Main Dish Recipes - Beefsteak with Fresh Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped coarsely

• 2 Tbs. Pompeian Olive Oil

• 1 garlic cloves, sliced

• salt

• Pepper

• Oregano

• Fresh basil or parsley to taste

• 6 small rump or sirloin steaks

Serves 6

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Method:

1. Cook tomatoes, Pompeian Olive Oil, garlic, salt and pepper until tomatoes are soft and begin to give off their juice. Add oregano, fresh basil or parsley to taste, if desired.

2. Pound small rump or sirloin steaks until they are about 1/4-inch thick, season with salt and pepper, and pan broil quickly in small amount of Pompeian Olive Oil to the desired stage of doneness.

3. Spread the tomato sauce over steaks, cover the pan and cook the steaks for about 5 minutes, or longer if a tougher cut of beef is used. Serve very hot with the sauce.