Why it works for iron
A weekend breakfast with real iron in it. Steak brings heme iron, which needs no help, and the parsley and tomato let the egg's plant iron in as well.
- Iron from
- Beef steak
- Helped by
- Tomato, parsley
- In the way
- Nothing: no dairy, tea or coffee
Heme iron, from meat and fish, gets in on its own and helps the plant iron beside it in too.
Ingredients
- 120 g beef steak
- 1 egg
- 1 tomato
- A bunch of parsley
- 1 garlic clove, chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp red wine vinegar
Method
- 1
Chop the parsley and garlic fine and mix with the oil, vinegar and chilli. That is the chimichurri.
- 2
Sear the steak 2–3 minutes a side and let it rest. Fry the egg in the same pan.
- 3
Slice the steak and serve with the egg, sliced tomato and plenty of chimichurri.
Drink water with it. Have coffee or tea 1 hour before or 2 hours after, as they hold plant iron back.
