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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Beef steak with cream sauce is a dish from beef delicious, fatty, and extremely attractive. Let’s make this dish with TasteVN right in your own kitchen with a flavor no different from a 5-star restaurant. Into the kitchen let’s get started!
Ingredients for Beef Steak with Cream Sauce For 2 people
Beef 320 gr Garlic 1 bulb Chopped onion 1 tablespoon Fried potatoes 50 gr Vietnamese coriander 5 sprigs (can be replaced with marjoram or rosemary) Cream 100 ml (can be replaced with heavy cream if desired) Whisky 20 ml (or white wine) Unsalted butter 40 gr Olive oil 2 tablespoons Salt/ ground pepper a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- To make the best beef steak, you should choose tenderloin beef, paying attention to select cuts with a bit of fat to help the dish not become dry and to be more tender and delicious.
- Choose pieces of beef that are still fresh, with a bright red color not too dark, and the meat fibers are small and smooth.
- Avoid choosing large, tough meat fibers, as they will be dry and chewy, not tasty.
- You can press the meat with your hand; if it feels elastic and your hand is dry and not sticky, the meat is good.
What is fresh cream? Where to buy it?
- Fresh cream, also known as whipping cream, is a dairy product made from animal milk and contains no sugar. Fresh cream is in liquid form and slightly thick.
- Fresh cream has a high fat content, so dishes containing fresh cream are rich, fatty, and very aromatic.
- You can buy fresh cream at large supermarkets, bakeries, or follow the recipe from TasteVN.
What is unsalted butter? Where to buy it?
- Unsalted butter is usually made by churning fermented animal milk until the water separates.
- This type of butter contains no salt, giving it a fragrant aroma and a mild sweetness.
- You can buy fresh cream at supermarkets, food stores, bakeries, or make it at home following the recipe from TasteVN.
What is tarragon? Where to buy it?
- Tarragon is a spice plant native to Central Asia, specifically Siberia. This plant has a distinctive aroma, but the scent is volatile, so it needs to be processed quickly.
- Tarragon is suitable for salads, soups, fried eggs, or meat dishes.
- You can buy fresh tarragon at stores selling imported foods or dried tarragon at supermarkets, large food stores, and reputable e-commerce sites.
How to make Beef Steak with Cream Sauce
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Prepare and marinate the beef
Wash the beef thoroughly, eliminate the odor by rinsing with diluted salt water, then take it out and rinse with clean water.
How to remove the smell of beef:- Method 1: Soak the beef in white wine for 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
- Method 2: Use lemon or vinegar to rub on the beef, then let it sit for 5 – 7 minutes before rinsing with clean water.
- Method 3: Roast a piece of ginger, then pound it, rub the roasted ginger onto the beef, and rinse it clean.
Then use a towel to pat the beef dry, season with a little salt and pepper on both sides, and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
Remember to use a small amount of each seasoning but spread it evenly over the meat. Be sure to wear gloves or wash your hands clean to rub the seasoning evenly onto the beef!
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Sear the beef
Peel the garlic. Mince half of it and cut the other half into halves.
Place a pan on the stove, turn the heat to high, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and heat it up. Once the oil is hot, add the beef to sear, keeping the heat high.
Sear the first side for about 4 – 5 minutes, adding the halved garlic and 3 sprigs of lemongrass. Then flip to the other side and sear for 2 minutes.
Continue to add 25g of unsalted butter and wait for the butter to melt completely. Then use a spoon to scoop the melted butter and pour it over the beef for about 1 minute, then turn off the heat. Remove the beef from the pan to let it cool slightly.
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Making the cream sauce and finishing up
Place a pan on the stove and heat it up, then add 15g of unsalted butter, and let it melt.
Next, reduce the heat, add 1 tablespoon of chopped onion, minced garlic, and 2 sprigs of tarragon, and sauté for 2 minutes until fragrant.
Then add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 20ml of whisky, stir the mixture for another 30 seconds.
Continue adding 100ml of cream and simmer until the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.
Transfer the beef to a plate, drizzle the cream sauce over it, and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Final Product
Steak with cream sauce has a fragrant buttery aroma combined with the flavor of tender and juicy beef. Additionally, the rich and savory cream sauce enhances the dish’s appeal, and adding a bit of fried potatoes makes the dish more nutritious.
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So the dish steak with cream sauce is now complete. It’s really simple, isn’t it? Wishing you success!
*Source of the recipe and images shared from Facebook Ari Huyền Daisy
