Beef with Brown Sauce

Beef with brown sauce is a delicious Western main dish, often served for lunch or dinner as a luxurious, flavorful meal. Try it to impress your family and brighten your dining table.

Cooking Time: 60 minutes

Serves: 2 people

Ingredients:

For the brown sauce:

• Onion: 1 (sliced)

• Mushrooms: 1 cup (sliced)

• Olive oil: 2 tablespoons

• Worcestershire sauce: 2 tablespoons

• Garlic: 2 cloves (finely minced)

• Unsalted butter: 3 tablespoons

• Flour: 3 tablespoons

• Beef broth: 2 cups

• Salt: ½ teaspoon

• Black pepper: ¼ teaspoon

For the beef:

• Beef steak: 250 g (sliced)

• Olive oil: 2 tablespoons

• Salt: ½ teaspoon

• Black pepper: a pinch

Instructions:

1. Prepare the beef:
   Pat the beef slices dry and season them with salt and black pepper.

2. Cook the beef:
   Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Sear the beef slices for 3–4 minutes on each side, then remove and set aside.

3. Prepare the brown sauce:

   • In the same pan, heat olive oil and sauté the onion slices for 3 minutes until softened.

   • Add garlic and mushrooms, and cook for about 3 minutes until mushrooms are browned. Remove the mixture and set aside.

4. Make the sauce base:

   • Melt butter in the same pan.

   • Add flour and stir well for 1 minute.

   • Gradually pour in the beef broth, stirring continuously for 5 minutes until smooth and lump-free.

5. Season the sauce:
   Add Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper. Stir well to combine.

6. Combine everything:
   Return the seared beef and mushroom-onion mixture to the pan. Let it simmer over the brown sauce for 1 more minute, then remove from heat.

7. Serve:
   Transfer the beef with brown sauce to a serving dish and serve hot.