Nathan Bates – Sixty Kitchen Caramel Soy Beef Sirloin, Shiitake and Asparagus

  • Prep time 30Min
  • Cook time 1Hr
  • Technique Pan Fry / Saute
  • Meat Beef
  • Cut Sirloin
  • Serves 4

Caramel Soy Beef Sirloin with Sautéed Shiitake Mushrooms and Buttered Asparagus

Ingredients

Caramel Soy 

  • 700g light soy sauce 
  • 250g rice wine vinegar 
  • 8 garlic cloves 
  • 6 black peppercorns 
  • 3 banana shallots 
  • 3 tablespoons honey 
  • 360g butter  
  • 250g shiitake mushrooms 
  • 20g ginger 
  • 1 pinch chopped chives 
  • 1 bunch asparagus 

Method

  1. For the sirloin, trim off the fat and silver skin. Roll into shape and refrigerate. Then, cut to portion and cook to order. 
  2. For the caramel soy dressing, bring all ingredients besides butter to 90 degrees (do not boil) and allow to infuse. Then, pass through a fine chinois and emulsify with butter. 
  3. Finely dice the shiitakes, ginger and garlic, and finely chop chives. 
  4. Sauté mushrooms in oil with ginger and garlic.  
  5. Finish with butter and chives. 
  6. Prep asparagus and par cook in boiling salty water.  
  7. Fry with butter to serve.  
  8. Plate the dish as seen.