Balsamic-Drizzled Skirt Steak

Balsamic-Drizzled Skirt Steak

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🥘 Ingredients

  • arugula
    2 bunches
  • balsamic vinegar
    3 tbsp
  • button mushrooms
    8 oz
  • chicken demi-glace
    2 tbsp
  • demi-baguette
    1 unit
  • garlic herb butter
    2 oz
  • olive oil
    2 tbsp
  • pear
    1 unit
  • ricotta salata cheese
    1 oz
  • skirt steak
    12 oz
  • vegetable oil
    1 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

  • foil-lined baking sheet
  • large pan
  • small bowl
  • baking sheet
  • medium bowl
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Halve, core, and slice pear into ½-inch wedges. Cut demi-baguette into ½-inch cubes. Place pear and baguette cubes on separate sides of a foil-lined baking sheet . Toss each with salt, pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil . Bake until baguette is crispy and pears have softened a bit ⏱️ 10 minutes .
    pear: 1 unit, demi-baguette: 1 unit, olive oil: 2 tbsp
  2. 2
    Trim, then thinly slice button mushrooms . Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until tender ⏱️ 7 minutes . Remove from pan and set aside. Once pear and baguette cubes have baked 10 minutes, remove cubes from sheet and set aside. Flip pear and continue baking until browned ⏱️ 10 minutes .
    button mushrooms: 8 oz, vegetable oil: 1 tbsp
  3. 3
    Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in the pan used for mushrooms over medium-high heat. Season skirt steak all over with salt and pepper. Add to pan and cook to desired doneness ⏱️ 4 minutes per side. Remove from pan and let rest at least ⏱️ 5 minutes before thinly slicing against the grain.
    skirt steak: 12 oz
  4. 4
    While steak cooks, halve remaining baguette lengthwise, then cut in half again crosswise to create quarters. Place half the garlic herb butter and 1 tbsp olive oil in a small bowl . Heat in microwave until butter is melted ⏱️ 30 seconds . Drizzle mixture over cut sides of baguette. Place on another baking sheet and toast in oven until golden ⏱️ 7 minutes .
    garlic herb butter: 2 oz
  5. 5
    Add ⅓ cup water, 1 tsp balsamic vinegar , chicken demi-glace , and mushrooms to same pan over medium-high heat and stir, scraping up any brown bits on bottom of pan. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and let thicken ⏱️ 1 minute . Add remaining garlic herb butter and stir until melted.
    balsamic vinegar: 3 tbsp, chicken demi-glace: 2 tbsp
  6. 6
    Toss together arugula , baguette cubes, remaining balsamic vinegar, and 1½ tbsp olive oil in a medium bowl . Season with salt and pepper. Divide steak, salad, and garlic bread between plates. Drizzle sauce over steak. Top salad with pear and crumble over ricotta salata cheese .
    arugula: 2 bunches, ricotta salata cheese: 1 oz