Pan-Fried Steak and Mushrooms

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This receipt was found on two old 3 x 5 note cards in my mother’s handwriting. I remember her cooking this many years ago. It was the preacher’s favorite. Try it, you’ll like it!

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2 ½ lbs. sirloin steak, 1” thick
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon pepper
5 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups fresh or 6 ounces canned sliced mushrooms, drained
¼ cup green onions, chopped
½ cup dry white wine

Wipe steak with damp paper towel. Rub sides with garlic and pepper. In large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter and oil until very hot but not smoking. Add steak and cook over high heat 6 minutes. Turn and cook 5 or 6 minutes longer for rare. Remove to heated platter; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons salt. Keep warm.
Add 2 cups mushrooms to fat in skillet. Sauté 4 minutes or until brown. Remove with slotted utensil and place on steak.
Add ¼ cup onion to skillet and sauté 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in ½ cup dry wine. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve browned bits in pan. Remove from heat. Stir in 4 tablespoons butter until melted, pour over steak and mushrooms.
Serve immediately.

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“Miss Patsy,” is the eldest of four children, all born in a country house built before 1900. She was taught to cook at an early age by her mother, Miss Mildred Ross.  It was and still is a sign of respect in certain pockets of Kershaw county to refer to locals by their name with Miss or Mr. preceding the first name. Simple home cooking was the rule of the day, and nothing was thrown away.  A cook book was hardly followed and recipes were shared using terms like “use a pinch of this, pinch of that,” and “add to taste.”  Miss Patsy is pretty darn good cook—so Professor Ron married her 41 years ago. PLEASE NOTE: Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent Jungle Taming's opinions.