Pepper Steak With Port Zinfandel And Mushroom Sauce Food

PEPPER STEAK WITH PORT-WINE MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• To make Port-Wine Mushroom Sauce combine mushrooms and flour in a bowl and toss well.
• Combine wine, shallots, and vinegar in a medium skillet.
• Bring to a boil and cook until thick.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add broth, Worcestershire, tomato paste, and rosemary and cook 1 minute.
• Add mushroom mixture and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Stir in mustard.
• Keep sauce warm.
• Sprinkle steaks with peppercorns and salt.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add steaks and cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
• Serve Port-Wine Mushroom Sauce over steaks.

PEPPER STEAK WITH PORT, ZINFANDEL, AND MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots; sauté 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; cover and cook 5 minutes. Uncover and sauté 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.

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.