For a midweek meal in minutes, reach for these quick steak recipes. Pre-heat your pan or grill, grab your favourite cut of steak, then add some flavoursome accoutrements. It’s a fail-proof formula.
The minute steak with red wine butter never goes out of style, while our speedy pepper steak with baby lettuce salad will become a staple in your dinner roster. Cuts of sirloin are certified crowd-pleasers – why not give your plate a European twist by serving it on a bed of swede purée and slathering every bite with anchovy butter? And you must try the grilled rump steak with Massaman curry sauce. Need a quick steak recipe ready in 20 minutes? Our Pintxo-style steak sandwiches fit the brief.
Here are our best quick steak recipes for speedy midweek suppers.
Pepper steak with baby lettuce salad
Marinate your steaks in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce for a delicate flavour and a tender flank.
Grilled steak with gochujang butter
Gochujang plus butter. Why didn’t we think of this before?
Pintxo-style chopped steak sandwiches
A speedy steak snack that’ll transport you to a Spanish wine bar at first bite.
Char-grilled flank steak with crisp potatoes and salsa verde
Serve four with this combination of roasted lemon and garlic potatoes, grilled beef and fresh salsa verde.
Grilled rump steak with Massaman curry sauce
Quick, easy, warming, and hearty, this recipe for grilled rump steak with Massaman curry is the perfect way to add intrigue to your regular Wednesday steak and chips.
T-bone steaks with garlic buttered mushrooms and mash
T-bone steaks with garlic buttered mushrooms and mash recipe – Preheat oven to 200C. Cover potato with cold salted water, bring to the boil and cook until tender when pierced (10-15 minutes).
Flank steak with mustard sauce, herbs and capers
This steak dinner is yours in just 20 minutes.
Pepper hanger steak with peas and lettuce
You may need to order hanger steak in advance from your butcher. Scotch fillet would make a fine substitute.
Flank steak with tomato tonnato
The rich mayonnaise-based sauce brings a wave of nostalgia in this reinvented retro recipe.
Sirloin steak with red wine sauce and kipfler chips
There’s always a place for classic pub fare, especially when it’s this easy to prepare yourself.
Steak with zucchini and blue cheese salad
This quick recipe is a fresh update on the tried-and-true combination of steak and salad.
Fillet steak with charred green beans and tahini
These beans are no afterthought: their smoky flavour rivals that of the steak. We guarantee you’ll be charring all your greens once you try this recipe.
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Steak with caramelised onion and ginger ponzu
A quick and easy steak recipe that goes beyond a charred barbecued rump.
Grilled hanger steak with spiced vincotto
Fire up the grill for your fast steak dinner tonight.
Barbecued hanger steak with cacio e pepe mushrooms
A cacio e pepe sauce makes everything better.
Bistecca with asparagus and salsa dragoncello
Simple blanched asparagus makes a no-fuss accompaniment to this steak, but for a smokier, nuttier flavour, toss the spears on the grill while the T-bones are cooking.
Rib-eye with roasted parsnips, anchovies and horseradish
Fast recipe for rib-eye with roasted parsnips, anchovies and horseradish.
Banh mi-style steak sandwich
A delicious steak sandwich, with all the flavours of a classic Vietnamese banh mi.
Steak frites with paprika and anchovy butter
This bistro classic is a breeze and makes a fine meal with no more than a glass of juicy red wine and perhaps a green salad.
The Resident’s charcoal-grilled skirt steak with parsley salad
A deliciously juicy skirt steak with a simple cucumber and parsley salad, from Sydney’s now-closed The Resident.
Grilled flank steak
René Redzepi & Nadine Levy Redzepi recipe for grilled flank steak.
Pinbone’s rib-eye steak with chilli sauce
A thick cut, some serious weight and a nicely charred exterior – this is how you rib-eye.
Prime-rib minute steak, spiced eggplant and lemon couscous
Seared rib-eye steak is paired with Middle Eastern flavours in this fun dish designed to share.
Mike McEnearney’s flank steak with rosemary, capers and Sichuan pepper
For a speedy steak dinner, just choose beef flank.
Smoked coffee and spice-rubbed tomahawk steaks
Coffee, cumin and coriander seeds bring a rich and smoky depth of flavour to these showstopper steaks.
Welsh rarebit steak with butter beans
A scotch fillet steak recipe for dinner — with a golden, cheesy twist.
Bistek tagalog (Filipino beef steak) with charred sawsawan red onions
Our reinvented version of Filipino beef steak is a colourful dish bursting with robust and punchy flavours.
Koji-rubbed steaks with miso butter and whisky
Miso butter makes the perfect accoutrement for these koji-rubbed steaks.
Char-grilled sirloin steaks with anchovy butter and swede purée
Classic steakhouse meet luxe European flair with this quick dinner for two.
France-Soir’s Onglet À l’échalote: Hanger steak with eschallots
A classic French main rooted in tradition, bringing the charm of Parisian dining to your table.
Char-grilled sirloin with green papaya and jaew
Emma Knowles recipe for fast char-grilled sirloin with green papaya and jaew.
Flank steak tacos with corn, avocado and coriander
Add extra char to your tortillas by toasting them over a stove flame for a few seconds each side, then microwave them covered with a tea towel for 10 seconds to keep them nice and soft.
Steak with sweet and sour beetroot and horseradish crème fraiche
Steak with sweet and sour beetroot and horseradish crème fraiche recipe – For sweet and sour beetroot, bring wine, vinegar, sugar, spices, reserved silverbeet stems and 125ml water to the boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Season to taste
Steak frites with béarnaise sauce
Guillaume Brahimi recipe for steak frites with béarnaise sauce for Gourmet Institute.
Skirt steak with pepita-lime butter and roasted potatoes
A pepita lime butter compliments a succulent steak and hearty potatoes with zesty, Latin flavours.
Flat-iron steak with red wine and ginger sauce and crushed potatoes
Fast recipe for flat-iron steak with red wine and ginger sauce and crushed potatoes.
Smoky sirloin steaks with corn and cabbage slaw
This recipe packs a smoky punch – no woodchips required.
Minute steaks with red wine butter
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for minute steaks with red wine butter by David Young from Cafe Nice in Sydney.
Steak sandwich
This is one luxe sandwich, bringing together steak, cheese and truffle, while an artichoke salad balances things out.
Seared beef and green papaya salad
This seared beef and green papaya salad packs a punch with its lime-chilli dressing.
T-bones with roast mushrooms, red wine and rosemary
A winter warmer featuring a classic combination: steak and red wine.
Barbecued T-bones with rough rocket salsa verde and crushed potato salad
Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for barbecued T-bones with rough rocket salsa verde and crushed potato salad.
Steak and eggs with Brussels sprouts
Top your steak with perfectly-poached eggs and tender boiled Brussels sprouts for a hearty lunch or dinner.
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