Ancho And Coffee Rubbed Beef With Wild Mushroom Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Soak ancho chiles in boiling-hot water until softened, about 20 minutes, then drain in a colander set over a bowl. Taste soaking liquid: It will be a little bitter, but if unpleasantly so, discard it; otherwise, reserve for braising. Transfer ancho chiles to a blender and purée with onion, garlic, chipotles with sauce, maple syrup, lime juice, and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Pat ribs dry and sprinkle with pepper and remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown ribs in 3 batches, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer as browned to a roasting pan just large enough to hold ribs in 1 layer.
• Carefully add chile purée to fat remaining in skillet (use caution, since it will splatter and steam) and cook over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, 5 minutes. Add reserved chile soaking liquid (or 1 1/2 cups water) and coffee and bring to a boil, then pour over ribs (liquid should come about halfway up sides of meat).
• Cover roasting pan tightly with foil and braise ribs in middle of oven until very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Skim fat from pan juices and serve with ribs.

Steps:

• COFFEE RUB FILET: Combine all spices in a bowl. Season one side of each filet with a heaping tablespoon of the rub. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over high heat until smoking. Place the filet in the pan, rub-side down and cook until a crust has formed, 2 minutes. Turn the steak over, reduce heat to medium and continue cooking to medium-rare doneness, about 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from the pan and let rest 5 minutes before serving. SAUCE: Place chicken stock in a medium saucepan over high heat and cook until reduced to 2 cups. Heat oil in a large sauté pan over high heat. Add the mushrooms, shallot and garlic and cook until the mushrooms are golden brown and liquid has evaporated. Whisk the ancho puree into the reduced chicken stock then add to the pan with the mushrooms. Bring to a boil and cook until the sauce is reduced by half, stirring occasionally, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Season with honey, salt and pepper then fold in the cilantro or parsley. Ladle sauce onto plates and top with steak and drizzle with smoked red pepper sauce and sprinkle with chopped chives. * Ancho puree –soak 3 ancho chiles in boiling water for 30 minutes. Remove the chiles from the soaking liquid, remove stems and seeds and puree in a blender with some of the soaking liquid until smooth.

Steps:

• For the sauce: Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat, add the onion and garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the wine and cook until dry. Reduce the heat to medium, add the mushrooms, cook until lightly browned and soft, and add the stock. Raise the heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes. Whisk in the ancho puree and chipotle and cook for 5 minutes more. Add the honey and salt and pepper to taste.
• For the steak: Combine all the ingredients together in a medium bowl. Brush a large saute pan or grill pan with oil and heat over high heat until almost smoking. Dredge each steak on 1 side in the pepper mixture and cook, pepper-side down for 1 minute, or until brown and crisp. Turn the meat over, reduce the heat to medium, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes more, until done to your liking. Serve with the Ancho Chile Mushroom Sauce.

Steps:

• Mix 1 tablespoon thyme, 2 teaspoons coarse salt, and 2 pressed garlic cloves in small bowl. Rub salt mixture over beef tenderloin. Wrap in plastic. Place in 11x7x2-inch baking dish and chill at least 1 day and up to 3 days.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add oyster and chanterelle mushrooms and sauté until browned, about 8 minutes. Add minced shallot, 1 pressed garlic clove, and 1 teaspoon thyme; sauté 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons brandy and stir 20 seconds. Add cream; stir until almost all liquid is absorbed, about 3 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush heavy large roasting pan with oil. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef tenderloin and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes Total. Transfer to prepared roasting pan. Roast until instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 118°F for rare, about 28 minutes. Transfer beef to cutting board; let rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, rewarm mushroom mixture. Sprinkle flour over; stir to coat. Add remaining 2 tablespoons brandy to roasting pan. Heat over medium heat, scraping up browned bits, then add to mushroom mixture. Add Beef Reduction to mushrooms and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Thinly slice beef. Divide Caramelized-Shallot Mashed Potatoes among 6 plates. Arrange beef slices on plates. Spoon mushroom sauce over, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.

Steps:

• For Mushroom Sauce: Place chiles in medium bowl. Pour enough boiling water over to cover. Let soak unitl chiles soften, turning occasionally, about 30 minutes. Transfer chiles to plat (reserve 1/2 cup soaking liquid). Stem chiles, open, and remove seeds. Place chiles in mini processor; add reserved 1/2 cup soaking liquid. Blend until smooth. Boil broth in large saucepan over high heat until reduced to 2 cups, about 25 minutes. Set reduced broth aside. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; saute until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and stir 1 minute. Add mushrooms. Saute until brown and tender and almost all juices have evaporated, about 9 minutes. Add wine and boil until almost all wine has evaporated, stirring often, about 9 minutes. Mix in chile pureee and 1 1/2 cups reduced broth. Simmer 1 minute to blend flavors. Season sauce with cayeene, salt, and pepper. For Steaks: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Sprinkle both sides of steaks generously with spice rub. Heat large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 Tablespoons oil. Add steaks and sear until brown and crusty, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven. Roast steaks until cooked to desired donness, about 8 minutes for medium-rare. Meanwhile, rewarm sauce. MIx in 4 Tablespoons cilantro. Thin sauce with remaining reduced broth by tablespoons, if desired. Transfer steaks to plates. Spoon sauce over. Sprinkle with remaining 2 Tablespoons cilantro.

Steps:

• Rub the beef with 1 tbsp oil, rosemary and garlic, then leave in the fridge for at least 1 hr, or up to 24 hrs. Make sure the beef returns to room temperature before you cook it.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat a non-stick, ovenproof frying pan or roasting tin until very hot. Rub most of the garlic and rosemary from the beef, season with black pepper and flaky salt, then sear on all sides until dark brown and almost crusted - about 5 mins in total. Transfer the pan to the oven, then roast the beef for 10 mins for mediumrare. Leave to rest for a good 15 mins and keep any juices.
• While the meat rests, sauté the mushrooms. Heat 1 tbsp butter and the remaining oil in a large frying pan, then tip in the mushrooms with plenty of seasoning. Fry until golden and just softened, then tip into a bowl.
• Add the stock to the mushroom pan, then reduce by two-thirds. Tip in the mushrooms and balsamic, then add the remaining butter and let it melt. Tip in any meat juices, then season to taste and keep warm. Thickly slice the beef and spoon over the sauce. Serve with mash and spinach.