This pan-roasted steak recipe pairs savory onion marmalade with a bright spring farro salad for a balanced, hearty plate.

Notes

Wine pairing: 2011 Domaine Baron Cot.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup farro

  • 1 red onion, divided

  • 1 sprig thyme

  • 1/2 English cucumber

  • 1 cup radishes

  • 1/6 bunch parsley

  • 1 lemon

  • 10 ounces flatiron steak

  • 1/4 cup red wine

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

  1. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add farro and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.

  2. Prepare ingredients: peel and halve onion (thinly slice half and mince half), pick thyme leaves, dice cucumber and radishes, chop parsley, halve lemon, and pat steak dry.

  3. Make onion marmalade: heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil in a pan over medium heat, cook sliced onion until soft, add red wine and sugar, and reduce until nearly evaporated. Add 2 tablespoons water, cook off, and stir in thyme.

  4. Transfer marmalade to a bowl. In the same pan, heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat and cook steak 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Rest steak 5 to 10 minutes.

  5. Toss farro salad: combine farro, minced onion, cucumber, radishes, parsley, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

  6. Slice steak against the grain, plate with onion marmalade on top, and serve with farro salad.

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