My husband took the kids on a little vacay so I could stay home and nest. In his words: “this is the last time for a LONG time you’ll have some alone time.” So I soaked it in: slow moments, a prenatal massage, clearing out little corners of the house, wandering the mall without a clock, resting on the couch, and cooking myself a simple but decadent dinner to enjoy with a quiet movie. Grateful for this pause before the beautiful chaos ahead.
Steak Frites with Creamy Garlicky Mushroom Peppercorn Sauce
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Servings
2 servings
Prep time
10 min
Cooking time
40 min
Calories
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Cook your preferred cut of steak your favorite way.
I like either ribeye or new york strip. I season with salt & pepper and pan fry on both sides for about 4-5 minutes. That’s it. Easy peasy.
Ingredients (Cream Sauce + French Fries)
- 3 Mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp salted butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup cognac (sub for white wine, brandy, sherry wine)
- 3/4 cup beef stock
- optional: 1 tsp corn starch (if it doesn’t thicken up to your liking)
- 1 Russet potato
- 2-3 cups of neutral oil (I used avocado oil)
- Salt (I used Truffle Salt that I received as a gift and some Truff Truffle Oil)
Directions
- Sauté mushrooms until water seeps out.
- Add in garlic and saute for another minute, making sure not to burn the garlic.
- Deglaze with cognac and let simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Add in beef stock and let simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add in heavy cream and butter and let simmer until thickened (about 4 minutes)
- If you get impatient like I do, add 1 tsp of corn starch to the sauce and let simmer for 1 minute until thickened.
- Serve with your favorite cut of steak!
- Cut russet potato to desired size and soak in an ice bath for 15-30 minutes.
- Fill a pot with avocado oil (or your choice of oil), and heat on medium.
- When oil is hot, batch fry your French fries for 6-8 minutes.
- Strain on a paper towel and let cook for 10 minutes.
- Raise the heat on the stove for the pot of oil to medium-high.
- Fry French fries again for 3-4 minutes and immediately remove to a big bowl, salt, add truffle oil if desired, and serve immediately.
Notes
Feel free to season your double fry french fries as you like!
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