The steak takes the smoke, the corn takes the char, and summer does the rest
Rump and the barbecue were made for each other. That open, honest grain takes on smoke the way finer steaks never quite do, and the fat cap crisps into something worth fighting over. Here the corn goes on the grill first, blistering and blackening in spots while the steak comes up to room temperature — then the kernels come off the cob into a sharp little salsa of lime, chilli and red onion that cuts through the char like a sea breeze. One steak, two cobs, one hot grill. That's a summer dinner sorted.
Ingredients
- 320g Your Farmer grass-fed rump steak
- 3 tbsp olive oil, divided
- Salt and pepper to season
- 2 corn cobs, husks removed
- 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
- 1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- Small handful coriander, roughly chopped
Instructions
Take the steak out of the fridge 20-30 minutes before cooking and light the barbecue to high. While it heats, rub the corn cobs with a little of the oil.
320g rump steak2 corn cobs1 tbsp olive oilCombine the red onion, chilli and lime juice in a bowl and set aside — the lime softens the onion's bite while everything else cooks.
1/2 red onion1 long red chillijuice of 1 limeGrill the corn for 10-12 minutes, turning every few minutes, until blistered and blackened in patches all over. Set aside until cool enough to handle.
Rub the steak with 1 tablespoon of oil and season generously. Grill 3-4 minutes per side for medium-rare (52-54C), moving it to a cooler part of the grill if the fat cap flares.
1 tbsp olive oilRest the steak, loosely covered, for a full 8-10 minutes. Rump repays every minute of rest — this is where the steak is actually made.
Stand each cob upright and slice the kernels off in slabs. Toss them through the onion mixture with the coriander and the remaining oil, and season to taste.
coriander1 tbsp olive oilSlice the steak across the grain, fan it over a platter and spoon the charred corn salsa generously over the top. Serve with anything else the barbecue happens to have going.
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Why Rump Loves a Barbecue
Every steak browns over flame, but not every steak takes on smoke. Rump does. Its grain is more open than sirloin or fillet — it comes from the hindquarter, a muscle that worked hard while the animal walked real pasture — and that texture drinks in barbecue character rather than letting it slide off. The fat cap along one edge bastes the steak as it renders, so give it a minute standing on that edge before it comes off. Your Farmer® rump is 100% grass-fed and leaner through the middle than grain-finished beef, so high heat and a short cook is the way — medium-rare to medium, never beyond, and then the long rest that this cut demands. You'll find a rump in three of the four beef CSA share packs, which makes it the near-staple steak of the summer rotation.
Swaps and Variations
The oyster blade BBQ steak from your share is bred for this exact treatment — it's the marinating cut, and our BBQ steak night guide covers it properly. Sirloin works too, a minute less per side. In the salsa, halved cherry tomatoes or diced avocado folded through at the end make it a fuller side; a crumble of feta takes it somewhere else again. No fresh corn in the cooler months? Char thawed frozen kernels in a dry, smoking-hot pan until they pop and catch colour — different, but honest. And if the weather turns on you, the whole plate moves indoors without complaint: grill pan for the steak, that same dry pan for the corn.
Storage and Leftovers
The salsa is at its best the day it's made but holds 2 days covered in the fridge — the lime keeps it lively. Cooked steak keeps 3 days airtight. The two have a second life together: warm tortillas, cold steak sliced thin, leftover salsa and a squeeze of fresh lime, and Tuesday gets tacos out of Sunday's barbecue. Reheat steak only if you must, and fast, in a hot pan — cold and thinly sliced is better, and it keeps the pink you worked for.
Frequently asked questions
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