Spice-Crusted Steaks with Cherry Sauce

Name: Spice-Crusted Steaks with Cherry Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 beef tenderloin steaks (1-1/4 inches thick and 6 ounces each); 4 servings Crumbled blue cheese, optional; 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 Tbsp canola oil; 118 milliliters dried cherries; 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme; 1 teaspoons garlic powder; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground coffee; 0 teaspoons ground cumin; 0 teaspoons ground mustard; 3 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper; 118 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 237 milliliters reduced-sodium beef broth; 1 teaspoons paprika; 59 milliliters port wine, warmed; 1 large shallot, finely chopped

Spice-Crusted Steaks with Cherry Sauce

Need valentin day will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 5 minutes. If you have shallot, paprika, thyme, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine cherries and wine; set aside. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the pepper, brown sugar, garlic powder, paprika, coffee, salt, cinnamon, cumin and mustard.

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Garlic Powder

Brown Sugar

Cherries

Cinnamon

Mustard

Paprika

Coffee

Pepper

Cumin

Salt

Wine

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Ziploc Bags

Bowl

Add steaks, one at a time, and shake to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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Steak

Shake

Place oil in a 10-in. cast-iron skillet; tilt to coat bottom.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Heat oil over medium-high heat; sear steaks for 2 minutes on each side.

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Steak

Cooking Oil

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°).

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Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Remove steaks and keep warm.

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Steak

In the same skillet, saute shallot in butter until crisp-tender.

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Shallot

Butter

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Frying Pan

Add broth and thyme. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 8 minutes. Stir in cream; bring to a boil. Cook for 8 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.

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Broth

Cream

Thyme

Stir in the reserved cherry mixture.

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Cherries

Serve sauce over steaks.

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Steak

Sauce

Sprinkle with blue cheese if desired.

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Blue Cheese

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Servings:

beef tenderloin steaks (1-1/4 inches thick and 6 ounces each)4servings

Crumbled blue cheese, optional 1teaspoon

brown sugar 1Tbsp

butter 1Tbsp

canola oil 118milliliters

dried cherries 1teaspoon

minced fresh thyme 1teaspoons

garlic powder 0teaspoons

ground cinnamon 1teaspoons

ground coffee 0teaspoons

ground cumin 0teaspoons

ground mustard 3teaspoons

coarsely ground pepper 118milliliters

heavy whipping cream 1teaspoons

kosher salt 237milliliters

reduced-sodium beef broth 1teaspoons

paprika 59milliliters

port wine, warmed 1large

shallot, finely chopped

Recommended wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Steak. After all, beef and red wine are a classic combination. Generally, leaner steaks go well with light or medium-bodied reds, such as pinot noir or merlot, while fattier steaks can handle a bold red, such as cabernet sauvingnon. One wine you could try is Te Matan Awatea Cabernets-Merlot. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 32 dollars.

Te Mata Awatea Cabernets-Merlot

A deep, midnight red - Awatea '14 is a precious jewel. Aromas of ripe blackcurrant, blackberry and red fruit unfurl from a voluptuous, brambly palate. Layers of cocoa-cherry spice and flicks of cedar and rosemary reflect the texture, concentration and charm of an incredible 2014 Hawke’s Bay vintage. Stylish, expressive, coastal cabernet, Awatea ’14 is a wine to treasure.Blend: 45% cabernet sauvignon 33% merlot, 14% cabernet franc and 8% petit verdot.