FLAT IRON STEAK IN RED WINE SAUCE ENJOY DAN:

              FLAT IRON STEAK IN RED WINE SAUCE by CHEF DAN:

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:
4 (6 Oz) flat iron steaks

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/8-teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon EACH smoked paprika, Seasoned Pepper Medley, turmeric powder, and marjoram leaves

1-teaspoon sea salt

2 teaspoons EACH dry mustard powder, garlic powder, cumin powder, and onion powder

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup dry red wine

7 crimini mushrooms, halved and sliced

DIRECTIONS:

1.   Allow the steaks to come to room temperature.

2.   Stir together 2 tablespoons olive oil, and next 10 ingredients:

3.   Combine in a bowl and make into a paste.

4.   Prick steaks all over with fork and rub them well with spice rub into the meat.

5.   In a skillet add oil over high-heat and when sizzling.

6.   Add steaks and quickly sear until the outside has browned but the center is blood rare 2-3-minudtes per side.

7.   Remove steaks form the skillet, tent with foil.

8.   Pour red wine into the skillet, bring to as boil scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.

9.   Stir in mushrooms, and cook for about 5minutes.

10.                Return steaks to the skillet on top of the mushroom-wine sauce.

11.                Reduce heat to low and cook until sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.

12.                Remove steaks to serving platter and pour mushroom sauce over steaks to serve.

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