Dinner for 2

Asian-Style Tenderloin Steaks

Name: Asian-Style Tenderloin Steaks
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 beef tenderloin steaks; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp mirin; 3 tbsp cooking sake; 45 g /3tbsp unsalted butter; 1 small garlic clove; 1/2 tsp ginger; 3 tsp shallots/scallions or chives

Tenderloin steaks sear in oil, then simmer briefly with soy, mirin, sake, garlic, ginger, and butter.

Typical price

$22.79for 4 servings

$5.70 per serving$22.79 for 4

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15 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beef steak (sirloin, flank, skirt)$8.99/lb typical	1 lb	$8.99Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.63Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	1	$0.75Typical price
Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	a little	$0.02Typical price
Green onions$1.19 each typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.40

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSoy sauceWine, beer and spirits

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Ingredients

2 beef tenderloin steaks
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
3 tbsp cooking sake
45 g /3tbsp unsalted butter
1 small garlic clove
1/2 tsp ginger
3 tsp shallots/scallions or chives

Steps

Season the steaks with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over high heat.
Sear the steaks for 3 minutes per side, until they reach 145 F.
Remove the steaks and rest them for 3 minutes.
Add the soy sauce, mirin, sake, butter, garlic, ginger, and scallions to the skillet.
Simmer the sauce for 2 minutes, then spoon it over the steaks.