and
AHEAD
• Olive oil for drizzling roasting tray. Roast for 25 minutes, chill for up to 4 hours.
• 4 garlic cloves, unpeeled and shaking halfway through, until the Finish the recipe, then serve.
bashed potatoes are tender and golden.
• 2 fresh rosemary sprigs 2 After the potatoes have been in Whisk 3 tbsp mascarpone, 100ml
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs the oven for 15 minutes, heat a double cream and 1 tbsp stem
• 2 x 200g British dry-aged drizzle of oil in a large, heavy-based ginger syrup until just thickened
sirloin or rump steaks frying pan set over a medium-high and spoonable. Roughly break up
• ¼ tsp black peppercorns, crushed heat. Season the steaks with salt 3 ginger biscuits and divide most
in a pestle and mortar and most of both peppers, then of the crumbs between 2 short
• ½ tsp green peppercorns, cook in the pan for 3 minutes on tumblers. Spoon over the
crushed in a pestle and mortar each side for medium-rare (or mascarpone/cream mixture, then
• Watercress to serve until done to your liking). Remove top each with 1-2 tbsp lemon curd.
and set aside to rest. Sprinkle with the remaining ginger
3 For the sauce, heat a splash of oil biscuit crumbs and serve.
in the steak pan over a medium PER SERVING 453kcals, 39.6g fat
heat, add the shallots and cook, (24.5g saturated), 2.6g protein, RECIPES AND FOOD STYLING: SOPHIE AUSTEN-SMITH. PHOTOGRAPHS: TOBY SCOTT, GETTY IMAGES. STYLING: VICTORIA ELDRIDGE
stirring, for 4-5 minutes until 21.5g carbs (14.3g sugars), 0.2g salt,
golden. Add the brandy and bubble 0.4g fibre
on a high heat until most of it has
evaporated. Add the stock and
THE WINE return to the boil, using a wooden
spoon to scrape up all the tasty bits
Calmel & Joseph Villa Blanche from the base of the pan. Turn the
Pinot Noir 2018, Pays d’Oc, France heat to low, stir in the crème fraîche
(Waitrose, £8.99) is a mellow red and horseradish, then season.
with blackberry fruit – a balance for Beef stroganoff
the creamy sauce. And if you’re after 4 Slice the steak and return to the and a musical
a cocktail to kick things off, you pan with the sauce. Serve with the from Hollywood’s
really should make it a manhattan. herby roast potatoes, plenty of sauce golden age
and watercress on the side.

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