Wow! What an amazing dish. So comforting and feel good for the soul. Steak and Eggs using either chicken or duck eggs. With different ways to cook the steak and the seasonings or pan sauces used to create variations of the same dish. In the end, it all comes down to steak and eggs and what sauce you want.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 Steaks - 1/2 Inch
- 2 Whole Duck Eggs - can use Chicken Eggs
- 1/4 C Rendered Fat - Substitute with lard, bacon grease, beef suet, or oil.
Sauce
- 1/4 C EVOO, Lemon Juice, Goya Red Cooking Wine, Pimento Paste (Sweet or Hot)
- 3 Cloves Garlic - Minced or Finely Shredded
- 1 Tbl Smoked Paprika
- 1/8 tsp Black Salt
Salt & Pepper
- 1/2 Tbl Kosher Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp White Pepper
Instructions
- Combine in a bowl all the ingredients for the sauce.Combine the salt & pepper seasoning.Trim excess fat from completely thawed steak and chop into small pieces to render out later. Season the steaks with the seasoning and allow them to sit out until room temperature, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- In a skillet over medium heat, place the trimmed fat and cook until golden crisp and the fat is rendered out. Remove and discard the crackling. If more fat is needed, add in lard or oil. You want about 1/4 cup of fat.If not rendering fat, place the fat in the pan and let it get hot over medium heat before you start searing the meat. You want the fat to be nice and hot and right before the smoke point.
- Sear 1/2-inch steaks or thinner for 2–3 minutes per side, or until desired doneness. Sear longer for thicker cuts, and either finish in the oven or reverse sear. Typically done with 1 inch or thicker.
- Drain out and save the fat for the eggs. Deglaze the pan with the sauce. Continue to reduce over medium heat until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. Sauce over the steaks when done.
- Clean the pan and reheat over medium heat for a couple of minutes with 1-2 Tbl of reserved rendered fat. Crack 2 eggs and season with salt & pepper. Cover with a lid and shut the heat off, but leave the skillet on the burner for about 3 minutes.Place the eggs on top of the steaks and serve. Garnish with parsley & Aleppo chili flakes.
Notes
Beef Steak Internal Temperature
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- Medium Rare 130 F – 135 F
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- Medium – 140 F – 145 F
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- Medium Well 150 F – 155 F.
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- Well Done – 160 F and above