Dinner Tonight: Skirt Steak with Homemade Steak Sauce

If you like steak sauce, this is a serious winner. Celebrated Chicago chef Rick Tramonto augments the ketchup base with umami-rich dried shitake mushrooms, soy sauce, dry mustard, and dark brown sugar, plus a few more secret ingredients. The result is round and rich, sweet and tangy, and quite balanced.

Seared Skirt Steak With Blistered Cherry Tomatoes and Polenta

Polenta is the kind of stuff that's just begging for a flavorful sauce to be spooned into it. But pan-seared steak doesn't really provide much sauce of its own. The solution: Toss some juicy cherry tomatoes and chilies into the skillet as the steak finishes cooking. Their natural juices pick up the flavorful pan drippings and—with just a touch of olive oil—emulsify into a rich, flavor-packed pan sauce.

Steak with Creamy Peppercorn Sauce

One of my favourite steak sauces - a creamy Peppercorn Sauce made with brandy or cognac, beef broth, cream and plenty of crushed peppercorns. A steakhouse classic, this creamy pepper sauce with juicy steak is

Dinner Tonight: Skirt Steak with Cilantro Garlic Sauce

Skirt steak is one of the more compelling reasons that a ridged, cast iron pan is a worthy investment for your kitchen. It’s one of the best cuts off the grill—a high fat-to-meat ratio helps keep it rich and moist—and...

Pan-Seared Steaks with Red Wine Pan Sauce

Pan-seared steak is an easy and elegant meal when you take the time to put together a quick pan sauce while the meat rests.

Broiled Strip Steak With Mushrooms and Chive Sour Cream

With just a few key techniques, this broiled strip steak with a warm mushroom and cabbage "salad" delivers great results with minimal effort.

Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

A classic Chimichurri Steak recipe! Made with parsley, oregano, garlic, olive oil and vinegar - so fast to make in a food processor, and tastes incredible!

Pan-Seared Ribeye Steak with Quick Creamed Spinach

About once or twice a year, I'm struck by a desire to eat steak—and not just any old cut of meat, but a gigantic, thick-cut monster. While most of my cravings can easily be satisfied by going out to eat, I find the whole steakhouse experience prohibitively expensive. Plus, I feel like I'd have to wear a tie, and I really don't want to do that.

Steak with Red Wine Mushrooms

You can't go wrong with this combination of butter, mushrooms, red wine, and steak.

Skirt Steak With Warm Spicy Corn-and-Peach Salsa

Quick-cooking skirt steak is topped with a charred corn salsa mixed with sweet summer peaches for a weeknight meal that's ready in just 15 minutes.