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Beef Steaks with Red Chile and Wine Sauce |
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Serves: 4
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(Bistec con Salsa de Chile Rojo y Vino)
Category: Beef
A special chile and wine sauce tops some excellent steaks at Tequila, a restaurant in Cabo San Lucas, an area of popular resorts at the tip of Baja, Mexico. This is tourist country, but here the chef has a creative touch and turns out good classic Mexican dishes as well. Serve the steaks with roasted potatoes and a green vegetable.
2 ancho chiles, toasted and seeded
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2 plum tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
2 cloves garlic (medium), peeled
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 cup canned fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
4 (6-ounce) beef tenderloin steaks or New York strip steaks, 3/4 inch thick
1. Prepare the ancho chiles, then cut them into pieces and soak in hot water to soften, 15 minutes. Meanwhile put the tomatoes and garlic cloves in a small, dry nonstick skillet and panroast them, turning occasionally with tongs, until the garlic is slightly soft with some brown spots, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a blender. Continue to cook the tomatoes another 2 to 3 minutes, or until they are charred a bit on both sides. Add to the blender with the garlic. Add the soaked ancho chiles, the crushed red pepper, and 1/2 cup of the chicken broth. Blend until very smooth. Reserve in the blender.
2. In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat. Add the puréed mixture gently to the pan (so it won't splatter) and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the wine and the remaining chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring frequently to prevent sticking, until reduced and thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the butter and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Reserve off heat.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Cook the steaks 3 to 4 minutes per side or until browned on the outside and pink and juicy inside, or adjust time for desired doneness. Reheat the sauce. Serve the steaks with a portion of the sauce spooned on top. Pass any remaining sauce at the table.
From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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