Beef steak with paprika pesto

This recipe I took form The Free Range Cook book from Annabel Langbein. I have change one of two ingredients, but basically is based on her book. It is easy, simple and absolutely delicious.

The ingredients for about 250 ml. paprika pesto are:

• 3 red paprika's
• 1 or 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tea spoon sweet paprika powder (pimenton)
• 3 table spoons roasted almonds
• 3 table spoons chopped fresh coriander
• Oil, salt and pepper

You have 2 ways to roast the paprika's, one is to do it in the oven, about 20 minutes in a 240 degrees preheated oven. The other way, I learned from my mother, put them on the fire until they start getting black. In both systems you will have to let them cool down and then peal them carefully, catching the water that comes out, you will need it for the pesto.

In a small pan bake in a bit of oil the garlic together with the paprika powder, just a few seconds, after that put the mix into a blender, add the pealed paprika's and their water, the coriander and almonds. Spiced with some salt and pepper, mix until is a nice puree. 

The ingredients you need for the special beef steak in sticks are (for 3 people, 2 sticks per person):

• 400 gr. beef steak cut into 2 cm. dices
• 1 red onion in pieces
• 1 red sweet paprika in 2 cm. pieces
• 1 tea spoon ground cumin
• 6 wooden sate sticks
• 250 gr. white rice

To start put the sticks in water meanwhile you prepare all the ingredients. Then divided equally the beef, onions and paprika between the sticks. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and the cumin. Grill in a barbecue or grill pan with some olive oil, about 2 minutes per side. Serve with some white rice, the pesto and bread.

Of course you can make other combinations, instead of white rice, you could baked rosemary potatoes, or cocos rice. The sticks you could prepare with other vegetables, like mushrooms or green or yellow paprika. The pesto you could make with peanuts instead of almonds. There are endless combinations. Which one are you making?