Night of Comet

First, let me say "こんにちは" to my reader from Hong Kong, "訪問をありがとう."  

Tonight's recipe is a surprisingly easy and texturally pleasing recipe.  Shiitake mushrooms are the Chaucer of fungus.   Usually when I think of flank steak I think of marination and let's be honest-- who has the time right now?  Even the sauce on this one is deceptive, it's more of a side.  However, an additional veggie would have made this meal even better, unlike the movie Night of Comet, which just becomes  classier every 10 years I watch it.  The movie works on so many levels, yet, I digress.  Enjoy!

What you Need: 

Steak:

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 one lb flank steak

Sauce:

1/2 C onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

2 C shiitake mushroom, stemmed; thinly sliced.

1 C beef broth

1/3 C dry white wine

1 Tbsp balsamic Vinegar

1/2 C green onions, minced

Flank Steak with Shittake Mushroom Sauce

photos by DMG

Preheat broiler.

Sprinkle salt and pepper evenly over steak and broil 5-6 minutes each side.

!After cooking, tent foil over it to allow further cooking.  Do not cut!

 To prepare Sauce . . . 

*Add onions and garlic to heated pan, coated with cooking spray.  Saute 2 minutes.

*Add mushrooms.  Saute 4 minutes.

*Add all liquids and bring to a boil, cooked 6 minutes until reduced to about 1 1/4 C.

*Add green onion.  Cook 1 minute. 

Cut steak diagonally in 1/4 inch slices.  Viola! 

Total times: 20 minutes 

Drink: Babbling Blonde

Movie: Night of the Comet.