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Sirloin Tips with Steakhouse Creamed Spinach

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on October 27, 2015

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Sirloin Tips with Steakhouse Creamed Spinach

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds sirloin steak tips, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces5 teaspoons vegetable oil 2 shallots, sliced thin1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 garlic cloves, minced⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 ¾ cups whole milk 20 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup)¼ teaspoon table salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  1. Pat steak tips dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add steak tips and cook until well browned all over and meat registers 125 degrees (for medium-rare), 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to plate and tent with foil.
  2. Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in now-empty skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add shallots and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add flour, garlic, and nutmeg and cook until flour is golden and garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Whisk in milk and bring to simmer. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
  3. Stir in spinach, 1/4 cup Parmesan, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to serving bowl and sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup Parmesan. Serve creamed spinach with steak tips.
Sirloin Tips with Steakhouse Creamed Spinach

Sirloin Tips with Steakhouse Creamed Spinach

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds sirloin steak tips, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
5 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 shallots, sliced thin
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 garlic cloves, minced
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ¾ cups whole milk
20 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup)
¼ teaspoon table salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds sirloin steak tips, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
5 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 shallots, sliced thin
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 garlic cloves, minced
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ¾ cups whole milk
20 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup)
¼ teaspoon table salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds sirloin steak tips, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
5 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 shallots, sliced thin
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 garlic cloves, minced
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ¾ cups whole milk
20 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup)
¼ teaspoon table salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Why This Recipe Works

Starting with frozen spinach streamlines the prep for creamed spinach. We skip the heavy cream in favor of a light béchamel flavored with garlic, shallots, and a hint of nutmeg. Sirloin steak tips are often sold as flap meat.

Instructions

  1. Pat steak tips dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add steak tips and cook until well browned all over and meat registers 125 degrees (for medium-rare), 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to plate and tent with foil.
  2. Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in now-empty skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add shallots and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add flour, garlic, and nutmeg and cook until flour is golden and garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Whisk in milk and bring to simmer. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
  3. Stir in spinach, 1/4 cup Parmesan, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to serving bowl and sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup Parmesan. Serve creamed spinach with steak tips.

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