Classic Beef & Béarnaise Sauce

Get ready to roast, sear, and whisk your way to a plateful of deliciousness! This recipe combines crispy roasted baby potatoes, juicy seared steak with a buttery baste, and a velvety béarnaise sauce that will have you licking your plate clean. Sided with a refreshing radish & feta salad, and sprinkled with crunchy pumpkin seeds. It’s a culinary classic!

Classic Beef & Béarnaise Sauce

with crispy baby potatoes & a side salad

Hands on Time: 25 - 50 minutes

Overall Time: 40 - 60 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Baby Potato
  • Beef
  • Butter
  • Cucumber
  • Danish-style Feta
  • Dried Tarragon
  • Free-Range Beef Sirloin
  • Green Leaves
  • Lemon Juice
  • Onion
  • Onions
  • Pumpkin Seeds
  • Radish
  • Wine & Vinegar

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
  • Egg/s
  • Paper Towel
  • Butter
Photo of Classic Beef & Béarnaise Sauce
  1. ROASTY & TOASTY POTATOES

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the halved baby potatoes and the onion wedges on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until crispy, 25-30 minutes (shifting halfway).

  2. THE STEAKS ARE HIGH

    Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the steak dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the steak, fat-side down, until crispy, 3-5 minutes. Flip the steak and sear until browned, 2-4 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final minute, baste with a knob of butter (optional). Remove from the pan and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  3. BÉARNAISE SAUCE

    Place a pot over medium-low heat and cover the base with 2cm of water. Place a heatproof bowl over the pot of water. Add 1 egg yolk and the wine & vinegar. Whisk in a cube of butter at a time, stirring constantly. Only add the next butter cube when the previous one has melted. Remove the bowl from the pot of simmering water. Continue whisking until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add the dried tarragon (to taste), a sweetener, and seasoning. Loosen with a splash of warm water if too thick.

  4. TOSS IT TOGETHER

    In a salad bowl, combine the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, a sweetener, and seasoning. Toss through the rinsed green leaves, the cucumber ribbons, the radish rounds, the crumbled feta, and ½ the pumpkin seeds.

  5. GRAB THE PLATES

    Plate up the seared steak slices and dollop over some of the béarnaise sauce. Side with the dressed salad and the roasted baby potatoes and onion wedges. Sprinkle over the remaining pumpkin seeds. Serve with the remaining béarnaise sauce for dunking. Go on, Chef!

  • Baby Potato - 250g

  • Onion - 1

  • Free-range Beef Sirloin - 160g

  • Wine & Vinegar - 10ml

  • Butter - 50g

  • Dried Tarragon - 2,5ml

  • Lemon Juice - 10ml

  • Green Leaves - 20g

  • Cucumber - 100g

  • Radish - 20g

  • Danish-style Feta - 20g

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 10g

  1. ROASTY & TOASTY POTATOES

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the halved baby potatoes and the onion wedges on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until crispy, 25-30 minutes (shifting halfway).

  2. THE STEAKS ARE HIGH

    Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the steak dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the steak, fat-side down, until crispy, 3-5 minutes. Flip the steak and sear until browned, 2-4 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final minute, baste with a knob of butter (optional). Remove from the pan and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  3. BÉARNAISE SAUCE

    Place a pot over medium-low heat and cover the base with 2cm of water. Place a heatproof bowl over the pot of water. Add 1 egg yolk and the wine & vinegar. Whisk in a cube of butter at a time, stirring constantly. Only add the next butter cube when the previous one has melted. Remove the bowl from the pot of simmering water. Continue whisking until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add the dried tarragon (to taste), a sweetener, and seasoning. Loosen with a splash of warm water if too thick.

  4. TOSS IT TOGETHER

    In a salad bowl, combine the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, a sweetener, and seasoning. Toss through the rinsed green leaves, the cucumber ribbons, the radish rounds, the crumbled feta, and ½ the pumpkin seeds.

  5. GRAB THE PLATES

    Plate up the seared steak slices and dollop over some of the béarnaise sauce. Side with the dressed salad and the roasted baby potatoes and onion wedges. Sprinkle over the remaining pumpkin seeds. Serve with the remaining béarnaise sauce for dunking. Go on, Chef!

  • Baby Potato - 500g

  • Onion - 1

  • Free-range Beef Sirloin - 320g

  • Wine & Vinegar - 10ml

  • Butter - 50g

  • Dried Tarragon - 5ml

  • Lemon Juice - 20ml

  • Green Leaves - 40g

  • Cucumber - 200g

  • Radish - 40g

  • Danish-style Feta - 40g

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 20g

  1. ROASTY & TOASTY POTATOES

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the halved baby potatoes and the onion wedges on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until crispy, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).

  2. THE STEAKS ARE HIGH

    Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the steak dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the steak, fat-side down, until crispy, 3-5 minutes. Flip the steak and sear until browned, 2-4 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final minute, baste with a knob of butter (optional). Remove from the pan and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  3. BÉARNAISE SAUCE

    Place a pot over medium-low heat and cover the base with 2cm of water. Place a heatproof bowl over the pot of water. Add 2 egg yolks and the wine & vinegar. Whisk in a cube of butter at a time, stirring constantly. Only add the next butter cube when the previous one has melted. Remove the bowl from the pot of simmering water. Continue whisking until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add the dried tarragon (to taste), a sweetener, and seasoning. Loosen with a splash of warm water if too thick.

  4. TOSS IT TOGETHER

    In a salad bowl, combine the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, a sweetener, and seasoning. Toss through the rinsed green leaves, the cucumber ribbons, the radish rounds, the crumbled feta, and ½ the pumpkin seeds.

  5. GRAB THE PLATES

    Plate up the seared steak slices and dollop over some of the béarnaise sauce. Side with the dressed salad and the roasted baby potatoes and onion wedges. Sprinkle over the remaining pumpkin seeds. Serve with the remaining béarnaise sauce for dunking. Go on, Chef!

  • Baby Potato - 750g

  • Onions - 2

  • Free-range Beef Sirloin - 480g

  • Wine & Vinegar - 20ml

  • Butter - 100g

  • Dried Tarragon - 7,5ml

  • Lemon Juice - 30ml

  • Green Leaves - 60g

  • Cucumber - 300g

  • Radish - 60g

  • Danish-style Feta - 60g

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 30g

  1. ROASTY & TOASTY POTATOES

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the halved baby potatoes and the onion wedges on a roasting tray. Coat in oil and season. Roast in the hot oven until crispy, 30-35 minutes (shifting halfway).

  2. THE STEAKS ARE HIGH

    Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the steak dry with paper towel. When hot, sear the steak, fat-side down, until crispy, 3-5 minutes. Flip the steak and sear until browned, 2-4 minutes per side (for medium-rare). In the final minute, baste with a knob of butter (optional). Remove from the pan and rest for 5 minutes before slicing and seasoning.

  3. BÉARNAISE SAUCE

    Place a pot over medium-low heat and cover the base with 2cm of water. Place a heatproof bowl over the pot of water. Add 2 egg yolks and the wine & vinegar. Whisk in a cube of butter at a time, stirring constantly. Only add the next butter cube when the previous one has melted. Remove the bowl from the pot of simmering water. Continue whisking until the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add the dried tarragon (to taste), a sweetener, and seasoning. Loosen with a splash of warm water if too thick.

  4. TOSS IT TOGETHER

    In a salad bowl, combine the lemon juice, a drizzle of olive oil, a sweetener, and seasoning. Toss through the rinsed green leaves, the cucumber ribbons, the radish rounds, the crumbled feta, and ½ the pumpkin seeds.

  5. GRAB THE PLATES

    Plate up the seared steak slices and dollop over some of the béarnaise sauce. Side with the dressed salad and the roasted baby potatoes and onion wedges. Sprinkle over the remaining pumpkin seeds. Serve with the remaining béarnaise sauce for dunking. Go on, Chef!

  • Baby Potato - 1kg

  • Onions - 2

  • Free-range Beef Sirloin - 640g

  • Wine & Vinegar - 20ml

  • Butter - 100g

  • Dried Tarragon - 10ml

  • Lemon Juice - 40ml

  • Green Leaves - 80g

  • Cucumber - 400g

  • Radish - 80g

  • Danish-style Feta - 80g

  • Pumpkin Seeds - 40g

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