Red Wine Steaks
Take a “stab” at putting these red wine steaks on the table for Valentine’s Day.
This tasty red wine sauce with brighten up a classic meal of steak and potatoes.
Steaks Ingredients:
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. olive oil
4 tenderloin beef steaks (1-inch thick)
½ tsp. each, salt and pepper
Sauce Ingredients:
2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. flour
½ cup red wine
½ cup beef broth
¼ cup diced tomato
¼ tsp. pepper
Directions:
In a small skillet, heat butter and oil over medium-high. Season the beef steaks with salt and pepper, add to pan and then cook for 3-4 minutes on each side for medium rare. Remove steaks from the pan to rest.
Over medium-high heat, add 2 tbsp. butter to the same skillet in which you cooked the beef steaks. Add flour and wine to the butter and stir for one minute. Whisk in beef broth,
tomato, and pepper.
Cook sauce on medium-high until it has thickened, which is usually 3-4 minutes, then remove from heat. To serve, top each beef steak with a little sauce and serve with red potatoes.
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