Stinque Recipe Challenge
It’s Julia Child’s Steak Diane – two New York strips pounded to within an inch (more like half an inch) of their lives, marinated in smashed green peppercorns, olive oil, and a bit of soy, and finished in a sauce that turned out very well:
One of the great things about this dish is you can pound and marinate the steaks even the day before, refrigerate them, and cook them tableside the next day. Bon appetit!
And here it is plated with Potatoes Lyonnaise and green beans …
Sauce would have been a bit better had I flamed it, but overall it was a success. Let me know how you fare.
I was too lazy to take pictures, but here is the recipe (found it online but have made enough modifications that I consider it my own) for the pumpkin bread I made earlier this afternoon:
1 cup butter, softened
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs, brought to room temperature
3 1/2 cups pumpkin (two 15-ounce cans or one 29-ounce can)
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs one at a time. Stir in pumpkin. Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and slowly stir into liquid mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Spoon mixture into two greased 9×5-inch loaf pans. Bake for one hour or until bread tests done.