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Steak Diane




Source of Recipe


americas test kitchen


List of Ingredients




Serves 4 to 6

Sauce Base

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 teaspoons tomato paste
2 small onions , chopped medium (about 1 1/3 cups)
1 medium carrot , chopped medium (about 1/2 cup)
4 medium cloves garlic , peeled
1/4 cup water
4 teaspoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups dry red wine
3 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth
1 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons black peppercorns
8 sprigs fresh thyme
2 bay leaves

Steaks

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 strip steaks (about 12 ounces each), trimmed of all excess fat and pounded to even 1/2-inch thickness
Table salt and ground black pepper

Sauce

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small shallot , minced (about 2 tablespoons)
1/4 cup Cognac
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (cold)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons minced fresh chives


Recipe



1. For the Sauce Base: Heat oil and tomato paste in Dutch oven over medium-high heat; cook, stirring constantly, until paste begins to brown, about 3 minutes. Add onions, carrot, and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is reddish brown, about 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons water and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is well browned, about 3 minutes, adding remaining water when needed to prevent scorching. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add wine and, using a heatproof rubber spatula, scrape up browned bits on bottom and sides of pot; bring to boil, stirring occasionally (mixture will thicken slightly). Add beef and chicken broths, peppercorns, thyme, and bay; bring to boil and cook, uncovered, occasionally scraping bottom and sides of pot with spatula, until reduced to 2 1/2 cups, 35 to 40 minutes.

2. Strain mixture through fine-mesh strainer, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; you should have about 1 1/4 cups.

3. For the steaks: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat until smoking. Meanwhile, season steaks with salt and pepper. Place 2 steaks in skillet and cook until well browned, about 1 1/2 minutes. Following illustrations below, flip steaks and weight with heavy-bottomed pan; continue to cook until well browned on second side, about 1 1/2 minutes longer. Transfer steaks to large platter and tent with foil. Add 1 tablespoon oil to now-empty skillet and repeat with remaining steaks; transfer second batch of steaks to platter.

4. For the sauce: Off heat, add 1 tablespoon oil and shallots to now-empty skillet; using skillet's residual heat, cook, stirring frequently, until shallots are slightly softened and browned, about 45 seconds. Add cognac; let stand until cognac warms slightly, about 10 seconds, then set skillet over high heat. Using chimney match, ignite cognac; shake skillet until flames subside, then simmer cognac until reduced to about 1 tablespoon, about 10 seconds. Add sauce base and mustard; simmer until slightly thickened and reduced to 1 cup, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in butter; off heat, add Worcestershire sauce, any accumulated juices from steaks, and 1 tablespoon chives. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

5. Set steaks on individual dinner plates, spoon 2 tablespoons sauce over each steak, sprinkle with chives, and serve immediately, passing remaining sauce separately.