Steak Diane
A France dinner made with beef. Ready in about 46 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 21 minPrep (about)
- 25 minCook (about)
- 46 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 4 beef fillets
Fresh & other
- 1 ½ cups beef stock Shopping tip: Beef broth (carton or can), or a beef bouillon cube in hot water.
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 challot
- 4 oz mushrooms
- ¼ cup brandy
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp chive Shopping tip: Fresh chives. Green onion tops work too.
Sauces & oils
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- Dash tabasco sauce
Spices & seasonings (3): parsley, salt, pepper
- 1 tbsp parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat oil in a 12" pan over medium-high heat.
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Season steaks with salt and pepper.
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Add to pan.
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Cook, till browned on both sides and cooked to wanted doneness, around 4 to 5 minutes for medium-rare.
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Turn when.
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Move steaks to a plate.
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Set aside.
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Return pan to high heat.
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Add stock.
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Heat till reduced till to 1⁄2 cup, about 10 minutes.
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Pour into a bowl.
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Set aside.
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Return pan to heat.
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Add butter.
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Add garlic and shallots.
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Cook, stirring, until soft, about 2 minutes.
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Add mushrooms.
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Heat, stirring, till they release any liquid plus it evaporates and mushrooms begin to brown, around 2 minutes.
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Add cognac, plus light with a match to flambée.
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Cook until flame dies down.
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Stir in hot sauce, Worcestershire, Dijon, cream and reserved stock.
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Return steaks to pan.
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Cook, till warmed through and sauce is thickened, around 4 minutes.
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Turn in sauce.
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Move steak to serving plates.
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Stir parsley and chives into sauce.
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Pour sauce over steaks to serve.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.