Monday, February 1, 2010

Steak Diane Jake's Style

This is one of the best, and tastiest steak recipes I've ever adapted. Do yourself a favor and try this recipe!

Steak Diane Jake's Style with fingerling potatoes and asparagus

Ingredients:
• 4 Shallots slices
• Olive Oil
• 4 Button Mushrooms (Optional Baby Portabello Mushrooms)
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 Clove Crushed Garlic
• 3 Tb Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 Tb Mustard
• 3 Tb Brandy
• 2 Rib Eye or New York Steaks
• 1 Cutting Board
• 1 Roller Pin
• 2 Tb Jake's Tri-Tip Rub
• 1 Cast Iron Cooking Pan
• 1/4 cup Double Cream
• 1 Bunch Asparagus

Fingerling Potatoes Recipe:
6 Fingerling Potatoes
Salt Pepper
Rosemary Dried or Fresh
2 Cloves Crushed Garlic
1 Tbs butter

Steps:
Season cutting board with with 1 Tb jake's Tri-Tip Rub (Sprinkle rub all over clean board), add 1 tsp salt and pepper to board as well. Lay steaks on board. Season tops of steaks with dry rub, salt and pepper. Roll steaks with rolling pin to flatten steaks. Press firmly rolling 4 or 5 time over the steak.

In cast iron pan heat till hot adding olive oil until oil smokes lightly. Add steaks cooking them on both sides until medium. Remove steaks and hold on a warming plate.

In cast iron pan combine shallots, olive oil, mushrooms, garlic, mustard, worcestershire sauce, Jake's Tri-Tip Rub, salt and pepper. Sautee 5 minutes until shallots and garlic have completely blended and are soft.

Add double cream and let simmer for 3 minutes. Add steaks and simmer for 4 minutes turning halfway through.

Flambee with Brandy. To Flambee, Add Brandy to simmering steaks and sauce mixture. Tilt pan towards stove flame and light brandy. Keep a pan lid handy in case fire gets out of hand. Let flame burn down completely. If your stove does not contain gas burners use an all purpose lighter to burn off brandy. Simmer 2 minutes.

Remove from cast iron pan, place on warming plate and hold.

Fingerling potatoes
To make fingerling potatoes, cut potatoes in half. Put Olive oil in Cast Iron pan and bring to heat. Season potatoes with salt, garlic, and rosemary. Add Olive oil and butter to pan. Place potatoes in hot pan cut side down and cook until done. Turn potatoes at the end and cook 1 additional minute.

Remove potatoes and join with steaks.

Asparagus
Clean asparagus and remove white ends if any from stems. Add olive oil, salt and butter to cast iron pan and sautee until asparagus is tender. Remove and combine with steak and potatoes on warming plate. If desired asparagus can be grilled to reduce oil content.

Add garnish of chopped parsley on plate.

Serve.

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