Ultimate Pan-Seared Steaks with Herb Sauce Recipe source: American Test Kitchen
Ingredients: Serve 4
STEAKS:
4 (8 ounce) boneless strip or rib eye steaks, 1 to 1 ¼ inch thick
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
HERB SAUCE:
1 small shallot, minced
½ cup white wine
¼ cup steak sauce base(recipe follows)
¼ teaspoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh chives
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon minced fresh tarragon
Salt and pepper
Procedures:
FOR THE STEAKS: pat steaks dry with paper towels; season both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12 inch skillet over medium high heat until smoking. Lay steaks in pan, leaving ¼ inch between them. Cook, not moving steaks, until well browned, about 4 minutes. Using tongs, flip and continue to cook until steaks register 120 to 125 degrees(for medium rare). 3 to 7 minutes longer. Transfer to platter; tent loosely with aluminum foil.
FOR THE HERB SAUCE: return now empty skillet to medium low heat; add shallot and cook, stirring constantly until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add wine and bring to simmer, scraping bottom of pan to loosen browned bits. Add steak sauce base, vinegar, and any accumulated juice from steaks; return to simmer and cook until slightly reduced. About 1 minutes off heat, whisk in butter, chives, parsley, and tarragon; season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon sauce over steaks and serve immediately.
STEAK SAUCE BASE
Ingredients: Makes ¼ cup
1 small onion, cut into rough ½ inch pieces
1 small carrot, peeled and cut into rough ½ inch pieces
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and halved
2 garlic clovers, peeled
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
8 ounces 85 percent lean ground beef
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cups dry red wine
4 cups beef broth
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
5 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
Procedures
Pulse onion, carrots, mushrooms, and garlic in food processor into 1/8 inch pieces, 10 to 12 pulses, scraping down bowl as necessary.
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat until shimmering, add beef and tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, until beef is well browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add vegetables mixture and cook stirring occasionally, until any exuded moisture has evaporated, about 8 minutes. Add wine and bring to simmer, scraping bottom of pan to loosen browned bits. Add broth, thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns; bring to boil. Reduce heat and gently boil, occasionally scraping bottom and sides of pot and skimming fat from surface, until reduced to 2 cups, 20 to 25 minutes.
Strain mixture through fine mesh strainer set over small saucepan, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible (you should have about 1 cup). Sprinkle gelatin over top and stir to dissolve. Bring to boil over medium high heat and boil gently, stirring occasionally, until reduced to ½ cup, 5 to 7 minutes. Removes. From heat and cover to keep warm.
Variations:
Ultimate Pan Seared Steaks with Brandy and Green Peppercorn Sauce:
Substitute brandy for white wine and red wine vinegar for white wine vinegar. Omit butter, chives, parsley, and tarragon. In step 2, and ¼ cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons rinsed green peppercorns, and ¼ teaspoon minced fresh thyme to skillet along with Steak Sauce Base and vinegar.
Ultimate Pan Seared Steaks with Port Wine Sauce:
Substitute ruby port for white wine and balsamic vinegar for white wine vinegar. Substitute ¼ teaspoon minced fresh thyme for chives, parsley, and tarragon. End.
Ingredients: Serve 4
STEAKS:
4 (8 ounce) boneless strip or rib eye steaks, 1 to 1 ¼ inch thick
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
HERB SAUCE:
1 small shallot, minced
½ cup white wine
¼ cup steak sauce base(recipe follows)
¼ teaspoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh chives
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon minced fresh tarragon
Salt and pepper
Procedures:
FOR THE STEAKS: pat steaks dry with paper towels; season both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in 12 inch skillet over medium high heat until smoking. Lay steaks in pan, leaving ¼ inch between them. Cook, not moving steaks, until well browned, about 4 minutes. Using tongs, flip and continue to cook until steaks register 120 to 125 degrees(for medium rare). 3 to 7 minutes longer. Transfer to platter; tent loosely with aluminum foil.
FOR THE HERB SAUCE: return now empty skillet to medium low heat; add shallot and cook, stirring constantly until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add wine and bring to simmer, scraping bottom of pan to loosen browned bits. Add steak sauce base, vinegar, and any accumulated juice from steaks; return to simmer and cook until slightly reduced. About 1 minutes off heat, whisk in butter, chives, parsley, and tarragon; season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon sauce over steaks and serve immediately.
STEAK SAUCE BASE
Ingredients: Makes ¼ cup
1 small onion, cut into rough ½ inch pieces
1 small carrot, peeled and cut into rough ½ inch pieces
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and halved
2 garlic clovers, peeled
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
8 ounces 85 percent lean ground beef
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cups dry red wine
4 cups beef broth
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
5 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
Procedures
Pulse onion, carrots, mushrooms, and garlic in food processor into 1/8 inch pieces, 10 to 12 pulses, scraping down bowl as necessary.
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat until shimmering, add beef and tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, until beef is well browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add vegetables mixture and cook stirring occasionally, until any exuded moisture has evaporated, about 8 minutes. Add wine and bring to simmer, scraping bottom of pan to loosen browned bits. Add broth, thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns; bring to boil. Reduce heat and gently boil, occasionally scraping bottom and sides of pot and skimming fat from surface, until reduced to 2 cups, 20 to 25 minutes.
Strain mixture through fine mesh strainer set over small saucepan, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible (you should have about 1 cup). Sprinkle gelatin over top and stir to dissolve. Bring to boil over medium high heat and boil gently, stirring occasionally, until reduced to ½ cup, 5 to 7 minutes. Removes. From heat and cover to keep warm.
Variations:
Ultimate Pan Seared Steaks with Brandy and Green Peppercorn Sauce:
Substitute brandy for white wine and red wine vinegar for white wine vinegar. Omit butter, chives, parsley, and tarragon. In step 2, and ¼ cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons rinsed green peppercorns, and ¼ teaspoon minced fresh thyme to skillet along with Steak Sauce Base and vinegar.
Ultimate Pan Seared Steaks with Port Wine Sauce:
Substitute ruby port for white wine and balsamic vinegar for white wine vinegar. Substitute ¼ teaspoon minced fresh thyme for chives, parsley, and tarragon. End.
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