Flatiron Steaks With Creamy Juniper Sauce With Hash Browns Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a 4-quart pot of salted water (1 tablespoon salt for 3 quarts water) to a boil. Meanwhile, peel potatoes and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Add potatoes to water and return to a boil, then boil 5 minutes. Drain potatoes and transfer to a bowl.
• Meanwhile, cook onion in butter with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, about 5 minutes. Add to potatoes and mash gently, leaving larger lumps.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil to skillet and heat over medium heat until it shimmers. Add potato mixture and pat out evenly. Cook, partially covered, without stirring, until underside is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Keep warm, covered, off heat.
• Finely grind juniper berries in grinder. Pat steaks dry and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon ground juniper (reserve remainder for sauce), and 3/4 teaspoon pepper (total).
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook steaks, turning once, 8 to 10 minutes total for medium-rare. Let steaks rest on a plate, loosely covered with foil, about 10 minutes.
• Add shallot to skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until shallot is softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add wine and remaining ground juniper (about 1 teaspoon), then boil until most of liquid has evaporated, about 1 minute. Add broth and cream and boil until sauce is reduced to about 1 1/4 cups, 3 to 5 minutes. Add meat juices from plate and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve steaks over hash browns and with sauce.

Steps:

• For the herb sauce: Whisk together the herbs, olive oil, vinegar, serrano, garlic, shallot, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside.
• For the three cheese waffle hash browns: Preheat a waffle iron to medium.
• Toss the shredded potatoes in a bowl with the melted butter, the three cheeses and the salt and pepper. Mix until well combined.
• Spray the top and bottom of the waffle iron well with cooking spray. Put a mounded cup of the potato mixture (about 1 1/4 cups worth) in each well and gently pat down. (They will start to sizzle.)
• Close the waffle iron and cook until the hash browns are golden brown and crispy; time will vary based on your waffle iron, but it will take roughly 12 minutes. (Check on them occasionally to make sure they aren't burning.) Use a butter knife or fish spatula to gently and very carefully remove the hash browns. They are very fragile when they are hot and just out of the iron.
• For the flank steak: Meanwhile, preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Pat the steak dry and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Grill the steak for about 5 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Set on a cutting board to rest for 10 minutes.
• Thinly slice the steak against the grain. Divide the hash browns and steak among 4 plates and drizzle the steak with the herb sauce.

Steps:

• Smoky Sauce: In a medium mixing bowl combine the sour cream, parsley, paprika, vinegar and garlic. Mix until well blended, and then taste to check the seasoning. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the hash browns: Grate the potatoes using the large holes of a box grater. Place the grated potatoes on a clean dish towel and squeeze out the excess water.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the grated potatoes, onions, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper, and give it a good stir.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat. Using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop out the potatoes and place in the hot pan. Fill the pan with 4 or 5 potato scoops, making sure not to overcrowd the pan. Using a spatula, flatten out the potato portions. Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and continue to cook on the other side until golden brown and crispy, about 3 minutes. Drain the hash browns on paper towels, sprinkle with salt, and repeat the process for the remaining potatoes. Serve with the smoky sauce on the side.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer., Stir in hash browns and 1/4 teaspoon salt; spread in an even layer. Reduce heat to medium; cook 5 minutes. Turn hash browns over; cook, covered, 5-6 minutes longer or until heated through and bottom is lightly browned. Sprinkle with cheese; cover and remove from heat. Keep warm., Sprinkle beef with pepper and remaining salt. Grill, covered, over medium heat 5-7 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°)., Remove steaks from heat; top each with a fourth of the potato mixture. Sprinkle with chives.