Steak in Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

It was game night, and our turn to host. We had steak down so I cooked that up with a delicious red wine mushrooms sauce. I served it with my grilled potato salad Grilled Potato Salad. Lauren brought over a salad and some bacon wrapped scallops. And we had some strawberry shortcake for dessert. For a casual impromptu dinner, we ended up with quite the feast. 🙂

Steak with Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

My marinade tuned into my sauce with just a few extra additions and cooking it up.

1 1/2 – 2 lbs thick cut steaks

1 cup dry red wine

1-2 TBSP balsamic vinegar

1-2 tsp Dijon mustard

salt & pepper to taste

1 tsp dried thyme and/or dried marjoram

2 cups sliced mushrooms

1 shallot, minced

1/2 cup chicken or beef broth

olive oil

butter or specialty butter

Combine the red wine, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, and seasonings together to use as your marinade for your steak. I marinated my steaks for about 5 hours we grilled them.

When ready to cook the steak, get a large skillet very hot, add the olive oil, mushrooms and shallot. Cook for about 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add the liquid from the marinade along with the broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for an additional 5 or so minutes, stirring frequently, or until it thickens.

Turn off the heat and add the butter. Gently blend the butter into the sauce. I used one of my Bella La Crema specialty butters, Bella La Crema to really enhance and bring out the flavors.

When the steaks and the sauce were done, I topped the steaks with the sauce and some fresh basil and we ate like kings and queens. 🙂

Lauren’s bacon wrapped scallops and salad.

It was yet another deliciously fun evening. Games followed our feast.

Life is short. Make the most out of everyday and live life to the fullest. Have a great day and make everyday great. ‘Til next time.