# @seattlehanddoc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUvGFOyCaUW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63741571-seattlehanddoc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-14T11:01:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Wayne & Nancy (@seattlehanddoc) — https://gondola.cc/seattlehanddoc

## Caption

For our first Valentine’s Day, Wayne was still in residency and was doing an overnight at the hospital so I made this and brought it to him.  For the last two weeks, our kids kept sending us videos of people making steak frites, so I thought it was perfect to make for this Valentine’s Day! The sauce is so good!

Steak Frites w/Sauce Verte

Steaks
• 2 NY strips (1–1½”)
• Salt
• Neutral oil
• 2–3 tbsp butter
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 3–4 smashed garlic cloves

Salt steaks generously. Heat pan until very hot; add neutral oil. Sear 2–3 min per side until deeply crusted. Add butter, rosemary, garlic and baste continuously. Transfer to 400°F oven 4–8 min until internal temp reaches 125–130°F (medium-rare). Rest 10 min.

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Sauce Verte
• Steak pan drippings
• 1 large shallot, minced
• 3–4 garlic cloves, minced
• ¼ cup fresh parsley
• 2 tbsp fresh tarragon
• 1 tbsp fresh sage
• 1 tbsp fresh chives (+ more for garnish)
• 2 tbsp fresh basil
• 2 tbsp walnuts
• 4–6 anchovies
• Juice of 1–2 lemons
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp crème fraîche
• Salt & pepper

While steak rests, sauté shallot and garlic in the steak pan drippings 1–2 min until fragrant.

Next, blend all remaining ingredients into a smooth green sauce.

Pour blended sauce into the pan with shallot and garlic, stir until well combined & transfer everything back to the blender and blend  until smooth.

Fries (Double Fry)
• 5 russet potatoes
• Neutral oil for frying
• Salt

Peel and cut into traditional French fry size. Soak in ice water 15–30 min. Drain and pat completely dry.

Fry at 325°F for 3–4 min until pale and lightly cooked. Remove and rest a few minutes.

Increase oil to 375°F and fry again 2–3 min until golden and crisp. Drain and salt immediately.
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