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From our Tasting Room Wine + Food Pairing: Flat Iron Steak with Shiitake Relish & Black Garlic

Yield: 6 Servings

Chef: Chef Thomas Sixsmith

From our Tasting Room Wine + Food Pairing: Flat Iron Steak with Shiitake Relish & Black Garlic

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. flat iron, trimmed
  • 3 cloves garlic, mashed
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 3 T. olive oil
  • salt and pepper


  • ½ c. fermented black garlic*, peeled
  • 1 T. extra virgin olive oil


  • ½ lb. shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 2 T. olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 large shallot, minced
  • 2 T. red wine vinegar
  • fresh thyme, chopped
  • 2 T. olive oil

Preparation

Marinate the steak with garlic, thyme, olive oil salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

Remove the skin from the cloves. Place the garlic in the work bowl of a food processor, add olive oil. Process until smooth. Reserve.

Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Combine the mushrooms, oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and toss to combine. Then spread mushrooms on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden to light brown in color. Allow to cool. Transfer to the surface of a cutting board and chop finely. Then place the mushrooms in a bowl with the shallots, vinegar, thyme and oil. Leftover relish can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Adjust seasonings by add salt if needed.

Grill steak over a hot fire for about 3-4 minutes per side for medium rare. Slice across the grain into thin slices and serve with a spoonful of fermented black garlic and spoonful of shiitake relish.

*Fermented black garlic may be found in a specialty market or Asian grocery store.

Enjoy with a glass of Cakebread Cellars Benchland Select Cabernet Sauvignon.