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Paris Recipe: Entrecôtes Bercy Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine

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Bercy on the Seine, where the Finance Ministry stands, once was the biggest wine port and market in the world; the place gives its name to many recipes involving wine.

Ingredients:

6 sirloin steaks (or any other steak)
8 chopped shallots
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons oil
8 fluid ounces dry white wine
Parsley, salt, and pepper

Directions:

Sauté the shallots and parsley in the butter and oil, then add the wine, salt, and pepper and reduce until only a little is left. While it's reducing, grill the steaks, and then top with the sauce.

Servings: Serves six.

 

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