Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • 3 ounces red wine vinegar
  • 8 ounces olive oil
  • Salt
  • 1/2 pound white mushrooms, cleaned and quartered
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 bunches watercress, washed and stems trimmed
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1 red bell pepper, julienned
  • 1 small jicama, peeled and julienned
  • 2 (8-ounce) beef tenderloin fillets
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, red chili flakes, parsley, red wine vinegar, salt and olive oil.
  • In a small hot skillet, saute the mushrooms in olive oil.
  • Add the chopped garlic and deglaze the pan with red wine vinegar.
  • Remove from heat and cool.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together the washed watercress, carrots, red bell peppers, jicama and the cooled mushrooms.
  • To flatten the steaks, coat 4 (15 by 12-inch) sheets of plastic or parchment paper with 1/2 teaspoon each of the oil.
  • Sandwich each tenderloin, with the grain running vertically, between 2 sheets (with the oiled side facing the meat).
  • Flatten each piece with the flat side of a heavy cleaver or mallet, using steady, even sweeping strokes from the center out as you would roll pie dough, until the steak is a thin oval of about 14 by 10 inches.
  • It should be thin like a blanket, hence the name sabana.
  • (It takes about 5 minutes per steak.)
  • Preheat a lightly oiled very large nonstick skillet or cast iron pan.
  • Peel the paper off the steaks and brush both sides with Chimichurri Dressing.
  • Sear, 1 at a time, in the hot pan, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
  • Melt butter in a small hot skillet.
  • Crack the eggs in the pan and season with salt and pepper.
  • Cook eggs sunny side up.
  • To serve, put a steak on a large serving plate.
  • Toss salad to coat with the remaining Chimichurri dressing and place over the steak.
  • Slide a fried egg on top of each and serve.
  • Note: This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
  • The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.