PARISIAN-STYLE STEAK FRITES
When we lived in Geneva, there was a famous restaurant that only served one thing: entrecote. Also known as steak-frites, it's thin-sliced hanger steak cooked to order, covered in the most addictive herb butter sauce I've ever had. People literally line up out the door every night to get in--and this is why. After playing with several bloggers' guesses about the sauce ingredients, including some that involved chicken livers, this combination came pretty darn close to our memory of the experience. Serve with shoestring fries.
Provided by gremlinhill
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 34m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Cook steaks to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium; an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C). Transfer steaks to a plate to rest.
- Place shallots in the skillet and cook until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Pour wine into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add broth and anchovy; cook until thickened to sauce consistency, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; whisk butter in gradually. Stir parsley, chervil, and thyme into the sauce. Puree sauce in the skillet with an immersion blender until smooth.
- Cut steaks into thin slices across the grain; spoon sauce over slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370.4 calories, Carbohydrate 1.5 g, Cholesterol 96.1 mg, Fat 26.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 27.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.5 g, Sodium 255.4 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
CLASSIC ENTRECOTE BORDELAISE - STEAK IN RED WINE WITH SHALLOTS
Entrecote Bordelaise is a French classic, impressive yet simple to prepare - it is a very chic way to serve a steak! Here are my easy step by step instructions for a perfect Entrecote Bordelaise! Serve with sauté potatoes or frites and haricots verts......and a good bottle of Saint Emilion, from the little Medieval town just to the east of Bordeaux.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Steak
Time 30m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sauté the steaks.
- Season the steaks with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat the pan to smoking point and add half the butter. Place the steak in the pan and brown it on both sides - give it about two to three minutes on each side to seal it first, then let the meat cook through to your taste. Do both steaks in this way and then set them aside.
- Cook the shallots.
- In the same pan, (drain excess butter if needed), cook the shallots. Put them in the pan and stir from time to time until they are soft and starting to turn golden.
- Deglaze the pan.
- When the shallots are done add the red wine to the pan and give it a good stir.
- Now, add the demi glace or beef stock to the pan and stir until everything is blended, then leave it to simmer for 5 minutes or until reduced.
- Cut the remaining butter into small pieces and add them to the sauce one at a time, mixing so that they melt into the mixture: this will give the sauce a rich flavour and give it an appetising glossy finish,.
- Plate the dish.
- Cut the meat across the grain into thick slices and arrange them on a plate.
- Add some chopped parsley to the sauce, then pour little of the sauce over each steak.
- Serve the rest of the sauce in a gravy boat.
- You might like to serve it with sauté potatoes, frites and some haricot verts.
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