| Dish: |
Sirloin Steaks in Merlot
Sauce, Baked potato, Garden Salad |
| Source: |
epicurious.com |
| Time to prepare: |
3+ hours |
Recipe:
| Dish: |
Sirloin Steaks in Merlot Sauce |
| Ingredients: |
1 750-ml bottle Merlot
2 14 1/2-ounce cans low-salt chicken broth
1 14 1/2-ounce can beef broth
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 2+ lb. Sirloin Steak (filet mignon in original recipe)
Freshly cracked pepper
1/4 cup chopped shallots
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
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| Preparation: |
Boil wine, chicken broth and beef broth in heavy large saucepan
over high heat until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about 1 hour.
(Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Mix butter and flour in small bowl. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil
in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle steaks with
salt and cracked pepper. Sauté steaks until medium-rare,
about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add shallots, garlic
and thyme to skillet; stir 30 seconds. Add 1 1/2 cups reduced wine
mixture to skillet (reserve remainder for another use). Bring mixture
to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Add butter mixture and whisk
until smooth. Boil sauce until thick enough to coat spoon, about
2 minutes. Serve steaks with sauce.
Serves 6 hungry people |
Notes:
I used a 1 1/2 recipe for this. I cooked two 1 3/4 lb. steaks weighing
in at a total of 3.80 lbs. There was plenty of sauce at the end, despite
my paranoia. WARNING: The wine/broth mixture boils down faster than you
would think. While boiling, the preponderance of bubbles is misleading;
check often to make sure you didn't boil it too far. I boiled it down
to 1/2 a cup the first time, and had to use more wine to make more sauce.
One of the best meals i have ever made, though. Would definitely use for
a dinner date!
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