Pan Fried Porterhouse with Mushrooms One of the favorites marked on his list of foods to be ready and hot when he arrived at home was a porterhouse steak, pan-fried, with mushrooms.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 teaspoon dried leaf tarragon

3/4 cup whipping cream

1 (1-1/2-inch-thick) porterhouse steak (about 2 pounds)

1 tablespoon butter

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method 

In a skillet or frying pan, heat 1/2 cup butter. Add mushrooms. Saute over medium heat 5 minutes. Add tarragon and cream. 

Simmer over low heat until sauce has thickened slightly. Score fat on steak so it will not curl during cooking. 

Place 1 tablespoon butter and steak in another heavy skillet. 

Cook steak over high heat 5 minutes on each side for rare meat. Or, cook longer according to your taste. 

Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve with creamed mushrooms. Makes 2 to 3 servings.