In September I went to visit my kids in Colorado and their newborn baby boy. With all that was going on taking care of a his first child, Phil still found time to cook some amazing meals. One in particular stands out. As a baby gift, one of their friends had given them some dry aged beef steaks from Whole Foods. This is a baby gift for a real foodie. You can see the meat hanging in the drying room at most Whole Foods. I'm not sure how long it is aged, but it sure is good. You don't need more than about 6 ounces per person, so the $20+ per pound price tag, comes to less than $8 per person. Quite a bit less than Ruth's Chris or Donovans, and you're going to love it. Phil cooked the steak and sauce and served it with his Endive Radicchio Salad, which I gave you the recipe for several months. (look under recipes on the left hand side of the blog to find all recipes).
Dry Aged Beef With Peppercorn Sauce
1 dry aged steak (ours was from Whole Foods) about 6 ounces per person
1pat butter
wine or brandy to deglaze the pan
2 shallots chopped
2 T. demiglaze (available at Whole Foods)
3 T. peppercorns
whipping cream, as needed
Add a small amount of olive oil to a saute pan, season steak and cook on top of the stove, until desired doneness. Set aside and make the sauce.
Pour off fat from the pan, and add 1 pat butter. Add shallots and cook and deglaze the pan with wine or brandy (red is better, but any wine will work). Add 2 T. demiglaze, and a little water, then reduce the sauce. Add peppercorns, thin with water and add a little whipping cream at the end. Pour over cooked steak and serve with endive radicchio salad, and a great red wine for an unforgettable dinner.
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