Russian Rump Steak with Onions (Govyazhiy eskalop s lukom)
October 23rd, 2008 by driver
2 tablespoons butter
2 onions, peeled and thinly sliced
500 gr. top round steak
5 tablespoons vodka
100 gr. thinly sliced mushrooms
Salt and pepper, to taste
Melt half the butter in a frying pan, add the onions and fry gently for 10-15 minutes until gold.
Melt the remaining butter in a separate pan. Add the steak and cook over moderate heat for 3 to 6 minutes on each side, to taste. Transfer to a warned serving platter, sprinkle with salt and pepper and keep hot.
Stir the vodka into the meat juices in the pan and scrape up any sediment. Add the mushrooms, increase the heat and cook rapidly until the liquid is glazed and reduced.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Sprinkle the steak with the onions, mushrooms and pan juices and serve immediately.
