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The River Cafe's bistecca Fiorentina courtesey of the Times online

I am loving the little video clips from The River Cafe on times online. At the weekend we did the beefsteak Fiorentina ... heres the link to the film http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/food/river-cafe/article2701243.ece ..... you may need to be signed up This recipe involves searing and then finishing in the oven which ends up giving a much better cooked piece of meat than just grilling alone. We had it with a fabulous bottle of Tignanello 2001 that I had promised Gus we would drink to celebrate him getting a first ... it was suitably delicious and the perfect accompaniment to the beef. We just had a rocket salad and some roasted toms and potato wedges a la Tom Kitchin Here's the recipe Bistecca Fiorentina (beefsteak Fiorentina) For 2-4 people 1 T-bone steak, cut 5-7cm thick - either Aberdeen Angus of Longhorn beef. sea salt and freshly ground black pepper extra virgin olive oil Take the T-bones out of the fridge and bring them up to room temperature. This is ver