Pan-fried sirloin steak with red wine and snail sauce Archive

Ingredients

• 1kg/2lb 4oz floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper, peeled and cut into chunks
• 225g/8oz unsalted butter
• 150ml/5fl oz double cream
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4 x 250g/9oz sirloin steaks, at room temperature
• 4 banana shallots, 2 with skin on and cut in half lengthways, 2 peeled and finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
• 25g/1oz caster sugar
• 250ml/9fl oz red wine
• 175ml/6fl oz veal stock (or chicken stock if not available)
• 12 cooked braised snails (available from online specialists)
• 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves
• 2 tbsp chopped flatleaf fresh parsley leaves
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper