By Hurricane 2368

Wine-Marinated Flank Steak with Pinot Noir Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients

6 servings

2 poundsflank steak

3 cupspinot noir

or other dry red wine

4shallots

peeled and thinly sliced crosswise

2 clovesgarlic

peeled and crushed with the side of a cleaver

1 teaspoonfresh thyme leaves

2 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil

plus oil for brushing the steaks

3 tablespoonsunsalted butter

at room temperature

1 stripbacon

cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slivers

6 ouncesshiitake mushrooms

stemmed and cut into 1/4 inch slices

1 teaspooncornstarch

sea salt

freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoonsfresh chives

chopped

1 cupbeef stock

Instructions