I've never heard of it but when I googled up steak ala mama I found many restaurants that serve it but no recipes and every reference said 'garlic butter sauce' - some with mushrooms some with wine - but all seem to have garlic and butter - sounds like you could do almost anything you wanted to as long as you use garlic and butter!

I've been traveling and now I'm settled in for a bit of a vacation and so I've just gotten back to the computer - I had sent a note to Hawk from the cooking forum and here's what he said - he's a nice Italian boy and so I thought he might know what this is ;)

I' ve heard of this but never made it.
I think it is basically a Steak cooked with Onions , Wine and Butter w Garlic.
My MIL ; I think, did just about the same thing with a Porterhouse Steak.
She used a large Cast Iron frying pan very hot. Seered the Steak in Butter and garlic, turned the heat down, Poured in a little homemade Chanti and added the simmered Onions and a little butter and Garlic. Didn't cook it too long.