ten minutes steaks with herbed madeira sauce

prep time:  tbd
cook time:  tbd
servings:  4

ingredients:
1 pound steaks
2 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup madeira
2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon fresh basil - chopped
1 tablespoon fresh oregano - chopped
1 green onion - chopped
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

steps:
1.  place a platter in the oven and preheat to 200 degrees.  prepare the steaks by trimming, then drying them with paper towels.

2.  in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium high heat, then add the steaks.  cook on the first side until you see blood on the top surface.  turn, and cook about half again as long.  pull the heated platter from the oven, transfer the steaks to it and cover with foil.

3.  remove the pan from the burner just long enough to pour the madeira into a measuring cup (don't pour it directly into the hot pan).  return the pan to the heat, and deglaze the pan with the madeira, letting it bubble down to about half the volume.

4.  add the rest of the ingredients, stirring to mix the herbs into the butter and simmer 1-2 minutes.  pour the sauce over the steaks.

- slice of the wild, 2009