Porterhouse steak with red wine sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 pounds Porterhouse steak
About 2 1/2-in. thick
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
3 tablespoons Butter
1 tablespoon Shallots, chopped
½ cup Burgundy or cabernet
½ cup Brown sauce or
Canned brown beef gravy

Directions

1. Select a very heavy skillet for this. A heavy, traditional black iron skillet is excellent. Sprinkle the steak on both sides with salt and pepper. Use a fairly generous amount of black pepper. Pat with the fingers to make the seasoning adhere. 2. Heat the oil in the skillet and when quite hot, add the steak. The primary goal is to sear the steak well on both sides over moderately high heat. Cook the steak on the first side about 5-7 min. until it is quite dark without burning. Turn the steak and cook about 10 min. on the other side, until quite dark but not burnt. 3. Reduce the heat slightly and turn the steak again. Cook about 10 min., then turn the steak again.

Continue cooking, turning as necessary. The total cooking time recommended is about 45 min, from start to finish. 4. Remove the steak from the skillet and cover loosely with foil. Let rest so that the internal juices are redistributed. 5. Meanwhile, pour off the fat from the skillet. Wipe lightly with paper towels. Add 1 tbsp of butter to the skillet and stir to dissolve the browned particles that cling to the bottom. Add the shallots and cook briefly. 6. Add the wine and boil to reduce about 30 sec. Stir in the brown gravy and reduce to ⅔. Remove from the heat and swirl in the remaining butter. 7. To serve, spoon a little of the sauce onto each of 4 hot plates. Slice the steak and place the slices on the sauce.

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