Madeira Sauce For Steak Recipes

Steps:

• Chop the onions and fry in butter, once softened, add the mushrooms, until golden brown. Sprinkle in the flour, gradually add warmed stock and mix well. Cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the Madeira in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with roast meat or steak.

Steps:

• Pour off fat from skillet steak was cooked in or heat 1 tsp olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add shallots and stir. Pour in wine and cook about 30 seconds. Add beef broth and bring liquid to a full rolling boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Continue cooking until reduce by 1/2. Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, blend 2 teaspoons butter with 1 teaspoon flour. Stir into simmering sauce. Cook another minute or two until slightly thickened. Swirl in 1 teaspoon butter. Strain over meat and garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat (I make this on my electric frypan).
• Add in the mushrooms; saute until tender (about 10 minutes).
• Add in shallots with HALF the minced garlic; saute for about 3 minutes.
• Add in thyme and season with salt and pepper; transfer the mushrooms to a bowl.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter with 2 tablespoons oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season steaks with salt and pepper, and add to skillet.
• Cook the steaks to desired doneness (I cook them about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare).
• Transfer the steaks to a plate.
• Add in remaining 1/4 cup shallots and garlic to the same skillet; sate for about 2 minutes.
• Add in Madeira and boil until reduced by half (this should take about 3 minutes).
• Add in broth and boil until the mixture is reduced to about 2/3 cup (this should take about 6 minutes).
• Add in cream and boil for about 2 minutes.
• This is optional, do this only for a thicker sauce: in a small cup using a small whisk, mix together melted butter with 1 tablespoon flour; add to the simmering cream sauce; stir until thickened.
• Stir in the mushroom mixture, and then season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• Return the steaks to skillet and cook until heated through (about 1 minute).
• Transfer to plates and spoon the sauce over.

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter and when it is gently bubbling, add the flour, stirring constantly until brown and smooth.
• Add beef stock and wine - keep stirring and stir until thickened. Takes about 15 minutes over medium heat.(This step is more fun while you are sipping some of the Madeira wine that you are using in your recipe).
• In a separate pan, saute mushrooms in 4 tablespoons of butter until "fork tender." Add these to the sauce.
• Serve warm over beef tenderloins, beef kabobs, etc.