3 Reviews of French Bistro Steak on Garlic Croutes and Potato Frites

From: Dr. Jenny

On Jun 5, 2009

We made this recipe for dinner last night and really enjoyed it. The steak was very flavorful--loved the sauce. I wish we would have made more frites. They were very good, but looked like a lot less when they were finished cooking due to shrinkage. Our only difficulty is that despite oiling the potatoes, the fries tended to stick to the aluminum foil. I will either spray the foil with olive oil cooking spray next time or just cook right on the baking sheet and deal with the cleanup. I followed all ingredients as posted except that I used ciabatta for the bread. Thanks! Made for ZWT5.

From: IngridH

On Jun 12, 2009

We really enjoyed this meal. I made the steak in a cast iron pan, 3 minutes per side, and got a nice medium rare. The sauce went very nicely with the steak, and there was just enough to coat it without running all over the place and making the bread soggy. When I saw how many frites this made, I thought it was too much, but not a scap of potato was left on either plate when we were done. I also had a bit of trouble with the pototoes sticking to the pan, but not enough to keep me from enjoying the meal. Next time, I would probably use the deep fryer for the potatoes, then sprinkle the seasonings over them after braining the oil. These were good, but we prefer the texture of fries from the fryer. Thanks for posting a great dish! Made for ZWT5 by one of the Cooks with Dirty Faces.

From: Vicki in CT

On Oct 24, 2009

Nice steak recipe and was great to cook indoors since raining here. Next time will probably omit the bread.