$412 vs $29 Steak Dinner: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious

steak

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork chops

Chicken breast is leaner and more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be used for cooking.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs are more shelf-stable and cheaper.

Prepare the chateau briand by trimming off any chains and silver skin using a knife.

Tie the chateau briand with butcher twine for even cooking.

Season the chateau briand with tallow for richness before searing.

Sear the chateau briand until brown on all sides, ensuring not to let it turn gray.

Add butter, garlic, and thyme to the pan after browning the steak.

Transfer the chateau briand to the oven to finish cooking.

Slice the mushrooms and dehydrate them in a dehydrator until crisp and dry.

Grind the dehydrated mushrooms into a powder using a coffee grinder.

Puree the mushrooms for the filling until liquidy.

Heat a pan and add tallow, then sauté leeks and onions with salt and pepper until soft.

Add garlic and mushrooms to the pan, cooking until moisture is reduced and no liquid is weeping out.

Add mushroom powder to the mixture to enhance flavor.

Layer the potato slices in a casserole dish, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Pour heated vegetable stock over the layered potatoes, adding pepper and salt, and dollop with butter.

Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in a 350°F oven for about 30 minutes.

Butterfly the flank steak and pound it out lightly to prepare for rolling.

Season the flank steak before rolling it up.

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