Steak tartare and pesto di Pra’ sauce

for 4

Easy

Ingredients for 4 people:

400 gr sirloin steak chopped with a knife

Extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper q.s.

Half a lemon

lemon peel q.s

1 fresh ginger

2 tablespoons Pesto di Pra’

White sesame

Basil leaves as a garnish

Procedure

Take the meat out of the fridge and leave it to rest. Prepare the emulsion: pour oil into a bowl, grate lemon zest to add a special touch of acidity and add some drops of lemon juice. Grate ginger finely on absorbent kitchen paper, wring out the content in the bowl to extract the juice. Add a pinch of salt and whisk vigorously. Add to the emulsion 2 teaspoons of Pesto di Pra’, meat, sesame seeds and stir gently. Put meat in a pastry ring so that it becomes firm. Remove excess oil, take out the pastry ring and garnish with fresh basil leaves and a couple of teaspoons of pesto di Pra’.
(Recipe by Valentina Scarnecchia).