I’ve always wanted to eat at a fine dining restaurant but it’s too expensive for me. Whenever I see people on TV eating at fine dining restaurants, they all seemed too satisfied and happy with the food they were served. Not sure if I’ll ever be willing to spend at least Php 2,000 (about $44) for a single meal, with very liltle serving. I’d rather spend that much money on other things. BUT, I still want to try out some fine dining food.

So, a few days ago, we had our very first Steak day. For lunch, I decided to make Steak Diane, one of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s main courses in Hell’s Kitchen, just to experience a little taste of fine dining at home. 😀

I saw this recipe in one of the episodes from Hell’s Kitchen and I was a bit excited about making it myself. I, then, watched a video from Youtube where Chef Gordon made Steak Diane for his show The F Word. He really made it look like it’s so easy to cook.

That’s what I like about him and his videos: simple to follow as long as you know how to cook. Some of you who prefer following recipes with measurements, you might not enjoy his videos since he won’t show you any measurements for his ingredients. But, if you already know the basics and you know how to estimate the seasonings to your liking, you will love the way he makes his cooking videos – short and fast.

Here’s the video I was referring to 2 paragraphs ago: Chef Gordon Ramsay making Steak Diane:

 

So, here is the recipe:

Steak Diane

INGREDIENTS:

Steak:

• Beef Tenderloin
• Salt & Pepper
• Olive Oil

 

Sauce:

• Salt and Pepper
• Onion / Shallots, chopped
• Mushroom, sliced
• Dijon Mustard
• Brandy
• Cream
• Parsley, chopped
• Worcestershire sauce

Side:

• Potato, half-boiled, cut in half
• Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• Rosemary, chopped

PROCEDURE:

Place pan in medium heat and add olive oil.

Make sure that the tenderloin meat is at room temperature and pat it dry with a napkin or kitchen tissue.

I bought two (2) large cuts of beef tenderloin. And I had to cut them to 2 more portions each for the other steak meal I was preparing for dinner on our Steak day.

So, here’s the steak cuts I used for our Steak Diane. The 2 large cuts of beef only costs me almost Php 300 at the grocery (SM Hypermarket in SM Mall of Asia). Imagine the savings! If you had this at a fine dining restaurant, you might have paid for over Php 6,000 for 2 orders of Steak Diane!

Season it generously with salt and pepper. When oil is hot enough, pan fry the steak.

After steak is cooked to your liking (I prefer medium-rare. Mhel likes it medium-well), set it aside without turning the heat off.

This is how our steaks looked before I set them aside. I cooked Mhel’s steak a li’l longer than mine til it was a li’l well-done.

In the same pan, add shallots or onions, sliced mushrooms, then, butter to the caramelized juice of the steak. Add worcestershire sauce. Then, add in Dijon mustard. Season with salt and pepper.

Add brandy and flambé. (You can skip the flambé part if you’re not comfortable setting your pan in flames. Hehehe.)

Once alcohol is burnt off, mix well and, then, add the cream and stir in the chopped parsley.

Place the steak in the pan with the sauce and let it cook for a few seconds. Then, set it aside while you make the sauteed potatoes.

Prepare the sauteed potatoes. Place pan in medium heat and add olive oil. Add half-boiled potato in pan, with the cut side down. Add garlic, salt and pepper. Stir, then, add rosemary.

You can poke the potatoes to check if it’s cooked perfectly for you.

Lastly, place your Steak Diane on a plate with the sauce and potatoes.

 

Steak Diane with sauteed potatoes… DONE!

I love saying that! Hahaha! Got that from Gordon Ramsay himself.

Here are more photos of the steak taken while we were devouring it. Hehehe.