Pan-fried sirloin steak with roasted shallot & balsamic vinaigrette

Ingredients - Serves 4

4 x 175g sirloin steaks
225ml olive oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
Salt & pepper

Method

Prepare the vinaigrette - place the shallots and 175ml olive oil in a small ovenproof pan and cover tightly. Bake at 350°f/180°c/ gas 4 for one hour. Or until the shallots are soft, let the shallots cool in the olive oil and then remove reserving the oil. Julienne the shallots and put them in a bowl, added the balsamic vinegar and slowly whisk in the reserved olive oil. Add the chopped chives and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cooking the Beef

Pre-heat the oven to 450°f/232°c/gas 8
Place some vegetable oil in a large frying pan and seal off the steaks until they are golden brown. Season with salt and pepper, place on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 2 minutes for medium rare, remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before carving