…a blog dedicated to all things Sauce.

Volumes have been written about the history of food, food styles and types, various cooking processes and sauces used and infused from one culture to another through the ages. This is a  continuation of that discussion as we see food trends  evolving  with a new melting pot of ideas from around the world.

This space is therefore dedicated to posting recipes and information about food and especially sauces that we can all enjoy, use and ultimately call our very own.

That said let the posts begin!

We love this recipe and if you love steak we think you’ll love it too! First see this FREE video from The Rouxbe Cooking School on how to select and buy premium steaks. Once you’ve selected the steaks you want follow this easy-to-do recipe for New York Strip Steak with Cabernet Butter Sauce. We have know doubt it will be a steak dish to remember.

For steak lovers there is nothing more tempting than a luscious steak with a French wine-butter sauce. This delicious sauce is well reduced so you can still retain all the flavor of a rich sauce without all the extra butter that is called for in most recipes. It is all about the ingredients and we think you will find this recipe on your “A” list.

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Buying a premium quality steak can be confusing and expensive
at times but when you know what to look for in a good steak
the selection process becomes considerably easier.

Our cooking expert friends at The Rouxbe Cooking School
have put together a short video that you can view without
commercial interruption. The video will point out the differences
in premium steaks, what to look for, the qualities found in
various cuts, the aging of beef and how to select a premium cut of
steak whether you are cooking stove top, in the oven or on the grill.

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Beef tenderloin and peppercorn sauce is one of my favorite meat dishes. Our affiliate, The Rouxbe Cooking School has allowed us to share their recipe and cooking secrets so you can make this same delicious dish at home. It is a beef tenderloin served with a rich peppercorn sauce, Wild Mushroom Risotto and Sautéed Lemon Garlic Rapini.

The video also contains a number of professional cooking and prepping techniques that you can easily do in your own kitchen with all the great taste you would expect from a high quality restaurant.

If you are as excited as we were after viewing this video then please take the opportunity to register for two weeks FREE viewing 24/7 on demand. You will see great cooking tips and recipes with categories that include soups, salads, appetizers, main courses, sauces, side dishes, vegetarian dishes, desserts, breakfast treats and beverages.

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There are lots of ways to prepare a marinade and make a BBQ sauce for grilling flank steak. But if you want to save time and have the delicious consistency of an award winning sauce give Grumpy’s BBQ sauce a try. In this recipe we are using flank steak but basically the same great flavor can be accomplished with just about any cut of meat, even chicken, pork and fish.

Ingredients:

2 lbs flank steak, trimmed of excess fat
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tbs red wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 shallot, medium sized, chopped

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