Peppery Steaks With Wine Sauce

gailanng's Note:

A recipe just waiting for a romantic evening.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 2 boneless rib-eye steaks , 1/2 inch thick, can substitute serlion
• 2 tablespoons stone ground dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 minced shallots (can substitute 1 green onion and 1 minced garlic clove)
• ½ cup dry red wine
• ½ cup beef broth
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme

Directions:

1. Spread steaks with mustard; press in cracked pepper.
2. Cook steaks on high in skillet.
3. Remove to platter; cover to keep warm.
4. Discard fat from skillet; reduce heat to medium-high.
5. Add shallots and thyme; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantlly.
6. Add wine; cook 1 minute.
7. Add broth; bring to boil and loosen brown bits.
8. Stir in any juices collected on steak platter; cook 3 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half.
9. Spoon sauce over steaks.

Reviews

[breezermom]

I'm not leaving stars, because....gasp! I messed this up. First, I used sirloin because I had it in the freezer, and it was too thick. Second, I used way too much pepper. Mine didn't turn out well because of my mistakes, but I can imagine how great this would be if I hadn't totally screwed it up!!!

[JustJanS]

I made this as written apart from using about 1 tablespoon of my fresh thme leaves instead of dried. We loved this and could eat it again tomorrow night. Thanks for posting!

[kellychris]

I actually marinated these and then grilled them. PERFECTION!! I coated them with the mustard and rubbed in the pepper. I then placed all remaining ingredients in a ziploc. Dropped in the steak and marinated in the icebox 2-3 hrs. We grilled to our liking (med. rare) and they were great!! Thanks so much gail ann!! ZWT6- Xtra Hot Dishes.