There is seriously no better pairing in the world than a tender juicy steak with a dreamy creamy mushroom sauce. Not only is this dinner for two so easy to make, it’s actually really quick. We’re talking 20mins max. We’ll talk all things sauce in just a sec, but let’s quickly discuss how to cook the perfect steak…
Tips for how to cook the Perfect Steak
1. Room Temp
When frying any meat, you want to bring it to room temperature before you cook it. If you chuck it straight in the pan cold, it’ll seize up and be chewy. You also want to pat the steaks dry to get rid of as much unwanted moisture as possible. This will give you a better sear on the outside.
2. Season Well
Bring out the best in your steaks by giving them a heavy seasoning of salt and pepper before you add them to the pan. Rub into the meat with olive oil to give it an even coating.
3. Hot Pan
If you ignore all of my previous points, for heaven’s sake make sure the pan is scorching hot before the steak goes near it. To give it the perfect sear and properly caramelize the outside (without cooking the inside too much) the pan needs to be very hot. When you place the steak in don’t move or press down on it.
4. Baste
When you flip the steak add butter, rosemary, thyme and garlic and baste away to add some more gorgeous flavour to the steak.
5. Rest
Once cooked, let it rest undisturbed for at least 5 mins. This will ensure the as much moisture is retained in the steak as possible. Okay, quick recap.
How to Pan Fry Steak (quick summary)
Tips for the Perfect Creamy Mushroom Sauce
1. Pan Juices
A lot of the flavour in this sauce actually comes from the butter, garlic, herbs and steak juices, so 100% make this sauce in the same pan as your steaks. The different is pretty significant.
2. Chop Finely
You don’t want the steak to go cold, so a quick sauce is ideal. In order to do that you want to ‘flash fry’ the mushrooms, so make sure you really finely slice them. Plus, nobody really wants chunky mushrooms in their steak sauce…
3. Reduce
You want to end up with a nice thick sauce. The more you reduce, arguably the more the flavour intensifies. Watery sauces are no good for steaks. Okay, just to recap…
How to make Creamy Mushroom Sauce for Steak (quick summary)
Can I make this sauce without the steak?
You can, but as I mentioned you will miss out on the gorgeous flavours from the pan juices from the steak. If you are frying other meats i.e pork or chicken, then use those meat juices to start the sauce. If you’re going from scratch then fry the mushrooms/shallots in 1 tbsp butter and infuse with the garlic and herbs stated in the recipe below.
What to serve with Steak?
Roasted Baby Potatoes or Mini Hasselback Potatoes Oven Baked Fries Dauphinoise Potatoes Honey Balsamic Carrots Garlic Green Beans Duchess Potatoes
Looking for more steak sauces? Check out these beauties:
Steak Sauce Recipes
Cowboy Butter Blue Cheese Sauce Whisky Cream Sauce Creamy Peppercorn Sauce Garlic Cream Sauce
Alrighty, let’s tuck into this creamy mushroom sauce recipe shall we!?
How to make Steak and Creamy Mushroom Sauce (Full Recipe & Video)
Hey, whilst you’re here why not check out my other dinner recipes for two?
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