Braised Sirloin With Zinfandel And Cremini Mushroom Sauce Food

SLOW-COOKER HERB & MUSHROOM BRAISED BEEF

Steps:

• Place the beef cubes, flour, garlic, thyme, rosemary, oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a large ziplock plastic freezer bag; seal and toss to coat the beef. Remove the beef from the bag, reserving the flour mixture in the bag. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high; add the beef, in batches if necessary. Cook until browned on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the beef to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, reserving the drippings in the skillet.
• Add the mushrooms and remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the reserved drippings in the skillet, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are deep brown and all of the moisture has evaporated from the skillet, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the red wine, stirring to loosen any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Add the mushroom mixture to the slow cooker. Add the pearl onions, beef stock, carrots, reserved flour mixture, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt to the slow cooker, and stir until combined. Cover and cook on LOW until the beef is very tender, about 8 hours. Skim the fat from the cooking liquid, and stir in the vinegar. Garnish with the additional chopped fresh thyme and rosemary and the oregano leaves, if desired.

SIRLOIN STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Season steak with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Heat a heavy skillet over high heat until a drop of water immediately sizzles and evaporates when flicked onto the skillet's surface. Pour in oil. Add steak and cook until it is beginning to firm and is hot and slightly pink in the center, about 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
• Remove steak from skillet and set aside. Tent with foil to keep warm. Discard oil remaining in the skillet.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and cook mushrooms, shallot, and garlic, stirring frequently, until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in white wine and cook until slightly reduced. Pour in beef broth. Reduce heat to low and stir in butter, 1 cube at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir in tarragon. Season with salt and pepper. Serve mushroom sauce over the steak.

SIRLOIN STEAKS WITH PORT-RED ZINFANDEL & MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 2 T butter in large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Add shallots and saute 2 minutes.
• Then add mushrooms, cover pan, and cook about 5 minutes, then uncover and cook 5 minutes more until browned.
• Add flour and stir for 1 minute.
• Next add zinfandel, port and broth.
• Bring to a boil and boil sauce down, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens enough to coat a wooden spoon thinly.
• Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Pound steak between two sheets of wax paper to about 1/2 inch thickness.
• Coat both sides with salt and pepper.
• Melt remaining 1 T butter over medium-high heat in another large skillet (I don't use nonstick for this).
• Cook steak about 2 minutes per side (for medium rare) or longer to suit your preferences.
• Transfer steak to a plate.
• Add mushroom sauce to the steak pan, bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits on the pan.
• Serve.

SIMPLE BRAISED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium high heat. Add the oil and heat another 30 seconds. Add the shallot and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt to the hot pan and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes or until fragrant and beginning to soften. Add the mushrooms to the pan along with another 1/2 teaspoon salt and the thyme. Cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms have let off some of their juices are beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Deglaze with the Marsala, if using, and add the broth and remaining salt. Reduce the heat to low to maintain a gentle simmer. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover the pan, increase the heat to medium and cook until the liquid has reduced by half, about an additional 5 minutes. Discard the thyme sprigs, stir in the butter and serve.

BEST EVER BRAISED SIRLOIN TIPS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 300F.
• 2. Cut the beef into 1 inch (or slightly smaller) cubes, discarding any fat or gristle. Most of the "silver skin" can remain as it will melt in the long cooking.
• 3. Toss the beef in the black pepper.
• 4. Using a large Dutch oven or similar oven-safe pan with cover, melt 2 Tbl of the beef fat on medium-high heat. Brown the beef in small batches, adding fat as necessary. Adjust the heat to prevent the pan drippings from burning. Remove the last of the beef from the pan.
• 5. Discard any excess fat leaving enough in the pan to lightly saute the onions and garlic. Cook the onions and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring to coat them with the pan drippings.
• 6. Stir together the wine, soy sauce, water and demi-glace paste until the paste is dissolved.
• 7. Add the browned beef cubes and the liquids to the onions and garlic and bring to a simmer.
• 8. Cover and simmer in the oven for 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is fork tender.
• 9. Continue to simmer on top of the stove and slowly add the dissolved cornstarch, stirring to prevent lumps. This should quickly thicken the liquid to a rich gravy. Simmer another minute, if the gravy has not thickened to your liking, add more dissolved cornstarch but be careful! Too much cornstarch will turn the gravy into a sticky goo.
• 10. Taste and adjust with salt if needed.
• 11. Serve hot over rice, potatoes or noodles.

SIRLOIN TIPS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cut beef into cubes. In a large skillet over medium/high heat, heat the olive oil and brown beef cubes with the garlic.
• Add mushrooms with liquid, tomato sauce, salt, pepper and red wine. Cook for 30 minutes or until beef cubes are tender. Add a little more wine while cooking if desired.

BRAISED SIRLOIN TIPS

Steps:

• Be sure all visible fat is trimmed off the meat.
• Brown on all sides in a large heavy skillet.
• Add consomme, wine (or cranberry cocktail), soy sauce, garlic and onion powder.
• Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 1 hour, or until meat is tender.
• Blend cornstarch and water and stir gradually into the stew.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until gravy thickens and boils.
• Cook 1 minute more.
• Serve over rice.

BRAISED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Wash the mushrooms and remove or trim any long stems if you want a "dressier" dish. Otherwise it's fine to leave them on. Pat the mushrooms dry with a paper towel.
• Saute mushrooms in butter and olive oil at medium high heat until mushrooms are browned.
• Continue to cook at medium heat as the juices are released from the mushrooms. Simmer the mushrooms until the juices are reduced to almost dry.
• Add beef stock (and red wine if desired) and continue simmering until the stock has reduced to a sauce-like consistency.

BRAISED SIRLOIN WITH ZINFANDEL AND CREMINI MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Make it Now: Heat oil in a 5- to 7-quart Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper, and add the meat in small batches, making sure not to crowd the pan.
• Cook until the meat is browned and remove from the pan as it is browned.
• Add the garlic, thyme, and mushrooms to the pan and saute until the mushroom liquid has evaporated.
• Return the meat to the pan, add the wine and broth, and bring to a simmer.
• Cover and simmer the meat for 20 minutes; add more salt and pepper, if desired.
• Let cool, then transfer the mixture to a large zip-lock plastic freezer bag and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
• Bake It Later: Defrost the meat in the refrigerator overnight, if necessary.
• Remove any fat that has formed on the surface of the sauce and let the meat come to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• Pour the beef and sauce into a 7-quart Dutch oven; add the onions, carrots, and potatoes.
• Simmer for 1 hour until the meat and potatoes are tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife.
• If you want a thicker sauce, mix together the butter and flour; bring the stew to a boil and stir in bits of the butter mixture until the sauce is thickened to your taste.
• Serve immediately.