flank steak with garlic sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium head garlic
• 1 1/2 pounds flank steak
• salt to taste
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1 cup dry red

Recipe

Preparation Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• cut head of garlic in half, place on a square of foil, and drizzle with olive oil. wrap. bake at 400 degrees f (200 degrees c) for 45 minutes. squeeze roasted garlic cloves out of skins, and mash into a puree. set aside.
• sprinkle steak with salt and a generous amount of freshly ground pepper. heat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat, but do not add fat. when hot, cook seasoned steak until seared and well browned on both sides, about a minute per side. reduce heat to medium, and add 2 tablespoons of the butter. continue to cook for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. remove meat, and keep warm.
• pour off the fat in the skillet, and add the scallions and red . bring to a boil, and whisk in the garlic puree. boil until the is reduced by half, and is thick and syrupy. as it boils, scrape up browned bits with a wooden spoon. stir in the meat juices that have accumulated under the steak. boil for another second or so. remove from the heat, and stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter until it is incorporated into the sauce.
• quickly slice the meat against the grain, into thin strips. arrange on a hot platter, and pour the sauce down the center of the slices. serve at once.