Fifty-Two Dinners

One new recipe a week for a year. That was the original goal set as a New Year's resolution way back in 2009.

It didn't happen. Nor did it happen in the following years.

But I have continued posting and striving to try one new recipe a week. Some months it happens. Some months it doesn't.

And along the way I've picked up readers from across the country who occasionally pop in to see what's cooking.

Clearly there are better food blogs than mine.

But if you're looking for quick, easy, and healthy with a dash of humor... I'm glad to share what I can.


Monday, March 23, 2009

Herbed Steak with Balsamic Sauce

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning, crushed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 boneless beef top loin (strip) steak, cut 3/4 inch thick
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup beef broth
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon butter

Directions:

In a small bowl combine pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and salt. Sprinkle over both sides of steaks; rub in with your fingers.

In a large heavy skillet cook meat in hot oil over medium-low to medium heat until desired doneness, turning once halfway through cooking. Remove meat from skillet, reserving droppings in the skillet. Keep meat warm.

For sauce, carefully add broth and vinegar to the skillet, stirring to loosen any brown bits in bottom of skillet. Bring to boiling. Boil gently, uncovered about 4 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half. Remove from heat; stir in butter.

Divide sauce among 4 dinner plates. Cut each steak in half. Place a piece of meat on top of sauce on each plate.

Verdict:

The spices on the steak were wonderful! We'll probably use this again on meat we grill. Very flavorful and peppery. The sauce... we probably will skip it next time. It didn't do anything for the flavor, and made a mess of the rest of the sides I put on the plate.

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