Pepper Steak with Port, Zinfandel, and Mushroom Sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 large shallots, sliced
- 1 1/2 pounds mushrooms, thickly sliced
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 cup Zinfandel
- 1/2 cup ruby Port
- 1/2 cup low-salt chicken broth
- 1 1 1/4-pound top sirloin steak, about 3/4 to 1 inch thick
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add shallots; saute 2 minutes.
- Add mushrooms; cover and cook 5 minutes.
- Uncover and saute until mushrooms are browned, about 10 minutes.
- Add flour and stir 1 minute.
- Add Zinfandel, Port, and broth.
- Boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon thinly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Meanwhile, place steak between sheets of waxed paper.
- Using mallet or rolling pin, pound steak to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Coat both sides of steak with 3/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add steak to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 2 minutes per side for medium-rare.
- Transfer steak to work surface; do not clean skillet.
- Add mushrooom sauce to skillet; bring to simmer, scraping up any browned bits.
- Thinly slice steak; transfer to platter.
- Spoon mushroom sauce over and serve.
butter, shallots, mushrooms, flour, zinfandel, ruby port, lowsalt chicken broth, ground black pepper, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pepper-steak-with-port-zinfandel-and-mushroom-sauce-107085 (may not work)