"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
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Dimitri wrote:

> Got a favorite recipe?
>
> I am thinking about doing a Steak Pizzaiola for a dinner party - I think I
> can do them in the afternoon or just before 6:30 (guests arriving) and
> serve about 8:00.
>
> I am thinking about just browning the steaks in a very hot cast iron pan
> for maybe a minute per side and then holding in the sauce till ready to
> serve.
>
> Thoughts?

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

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

Pastorio


Veer good ideas although the girls are not "tired" of Italian so I think we
may end up with individual beef Wellington.