12.08.07

Steak winegrower style

Posted in Beef, Daily life, Food, Recipes/Cooking at 5:42 pm by LeisureGuy

This recipe is from Paul Bocuse’s Bocuse in Your Kitchen, though I got it from The Week magazine.

Steak Winegrower Style

1 or 2 boneless rib-eye steaks (about 1 3/4-inch thick, 1 3/4 pounds total)
3 shallots
1 medium onion
2 anchovy fillets
3 1/2 Tbsp butter
Salt, pepper
1/2 cup red wine

Bring steaks to room temperature. (Let them sit out on the counter for an hour.) Cut off excess fat from around steak. Finely chop shallots, onion, and anchovies. Place in bowl and reserve. Melt butter in large frying pan (cast-iron skillet would be ideal) over medium-high heat until very hot.

Salt and pepper steak on both sides, then place in pan. Cook steak for 6 minutes on each side for rare, 8 minutes on each side for medium rare. (Cooking time will vary depending on the size and thickness of each steak.) When done, life meat from pan and keep warm (in a warm oven, for example) while making sauce.

Stir chopped onion mixture into pan and cook for about 5 minutes, or until onions soften and start to brown. Stir in wine, bring to boil; boil for 1 to 2 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly; add salt and pepper if needed.

Serve steak on hot platter and slice it at table with sauce on side; or slice meat, spoon a little sauce onto each dinner plate, place slices of steak on top, and serve with any extra sauce on side. Serves 4.

UPDATE: I had this last night, and it was not nearly so good as it sounded. It was okay, but I doubt that I’ll make it again.

2 Comments »

  1. Leo said,

    13 December 2007 at 11:27 am

    Maybe you can help me out with something…? I want to order all of my food online from now on because of various reasons, but I don’t know where to go for quality food. I have tried 2 companies so far, Fresh Dining, and and Celebrity Foods, but I wanna get others I can try out. Do you know of any? The main thing I’ve ordered so far is steak. I guess you can say, I’m a steak junkie. LOL!!! From what I have found out (from what I have ordered so far) I think I am able to regulate the quality of beef I buy. I hate going to a store and getting that crappy slab of beef that I have to cut down until there is like nothing left. Hahaha!!!! (its so true though) Anyhow, sorry that I made this comment so long. If you can help me out or point me in a direction where I might find more quality foods online, I would greatly appreciate it. Have a good day or night! (depending on when you read this) LOL!!!!

  2. LeisureGuy said,

    13 December 2007 at 11:34 am

    I Googled “quality foods online” and found a fair number. I have no direct experience using such services, though, so I can’t really recommend anything from my own knowledge. The only thing I can think of is Googling variations:

    online groceries
    online supermarket
    online food sales
    etc.

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