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Hanger Steak with Charred Scallion Sauce

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An ode to the classic French dish of leeks vinaigrette, the bright, addictive condiment clinging to this quick-cooking steak dinner is also destined for your next roast chicken or pork chop.

Ingredients

4 servings

1/2 cup crushed or coarsely chopped walnuts
1 small garlic clove
9 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 (1 1/2-lb.) hanger steak, cut into 4 pieces, center membrane removed
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
3/4 tsp. Aleppo-style pepper, plus more for serving
12 scallions
5 tsp. sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. chopped cornichons
1 Tbsp. chopped drained capers
1 Tbsp. whole grain mustard
3/4 tsp. chopped thyme
Pinch of sugar
Flaky sea salt
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 8–10 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Finely grate garlic over warm walnuts and toss with 6 Tbsp. oil.

    Step 2

    Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Season steaks with kosher salt and black pepper; sprinkle all over with Aleppo-style pepper. Rub with 2 Tbsp. oil and cook, turning occasionally, until deeply browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 130° for medium-rare, 10–12 minutes. Transfer steaks to a cutting board.

    Step 3

    Wipe out skillet and reduce heat to medium. Place scallions and 1 Tbsp. oil in skillet, season with kosher salt, and cook, turning occasionally, until softened and deeply charred, about 4 minutes. Transfer to cutting board; trim and cut into 1" pieces. Add to bowl with walnut mixture along with vinegar, cornichons, capers, mustard, thyme, and sugar and toss to combine; season with kosher salt and black pepper.

    Step 4

    Slice steak against the grain and sprinkle with sea salt. Serve with scallion sauce and more Aleppo-style pepper.

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  • I've dome this with pork steak and beef, delicious every time!mattb

    • Mattb

    • Apalachin, NY

    • 6/13/2022

  • We are apparently the odd ones out on this recipe. We found the "sauce" (with the chopped nuts it is more a topping than a sauce) overpowered the steak. We like the flavor (we are big fans of almost anything vinaigrette!), just not with the relatively mild hanger steak.

    • euriaut

    • Kansas City

    • 5/6/2020

  • Wonderful, can't wait to make this again. We did it all on the bbq, including the scallions (on a grill sheet) and we all were amazed at how good it was. Skipped the cornichons and I'd do that again. Very good recipe!

    • Anonymous

    • Ottawa, Ont

    • 7/4/2019

  • Wonderful! This is an excellent recipe. I will make it again.

    • Anonymous

    • Seattle

    • 6/14/2019

  • PHENOMENAL. Made extra of the topping and ended up eating it with a spoon the next day!

    • Anonymous

    • Indianapolis, IN

    • 4/18/2019

  • I made this for my boyfriend's birthday, but used a short rib instead of hangar steak. The sauce is INCREDIBLE!!! It was so easy to make and extremely flavorful, I made it twice. Some suggestions: regular olive oil is better than extra virgin, I used apple cider vinegar instead of sherry vinegar, and I used honey instead of sugar. Can't wait to make this again.

    • spreehee3144

    • Baltimore, MD

    • 9/26/2018

  • I was pleasantly surprised by the ease of this recipe and the bang of flavor. I used almonds instead of walnuts due to an allergy and it was terrific. I have tried this twice once with skirt steak and once with hanger steak. Go the extra mile and get the hanger steak!

    • gjacob

    • Florida

    • 9/14/2018

  • This was one of the best steak recipes I've done in a while. I grilled the scallions and the hanger steak because it was nice out. Of course this meant I couldn't do the whole "same pan" thing but it didn't matter. I also had some garlic scapes lying around so I lightly grilled those, chopped and tossed them into the sauce as well. I was expecting it to be real acidic (between the vinegar, cornichons, and capers), but the balance was quite nice.

    • section11

    • Chicago, IL

    • 7/26/2018

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