Pan-Seared Strip Steak with Mustard Cream Sauce
(source: Martha Stewart's Coooking School,
Clarkson Potter Publishers, New York, NY).
Prep Time: | 10 min. |
Cook Time: | 15 min. |
Ingredients:
- 1 12- to 14-oz sirloin steak, or two 6- to 8-oz steaks
- 1 tsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup Vermouth or white wine
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Steaks:
- Sprinkle steak with salt and pepper.
- Heat heavy large skillet over high heat.
- Add half the butter to the pan and set steaks on top.
- Sear steak and cook until brown, about 2-3 min per side,
115-120F for rare, 125F for medium-rare, 135-140F for medium.
- Transfer to plate; tent with foil.
Mustard sauce:
- Remove pan from heat and carefully pour in Vermouth (it will spatter).
- Return skillet to heat.
- Deglaze pan, stirring up any browned bits with wooden spoon, and cook
until liquid is almost completely reduced, about 45 sec.
- Stir in mustard and heat for 15 sec.
- Add the cream and any juices that have collected from steak, and
stir to combine.
- Cook until sauce lightly coats the back of the spoon, about 10 sec.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Serve:
- Place steak on dinner plate.
- Spoon sauce over and serve.