Syrah Marinated New York Steak

by Greg Flores, Chef
Greg Flores studied culinary arts at The California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Upon graduation, Greg worked his way up from Extern to Sous Chef at Cate Marcella, a four star restaurant in Los Gatos, California. After a brief time as Executinve Chef at Bethany College, Greg is now back in Los Gatos as one of the chefs at Three Degrees in The Toll House Hotel.

Summer is here, so it is time to dust off the barbeque and grill some steak. The heartiness of the Syrah and freshly cracked black pepper pair nicely. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
4–10 oz. New York steaks
1 cup BARGETTO Syrah
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. shallot, minced
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 T. black pepper, freshly cracked
1 T. unsalted butter

Procedure:
1. Combine all ingredients except butter and marinate steaks for 2 hours.
2. Barbecue steaks 6 minutes per side, until medium rare.
3. While steaks are cooking, strain marinade and pour into 2 qt. sauce pan.
4. Boil for 10 minutes or until thickened. Whisk in butter.
5. Serve 1-2 tablespoons of sauce over each steak.

Enjoy with baked potato and green salad.

Serves 4.