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Cruising with Cyn
Collection of useless information circuitous to the OPERATION: Poisson Rouge Adventure.

This 6 week installment of Cruising with Cyn, we will be exploring local cuisine from the regions we will be visiting. Ken and I will be preparing a traditional meal from Barcelona, Naples, Rome, Florence, Nice and Toulon. We will be posting the receipe and our review.

Herb-Rubbed Steaks with Olives Provencal
Ingredients
4 6-ounce beef tenderloin steaks (each about 1 inch thick) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 bay leaves (2 finely crushed, 1 whole) 1/2 cup brine-cured olives (such as Kalamata) 1 cup dry white wine 3 tablespoons canned tomato puree
Instructions
• Rub tenderloin steaks with 1 tablespoon olive oil; sprinkle with crushed bay leaves.
• Place steaks in small glass baking dish in single layer; let stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Bring small saucepan of water to boil over medium-high heat. Add olives and return water to boil. Drain olives.
• Scrape most of bay leaves off steaks; sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add steaks and sauté to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to plate.
• Add white wine to skillet and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Add tomato puree, whole bay leaf, and drained olives to skillet.
• Cook until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Return steaks and any accumulated juices to skillet; turn to coat. Cook steaks until just heated through, turning once, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer steaks to platter. Discard bay leaf. Spoon sauce and olives over steaks and serve.

Bon Appetit! Now that we are all stuffed to the gills next week we should take in a movie.