Blackened Red Steaks

Serves:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb Boneless sirloin beef steak
1 to 1 1/4" thick
1/2 ts Fresh ground peppercorns
1 ts Salt-free seasoning
1 ts Garlic salt
1 tb Paprika
2 tb Unsalted butter or
Margarine
2 tb Dry red wine
1/2 c Beef broth
1/4 c Chili sauce
2 ts Browned mustard
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1 c Small onion rings, sliced
Paper thin (about 3 small
Onions)
1 ts Flour
2 tb Unsalted butter or margarine
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Watercress
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Method:

Wash and pat steak dry.
Coat with pepper, salt-free seasoning and garlic salt.
Spread paprika over all.
Press firmly.
Melt butter or margarine in large fry pan.
Cook steak over high heat 3 minutes on each side to desired doneness.
Will be dark and crusty.
While steak is cooking,toss onion with flour.
Cook a few at a time in hot butter or margarine about 1 minute,until brown and crisp.
Keep warm.
Remove steak from pan.
Drain off any fat.
Deglaze pan with wine.
Add broth,chili sauce and mustard.
Cook and stir to thicken,2 to 3 minutes.
Slice steak in thin diagonal slices,cross-grain.
Spread red sauce over bottom of serving dish.
Arrange steak,slices overlapping, over sauce.
Spread onions on top.
Garnish with watercress.
Makes 4 servings.