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Sunday Beef for Weeknights This is a Monday through Friday alternative to spare ribs

Name: Sunday Beef for Weeknights This is a Monday through Friday alternative to spare ribs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 24 ounces beef sirloin, cut into 4 (6-ounce) lean, trimmed steaks; 2 cups good quality beef stock, from soup aisle; 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces; 1 carrot, 1/2-inch dice; 2 ribs celery, from the heart, with greens, chopped; Crusty bread, to pass at table; 1 cup dry red wine; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 bay leaves, fresh or dried; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 3 garlic cloves, smashed; 1 leek, trimmed; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan; 1 rounded tablespoon red currant jelly, optional, grape jelly can be substituted; 1 pound small red skinned potatoes, quartered; Salt and pepper

6 October 2026

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Total Time40 Mins

Serves4

Per Serving$3.78

Sunday Beef for Weeknights This is a Monday through Friday alternative to spare ribs is a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 42g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 545 calories. For $3.78 per serving, this recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.

Lunch Beef Steak Sirloin

Method:

1
Heat a deep, heavy bottomed skillet over high heat, then add 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Season meat with salt and pepper, then caramelize the meat 2 minutes on each side.
2
Cut leek lengthwise, then cut into 1/2-inch slices across. Wash under running water in colander, separating all of the layers.
3
Drain well.
4
Remove steaks from pan and reduce heat to medium high.
5
Add butter to the pan and the leeks, garlic, carrot, celery and potatoes. Season vegetables with salt and pepper.
6
Add thyme and bay sprigs.
7
Saute veggies 10 minutes.
8
Add flour, cook 1 minute.
9
Whisk in red wine and reduce 1 minute.
10
Whisk in broth and bring to a bubble. Stir in jelly. Slide meat into pan. If serving immediately, simmer over medium heat 7 to 10 minutes. If this meal is a make-ahead, remove the dish from the stove top at this point. When you reheat, bring sauce to a bubble and simmer 5 to 7 minutes over moderate heat.
11
Work on other dishes in your menu or dessert with the pockets of time created as veggies and meat cook.
12
Remove from stove top and serve each steak with lots of veggies and broth in shallow dishes with crusty bread for dipping.