Steak With Three-Chile Sauce

Name: Steak With Three-Chile Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 ancho chili; 1 pasilla chile; 1 canned chipotle chile; 44.37 ml extra virgin olive oil; 315.37 ml chopped white onions (1 medium-small onion); 2 garlic cloves, minced; 59.14 ml fresh cilantro, loosely packed; 14.79 ml brandy; 177.44 ml low sodium beef broth; 3.69 ml dark brown sugar; heaping 1/4 tsp kosher salt (you may need more, to taste); four 1/2-inch-thick boneless rib eye, New York Strip (6-8 oz each) or beef t-bone steak (6-8 oz each); 1 large lime, juice of (you'll need about 1/4 cup juice); kosher salt, to taste; fresh ground pepper, to taste; 14.79 ml extra virgin olive oil; 118.29 ml grated oaxaca cheese (can use mozzarella instead); 78.78 ml grated Cotija cheese (can use anejo, anejo enchilado, or feta instead)

Submitted by Muffin Goddess

"Very nice steaks topped with a Mexican-style sauce made from ancho, pasilla and chipotle peppers, then sprinkled with Oaxaca and cotija cheeses. Good stuff! Adapted from Fine Cooking. Cook and prep times are guesses."

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photo by Lavender Lynn

Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 4

ingredients

SAUCE
1 ancho chili
1 pasilla chile
1 canned chipotle chile
44.37 ml extra virgin olive oil
315.37 ml chopped white onions (1 medium-small onion)
2 garlic cloves, minced
59.14 ml fresh cilantro, loosely packed
14.79 ml brandy
177.44 ml low sodium beef broth
3.69 ml dark brown sugar
heaping 1/4 tsp kosher salt (you may need more, to taste)
STEAKS
four 1/2-inch-thick boneless rib eye, New York Strip (6-8 oz each) or beef t-bone steak (6-8 oz each)
1 large lime, juice of (you'll need about 1/4 cup juice)
kosher salt, to taste
fresh ground pepper, to taste
14.79 ml extra virgin olive oil
118.29 ml grated oaxaca cheese (can use mozzarella instead)
78.78 ml grated Cotija cheese (can use anejo, anejo enchilado, or feta instead)

directions

SAUCE:.
Heat a dry 10" skillet over medim heat for 2 minutes. Toast the ancho and pasilla chiles in the heated skillet for about 20 seconds on each side. They'll become fragrant, but do not allow them to scorch or they'll become bitter. Remove the stems, seeds and ribs from the toasted chiles, and soak them in hot water to cover for about 20 minutes to rehydrate. Drain them and put them in the blender with the chipotle chile.
Heat 1 tbs of oil over medium heat in the same skillet you used for toasting the chiles. Add the onions. Cook until soft and golden brown, stirring often, for about 10 minutes (lower the heat if needed to prevent scorching). Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for an additional minute. Move the onions and garlic to the blender, along with the cilantro, brandy, and 1/4 cup water. Puree everything to a smooth paste, adding more water as needed, 1 tbs at a time. Transfer the chile puree into a small bowl.
Heat the remaining 2 tbs of oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Make sure you're wearing an apron or smock at this point (trust me). When the oil is shimmery and just beginning to smoke, quickly add the chile paste (step back a bit, it will spatter violently).Cook, stirring constantly to incorporate the oil, for about 2 to 4 minutes, or until the mixture becomes very thick. Turn down the heat a bit if necessary to prevent scorching. Reduce the heat to medium and add the broth gradually, stirring. Add the brown sugar and salt. Simmer for another 1 to 2 minutes, or until the mixture has the consistency of a medium-thick sauce. Add salt to taste.
STEAKS:.
Place your oven rack 4" from the broiler element and heat broiler on high. Drizzle both sides of your steaks with lime juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Heat an 11 or 12" skillet (cast iron is ideal here) over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil. Sear the steaks, two at a time, for two minutes per side. Lower the heat as needed, and continue cooking steaks until they are done to your liking (approximately 2 additional minutes on the second side for medium rare). Transfer the first two steaks to a rimmed baking sheet and repeat with remaining 2 steaks.
Once all the steaks are cooked, turn the heat to medium and pour the chile sauce into the pan. Stir to incorporate any browned bits and drippings into the sauce. Sprinkle the steaks with the Oaxaca cheese, spoon some sauce over them, then top with the cotija. Put the baking sheet under the broiler for about a minute, just to melt the cheese. Serve immediately.

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Reviews

This is a rich, flavorful sauce that looks intriguing in the pan and follows through on the palate. We had to adapt a bit because we cooked the steaks over charcoal and that messed up the last few steps of the recipe, but the final result was terrific: zippy but not fiery, a nice complement to a nice piece of meat. Made for ZWT8.

Lavender Lynn

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Muffin Goddess

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