Recipes

Pairs Well With

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Zinfandel

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 (1-inch-thick) rib eye steak, trimmed and tied with butcher’s twine

1 teaspoon kosher salt


1 teaspoon cracked black pepper


1/4 cup unsalted butter, divided


1 tablespoon neutral oil, such as grapeseed


1/4 cup minced shallots


1/2 cup red wine (editor’s note: I used Pedroncelli Cabernet Sauvignon)

1 cup homemade beef broth (editor’s note: or use low-sodium canned)

Season steak with salt and pepper, pressing pepper into steak.


Preparation

Melt 1 tablespoon butter with oil in a large stainless steel skillet over medium-high. Add steak and sear until crusty, browned, and fat is rendered, about 2 minutes. Flip and sear 2 minutes.

Using tongs, lift steak and press 
edge of steak into pan, rolling until edges are browned and rendered. Place steak flat in pan, and reduce heat to medium. Cook to desired 
degree of doneness, 2 minutes to 2 minutes and 30 seconds per side for medium-rare. Transfer steak to a cutting board. Pour off fat from pan, reserving fond in pan.


Melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet with fond. Add shallots and cook, stirring often, until shallots are softened, about 
2 minutes.

Deglaze the pan with wine. Simmer until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add broth and simmer until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.


Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to sauce, and gently shake pan to incorporate butter as it melts.


Slice steak, and divide slices between 2 plates. Drizzle steak with pan sauce and serve.