Café Au Lait Sauce & Ostrich

Savour the unique flavour of ostrich steak in a rich café au lait sauce. Paired with creamy potato mash and a fresh salad for a decadent and satisfying meal.

Café Au Lait Sauce & Ostrich

with creamy mash & a radish salad

Hands on Time: 25 - 40 minutes

Overall Time: 30 - 45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Beef
  • Beef Stock
  • Button Mushrooms
  • Creme Fraiche
  • Free-range Ostrich Steak
  • Fresh Thyme
  • Ground Coffee Sachet
  • Ground Coffee Sachets
  • Hazelnuts
  • Ostrich
  • Potato
  • Radish
  • Red Wine Vinegar
  • Salad Leaves

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
  • Milk (optional)
  • Paper Towel
  • Butter
Photo of Café Au Lait Sauce & Ostrich
  1. MAKE THE MASH

    Place the potato pieces into a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.

  2. HAZELNUTS

    Boil the kettle. Place the hazelnuts in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 3-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and roughly chop. Set aside.

  3. SALAD

    In a bowl, combine the vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil, a sweetener, and seasoning. Just before serving, toss through the rinsed salad leaves and the sliced radish.

  4. MUSHIES

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the sliced mushrooms until soft and golden, 4-5 minutes (shifting as they colour). Remove from the pan and season.

  5. CAFÉ AU LAIT SAUCE

    Place a saucepan over medium heat with 100ml of boiling water, the stock, and ½ the ground coffee. Simmer until slightly reduced, 3-5 minutes. Add the fried mushrooms and ½ the toasted hazelnuts. Remove from the heat and stir through the crème fraîche. Loosen with a splash of water if the sauce is too thick. Season, add a sweetener, and cover.

  6. OSTRICH

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the ostrich until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter and the rinsed thyme. Remove from the pan and set aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  7. DIVE IN!

    Plate up the succulent ostrich slices and pour over the café au lait sauce. Side with the mash and the radish salad. Sprinkle over the remaining hazelnuts. Well done, Chef!

  • Potato - 200g

  • Hazelnuts - 10g

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 15ml

  • Salad Leaves - 20g

  • Radish - 20g

  • Button Mushrooms - 125g

  • Beef Stock - 5ml

  • Ground Coffee Sachet - 1

  • Crème Fraîche - 50ml

  • Free-range Ostrich Steak - 160g

  • Fresh Thyme - 3g

  1. MAKE THE MASH

    Place the potato pieces into a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.

  2. HAZELNUTS

    Boil the kettle. Place the hazelnuts in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 3-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and roughly chop. Set aside.

  3. SALAD

    In a bowl, combine the vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil, a sweetener, and seasoning. Just before serving, toss through the rinsed salad leaves and the sliced radish.

  4. MUSHIES

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the sliced mushrooms until soft and golden, 4-5 minutes (shifting as they colour). Remove from the pan and season.

  5. CAFÉ AU LAIT SAUCE

    Place a saucepan over medium heat with 150ml of boiling water, the stock, and the ground coffee. Simmer until slightly reduced, 3-5 minutes. Add the fried mushrooms and ½ the toasted hazelnuts. Remove from the heat and stir through the crème fraîche. Loosen with a splash of water if the sauce is too thick. Season, add a sweetener, and cover.

  6. OSTRICH

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the ostrich until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter and the rinsed thyme. Remove from the pan and set aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  7. DIVE IN!

    Plate up the succulent ostrich slices and pour over the café au lait sauce. Side with the mash and the radish salad. Sprinkle over the remaining hazelnuts. Well done, Chef!

  • Potato - 400g

  • Hazelnuts - 20g

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 30ml

  • Salad Leaves - 40g

  • Radish - 40g

  • Button Mushrooms - 250g

  • Beef Stock - 10ml

  • Ground Coffee Sachet - 1

  • Crème Fraîche - 100ml

  • Free-range Ostrich Steak - 320g

  • Fresh Thyme - 5g

  1. MAKE THE MASH

    Place the potato pieces into a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.

  2. HAZELNUTS

    Boil the kettle. Place the hazelnuts in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 3-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and roughly chop. Set aside.

  3. SALAD

    In a bowl, combine the vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil, a sweetener, and seasoning. Just before serving, toss through the rinsed salad leaves and the sliced radish.

  4. MUSHIES

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the sliced mushrooms until soft and golden, 4-5 minutes (shifting as they colour). Remove from the pan and season.

  5. CAFÉ AU LAIT SAUCE

    Place a saucepan over medium heat with 200ml of boiling water, the stock, and ¾ of the ground coffee. Simmer until slightly reduced, 3-5 minutes. Add the fried mushrooms and ½ the toasted hazelnuts. Remove from the heat and stir through the crème fraîche. Loosen with a splash of water if the sauce is too thick. Season, add a sweetener, and cover.

  6. OSTRICH

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the ostrich until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter and the rinsed thyme. Remove from the pan and set aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  7. DIVE IN!

    Plate up the succulent ostrich slices and pour over the café au lait sauce. Side with the mash and the radish salad. Sprinkle over the remaining hazelnuts. Well done, Chef!

  • Potato - 600g

  • Hazelnuts - 30g

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 45ml

  • Salad Leaves - 60g

  • Radish - 60g

  • Button Mushrooms - 375g

  • Beef Stock - 15ml

  • Ground Coffee Sachets - 2

  • Crème Fraîche - 150ml

  • Free-range Ostrich Steak - 480g

  • Fresh Thyme - 8g

  1. MAKE THE MASH

    Place the potato pieces into a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.

  2. HAZELNUTS

    Boil the kettle. Place the hazelnuts in a pan over medium heat. Toast until golden brown, 3-5 minutes (shifting occasionally). Remove from the pan and roughly chop. Set aside.

  3. SALAD

    In a bowl, combine the vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil, a sweetener, and seasoning. Just before serving, toss through the rinsed salad leaves and the sliced radish.

  4. MUSHIES

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the sliced mushrooms until soft and golden, 4-5 minutes (shifting as they colour). Remove from the pan and season.

  5. CAFÉ AU LAIT SAUCE

    Place a saucepan over medium heat with 250ml of boiling water, the stock, and the ground coffee. Simmer until slightly reduced, 3-5 minutes. Add the fried mushrooms and ½ the toasted hazelnuts. Remove from the heat and stir through the crème fraîche. Loosen with a splash of water if the sauce is too thick. Season, add a sweetener, and cover.

  6. OSTRICH

    Return the pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the ostrich dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the ostrich until browned, 2-3 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final 1-2 minutes, baste with a knob of butter and the rinsed thyme. Remove from the pan and set aside to rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  7. DIVE IN!

    Plate up the succulent ostrich slices and pour over the café au lait sauce. Side with the mash and the radish salad. Sprinkle over the remaining hazelnuts. Well done, Chef!

  • Potato - 800g

  • Hazelnuts - 40g

  • Red Wine Vinegar - 60ml

  • Salad Leaves - 80g

  • Radish - 80g

  • Button Mushrooms - 500g

  • Beef Stock - 20ml

  • Ground Coffee Sachets - 2

  • Crème Fraîche - 200ml

  • Free-range Ostrich Steak - 640g

  • Fresh Thyme - 10g

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