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Steak Marsala

Judith Hannemann — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 23:00:43 +0000

Don’t just limit Marsala sauce to chicken. It’s great on steak too!

Steak Marsala: A Year Round Treat

Now that it’s summer and lots of us are grilling, this steak marsala is a great way to serve up that outdoor-grilled steak.

But it doesn’t have to be a summertime treat because there’s other methods you can use to cook your steak. The main attraction here is the sauce. Anywhere you can cook with a saucepan lets you make this tasty marsala sauce.

However, I will add here that a BBQ grilled steak will up the ante on this dish’s flavor, do make a point to enjoy this while the weather is good and you can cook outdoors.

It’s A Skillet Dinner Too!

Since I discovered pan frying steak was the best method to cook it, this recipe can also be made in one pan–your skillet.

When I made what is photographed here, I was lucky enough to find two very thinly sliced rib eyes–and on sale too. How lucky can you get!

However, thicker steaks will work very well with this steak marsala recipe, so if you pan fry, just allow for more cooking time. Either way you choose to make the steak, it will be a real treat to eat.

That Lovely Sauce

Most of the ingredients you need to make up the marsala sauce, you probably have on hand.

Basically, any wine will do in the sauce, but marsala will give the best flavor.

I’m a huge advocate for using fresh–be that veggies or herbs–so I highly recommend using fresh in this sauce. It will taste much better. And as an aside, my herb garden decided to actually grow and flourish this year so I’m taking real advantage of this!!!

However, you can safely substitute canned button mushrooms for the fresh and dried thyme (the kind in the bottle) for the fresh. It will still taste fine but I do urge you to at least use fresh mushrooms if you can.

The Recipe

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Steak Marsala

Every tried steak in Marsala sauce? It’s yummy just like it’s chicken cousin.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Course: Dinner, Main, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: beef recipes, chicken marsala recipe, marsala, steak marsala recipe, steak recipes

Servings: 4

Calories: 762kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

4 thin sliced ribeye steaks or thin sliced sirloin
1 tbs butter

Sauce:

2 tbs butter
6 oz button mushrooms cut in half
1 tbs chopped fresh thyme -OR- 1/2 tsp dried
1/4 cup rich beef stock
1 cup Marsala wine
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tsp sugar

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Instructions

To make sauce, melt the 2 tbs butter over medium high heat in a heavy skillet.
Add the mushrooms and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms just begin to sear. Add the stock and stir, scraping up anything that stuck to the pan.
Pour in the wine, cream and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half. Remove from heat and keep warm.
In another heavy skillet, melt the 1 tbs of butter over high heat. Place the steaks in the pan and sear well on each side. My steaks were about 1/4-inch thick so they took less than 5 minutes and they were medium-well. Adjust the cooking time by the thickness of the steak and the amount of doneness you desire. For a 1/2-inch steak to medium, you’d probably sear 5 minutes each side.

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Hot Fun in the Summertime (Week #10)

Judith Hannemann — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 23:23:00 +0000

We had some really GREAT entries last week–just a few are shown in the graphic above. Looking forward to more tasty treats this week–and it’s the 10th!

I’m starting the party off with this delicious Caramel Graham Cracker Parfait–which someone said was better than sex. I’ll keep quiet on THAT one and let you be the judge

Caramel Graham Cracker Parfait

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I have a Pinterest board associated with the hop. Anyone who posts either has been or will be invited, so if I miss anyone, please contact me for an invitation. My boards are WELL TRAVELED so you will get engagement. I will also pin selected entries to some very large food boards I pin to over there. If we don’t follow each other already on Pinterest, please follow at least 1 of my non-group boards and I will follow you back–PLEASE let me know you have to be added!!! I try to go through the links, but sometimes I miss someone (not intentionally).

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Hot Fun in the Summertime (Week #9)

Judith Hannemann — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 23:00:00 +0000

Featured recipes in the graphic above may be found here.

We’re mid-way through the summer and have had some really superb recipes posted! Each week is indexed in the recipe index.

To start off week #9, here’s my entry–and what can be better than a chocolate & peanut butter pie that you don’t bake??

No Bake Peanut Butter Pie Cups

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Hot Fun in the Summertime (week #8)

Judith Hannemann — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 23:00:00 +0000

I’ve been loving all these wonderful recipes so far! Thanks to all that have posted so far and keep them coming.

This week, my contribution is my favorite smoothie!

Jazzberry Smoothie

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Hot Fun in the Summertime (week #7)

Judith Hannemann — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:00:00 +0000

So many wonderful summer recipes have been posted so far!

This party will take us up to the 4th of July, so I’m going to suggest some patriotic entries if my blogger friends have them!

I’ll start this off with something patriotic–and EASY! Requires 3 ingredients and your microwave!

Patriotic Cupcakes

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Hot Fun in the Summertime (Week #5)

Judith Hannemann — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:00:00 +0000

I’ve seen some great recipes from my blogger friends in each week’s party!

There’s just a sample in the graphic above–check them all out on last week’s post!

Here’s a good one from me to start it off. Good summer dessert–sort of a re-work on strawberry shortcake, only it’s a dessert bar with a rich shortbread crust.

Strawberry Shortbread

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Hot Fun in the Summertime (Week #4)

Judith Hannemann — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 23:00:00 +0000

We’re already into week #4 of some terrific summer recipes!In addition to all these favorites from my friends in the food blogosphere, I’ll be devoting a good number of my summer posts to cooking outdoors on the grill.

Your grill is made for a lot more than just the usual burgers, steaks and hot dogs. You can do some pretty unusual things with a gas grill–stuff you’d never dream of so check back regularly for some installments. I’m in the mood for something smoked–and yes, you CAN use your gas grill as a smoker with no additional fancy equipment. You have all you need in your kitchen, but just pick up some wood chips in the flavor you like best!

So on with the party–I’m on deck with my classic pasta salad. You can’t beat this with anything you grill or cook. It’s an all-time favorite!

Classic Pasta Salad

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Hot Fun in the Summertime (Week #3)

Judith Hannemann — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 23:00:00 +0000

Welcome June and another week of sizzling summer recipes!

What great recipes we’ve had in just the 2 weeks this party’s been on!

The pics in the graphic above are only a small sampling from last week’s party. Get week #2 recipes here!

Since the slow cooker doesn’t heat your kitchen and is a good choice to use for summer, here’s one of my recipes where I use it to BBQ. Method to make the baked steak fries is also in this post.

Slow Cooker Fruity BBQ Chicken

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Hot Fun In The Summertime (week #1)

Judith Hannemann — Sun, 18 May 2014 23:00:00 +0000

Each week, there’ll be a great collection of summer favorites from all my friends in the food blogosphere!

You can also follow the associated Pinterest board (link at the bottom of the post) to have all your faves all in one place and easy to find! All recipe links from the parties will be pinned to this board so you don’t miss a single one!And to kick this off, here’s some delicious ribs!!! Click the recipe title to get the recipe. And below that a golden oldie from Sly & The Family Stone (hey I’m a 60s person!!!)

LUAU RIBS

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