{"id":36,"date":"2014-01-02T19:25:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T19:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/?p=36"},"modified":"2015-01-19T19:33:47","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T19:33:47","slug":"sticking-with-the-classics-steak-au-poivre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/recipes\/sticking-with-the-classics-steak-au-poivre\/","title":{"rendered":"Sticking with the Classics: Steak Au Poivre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\">It&#8217;s the start of a new year, and the time when many people make resolutions to make changes, great or small, and depart from their past. I think I&#8217;ve only once made a resolution for New Years (to give up fries, which I did for almost 18 months), but otherwise, I am not one to think I have to change something every January 1st. I am extremely analytical and often make &#8220;resolutions&#8221; throughout the year changing the way I approach challenges, my perspective on life, and my eating\/exercising habits. I&#8217;ve come to realize the more extreme or nonnative changes I try <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">to<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">make <\/span>most often don&#8217;t work, and I am better off staying true to myself and sticking to the classics. I think this mantra is also very true to food, and as much as I like experimenting with cooking techniques and trying new foods, some things will never disappoint. Steak au Poivre is one of those classic dishes; whether made at home or ordered at a restaurant, it never disappoints. For those of you who are endeavoring (as I constantly am) to eat healthier, this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrecipes.com\/recipe\/balsamic-steak-au-poivre-10000001988524\/\">recipe<\/a> from Cooking Light will allow you to have a classic without wrecking your resolution (read: diet).<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Balsamic Steak Au Poivre<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p>Recipe slightly adapted from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrecipes.com\/recipe\/balsamic-steak-au-poivre-10000001988524\/\">Cooking Light<\/a><br \/>\nYield: \u00a03 servings (3.5 ounces of steak)<br \/>\nNutrition: 245 calories; 13 grams of fat; 5 grams of saturated fat; 25 grams of protein<\/p>\n<p><i>Ingredients:\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 10 ounce dry aged porterhouse steak (if it is bone-in, you&#8217;ll need to get one that is about 1.25 pounds because the fat and bone will count for a large portion of the weight&#8211;I found this to be fact by using my new kitchen scale, which I will say is a must have for anyone who cooks or fancies herself\/himself a chef)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon of kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons mixed peppercorns<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon of olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup of finely chopped shallots<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup of fat free, lower sodium beef broth<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon of unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons of low sodium soy sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><i>Directions:<\/i><\/div>\n<p>1. Coarsely crush the peppercorns, leaving some whole (I placed them in a ziplock bag, and crushed them using the butt of my chef&#8217;s knife). Then pour the soy sauce and salt over your steak, and press the peppercorns into both sides of the steak. Let it rest for 15-30 minutes.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-Z5LW7jEnTKc\/UsWd-IgLahI\/AAAAAAAACBc\/eiy-TnGR_1k\/s640\/blogger-image-456045026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\">What a beauty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>2. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook steak, flipping only once so as to preserve the peppercorns in the steak.<\/p>\n<p>3. While the steak is cooking, dice shallots.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-3BqECX6hHuU\/UsWd2A-nxzI\/AAAAAAAACA0\/LXASQE5fMH0\/s400\/blogger-image-307569947.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>4. When steak is done cooking, keep it warm while you cook the sauce. Add shallots to pan and saute for about a minute, until tender. There should be residue and peppercorns in the pan.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Ds3ae5xbNEA\/UsWd_86ms0I\/AAAAAAAACBk\/C_7NqGXuvo4\/s1600\/blogger-image--541351202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Ds3ae5xbNEA\/UsWd_86ms0I\/AAAAAAAACBk\/C_7NqGXuvo4\/s320\/blogger-image--541351202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-HZC0m6-2MlM\/UsWd5UZbyCI\/AAAAAAAACBE\/nx2y5pb1K4Y\/s320\/blogger-image--143591742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>5. Add balsamic vinegar and beef stock and bring to a boil and scrape off browned bits from pan (they will mix into the liquids easily.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-RHzHG5WG0oY\/UsWd8fYtxPI\/AAAAAAAACBU\/HtR1YdcCZuc\/s640\/blogger-image-762024003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>6. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until reduced by half. Then remove from heat and add in butter (it is easier to stir in if you chop the butter into small pieces).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>7. Cut steak into 1\/2 inch strips and serve with sauce. ( You could do a more traditional square cut of meat, but I liked letting the sauce soak into each strip for a minute while I assembled my salad).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-RJjym7wsgbs\/UsWeBUzzrPI\/AAAAAAAACBs\/qQnbQ__H-Go\/s640\/blogger-image-35316392.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I served mine with a Caesar salad (using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waldenfarms.com\/products\/dressings.html\">Walden Farms<\/a> dressing) and had a fabulous dinner, cooked in less than 20 minutes, and for less than 500 calories!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-ejt_zig7dAA\/UsWd3pr19iI\/AAAAAAAACA8\/BRHOmoDLZfc\/s640\/blogger-image--816530398.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-ejt_zig7dAA\/UsWd3pr19iI\/AAAAAAAACA8\/BRHOmoDLZfc\/s640\/blogger-image--816530398.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Cheers to the classics and 2014!<\/div>\n<div>xoxo<\/div>\n<div>*K<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the start of a new year, and the time when many people make resolutions to make changes, great or small, and depart from their past. I think I&#8217;ve only once made a resolution for New Years (to give up fries, which I did for almost 18 months), but otherwise, I am not one to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-36","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-recipes","7":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kaleykaraffa.com\/vino\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}