Steak Diane

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Stock cubes 1.5 cup
• Chives 1 tbsp
• Fresh parsley 1 tbsp
• Garlic 2 clove
• Mushrooms 4 oz
• Shallots 1 medium
• Beef fillet 4
• Butter 2 tbsp
• Cream 0.25 cup
• Hot sauce
• Mustard 1 tbsp
• Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp
• Brandy 0.25 cup

Method

1. Heat oil in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Season steaks with salt and pepper, and add to skillet; cook, turning once, until browned on both sides and cooked to desired doneness, about 4 to 5 minutes for medium-rare.
3. Transfer steaks to a plate, and set aside.
4. Return skillet to high heat, and add stock; cook until reduced until to 1⁄2 cup, about 10 minutes.
5. Pour into a bowl, and set aside.
6. Return skillet to heat, and add butter; add garlic and shallots, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 2 minutes.
7. Add mushrooms, and cook, stirring, until they release any liquid and it evaporates and mushrooms begin to brown, about 2 minutes.
8. Add cognac, and light with a match to flambée; cook until flame dies down.
9. Stir in reserved stock, cream, Dijon, Worcestershire, and hot sauce, and then return steaks to skillet; cook, turning in sauce, until warmed through and sauce is thickened, about 4 minutes.
10. Transfer steak to serving plates and stir parsley and chives into sauce; pour sauce over steaks to serve.