Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon to 1/4 cup Irvine Spices Cajun Blackening spice
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds top round steak, cut into 8 pieces and pounded with a meat mallet
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup hot chicken broth
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup (about 8 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil or if de-hydrated soaked in
- warm water, chopped
- 1 pound dried ziti pasta
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Rub Cajun spice into the surface of the meat. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit while you prepare the sauce and pasta. (The rub will actually begin to "cure" the meat.)
For the sauce, melt butter in a large saucepan which will be large enough to accommodate the pound of cooked pasta, and saute onion until it becomes translucent. Mix in the flour to make a roux. Gradually add chicken broth and allow thickening. Remove from heat and whisk in Parmesan. Immediately cover surface of sauce with a sheet of plastic wrap and set aside briefly.
Bring a pot of water to boil for the pasta.
Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a skillet. Cook the sun-dried tomatoes for a few minutes, then with a slotted spoon transfer them to the cheese sauce and whisk in. Cover the pot of sauce and set aside. Reserve the skillet and all the bits in it for the meat.
Boil the pasta until al dente and drain. Add the cooked pasta to the saute pan containing the sauce and fold to coat pasta. Season with salt and pepper, as needed. Keep covered in a warm place while you cook the steaks.
Over medium high heat, sear the steaks, about 3 minutes per side and cook to your liking. Slice steaks into bite sized pieces and serve over pasta.
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By slugger442_11921853
Sioux City, IA
on January 02, 2011
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Made this with some minor adjustments, stuck with the sauce recipe but added some jar alfredo sauce and some "cajun" seasoning. Any good grocery store has some sort of Cajun spice. Then once the beef was cooked poured a little white wine in the pan to remove any meat pieces and juice and added that to the sauce as well!!! It turned out fantastic. Have to be a little adventurous sometimes. Cant wait to make this for my husband!!!
By chrisw_11811997
Wickliffe, OH
on October 05, 2009
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Like most things in Life you need to use a bit of common sense, so if you can't think for yourself and you need to follow each and every line word for word you may want to try a different recipe, as this recipe leaves a little room for interpretation and your own likes and dislikes.
By cjules15_9930678
El Paso, TX
on March 04, 2008
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There has to be a misprint because when I added my chicken broth to the roux, instead of a sauce, a big ball of dough formed in my pot. I tried to add more broth, milk, and even pasta water but it was still a thick mess. The chicken broth kills the alfredo taste. It tasted more like chicken and dumplings. Do us all a favor and take this recipe off!
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