Steak Frites
Meal Type ยท Season ยท Nationality
Any ยท Any ยท French
Video Tutorial
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter
- 6 shallots
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 shot of cognac
- 1 cup of white wine
- 24g (roughly 2 tbsp?) soy sauce
- 10g (roughly 2 tsp?) black vinegar (1 part rice vinegar 1 part balsamic)
- 30g (roughly 2tbsp?) kecap manis
- 15g (roughly 1 tbsp?) sherry vinegar
- 7g (roughly 1 tsp?) fish sauce
- 12g (roughly 1 tbsp?) lemon juice
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup or more heavy cream
- 1-2 sprigs of thyme
- 2 tbsp red sichuan peppercorns
- 2 tbsp green sichuan peppercorns
- 2 tbsp black peppercorns
Steps
1. add shallots and steak butter to a cold pan
2. cook shallots over low for 30-35 minutes
3. add minced garlic, turn heat back up to medium and cook until fragrant
4. add 1 shot of cognac
5. add 1 cup white wine (sauvignon blanc)
6. let all booze cook off
7. add blend of soy sauce, black vinegar, kecap manis, sherry vinegar, fish sauce, lemon juice
8. add chicken stock
9. cook stock down for 20 minutes or so to reduce by roughly half
10. add heavy cream
11. add thyme
12. bring to a boil, then cut heat
13. strain and serve
14. gently toast peppercorns until fragrant
15. blend peppercorns and add to sauce (however much you can handle)