Top Loin Steaks with Red Wine Sauce


Total prep, cooking time: 40-45 minutes
2-4 servings

Ingredients 

2 Boneless Nolan Ryan's All-Natural strip (Top Loin) steaks, cut 1 inch thick
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
Chopped fresh parsely (optional)

Red Wine Sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup sliced cremini or button mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup dry red wine
1/3 cup ready to serve beef broth
1/3 cup whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Salt

Directions

Press lemon pepper evenly onto beef steaks. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Place steaks in skillet; cook top loin steaks 12 to 15 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness, turning occasionally. Remove to platter; keep warm.
To prepare Red Wine Sauce, add oil to same skillet and heat over medium heat until hot. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir 20 to 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add wine; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until browned bits attached to skillet are dissolved and liquid is reduced by half. Stir in broth, cream and black pepper. Continue cooking 5 to 7 minutes or until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. Season with salt, as desired.
Spoon sauce over steaks. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Beef Checkoff.