The Perfect Steak Sandwich

Perfect Steak Sandwich

8oz strip or rib-eye steak or filet
Coarse salt and ground black pepper
unsalted butter
1/2 cup red onion, sliced into half moons
1/2 cup pickled cherry peppers(hot and sweet), sliced
1 cup white mushrooms, sliced thin
2 tbsp steak sauce
Hoagie-style soft roll, ends trimmed, split horizontally.
Garlic Mayonnaise(see below)
4 slices white cheddar (about 4 oz)
Arugula, cleaned and dressed with red-wine or light balsamic vinaigrette
2-inch piece fresh horseradish root, peeled.

Grill, broil or pan-sear steak until medium rare, season with coarse salt and ground black pepper, and let rest before thinly slicing. In saute pan over medium heat, melt 2tbsp butter until lightly browned, and caramelize onions. Add peppers and mushrooms and cook, flipping frequently, until well mixed, about 3 minutes. Add steak sauce and simmer to glaze, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Lightly butter roll and lightly toast in skillet(buttered sides down). Spread toasted sides with garlic mayo, and place on foil covered sheet pan. Top with cheese and melt open faced under preheated broiler. Remove and transfer to serving plate. Arrange steak atop broiled bread, overlapping slices slightly, and evenly distribute vegetable mixture, finishing with dressed arugula salad. Using small hole side of box grater, shred horseradish root over sandwich and serve.


Garlic Mayo
Place peeled garlic clove on clean work surface. Using broad side of a chef's knive crush slightly and macerate, using circular motions, until it becomes paste. Add a pinch of kosher salt and mix. Stir paste into mayonnaise, adding ground black pepper and a pinch of finely chopped flat-leaf parsley. Use about 2 garlic cloves to 1/4 cup of mayo, more or less according to your taste.

Baked Potato on the Grill

Howdy Folks,
Here is a great way to bake potatoes on your grill.  I did it the other day, they came out great.  Tasted fantastic.

What you will need:
1 Potato for each person
Spray Oil, (Pam, etc)
Garlic Powder
Black Pepper
Lawry's Seasoning Salt
Aluminum Foil

Wash the potatoes well, remove all the eyes.  Dry the potatoes.  Lay your aluminum foil out, place the clean, dry potato on the foil.  spray with your cooking oil, such as Pam, I used Olive Oil Pam on one side of the potato, sprinkle some black pepper, garlic salt, and seasoning salt.  Flip the potato over and spray the other side, then sprinkle the pepper, garlic and salt on that side.  Wrap the potato in the aluminum foil.

I have a 4 burner grill, I was going to grill some steaks later, so I got the burner going away from the normal area where I grill steaks on, set the burner on high and set the potatoes on the grill.  I turned them one quarter turn every 10 minutes  for one hour, you can tell if they are cooking correctly by gently pushing in on the potato, when it is mushy it is ready.  After the hour, I turned the burner off, grilled my rib eyes, and ate them together.   All I can say is delicious. 

Hope it works for you.