Dirty Steak with Hot Fanny Sauce - a MartyG re-creation
From Cooking with Julia Child featuring Johanne Killeen and George Germon, this is something I wanted to recreate once I saw that beautiful black SS Performer in Julia's back yard.
Easy enough, I have the grill after all…
Wait…what's that sitting on the chair?
Ahhh, time to get dirty! First the Fanny Sauce…onions, jalapeņos, sugar, chicken broth, sherry, salt, red wine vinegar, blender…
Now on to the grill - Humphrey's lump is the chosen heat source:
And while the lump gets white hot, I need to roast a half pepper to finish the Fanny Sauce. Performer #2 to the rescue. Small chimney above the gas assist with a small basket.
Worked like a charm:
OK, let's get serious. Steaks are salted, lump is screaming, time to take the plunge:
Custom-cut 1 1/2" boneless ribeyes were made to do this:
Four minutes - time to flip.
Four more minutes, we're done:
Resting while I bring the sauce up to temp - do not let it sit in it's own juices!
The payoff!
Quite possibly the best steak I've ever had. I may never make steak any other way.
Full episode here for those looking for the recipe and banter with Julia. Watch her nearly burn her hand over the lump!
http://www.thirteen.org/programs/julia-child-cooking-with-master-chefs/dirty-steak-with-hot-fanny-sauce-with-killeen-and-germon/I had fun putting this one together, and unlike last year I'll be doing this one often. You gotta try it!
Marty