Cooking Instructions

• Place a large heavy-bottomed pan over medium/high heat and melt in 2 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil. Add thickly sliced mushrooms and cook 5 min until soft. Stir in onion and cook another 3 minutes. Press in garlic cloves then season with ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper and 1 tablespoon fresh thyme. Cook another 2 min, stirring constantly until garlic is fragrant, then transfer mushroom mixture to a plate. Wipe the skillet clean with a wet papertowel.
• Pat dry steaks with a paper towel and season all over with salt and pepper (we use a total of 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper).
• Place the same pan over medium/high heat and add 2 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil. When butter is hot and finished foaming, add seasoned steaks to skillet and saute, turning over once with tongs about 3-5 min per side for medium-rare (I cooked 5-6 min per side for medium doneness). If steak is browning too fast, reduce heat to medium. Use tongs to transfer steaks to the plate with mushrooms.
• Add ½ cup Merlot and boil until reduced by half (3 min), scraping the bottom with a spatula to deglaze the pan. Add 1 ½ cups broth and boil until about ⅔ cup liquid remains (5-6 min). Add ½ cup cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly (2 min). Return mushrooms and steak to the pan and heat until warmed through (1 - 2 min). Season sauce to taste with more salt & pepper if desired (I added about ¼ teaspoon more salt).