Rigatoni with Sirloin and Gorgonzola Sauce

Name: Rigatoni with Sirloin and Gorgonzola Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock; 2 Tbsps cooking oil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 85 grams Gorgonzola or other blue cheese; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 227 grams portobello mushrooms, stems removed, caps cut in half and then sliced crosswise; 340 grams rigatoni; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 shallot or 2 scallions including green tops, minced; 454 grams sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes; 0 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Rigatoni with Sirloin and Gorgonzola Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 729 calories, 43g of protein, and 31g of fat. Head to the store and pick up shallot, gorgonzola, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the heavy cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Blizzards with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderate heat. Season the steak with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper and add it to the pan. Brown on all sides, about 4 minutes, and remove. The meat should be medium rare.

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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the hot pan, along with the mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Cook for about 2 minutes.

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Remove the mushrooms from the pan and add to the steak.

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Add the shallot, broth, and Worcestershire sauce to the hot pan. Cook, stirring, to dislodge any browned bits that cling to the bottom of the pan. Simmer until the liquid is reduced to about 1/3 cup, approximately 5 minutes.

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Add the cheese and the cream to the pan along with the steak and mushrooms and any accumulated juices, the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and the parsley. Simmer to heat through, about 1 minute.

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Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the rigatoni until just done, about 14 minutes.

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Drain the pasta and toss it with the sauce.

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Wine Recommendation: Gorgonzola is salty, sharp, and assertive, which makes it tough to pair with wine. Your best bet is a straightforward red with fine acidity, such as a barbera from the Piedmont region of Italy or a Beaujolais-Villages from France.

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