Bacon Steak With Coriander Smoked Oyster Mushrooms And Thyme Brown Butter Recipes

THYME HONORED STEAK

Steps:

• Drizzle two teaspoons olive oil on steaks and spread with your hands to cover steaks with a film of oil. Season both sides of steak with salt and pepper. Coat both sides with thyme leaves, pressing with your hands to make them adhere. Heat the two tablespoons olive oil on high heat in a heavy skillet until very hot but not smoking. Add one tablespoon butter, tilting the pan to coat and immediately add steaks and sear until steaks are beginning to brown and a nice crust forms, about 3-4 minutes.
• Turn steaks, reduce heat to medium-high and continue cooking until steaks are medium rare, about another 4 minutes depending on thickness of steaks. Remove steaks to a platter and cover loosely with foil to keep warm. Reduce heat to medium and add shallot to pan, cook stirring until shallot begins to soften, about 2 minutes.
• Add wine to pan and continue cooking, scraping bottom of pan to loosen brown bits. When almost all wine has evaporated, add chicken broth, raise heat to high and boil until reduced by half. Swirl in remaining butter. Taste sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed, then pour over steaks. Serve immediately.

SMOKED OYSTER AND BACON STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with racks in middle and lower thirds. On 2 rimmed baking sheets, arrange bread in a single layer. Toast until dry and pale golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool.
• Meanwhile, lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium. Add onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onion and celery are softened, about 7 minutes. Add oysters, bacon, thyme, and vinegar and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl and season with salt and pepper.
• Add parsley, eggs, and bread; stir to combine. Add broth in 2 additions, stirring until absorbed after each addition. Season generously with salt and pepper and transfer stuffing to dish. Bake on middle rack until deep golden brown on top, 25 to 30 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

BACON, MUSHROOM, AND OYSTER STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet; cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Reserve drippings in the skillet.
• Add the butter to the bacon drippings and melt over medium-high heat. Cook the onion, garlic, and mushrooms in the butter and drippings until the onion has caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour the wine into the skillet; allow the wine to warm; remove from heat.
• Place the stuffing cubes in a large bowl. Pour the vegetable mixture over the cubes. Add the chicken stock. Fold the oysters into the mixture. Transfer the stuffing to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown on top, about 30 minutes.