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Pan-Seared Skirt Steak with Zucchini and Scallion Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on January 4, 2016

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Pan-Seared Skirt Steak with Zucchini and Scallion Sauce

Ingredients

1 cup fresh parsley leaves 8 scallions, white parts minced, green parts cut into 1-inch pieces½ cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup water 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Salt and pepper 1 (1 ½-pound) skirt steak, trimmed and cut into 4 equal parts2 medium zucchini, cut into ½-inch chunks

Before You Begin

For tender meat, slice the steak against the grain.

Instructions

  1. Process parsley, scallion greens, 1/2 cup oil, water, vinegar, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in blender until smooth, about 1 minute. Set aside.
  2. Pat steak dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook steak until well browned and meat registers 120 to 125 degrees (for medium-rare), about 2 minutes per side. Transfer steak to carving board and tent with foil.
  3. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil and zucchini to now-empty skillet and cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until zucchini is well browned, about 2 minutes. Stir and continue to cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Off heat, add scallion whites and 2 tablespoons scallion sauce and stir to coat zucchini. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Slice steak thin against grain. Serve with zucchini and remaining scallion sauce.
Pan-Seared Skirt Steak with Zucchini and Scallion Sauce
Photography by Daniel J. van Ackere. Styling by Marie Piraino.

Pan-Seared Skirt Steak with Zucchini and Scallion Sauce

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 cup fresh parsley leaves
8 scallions, white parts minced, green parts cut into 1-inch pieces
½ cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup water
4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper
1 (1 ½-pound) skirt steak, trimmed and cut into 4 equal parts
2 medium zucchini, cut into ½-inch chunks

Ingredients

1 cup fresh parsley leaves
8 scallions, white parts minced, green parts cut into 1-inch pieces
½ cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup water
4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper
1 (1 ½-pound) skirt steak, trimmed and cut into 4 equal parts
2 medium zucchini, cut into ½-inch chunks

Ingredients

1 cup fresh parsley leaves
8 scallions, white parts minced, green parts cut into 1-inch pieces
½ cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup water
4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper
1 (1 ½-pound) skirt steak, trimmed and cut into 4 equal parts
2 medium zucchini, cut into ½-inch chunks

Why This Recipe Works

This vibrant, no-cook blender sauce is the perfect accompaniment to quick-cooking skirt steak.

Before You Begin

For tender meat, slice the steak against the grain.

Instructions

  1. Process parsley, scallion greens, 1/2 cup oil, water, vinegar, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in blender until smooth, about 1 minute. Set aside.
  2. Pat steak dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook steak until well browned and meat registers 120 to 125 degrees (for medium-rare), about 2 minutes per side. Transfer steak to carving board and tent with foil.
  3. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil and zucchini to now-empty skillet and cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until zucchini is well browned, about 2 minutes. Stir and continue to cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Off heat, add scallion whites and 2 tablespoons scallion sauce and stir to coat zucchini. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Slice steak thin against grain. Serve with zucchini and remaining scallion sauce.

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