Ingredients

  • 2 (12 to 16-ounce) boneless New York cut shell steaks, tenderized
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • Coarsely ground black pepper, to cover both sides of steak
  • Olive oil, for sauteing
  • Salt, to taste
  • 4 tablespoons whole, unsalted butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup shallots, minced
  • 8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons green peppercorns, packed in brine
  • Salt
  • Pommes Frites, recipe follows
  • Garlic Aioli Sauce, recipe follows
  • Fresh Vegetable Relish, recipe follows
  • 2 to 3 large russet potatoes
  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 lemons, halved
  • 4 to 6 egg yolks*
  • Olive oil
  • 1 to 2 celery stalks, diced
  • 4 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cucumber, diced
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 1 to 2 carrots, diced
  • Feta cheese, crumbled
  • Fresh dill, chopped

Method

  • Use a meat mallet to slightly reduce the thickness of each steak.
  • Spread both sides of each steak with a thin coating of Dijon mustard.
  • Sprinkle with salt and cover both sides with coarsely ground black pepper.
  • Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat and cook the steaks 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
  • The steaks should be rare at this point.
  • Set them aside and lightly cover them so they stay warm.
  • Do not wash out the pan.
  • Mushroom, Green Peppercorn and Dijon sauce:
  • Heat the butter in a medium sized saute pan over medium-high heat and saute the garlic and shallots for approximately 1 minute.
  • Add the mushrooms, raise the heat to high, and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Add beef stock, cream, and mustard, and then reduce the sauce by 1/2.
  • Once the sauce is made, reheat the skillet, in which the steaks were cooked, to medium-high heat.
  • Add the steaks and cook for another 2 minutes on each side for a medium-rare steak.
  • Transfer them to dinner plates, which have been coated with the mushroom Dijon sauce.
  • Once you plate the steaks, spoon more of the sauce on top of each steak.
  • Serve with Pommes Frites, Aioli, and Vegetable Relish.
  • Thoroughly clean the outer surface of the russets and peel the skin using a vegetable peeler.
  • Slice the potatoes lengthwise into thick strips.
  • Pour enough vegetable oil in a pot to cover the potato slices.
  • Once the oil is hot, carefully put the potato strips into the pot and fry them until they are brown and crispy.
  • Remove the potatoes from the pot and drain the excess oil onto paper towels.
  • Salt and pepper, to taste, while the potatoes are still hot.
  • Serve with a fresh Garlic Aioli Dipping Sauce.
  • Finely mince 1 or 2 cloves of garlic in a food processor.
  • Add in the egg yolks and then squeeze the juice from a couple of lemons into the processor bowl.
  • Blend the ingredients together until they fully integrate.
  • While the mixture processes, slowly drizzle in olive oil until the sauce emulsifies.
  • Dice all of the ingredients and combine them in a medium sized bowl.
  • Stir the diced vegetables together, until they are fully integrated.