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.
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Easy enough, I have the grill after all…
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Wait…what's that sitting on the chair?
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Ahhh, time to get dirty! First the Fanny Sauce…onions, jalapeņos, sugar, chicken broth, sherry, salt, red wine vinegar, blender…
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Now on to the grill - Humphrey's lump is the chosen heat source:
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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.
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Worked like a charm:
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OK, let's get serious. Steaks are salted, lump is screaming, time to take the plunge:
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Custom-cut 1 1/2" boneless ribeyes were made to do this:
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Four minutes - time to flip.
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Four more minutes, we're done:
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Resting while I bring the sauce up to temp - do not let it sit in it's own juices!
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The payoff!
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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