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Ingredients
1 dry aged NY steak 12 ounce
4 shallots quatered plus 1 shallot minced
2 sprigs of thyme
1 bay leaf
1 small pinch chili flakes
3 cups cleaned escarole rough chopped
4 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons chicken stock
2 tablespoons white wine
1 tablespoon grated parmesan
1 tablespoon truffle butter or plain good quality unsalted butter
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees
In a very hot cast iron pan with 1 tablespoon of oil sear the steak on one side for five minutes then flip the steak, add the shallots, thyme and bayleaf and place in oven for 8 minutes
While steak is in oven, in a saute pan over medium high heat add the remaining oil, and saute the minced shallot
Then add the escarole and wilt this should take about 2 minutes
Then add the white wine and 4 tablespoons of chicken stock, let this reduce for another 2 minutes then add chili flakes and parmesean
Remove steak from oven, pull from pan and let rest on a plate
Disgard herbs and place pan with steak drippings and shallots back on the stove top over medium heat, add remaining chicken stock and let reduce about 1 minute
Rub the top of the steak with the truffle butter
Serve steak over oven roasted potatoes, surround with shallots and escarole


























Patience is a virtue...


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