Grilled Beef Steaks with Orange Lentils and Bearnaise Sauce

Season the steaks with salt, pepper and oil. Heat a heavy-based frying pan or grill until very hot. Add the steaks and cook to your liking, turning once. (For example, a 3cm thick sirloin steak requires approx 10 minutes total cooking time.) Stand 2-3 minutes before serving.
 

Orange Lentils

Simmer the lentils in the stock with the shallot or onion, mace, orange juice and rind for 40 minutes until they are chewy-tender and all the stock has been absorbed. Remove the shallot or onion, and orange rind. Toss in the orange wedges and season with salt and pepper.

Bearnaise Sauce

Put the shallots, peppercorns, vinegar and water in a saucepan and simmer over a low heat until reduced to 2 tablespoons of liquid. Drain.

Melt the butter. Mix the egg yolks with the strained, reduced vinegar in a double saucepan or heat-proof bowl. Place over a saucepan of simmering water and gradually whisk in the melted butter to make a thick sauce. Stir in the chopped herbs. Season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.