Sunday, January 3, 2010

Wine and steak--what could be bad?

I wasn't introduced to flank steak until a few years ago, but now it is one of my favorites! You can get two 2-pound steaks at Costco for about $12. 1 steak is enough to feed both hubby and I and have plenty of leftovers for cold steak sandwiches or Swedish Steak Hash (YUM)! I came across this recipe last year while combing through some old issues of Cooking Light.


Rosemary Merlot Flank Steak

Adapted from Cooking Light

Ingredients

1 cup finely chopped onion

3/4 cup low-salt beef broth

3/4 cup Merlot or other dry red wine

1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1 tsp dried rosemary

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

1 tsp minced garlic

1 (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed

Cooking spray

1 tablespoon tomato paste

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add steak; seal bag. Marinate in refrigerator 1 day, turning once.

Remove steak from bag, reserving marinade.

Spray grill-pan with cooking spray and pre-heat over high heat.

Place steak on hot grill pan. Cook 6 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices.

While steak cooks, strain the reserved marinade and combine with tomato paste and mustard in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring well with a whisk.

Bring sauce to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook about 10 minutes.

Serve the sauce with steak.


Steak is 2 points per ounce. Sauce has 3 points in entire recipe, so I don't even bother counting it since I use so little.


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