
Shopping list
- Steak
- Salt, black pepper
- Butter
- Garlic
- Fresh rosemary, optional
- Rigatoni
- 1 onion, diced
- Garlic, minced
- Tomato purée
- Chopped tomatoes
- Spinach
- Double cream
- Pasta water
- Mozzarella
- Parmesan
- Paprika
- Mixed herbs
- Chilli flakes
Method
- 1Season the steak generously with salt and black pepper.
- 2Heat a pan and sear the fat cap first, then sear each side until golden and cooked to your liking.
- 3Add butter, garlic and rosemary if using. Baste the steak with the melted butter and aromatics.
- 4Remove the steak from the pan and leave it to rest.
- 5Cook the rigatoni in salted water. Before draining, save some pasta water.
- 6Using the same pan, add the diced onion and garlic and cook until softened.
- 7Add the tomato purée and chopped tomatoes, then add the spinach.
- 8Season with paprika, mixed herbs, black pepper, chilli flakes and salt.
- 9Pour in the double cream and mix everything together. Add some pasta water and let the sauce come together.
- 10Add the mozzarella and stir until melted and the sauce becomes thick, creamy and cheesy.
- 11Add the cooked rigatoni and mix until fully coated in the sauce.
- 12Slice your rested steak and place it on top of the pasta.
- 13Finish with freshly grated parmesan and serve.