Best 7 Steak With Merlot Mushrooms Recipes

STEAKS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Rub both sides of steaks with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook steaks in butter until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute mushrooms until tender. Serve with steaks.

FILET WITH A MERLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy sauce pan over high heat, combine wine, chicken broth and beef broth. Bring to a boil, and cook until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about an hour. (This can be prepared a day ahead - cover and refrigerate).
• In a small bowl, mix butter and flour. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper, and saute until medium-rare, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer steaks to a plate.
• Stir shallots, garlic and thyme into skillet. Add 2 cups reduced wine mixture to skillet. Bring mixture to a boil, scraping up any browned bits. Whisk in butter mixture until smooth. Boil sauce until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 2 to 3 minutes.

NEW YORK STEAKS WITH BOURSIN AND MERLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Add 3 steaks to each skillet; cook about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to platter; top each with 1 cheese wedge. Tent with foil to keep warm.
• Pour off drippings from 1 skillet; add wine to skillet and boil over high heat until reduced to generous 1/2 cup, scraping up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add butter and stir until melted. Mix in parsley and chopped chives. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over steaks. Garnish with whole chives.

SIRLOIN STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Season steak with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Heat a heavy skillet over high heat until a drop of water immediately sizzles and evaporates when flicked onto the skillet's surface. Pour in oil. Add steak and cook until it is beginning to firm and is hot and slightly pink in the center, about 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
• Remove steak from skillet and set aside. Tent with foil to keep warm. Discard oil remaining in the skillet.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and cook mushrooms, shallot, and garlic, stirring frequently, until softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in white wine and cook until slightly reduced. Pour in beef broth. Reduce heat to low and stir in butter, 1 cube at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir in tarragon. Season with salt and pepper. Serve mushroom sauce over the steak.

FILET MIGNON STEAKS WITH MERLOT SAUCE AND WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• To prepare the sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan.
• Add the garlic, onion, carrot, and celery, and sauté over medium heat for about 7 or 8 minutes, until the onion is lightly browned.
• Stir in the tomato paste and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan with the wine and then stir in the bay leaves, thyme, and peppercorns.
• Bring the sauce to a boil over medium-high heat and reduce by half.
• Add the stock and return to a boil.
• Lower the heat to a simmer and cook the sauce, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes, until reduced to about 2 cups of liquid.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean saucepan and keep warm.
• Season the steaks on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat the oil in a sauté pan, add the steaks to the hot pan, and sear over medium-high heat for about 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium-rare or about 7 minutes per side for medium.
• Remove the steaks from the pan and keep warm.
• Add the shallots and mushrooms to the same pan and sauté over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, until lightly brown.
• Add the Merlot sauce and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce the liquid by half and stir in the butter until thoroughly incorporated.
• Add the parsley just before serving.
• Place the steaks in the center of warm serving plates or shallow serving bowls and spoon the mushrooms and sauce over and around the filets.
• Serve immediately.
• Serve with Garlic Mashed Potatoes.

FLANK STEAK WITH MERLOT MUSHROOMS AND PEARL ONIONS OVER TOASTED POLENTA

Steps:

• Heat a stove-top grill pan or griddle with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat to preheat. Season both sides of flank steaks with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Place steaks on hot pan and cook 5 minutes per side for medium meat. Let steaks rest 10 minutes before slicing crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• While the steaks are cooking, season both sides of polenta with salt and black pepper. Arrange slices alongside steak for the last few minutes of cooking; cooking slices 1 to 2 minutes per side, until golden brown.
• While the steak and polenta are cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pearl onions and cook 3 minutes, until golden brown stirring with a spoon. Add mushrooms and cook 3 minutes, until mushrooms soften. Add thyme and cook 1 minute, until fragrant. Add wine and bring to a simmer, for 5 minutes, until sauce reduces to 1/4 cup.
• Serve half of the steak over toasted polenta slices with all of the onion-mushroom mixture spooned over top. Reserve remaining steak for sandwiches.

PAN-SEARED STEAK WITH MUSHROOM-MERLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle steaks on both sides with salt and 2 teaspoons pepper; press to adhere.
• Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add steaks; cook to desired doneness, about 3 minutes per side for medium.
• Transfer steaks to 2 plates (do not clean skillet).
• Add 1 tablespoon butter to pan.
• Add mushrooms and shallot; sauté 2 minutes.
• Add wine and thyme and boil until wine is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk in 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Pour over steaks.