Flank Steak Au Jus Sandwiches

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil or 2 tablespoons other vegetable oil
• 2 (1 1/2 lb) flank steaks
• 1 1/2 cups sake
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons brown gravy (like kitchen bouquet)
• hard roll (homemade or store bought)
• butter
• parmesan cheese (for grating on sandwiches) or other cheese (for grating on sandwiches)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. add flank steaks and cook well on both sides until browned and crisp. reduce heat to medium and cook to desired doneness (10-12 minutes for medium, 8-10 minutes for med rare). transfer to heated platter and keep warm.
• 2 combine sake and water in same skillet and cook over medium high heat until reduced to 2 cups (10-15 minutes).
• 3 in a small cup combine soy sauce with water and then add to sake/water mixture along with the kitchen bouquet (or brown gravy sacue) and any juice from steak. blend well and remove from heat but keep warm.
• 4 slice rolls horontally and spread with butter and sprinkle with cheese. toast in the broiler until golden brown.
• 5 slice steak thinly on the diagonal, against the grain and then arrange steak slices on roll halves. transfer to a large serving platter and serve with warm sauce.