Cajun Rump Steak

Now I say Rump steak in the title, but this could be any Steak, and personally I prefer a Rib-eye. In this recipe and video I show Rump Steak because I brought the wrong thing, but it also shows you that Rump Steak doesn’t have to be tough.  Rump steak can have a reputation for being tough, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Although I don’t normally do it, I did give this piece of steak a bit of a bash to break down collagen. For cooking steak there are three rules I always follow:

1. Don’t cook from Cold – Always cook at room temperature and not straight from the fridge.
2. Cook on a high heat.
3. Let the Steak rest after cooking – so don’t eat straight away.
4. Don’t cook steak for long – sounds silly but it is so easy to over cook steak.

That last point I am always getting wrong as forget how quick the meat cooks especially if I am doing it in the Tandoor. This example below although tasty it is over cooked, I prefer my meat to be rarer.

Cajun Recipe

This is another quick recipe and and just as quick to cook, but best if you leave it to marinate over night. There are many different Cajun mixes and this is my personal favourite. Literally all you need to do is mix up the following ingredients and then spread on the meat:

1 tsp ground Coriander
1 tsp ground Cumin
1 tsp Paprika
1/4 tsp Oregano
ground Salt & Pepper to taste

The longer you can leave the meat to marinate in the spices the better, and then just cook for 2 minutes each side in the Tandoor. Note I say two minutes for this size steak, but a smaller one will need less time. OK if you don’t believe me when I say it is easy to cook, then checkout the video below.  Also if you are worried about the meat being tough as I was, don’t forget to give it a bit of a bash.