New York Strip Steak Florentine With Sauteed Mushrooms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 Tbsp. butter
2 tsp. olive oil (extra-virgin or virgin preferred)
2 lb. mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh chives or 1 Tbsp. dried crushed chives
3 Tbsp. chopped, fresh parsley
3 cloves garlic, sliced paper thin with single-edge razor blade or crushed and chopped fine
1 shallot, chopped fine
1/4 c. cognac
juice of 1/2 lemon
5 New York strip steaks (8 oz. each)

Preparation

Heat butter and olive oil in large frying pan over medium to high heat.
When hot, add mushrooms and 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
Cook for 10 minutes, stirring or tossing occasionally.
Add chives, parsley, garlic and shallot, stirring them to blend in for 7 or 8 minutes.
Add cognac and lemon juice. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Taste for seasoning.
Broil steaks to your preference (rare is best) and pour mushrooms over steaks.