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 Porcini 
                                  Rubbed New York Steak with Carmelized Shallots, 
                                  Hen of the 
                                  Woods Mushrooms and Picholine Salsa Verde
 By Executive 
                                  Chef Heidi Krahling, Insalata Restaurant, San 
                                  Anselmo, CA
 Made 
                                  with: Dakota 100% Organic Beef Steaks
 Serves 
                                  4  
                                  Ingredients: 
                                  4 - (10-oz.) New York Steaks (trimmed of fat)
 Porcini 
                                  Rub Ingredients:2 tspn. Sugar
 1 tbls. Salt
 4 Garlic Cloves (chopped)
 1 tspn. Chili Flakes
 1 cup Dried Porcini Powder
 2/3 cup Olive Oil
 2 tspn. Freshly Ground Black Pepper
 Braised 
                                  Shallots Ingredients:1 lb. Shallots (evenly size)
 2 tbls. Butter (unsalted)
 1 1/2 cup Red Wine
 1 tbls. Thyme (finely chopped)
 Salt and Pepper
 1 tspn. Sugar
 Picholine 
                                  Olive Salsa Verde Ingredients:1 bunch Italian Parsley (finely chopped)
 2 Garlic Cloves (finely chopped)
 2 Shallots (finely diced)
 1/2 cup Capers (drained of their brine and roughly 
                                  chopped)
 1 1/4 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
 20 Picholine Olives (pitted and roughly chopped)
 Zest of 2 Lemons
 Salt and Pepper (generous amount)
 Mushroom 
                                  and Fingerling Potato Sauté Ingredients:1 lb. Hen of the Woods Mushrooms
 1 lb. Fingerling Potatoes (halved)
 1 bunch Arugula (stems removed)
 4 tbls. Olive Oil
 Salt and Pepper
 Red 
                                  Wine Veal Sauce Ingredients:1 qt. Beef or Veal stock (unsalted, very rich 
                                  and gelatinous)
 1 cup Red Wine
 1 tbls. Black Peppercorns
 1 bunch Thyme
 2 tbls. Butter (unsalted)
 2 Shallots (minced)
 Procedure:1. For braised shallots, sauté 
                                  shallots with butter over low heat until shallots 
                                  have caramelized. Add salt and pepper to taste, 
                                  and deglaze with red wine and sugar. Add thyme 
                                  and bake in a 350 degree oven until shallots 
                                  are tender and wine has been reduced into a 
                                  glazy consistency, approximately 30 minutes. 
                                  Remove from oven and allow to cool.
 2. 
                                  To prepare mushrooms and fingerlings, preheat 
                                  an oven to 400 degrees. Toss the fingerlings 
                                  in 2 tbls. of olive oil, salt and pepper, and 
                                  bake in an ovenproof dish or roasting pan for 
                                  about 20 minutes until firm but tender when 
                                  pierced with a sharp knife. Toss mushrooms and 
                                  season as for the potatoes, and using the same 
                                  oven, roast 10-15 minutes, until cooked and 
                                  beginning to brown. 3. 
                                  For the sauce, sauté shallots briefly 
                                  with thyme and peppercorns. Add wine and burn 
                                  off alcohol. Add stock and reduce until slightly 
                                  thick. Remove from heat and strain through a 
                                  sieve.  4. 
                                  Combine all of the ingredients for the salsa 
                                  verde and set aside at room temperature. 5. 
                                  Mix the porcini rub ingredients in a bowl with 
                                  a strong whisk until smooth and devoid of any 
                                  lumps of unincorporated porcini powder. Smear 
                                  porcini rub mixture on both sides of each piece 
                                  of steak.  6. 
                                  On a grill over medium-high heat, grill steaks, 
                                  approximately 7 minutes on each side for medium 
                                  rare. Let sit for 2 minutes.  7. 
                                  Toss mushrooms and potatoes with arugula over 
                                  medium heat until arugula is just warm. To 
                                  Serve:Place mushroom and potato sauté in the 
                                  center of a plate. Place a few warm shallots 
                                  around sauté. Slice the steak in two 
                                  and stack on top. Stir butter into the sauce 
                                  and drizzle around the plate. Spoon a tablespoon 
                                  of the salsa verde over the meat.
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