Tequila-Poblano Pan Sauce for Pan-Seared Steak

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2007, America's Test Kitchen TV

    

Both the tequila and poblano give this pan sauce a southwestern flair.

SERVES4 (Makes 2/3 cup)

TIME25 minutes

Tequila-Poblano Pan Sauce for Pan-Seared Steak

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The key to our ideal pan-seared steak recipe was to start the steaks in a cool oven and then to sear them. And by searing the steaks quickly, we kept the meat directly under the crust from turning gray. Cooked this way, the steaks developed...

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