Sliced Sirloin Smothered In Onions, With Roquefort Potato Pie And Spinach Salad With Bacon Dressing

Serves: 6

Mckayla Mann

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

48

Sweetness

48

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Butter

Directions:

1

Preheat grill pan to high heat

2

Remove meat from the refrigerator and unwrap

3

Let beef stand a few minutes, to take the chill off

4

Heat a medium skillet over moderate heat

5

Add butter and sliced onions to a hot pan and season with salt

6

Saute onions for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are caramel in color, tender, and sweet

7

Meanwhile, place peppercorns in a heavy-duty food storage bag

8

Hit peppercorns with a small, heavy frying pan to crack them

9

Baste meat with a little Worcestershire sauce on each side using a pastry brush

10

Coat steaks on 1 side with cracked black peppercorns

11

Grill steaks 5 minutes on each side for medium rare

12

Meanwhile, heat leftover mashed potatoes on high in microwave oven for 5 minutes

13

If you are using instant potatoes, prepare to package directions and transfer warm potatoes to a mixing bowl

14

Stir cheese and scallions into the mashed potatoes

15

Heat a nonstick skillet over moderate heat

16

Coat the inside of pan with butter to aid in crusting

17

Spread cheesy potatoes in an even layer in the skillet and allow them to crust and brown on the bottom, 5 to 7 minutes

18

Cut the potato layer in half gently with a butter knife, careful not to scratch your nonstick surface

19

Fold one half over top of the opposite making a half moon shaped potato pie with a crusty outside and a cheesy, soft center

20

While steaks and potatoes cook, brown chopped bacon in the small frying pan you used to crack the peppercorns over high heat

21

Transfer browned bacon bits to a paper towel lined plate to drain

22

Wipe out skillet and return to heat

23

Add 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar to the pan and bring to a bubble

24

Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 to 2 minutes, until vinegar is reduced by half and thick

25

Turn off heat

26

Pour spinach into salad bowl

27

Top with bacon and mushrooms

28

Whisk extra-virgin olive oil into warm vinegar and pour over salad

29

Toss salad and serve

30

Season the cooked steaks with a little salt and remove to a carving board

31

Let the steaks rest for 5 minutes for the juices to redistribute through the meat evenly

32

If you slice into a hot steak, the juices will run out and the first bite will be the only tasty one

33

Slice steaks thin against the grain of the meat

34

Smother steak slices in onions

35

Cut potato pie into 4 wedges and serve along side steaks with spinach salad