One of my new year resolutions in 2012 is to try a new recipe every weekend. I decided this weekend to try a steak on mushrooms with red wine sauce. I found this recipe on Epicurious and adapted it to stuff I could easily buy at the local grocery store. I also made a caesar salad from scratch. This serves as a reminder to myself so that I can cook the same thing again.
Steak on Mushrooms with Red Wine Sauce
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 12 ounces mixed mushrooms, cut up
- Table salt
- Ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1.5 pounds steak
- 3 garlic cloves diced
- 1x 6″ sprig rosemary
- 1 cup red wine
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in skillet on medium heat. Sautee mushrooms, put on some salt and pepper. Put aside.
Melt about 1 tablespoon of butter in the same skillet. Put in steak, garlic and rosemary. Cook roughly 3 mins per side, until medium rare. Transfer steak, garlic and rosemary to cutting board.
In the same skillet, put in wine. Boil for 3 mins. Pour in chicken stock. Bring to boil for about 5 mins, boiling it down. Mix in 3 tablespoons of butter. Put in mushrooms. Season with salt and ground black pepper.
Put mushrooms and some sauce onto serving plates. Slice meat. Put on top of mushrooms.
Eat with a good, hearty red wine. We had a cabernet savignon.
Caesar Salad from Scratch
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- bacon bits (buy a packet)
- 4 cloves chopped garlic
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- dash of worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup olive oil
- 2-3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese
- Romain lettuce
- Croutons
Mix egg yolk, mustard, bacon, garlic, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice and worcestershire sauce in bowl. Slowly add olive oil while mixing. Add parmesan cheese.
Wash and chop romain lettuce. Spin in salad spinner.
Serve as a bed of lettuce and croutons. Let guests put on the dressing themselves.
The above is awesome. Very tasty caesar salad and much much better than store bought caesar dressing.
