Ingredients
steak
olive oil
wine
garlic
Preparation
Coat the bottom of a heavy (I use cast-iron) skillet with just enough olive oil to dampen it, and place over high heat with three or four smashed garlic cloves, stirring them around until the garlic starts to sizzle. Then slap in two steaks of your choice and sear them quickly on both sides.
Have ready 2/3 cup of leftover dry red wine, and as soon as the steaks are seared, start pouring in the wine, 1/3 cup at a time, turning the steaks periodically and adding more wine, a splash at a time, as the liquid evaporates. It should take about 7 or 8 minutes to use up all the wine, at which point the steaks should be mahogany-brown on the outside and medium-rare in the middle. Move them to a serving plate, and deglaze the pan with a splash of water, stirring over high heat to incorporate the pan drippings and burnt fragments. Discard the garlic, pour the pan juices over the steaks, and serve.
