Steak Bites With Creamy Mushrooms Sauce
ВЅ ounce dried porcini mushrooms
2 cups boiling water
1 tablespoon oil or cooking fat of choice
1 pound top sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons finely minced shallots
2 cups sliced baby bella or cremini mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
Вј teaspoon sea salt
Вј teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
ВЅ cup red wine (like pinot noir) or beef stock
2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
- Place the porcini mushrooms in a small bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Allow them to sit for 15 minutes. After soaking, strain the mushrooms through a sieve over a bowl, reserving all the soaking liquid.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil over medium heat in a large skillet that is already hot. Once the oil is hot, add the pieces of steak and sear for a few minutes on each side, or until they are medium rare. Using tongs, remove the steak bites to a plate and tent with aluminum foil to keep warm. Reserve any fat in the pan.
- Add the shallots to the same pan in which the steak was cooked, and sautГ© for about 1 minute, scraping up any of the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Add the baby bella or cremini mushrooms to the pan and sautГ© for about 3 minutes, or until the mushrooms just start to soften. Add the garlic, the reserved porcinis, salt and pepper, and stir to combine.
- Pour in the wine (or stock) and cook until the liquid has almost evaporated. Stir in the reserved porcini soaking liquid, coconut milk and thyme, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
- Serve the steak bites topped with the mushroom sauce. Feel free to serve extra sauce on the side!
VARIATIONS: This mushroom sauce goes great with chicken, as well.
