Ming Tsai

Recipes

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place a tray with a wire rack on middle rack of oven.  Preheat a gas or charcoal grill and lightly oil grates.  Season steak with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.  Cook steak over medium-high heat 1 1/2 minutes per side.  Then transfer to wire rack in the oven and cook until medium-rare, 6 - 8 minutes.  Transfer steak to cutting board to rest.

In the meantime, heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the bacon.  Cook bacon 2 - 3 minutes.  When bacon starts to color, add the garlic and onion.  Cook until onions are soft and bacon is rendered, 2 - 3 more minutes.  Add chard to pan and season with salt and pepper.  Cook a minute then toss gently to wilt and remove pan from heat.

Place 1 cup extra virgin olive oil in a medium saucepan over high heat and cook until it just begins to smoke.  Remove pan from heat and add sage and rosemary.

Place chard-bacon mixture down middle of serving platter.  Cut steak into 1/2-inch slices and transfer to a deep baking dish.  Pour hot oil over sliced steak.  Use tongs to remove meat from oil and shingle the slices on top of chard-bacon mixture.  Remove sage and rosemary springs from oil and place on top of meat.  Garnish with lemon wedges.