Food & Cooking Recipes Simple Steak Sauce 3.8 (44) Close 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 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. 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.