/ck/ - Food & Cooking

My city dish is a steak preparation called "Steak De Burgo"

Its actually kind of a fun little dish. Nothing fancy, just seared beef tenderloin with a pan sauce of cream and herbs. Whats fun about it is the local lore. Several people claim to have invented it, but no one really knows shit about its origins or original recipe. Every Local chef has his own take on it. And most of them claim theirs to be the "one true de burgo." pretty much every local steakhouse has a De Burgo on the menu, and i have found locals are not even aware its a local thing. I have only found it out of Des Moines a few times.

To make:
beef tenderloin (i like to use 2 4oz cuts for super fast searing)

Clarified butter

about 1 tbsp of finely minced fresh rosemary and thyme

1/2 a diced shallot

small pinch of minced garlic

dry white wine

>saute pan super insano hot
>pour in clarified and sear the beef hard.
>get a nice crusty sear and keep them rare/MR
>take maybe 60 seconds, then let the steaks rest somewhere warm
>throw shallots and garlic in the red hot pan, they will cook fast so be careful.
>when the start to caramelize, deglaze pan with copious amount of wine
>before wine is all reduced away, throw in the herbs and finish it with a dose of cream.
>reduce till you have a nice thick cream sauce
>serve sauce over steak

Like i said, nothing fancy, just a bit of local kitchen lore. Really, i think what chefs like about it is its a great test. The recipe is simple and the success or failure of the dish rests solely on execution. I have seen this administered as a test or question during interviews a few times.

No pic because the few on google look like shit. Google "steak deburgo" if you want to see an example of a shitty shit ass deburgo