Steak with Swiss Chard and Garlic Bread

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Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
20 mins
Servings:
4

Hearty and satisfying, this steak dinner skips the de rigueur potatoes and opts instead for leafy Swiss chard and crusty garlic bread.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

  • 1 pound skirt steak, patted dry and cut into 4 pieces

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

  • 1 large bunch Swiss chard (1 ½ pounds), stems cut into ½-inch pieces, leaves torn into bite-size pieces and rinsed (with some water still clinging)

  • 1 baguette, split lengthwise

Directions

  1. Heat broiler, with rack in middle position. In a small saucepan, heat oil and garlic over medium-high until oil bubbles at edges. Add 1 teaspoon garlic oil to a large skillet and heat over medium-high. Season steak with salt and pepper and cook, in batches if necessary, until well browned and medium-rare, 5 to 7 minutes, flipping halfway through. Transfer to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest while preparing vegetables.

  2. Return skillet to medium heat and add garlic slices and 2 teaspoons garlic oil. Add chard stems and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 3 minutes. Add leaves and season with salt and pepper. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook until leaves are wilted, 3 minutes. Meanwhile, brush bread with remaining garlic oil, season with salt and pepper, and broil until golden and crisp, 2 minutes. To serve, thinly slice steak against the grain and serve with chard and garlic bread.

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Cook's Notes

To keep your baguette fresh all week, wrap it in plastic. Store at room temperature or freeze.

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