Steak & Steak Sandwiches
Steaks
- Sous vide steaks to 130° F
- Pat steaks fully dry, salt & pepper
- Sear on grill or cast iron to finish (high heat)
- Cover and rest steaks for 10 minutes while you make a pan sauce (rest steaks with a pat of butter on each one for extra flavor)
Steak Pan Sauce
Adapted from Bon Appetit
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 small shallot
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- Preferably in the pan you seared the steaks in (after it cools down), add shallot, garlic, thyme, and 2 Tbps of butter
- Cook 2-3 minutes until shallot is golden brown
- Add 1/2 cup water and whisk/scrape any stuck on bits from the steak
- Whisk in 2 Tbps mustard and 2 tsp Worcestershire until smooth
- Add remaining 2 Tbps butter and whisk until smooth and consistent. Add salt & pepper if needed.
- Enjoy steak, save the leftovers including pan sauce
Steak Sandwiches
Adapted from Momsdish
Herb Butter
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 Tbsp fresh dill, diced
- 3 garlic cloves
Steak Sandwiches
- Baguette
- Sliced Havarti cheese
- 1 onion
- 1 green pepper
- horseradish sauce/mayo
Assembly
- Dice green pepper, slice onion into rings, and caramelize both
- If you have any steak drippings or butter in the leftover dish, add these to the pan
- Once caramelized, set these aside and keep warm
- Slice the leftover steak very thinly (think shaved) and gently re-heat just to warm
- Inside the baguette
- garlic dill butter
- horseradish sauce/mayo
- caramelized onions & peppers
- layers of steak, with leftover pan sauce in between each layer
- Havarti cheese
- Toast or bake sandwiches to melt cheese and serve