Plank steak with Grilled Tomatoes

Plank steak is a true restaurant classic. Here, it's elevated with grilled tomatoes, bacon-wrapped haricots verts, duchesse potatoes, and homemade béarnaise sauce

Ingredients

Duchess Potatoes:

  • 1 kg floury potatoes
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Steak:

  • 800 g sirloin steak
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Butter

Accompaniments:

  • 4 tomatoes
  • Chopped parsley
  • 4 slices of bacon
  • 200 g haricots verts

Béarnaise Sauce:

  • 500 g butter
  • 4 shallots
  • 1 sprig of tarragon (or tarragon in vinegar)
  • 8 white peppercorns
  • 0.5 dl red wine vinegar
  • 1 dl water
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp chopped tarragon
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground pepper

Instructions

Duchess Potatoes:

  1. Peel and boil the potatoes. Once done, mash them in a bowl.
  2. Add the egg yolks, butter, and oil. Stir well. Season with salt and pepper.

Steak:

  1. Pat the steaks dry. Season with salt and pepper on each side.
  2. Tenderize each steak lightly to make them evenly thick. Trim any excess tendons.
  3. Heat a grill pan or skillet and cook the steaks for 1–3 minutes on each side. The meat should ideally be slightly pink in the middle.

Assembly:

  1. Preheat the grill to full heat. Place the plank on it to "burn" it before adding the ingredients.
  2. Allow the plank to cool. Put the mashed potatoes in a piping bag and pipe around the edges of the plank.
  3. Arrange the steak, tomatoes, and bacon-wrapped beans on the plank.
  4. Return the plank to the oven and grill until the duchess potatoes have a golden color. Add dollops of béarnaise sauce and serve.

Béarnaise Sauce:

  1. Melt/clarify the butter for the béarnaise sauce over low heat in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Keep the butter warm.
  2. Finely chop the shallots and place them in a saucepan with tarragon, white peppercorns, vinegar, and water.
  3. Simmer until about half remains. Strain the shallot mixture into a new saucepan and place it in a double boiler with hot water.
  4. Stir in 6 egg yolks and whisk until the sauce thickens.
  5. Remove the saucepan from the double boiler and slowly pour in the melted butter in a fine stream while constantly whisking.
  6. Stir in chopped parsley and tarragon. Season with salt and pepper.