Dimitri wrote:

> Got a favorite recipe?
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> about 8:00.
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Good basic approach. I usually deviate from authenticity by cutting a=20
pouch in the side of the steak and stuffing it with chopped mushrooms=20
saut=E9ed with a dash of marsala and a lot of butter. Make the sauce (a=20
simple marinara), drop the steaks in for a few minutes depending on=20
size and starting temp. I do them to degrees of doneness as though=20
they were grilled or broiled - usually rib steaks. Serve on a plate=20
napped with the sauce. Garnish with parmesan shavings.

Once I stuffed them with shrimp. Zowie... wonderful.

Pastorio