Steak with Red Wine Gravy

I'm not much of a red meat eater, but Drew wanted steak so I decided to have some fun with it. For a Monday night, this was a pretty fancy dinner (but it wasn't difficult to cook)! We had New York Strip with Red Wine Gravy, Braised Asparagus, and Garlic Cheese biscuits! I even made some sauteed mushrooms and caramelized onions to top our steaks.





Ingredients:

• Steak! Whatever size and cut you prefer



• 1 package dry brown gravy mix



• 1 cup red wine (I used Pinot Noir)



• Mushrooms (baby portobellas left over from Chicken Marsala)



• 1 bunch asparagus



• 1 sweet onion, chopped thin



• 2 tsp sugar



• Olive Oil



• Butter or margarine



• Salt and pepper

Directions:

• ~For steak~



• Rub steak with a little bit of olive oil and lightly salt & pepper



• Grill or bake to desired temperature (My husband seared the steaks on the stovetop first and then finished them off in the oven. They were PERFECT.)

• ~For mushrooms~



• Chop mushrooms to desired size



• Melt 2 tbsp butter in saute pan



• Heat mushrooms until they brown



• Set aside

• ~For gravy~



• Put gravy mix in a sauce pan over high heat



• Follow directions on the dry gravy packet but substitute wine for water



• Continue to stir until gravy reaches desired consistancy



• Add mushrooms



• Remove from heat

• ~For onions~



• Melt 2 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil in a hot saute pan



• Add onions, salt and pepper lightly, and cook until they become soft



• Sprinkle in 2 tsp of sugar, mix



• Stir occasionally until onions become golden brown

• ~For asparagus~



• Add olive oil to the bottom of a saute pan



• Place asparagus in a row in pan



• Add just enough water to cover the asparagus



• Lightly salt and pepper



• Bring to a boil and then immediately reduce heat to a simmer



• Heat until asparagus is cooked but not mushy



• (I added one clove of minced garlic to my pan for extra flavor)

Now scoop your red wine mushroom gravy over your cooked steaks. Top steak with carmalized onions. Serve with a tasty side of asparagus and you have a gourmet meal for a Monday night!

(Don't worry, this was my little hunk of steak. I gave Drew a MUCH bigger piece!)