Simple Steak Sauce

3.8
(44)
pan fried steak
Credit: Bryan Gardner
Prep Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
5 mins
Yield:
2 steaks

A good Pan-Fried Steak can stand on its own, but sometimes a sauce gives it that extra oomph. To make this quick and easy pan sauce, you need just two ingredients: a liquid and a thickener, such as red wine and butter. From the book Mad Hungry, by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Directions

  1. Once steaks are removed from skillet, return skillet to high heat. Add wine and simmer, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet, until reduced slightly.

  2. Swirl in butter and simmer 1 minute more. To serve, drizzle over steaks.

Cook's Notes

Try a couple of these pairings: wine and mustard, Armagnac and blue cheese, or Scotch whisky and butter.

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