Steak Pizzaiola

Alex Guarnaschelli's "The Cooking Loft"

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 5  garlic cloves, sliced paper thin
•  salt
•  ground pepper
• 2  large onions, shredded on a grater or food processor
• 1  teaspoon dried oregano
• 5  large tomatoes, diced
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 4 (6 ounce)  New York strip steaks, at room temperature
• 6 -8  basil leaves, shredded

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add garlic, salt and pepper, and saute 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
2. Add grated onion and oregano. Cook 2-3 minutes.
3. Add chopped tomatoes to pan. Cook 5 minutes.
4. Add canned tomatoes. Stir well, breaking tomatoes as you do.
5. Season steaks with salt and pepper. Sear steaks in a very hot cast iron skillet with vegetable oil. Cook 4-5 min on each side for medium rare.
6. Transfer steaks to tomato sauce. Baste sauce over steaks and let stand off heat 5 minutes.
7. Sprinkle with shredded basil leaves and serve.