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Smothered Coppa Steak - serve over mashed potatoes.

Smothered Coppa Steaks

Southern-style braised coppa steaks in a rick, dark, onion gravy.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people
Calories 723 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch oven, or large pot - with a lid
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 kitchen knife
  • 1 glass dish
  • 1 large spoon
  • 1 large measuring cup

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp beef tallow
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 coppa steaks - well marbled
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt - coarse
  • 1 tbsp black pepper - coarse
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cloves garlic - minced
  • 1 tsp thyme - ground
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 1 quart beef stock
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup flat leaf parsley - chopped
  • ¼ cup green onion - chopped

Instructions
 

  • Slice the onion into thin half-moons.
    1 large yellow onion
    Smothered Coppa Steak - slice the onion into thin half moons
  • Generously apply salt and pepper to all sides of the coppa steaks.
    2 coppa steaks, 1 tbsp kosher salt, 1 tbsp black pepper
    Smothered Coppa Steak - generously salt and pepper the meat on both sides.
  • Melt the beef tallow and half of the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven, over high heat on the range. Move a rack to the bottom part of your oven, and preheat to 350℉.
    2 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp beef tallow
    Smothered Coppa Steak - add tallow and butter to a Dutch oven.
  • Add the steaks to the hot tallow. Allow space between the steaks to properly brown.
    Smothered Coppa Steak - add the steaks to the hot tallow, keeping space between them.
  • Cook until both side of each steak are well browned.
    Smothered Coppa Steak - brown steaks thoroughly on both sides.
  • Remove the browned steaks to a glass dish.
    Smothered Coppa Steak - remove browned steaks to a dish and set aside.
  • Add the onions and balsamic vinegar. Sauté until tender.
    1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 large yellow onion
    Smothered Coppa Steak - cook until onions are tender.
  • Stir in the flour, garlic, and thyme. Cook for a couple of minutes to brown the flour.
    1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 3 cloves garlic, 1 tsp thyme
    Smothered Coppa Steak - add flour, garlic, and thyme.
  • Add the dry red wine to deglaze. Scrape up the fond to incorporate into the sauce.
    1 cup dry red wine
    Smothered Coppa Steak - add red wine to deglaze the pan. Scrape up all of the fond into the sauce.
  • Preheat 3 cups of the beef stock in the microwave. Add the hot stock, plus the Worcestershire sauce, dark soy sauce, and cayenne pepper to the pot, and stir to incorporate.
    1 quart beef stock, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
    Smothered Coppa Steak - allow the sauce to reduce by about half.
  • Add the remaining knob of butter to the sauce. Allow it to melt and stir it into the sauce. The sauce should be fragrant, dark and silky.
    Smothered Coppa Steak - add a knob of butter.
  • Add the browned steaks and their juices back into the pot.
    Smothered Coppa Steak - return steaks with their juices back to the pan.
  • Cover and bake for two hours in the preheated oven.
    Smothered Coppa Steak - cover and bake for 2 hours.
  • After two hours, remove the lid. The meat should be very tender, and the sauce reduced and thickened. Carefully scrape up any stuck bits, and re-incorporate into the sauce. Add the remaining beef stock if necessary, to keep the sauce from burning.
    Smothered Coppa Steak - Remove the lid, and carefully scrape any bits from the bottom, incorporating into the sauce. Add more beef stock if necessary.
  • Add the chopped parsley, and return to the oven with the lid removed.
    1/4 cup flat leaf parsley
    Smothered Coppa Steak - add chopped parsley.
  • Remove from the oven. The sauce should be very dark, and the meat should be fork tender.
    Smothered Coppa Steak - cook uncovered for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven.
  • Add the chopped green onion.
    1/4 cup green onion
    Smothered Coppa Steak - add chopped green onion.
  • Carefully add a steak to a wide, flat-bottom bowl. Serve with mashed potatoes, and a generous ladle of that delicious dark gravy. Bon Appetite!
    Smothered Coppa Steak

Nutrition

Calories: 723kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 64g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 4928mg | Potassium: 2062mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1282IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 6mg
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