Pan Fried Porterhouse Steaks With Lynchburg Pan Sauce Recipes

CAST-IRON SKILLET PORTERHOUSE STEAK

Steps:

• Let the steak rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the broiler. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot.
• Season the steak heavily with salt and pepper on all sides. Add the oil to the skillet, then place the steak in the skillet and do not move it. Cook until a nice sear forms, about 3 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, transfer the steak to a cutting board and cut both the filet and sirloin from the bone. Slice the steak against the grain into thick pieces. Put the bone back into the skillet and reassemble the steak around it (it should look like the steak originally did) with the seared side up. Top with pieces of butter. Add a couple cloves of garlic and a few sprigs of thyme or rosemary, if desired.
• Broil to desired doneness, about 4 minutes for medium rare, 5 to 6 minutes for medium. Transfer to a serving plate and pour the pan drippings over the steak.

PAN-FRIED PORTERHOUSE STEAKS WITH LYNCHBURG PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Dry steaks; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat for ten minutes. Coat with oil.
• Place steaks in pan; cook, until seared and brown on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook 5 minutes on the other side for medium-rare; 6 minutes for medium.
• Remove from skillet.
• For sauce:.
• Melt butter in skillet; stir in Worcestershire sauce and whiskey.
• Bring to a boil; cook 1 to 2 minutes.
• Slice steaks, if desired.
• Pour sauce over steaks and serve.

PAN-FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet (preferably cast iron) over high 5 minutes. Generously season steaks with salt and pepper. Add 1/2 teaspoon butter to pan, then immediately top with one steak. Repeat with remaining 1/2 teaspoon butter and steak. Cook without moving steaks until a golden brown crust forms, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn and cook 2 minutes more for rare, or 3 to 4 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes. Slice steaks against the grain; serve with sauce, if desired.
• Heat a 10- or 12-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat. Season the steaks liberally with salt and pepper. Seconds before adding a steak, drop 1/2 teaspoon of the butter into the pan and immediately top with the steak. Repeat with the remaining steak. Sear for 3 minutes without moving the steak (to form a crust). Turn and cook for 2 minutes for rare or 3 to 4 for medium rare. Remove the steaks from the pan and let them rest on a board or platter for a few minutes before serving.

PAN SEARED STEAKS WITH RED WINE PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Season steaks generously on all surfaces with salt and pepper.
• Add vegetable oil to 12-inch, heavy-bottomed cast iron or stainless steel skillet. Heat over high heat until oil just begins to smoke. Add steaks to pan and cook without moving until deep golden-brown crust develops on first side, three to four minutes. Flip steaks over.
• Add butter, thyme sprigs, and shallots to pan. Turn heat down to medium-high. Continue to cook, occasionally basting steaks by tilting pan towards you and spooning hot fat over surface of steaks. If steaks start to become too dark, turn lower heat and rotate to all four sides. Continue to cook until instant-read thermometer inserted in to center of steak registers 115-125°F for rare to medium-rare.
• Remove steaks from pan to a platter, pour juices, shallots and thyme from pan over steaks, tent loosely with aluminum foil and allow to rest for about ten minutes. Meanwhile, make pan sauce.
• For the sauce: While steak is resting, Add shallot to pan and cook using pan's residual heat, stirring frequently, until softened, about 30 seconds. Add broth, wine, mustard and stir to combine. Simmer over high-heat until reduced to about 1/3 of a cup, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat; whisk in parsley, butter, and lemon juice. Adjust seasoning.