02 October 2026 · Vol. XXXIV · № 12.327 Get the letterSearchSaved
THE APEX GASTRONOMY CHRONICLE
Food The Exchange & The CounterThe Wire The IndexThe Bureau
LATEST
The Wire
T-bone steaks with homemade harissa

T-bone steaks with homemade harissa

We’ve got just what you need for a weekend braai: a delicious T-bone steak with homemade harissa.

Ingredients
  • 66 dried guailo chillies
  • 20 grams chillies de arbol (or 1⁄4 tsp chilli flakes)
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 1/2tbsp sherry vinegar
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp coarse salt
  • ***STEAKS
  • 4 T-bone steaks
  • 2 cos lettuce heads, quartered
  • 8 spring onions
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Thyme, to serve
Method · P
  1. PREPARE the harissa by soaking the dried chillies in hot water for a minimum of 1 hour or overnight. Give them a good chop.
  2. BLEND the softened chillies, with all of the rest of the ingredients except the olive oil. Once everything is well combined into a course, yet fine basting sauce.
  3. ADD the olive oil while the food processor is blending. Season the harissa well and set aside.
  4. STEAKS Brush the steaks with a generous amount of harissa and place them in the braai grid over the coals. Braai for 4 minutesasideoruntiltheinternal temperature reads 55, allow the steaks to rest for 10 minutes. While the steaks rest, brush your lettuce leaves and spring onions with some oil and grill.
  5. SERVE the t-bone steaks with some fresh thyme and your grilled lettuce and spring onions.

More The Wire