Macadamia and Olive Crusted Beef Fillet

The macadamia crust gives a unique, velvety-soft crunch and a delicious creamy, buttery flavour that you just can’t beat.

Serves 4.

Recipe courtesy: The Australian Macadamia Society

Ingredients:

1/2 cup raw macadamias

1/3 cup assorted olives, seeded and chopped

2 tbsp capers

2 tsp chopped fresh oregano

pepper

1/2 cup sliced red or yellow capsicum, optional

4 x 180g beef eye fillets

macadamia oil, for cooking

4 teaspoons Dijon or grain mustard

Method:

Preheat oven to 200°C.
Place macadamias, olives, capers, oregano and pepper in a mortar and pestle and roughly grind.
Season beef and sear for 2–3 minutes on one side. Turn over and remove from heat.
Spread uncooked side with mustard and press macadamia crust onto surface. Finish in oven until cooked as desired.

Variations:

Other crust ideas: Lamb with rosemary, sage, goat cheese and macadamias. Port with pear, Chinese 5 spice, honey and macadamias. Veal with lemon zest, basil, breadcrumbs and macadamias.

51 Comments

- - mom107723 said
  - 03 Apr 2016
    8:04 pm
The beef looks amazing i am going to try this one.

- - mom112217 said
  - 24 Feb 2016
    3:27 pm
Your recipe look’s so delicious,must make this for my partner! Thanks.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 18 Nov 2015
    9:15 pm
This is to die for!

- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    3:28 pm
It’s coming into BBQ weather. Fortnightly meal plan dinner number one. Looks easy. Looks delicious.

- - rebekah.bone said
  - 07 Aug 2015
    2:42 am
What a beautiful looking dish! Thanks for sharing

- - levismumma said
  - 27 Jul 2015
    2:56 am
Never thought of them flavor combo will have to give it a go to add change to our steaks.

- - maryphilip said
  - 17 Jun 2015
    4:59 pm
This look so good, I would have never add nuts to it. But now seeing how good it look I will have to try this.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 14 Jun 2015
    4:24 pm
this sounds nice. I like nuts in a meal and would love the sweet and salty taste of this topping on the beef

- - neddie said
  - 03 Jun 2015
    11:31 pm
This would give the meat a great texture.

- - Mum of 5 darlings :) said
  - 27 May 2015
    10:51 pm
This recipe is very different to anything that I would usually make but I’m going to try it out

- - dannsbuild said
  - 30 Apr 2015
    9:51 pm
Beef fillet one of my favourite cuts of meat. This looks very tasty.

- - seachtheteach said
  - 04 Apr 2015
    8:59 am
This is a tasty idea. I’d sub the olives but otherwise it sounds lovely!

- - mom108638 said
  - 02 Apr 2015
    8:20 pm
all of these flavours sound fantastic together .. thanks for sharing

- - mom113991 said
  - 31 Mar 2015
    11:07 pm
mmm this looks so good.

- - bubble6369 said
  - 31 Mar 2015
    4:10 am
Queensland by far has the best nuts

- - mom57598 said
  - 27 Feb 2015
    1:48 pm
wow, that looks absolutely delicious.

- - mom111032 said
  - 04 Feb 2015
    11:43 am
This looks to die for!

- - mom57808 said
  - 14 Jan 2015
    8:22 am
oooh yummm this sounds so tasty

- - meljware said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    4:35 pm
This looks delicious! I love macadamias any recipe is much appreciated!

- - Momfunster said
  - 14 Dec 2014
    8:53 pm
This looks truly decadent (restaurant quality)