Fig and blue cheese-topped fillet with rosemary potato chips

July 16, 2012 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Fig and blue cheese-topped fillet with rosemary potato chips recipe

How elegant! How delicious! Fig and blue cheese-topped fillet with rosemary potato chips is perfect for entertaining as it’s sure to impress your guests. But this is also a great family dinner for when you’re feeling a little fancy. 

Fig and blue cheese-topped fillet with rosemary potato chips

Serves: 2
Cooking Time: 1 hr + extra for marinating

Ingredients

  • Marinade

  • 80ml (1/3 cup) red wine
  • 60ml (¼ cup) red wine vinegar
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) Dijon mustard
  • 125ml (½ cup) olive oil
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 450g beef fillet, cleaned
  • 5 figs, sliced
  • 50g blue cheese, room temperature
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) pomegranate seeds
  • Chips

  • sunflower oil, for deep frying
  • 5 medium potatoes, washed and skins on
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) Maldon salt
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

Instructions

1

For the marinade, pour all of the marinade ingredients into a plastic bag. Shake until well combined. Add the fillet and allow it to marinate for as long as possible or overnight. Give the bag a shake whenever you can, allowing it to marinate further.

2

For the chips, heat the oil in a large pot for deep-frying. Slice the potatoes into 1cm-thick rounds and drain on some paper towel to remove most of the natural moisture. Deep-fry for a few minutes until golden and crisp. You can always re-fry the chips just before your meat is done – this will ensure they crisp up and heat through before serving.

3

Combine the salt and rosemary and scatter over the chips before serving.

4

For the fillet, heat a griddle pan until smoking hot. Slice the fillet into four equal steaks. Fry on the griddle pan for 1 minute 30 seconds a side for medium or cook for less or longer, depending on your preference. Allow to rest for a few minutes.

5

To serve, top the fillet with the sliced figs and crumble the blue cheese over. Scatter some pomegranate seeds and serve with the rosemary potato chips on the side.

 

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