STEAKS WITH MERLOT SAUCE
Elegant sauce for a special steak. Great for company or a romantic dinner for two. You can even make part of the sauce in advance. Great with bread for sopping and a nice salad. And wine, of course! Adapted from Bon Appetit.
Provided by Lizzie-Babette
Categories Steak
Time 2h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Boil wine along with chicken and beef broths in heavy large saucepan over high heat until it's reduced to 2 cups (~45min to 1 hour).
- NOTE: You can be prepare it to this point in advance, and cover and refrigerate.
- Mix butter and flour in small bowl.
- Heat 1 T olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Season steaks with salt and pepper and sauté to your taste (4 minutes per side would result in medium rare steaks).
- Remove steaks to a plate and keep warm (we put it in our microwave to keep the heat from dissipating) To your skillet, add shallots, garlic and thyme and stir 30 seconds.
- Add 1 1/2 c reduced wine mixture to skillet (reserve remainder for another use).
- Bring mixture to a boil and scrape up brown bits.
- Whisk in butter mixture until the sauce is smooth.
- Boil sauce until thick enough to coat spoon, about 2 minutes.
- Drizzle sauce over steaks, and serve remainder in a gravy boat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 305, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 16.3, Sodium 908.2, Carbohydrate 11.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 1.4, Protein 7.6
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