Whether it’s a dinner date or a family get-together, everything looks incomplete without a perfect steak. But, not always you can go to a restaurant for dinner, especially during this global pandemic.
Don’t get upset. While on home quarantine, you can learn to make some of the steakhouse recipes to enjoy a fabulous dinner with your loved one.
Today, we are going to tell you about some of the best US steakhouse recipes that you can make at home.
1. New York Strip Steak with Garlic Butter & Onions
Ingredients:
- New York strip steaks – 2
- Onion -1( cut into thick circles or strips)
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Butter – 1 tablespoon
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Freshly ground black pepper – 1 teaspoon
- Ground cumin – 1 teaspoon
- Ground coriander – 1 teaspoon
- Paprika – 1 teaspoon
How to prepare:
- Heat the grill on medium-high heat; before placing the steaks on the pan for at least two minutes.
- Mix the dry spices in a bowl.
- Rub the spice mix on each side of steaks.
2. Filet Mignon in Mushroom Wine Sauce
Ingredients:
- Unsalted butter – 4 tablespoons (divided)
- Olive oil – 2 tablespoons (divided)
- Baby Bella mushrooms -16 ounces (thickly sliced)
- Yellow onion – 1 small or ½ medium (finely diced)
- Garlic cloves – 4 medium (minced)
- Chopped fresh thyme – 1 tablespoon
- filet mignon steaks (about 1½-inch thick) – 4 (6 ounces each)
- Merlot – ½ cup
- Low sodium beef broth – 1½ cups
- Heavy whipping cream – ½ cup
- Salt and Pepper to taste
How to prepare:
- Place a heavy-bottomed pan over medium/high heat.
- Melt two tablespoons butter and add one tablespoon oil.
- Add mushrooms and cook them for about five minutes.
- Stir in onion and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Press in garlic cloves. Season with ¼ teaspoon pepper, ¼ teaspoon salt, and one tablespoon fresh thyme.
- Cook for another 2 minutes, continually stirring until the garlic is fragrant.
- Transfer mushroom mixture to a plate. Use a wet paper towel or tissue to wipe the skillet clean.
- Pat dry the steaks with a paper towel, seasoning all over with ¼ teaspoon pepper and one teaspoon salt.
- Place that same pan over medium/high heat, add one tablespoon oil and two tablespoons butter.
- Add seasoned steaks to the skillet when butter is hot and finished foaming, saute, turning over once with tongs about 3-5 minutes every side for a medium-rare finish. Reduce the heat if steak is browning too fast.
- Add ½ cup merlot and boil until it is reduced by half. Scrap the bottom with a spatula and deglaze the pan.
- Pour 1½ cups broth and boil it until about ⅔ cup liquid remains.
- Add ½ cup cream and boil it until sauce thickens slightly.
- Return steak and mushrooms to the pan. Heat it until warmed through.
- Season the sauce to taste with more pepper and salt if desired.
- Serve the steaks in the plate with mushrooms.
3. Surf and Turf for Two
Ingredients:
For Herb oil
- Fresh parsley – ¼ cup (chopped)
- Fresh chives – 2 tablespoons (chopped)
- Extra-virgin olive oil – 2 tablespoons
- Kosher salt and freshly ground Pepper
For the surf and turf
- Jumbo shrimp – 6 (peeled and deveined, tails intact)
- Extra-virgin olive oil – 2 tablespoons
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Fresh thyme – 2 teaspoons chopped ( plus 2 to 3 sprigs)
- Freshly ground Pepper
- Pancetta – 6 slices (about 2 ounces)
- Beef tenderloin, trimmed – 1 (10-ounce) piece
- Sea salt
- Asparagus spears – 8
- Unsalted butter – 1 tablespoon
How to prepare:
- Make the herb oil: Pulse the chives, parsley and olive oil in a mini food processor until smooth. Thin with water, if necessary. Add ¼ teaspoon each of Pepper and salt. Transfer to a small bowl, cover it, and set aside.
- Prepare surf and turf: Toss the shrimp, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper and chopped thyme in a bowl.
- Wrap the shrimp with a piece of pancetta.
- Preheat the broiler. Arrange the shrimp on a foil-lined broiler pan.
- Season the beef with pepper and sea salt.
- Press the thyme sprigs into the meat. Set it aside.
- Snap off the tough end of each and every asparagus.
- Put it in a microwave-safe dish with ¼ cup water and a pinch of sea salt.
- Heat a medium-sized ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add the butter.
- When the foam subsides, sear the beef about 3 minutes per side. Hold the meat and brown the sides using tongs.
- Transfer the skillet to a broiler and cook until the thermometer inserted into the beef registers 125º Fahrenheit for medium-rare, about four more minutes.
- Transfer this to a cutting board for resting while you cook the shrimp.
- Broil the shrimp about 2 minutes per side, or until the pancetta is crisp.
- Meanwhile, microwave the asparagus for about 2 minutes. Slice the beef into four pieces. Serve it with the shrimp, asparagus and herb oil.
Bottom Line
You don’t need to go to a posh restaurant to enjoy a fantastic dinner with your family. With some ingredients, you can easily make delicious dinner at home and enjoy it.
These steakhouse recipes are quite famous in the USA and around the world. Try to prepare them on the weekend or an occasion and surprise everyone.
