Blue Cheese Steak Sandwich With the Works
- Ready In:
- 1hr 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 26
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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STEAK
- 59.14 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 59.14 ml extra virgin olive oil, plus for rolls
- 14.79-29.58 ml hot sauce
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1360.77 g flank steaks
- fresh ground black pepper
- kosher salt
- 6 hero sandwich buns or 6 ciabatta rolls
- watercress
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ONIONS
- 29.58 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 3 medium vidalia onions, sliced 1/3-inch thick
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed
- 7.39 ml kosher salt
- 2.46 ml hot sauce or 2.46 ml crushed red pepper flakes
- 118.29 ml canned low sodium beef broth or 118.29 ml low sodium chicken broth
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BLUE CHEESE SAUCE
- 113.39 g blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
- 236.59 ml mayonnaise (or 1/2 cup mayonnaise with 1/2 cup sour cream) or 236.59 ml sour cream (or 1/2 cup mayonnaise with 1/2 cup sour cream)
- 1 lemon, zest of, finely grated
- fresh ground black pepper
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ROASTED TOMATOES (use 2 cups)
- 8 ripe plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
- 29.58 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 4-5 fresh thyme sprigs
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 14.79 ml kosher salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- crushed red pepper flakes
directions
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MARINADE FOR STEAK:
- Mix the Worcestershire, olive oil, hot sauce, and 5 cloves of chopped garlic in a large glass baking dish.
- Add the steak and swish around, turning until evenly coated.
- Marinate at room temperature for 15 to 30 minutes, or cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours, flipping the steak once or twice.
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ONIONS:
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and when shimmering add the onions.
- Cook, stirring occasionally; until the onions are brown, about 8 minutes, then stir in the garlic, salt,and hot sauce, cook until onions are tender, about 8 minutes longer.
- Add the broth and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Cook until all the broth is gone, and then season with pepper; set aside.
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COOK THE STEAK:
- Preheat an outdoor grill or grill pan with a medium to medium-high heat.
- Remove the steak from the marinade and season 1 side with salt and pepper.
- Place seasoned side of the meat down on the grill.
- Cook the steak undisturbed for 5 minutes.
- Then rotate the meat about 90 degrees (don’t turn it over) on the grill to make clear cross marks and grill another 2 minutes.
- Season the other side of the steak with salt and pepper and flip.
- Continue to grill until an instant-read thermometer registers 140ºF for medium, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a cutting board to rest for 15 minutes.
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BLUE CHEESE SAUCE:
- Meanwhile, mash the blue cheese in a bowl with the mayonnaise or sour cream, lemon zest, and pepper, to taste; set aside.
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ASSEMBLY:
- Cut the rolls in half horizontally and brush the insides with olive oil.
- Grill until warm on each side, about 1 minute.
- Rub the toasted bread with the remaining clove of garlic.
- Thinly slice the meat across the grain and assemble the sandwiches.
- Spread a few tablespoons of the blue cheese sauce on each sandwich, top with some of the steak, onions, roasted tomatoes and watercress.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- ROASTED TOMATOES: (PREPARE WHILE STEAK IS MARINATING).
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
- Toss the tomatoes in a large bowl with the olive oil, thyme, garlic, salt, pepper & crushed red pepper flakes.
- Transfer to a baking sheet cut side up and roast until soft and juicy, about 20 minutes; serve.
- Enjoy with a bottle of "whatever!".
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