Bacon Steak With Coriander, Smoked Oyster Mushrooms And Thyme Brown Butter

Serves: 3

Amie Torphy

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

56

Sweetness

51

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Special equipment: Chinese steamer basket and metal cooling rack

2

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F

3

In a small bowl, combine the star anise, clove, and black pepper

4

Dust each piece of bacon with the spices

5

Heat a large, oven-safe saute pan over low heat until hot

6

Add the seasoned bacon and cook for 10 minutes

7

Transfer the pan to the preheated oven and cook for another 10 minutes

8

Place a large saute pan on the stovetop

9

Add the coriander to the pan and then place the metal cooling rack on top of the pan

10

Scatter the mushrooms in the steamer basket and place the basket on top of the cooling rack

11

Cover the saute pan, cooling rack, and steamer basket with aluminum foil

12

Turn the burner on low heat and allow the mushrooms to smoke for 10 minutes

13

Carefully remove the steamer basket and metal rack from the pan

14

Dump out the coriander

15

Place the pan over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon butter and the smoked mushrooms

16

Saute the mushrooms until crispy, about 6 to 8 minutes

17

Add salt, and pepper, to taste

18

Remove the mushrooms from the pan, and in the same pan add 1 stick butter

19

Melt the butter over medium heat until the foam subsides and butter just begins to turn brown

20

Stir in the thyme and cook, stirring, until the butter is golden brown

21

Season with salt and pepper

22

Remove the bacon steaks from the oven

23

Pour the browned butter over the steaks and serve each with mushrooms on the side