Quick Bistro Style Steak Food

BISTRO STEAK

Steps:

• Brush four 12-ounce boneless rib-eyes with canola oil, season with salt and rub with Chili Spice Rub (recipe below) on one side. Grill rub-side down over high heat, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip, cover and grill 5 to 6 more minutes (for medium-rare). Serve with Bar Americain Steak Sauce (recipe below).
• Whisk all of the ingredients in a bowl.
• Whisk all of the ingredients in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 1 day. Bring to room temperature before serving.

BISTRO STEAK

Steps:

• Pour dressing over steak in shallow dish; turn to evenly coat both sides of steak. Refrigerate 30 min. to marinate.
• Heat grill to medium heat. Remove steak from marinade. Discard marinade.
• Grill steak 13 to 16 min. or to medium doneness (160°F), turning and brushing occasionally with barbecue sauce for the last few minutes.

STEAK MARINADE, QUICK AND EASY

Steps:

• Mix it all together and marinade steak for 30 minutes to overnight.
• Garlic will be stronger the longer you marinade.
• Don't be afraid of the garlic it makes the steak taste wonderful!
• Either grill the steaks or pan fry them in butter.
• Either way they're great!
• I do both; I grill them til they're almost done then finish the cooking by pan frying.
• This turns an average grocery store steak into a delicious good restaurant tasting steak.

PERFECT FRENCH BISTRO STYLE STEAK

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. 2. Heat a pan, preferably a cast iron skillet, over high for 5 minutes. Generously season steaks with sea salt and pepper. 3. Drizzle a small amount of evoo on steaks and place in the preheated pan. Brown steaks on the first side for 7 minutes. Turn steaks and transfer the pan to 350°F oven. Cook steaks in the oven for 7 to 10 minutes for medium rare. Transfer steaks to prepared baking pan. Lightly cover pan with foil, and let steaks rest for 10 minutes. 4. Return hot cast iron pan to a burner. Add shallots and mushrooms to the pan, and sauté for 5 to 7 minutes, or until browned. Add garlic and continue cooking 1 minute more.Add wine and chicken broth; reduce by half. Sauce should coat a the back of a spoon. 5. Slice steaks and arrange on serving platter. Top with sautéed mushrooms and wine sauce. Serve immediately.

QUICK BISTRO STYLE STEAK

Steps:

• 1. Remove steaks from refrigerator, and season with pepper. Heat a large heavy skillet (I use cast iron) over medium heat until hot; add oil and butter. Increase heat to high; brown steaks about 1 minute on each side.
• 2. Reduce heat to medium; cook to desired degree of doneness. Transfer to a heated serving platter; season with salt and keep warm. Add shallots, garlic, and herbes to skillet; cook stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in red wine; cook, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan, until liquid has almost evaporated.
• 3. Stir in stock, mustard, and parsley; season with salt ans pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, until slightly reduced. Spoon sauce over steaks. Serve immediately.

BISTRO-STYLE BEEF STEAK SANDWICH

Steps:

• Stack beef steaks; cut lengthwise in half and then crosswise into 1" strips.
• Heat 1 Tbl. olive oil in non-stick skillet over med-high heat til hot.
• Stir-fry beef strips and garlic (1/2 batch at a time), 1-2 minutes or til outside surface is no longer pink.
• Remove from skillet and season with 2 Tbl. soy sauce and pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add 2 teaspoons oil to pan (if needed), and stir-fry onion 5 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and continue cooking 2-3 minutes or til veggies are tender.
• Add red pepper, wine and remaining 1 Tbl. soy sauce, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and return beef to skillet.
• Heat through.
• Pile beef mixture onto bottoms of rolls.
• Top each with 2 slices cheese.
• Place on cookie sheet with tops next to bottoms cut side up, and broil just til cheese is melted and inside tops are lightly toasted.

PAN-SEARED STEAK WITH GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Thoroughly pat steak dry with paper towels. Just before cooking, generously season with 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper
• Heat the cast iron pan until hot then add 1/2 Tbsp oil over medium-high heat, swirling to coat. Once the oil is very hot, add steaks to the skillet. Sear the steaks on the first side for 4 minutes until a brown crust has formed then flip and cook another 3-4 minutes. Using tongs, turn the steak on its sides to render the white fat and sear the edges (1-minute per edge).
• Reduce heat to medium and immediately add 2 Tbsp butter, quartered garlic cloves and rosemary to the pan. Spoon the butter sauce over the steak, tilting the pan to get butter on your spoon. Continue spooning the sauce over the steak for a minute or until the steak is about 5-10 degrees from your desired doneness (the temperature will continue to rise another 5-10 degrees while steaks rest).
• Transfer steak to a cutting board, loosely cover and rest 10 minutes before slicing into 1/2" strips to serve. Spoon extra butter sauce over sliced steak to serve.

PORTOBELLO "PHILLY CHEESE STEAK" SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until soft and beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, bell pepper, oregano and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are wilted and soft, about 7 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low; sprinkle the vegetables with flour and stir to coat. Stir in broth and soy sauce; bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat, lay cheese slices on top of the vegetables, cover and let stand until melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Divide the mixture into 4 portions with a spatula, leaving the melted cheese layer on top. Scoop a portion onto each toasted bun and serve immediately.

STEAK EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• Season steak with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a pan. Cook steak to medium-well. Set aside and rest.
• Melt butter in the same pan.
• Add onions and bell peppers. Sautee until onions are translucent then take off the heat.
• Carve the steak into thin slices then toss in with the onions and peppers.
• Season with Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Leave to cool slightly.
• Take a sheet of egg roll wrapper. Fill with the beef mixture and about 2 tablespoons of cheese.
• Roll tightly from edge to edge, tucking in the sides.
• Heat oil in a pan. Fry egg rolls until golden.
• Drain excess oil on paper towels.

GARLIC BUTTER STEAK BITES

Steps:

• Cut the sirloin steak into equal, bite-sized pieces.
• Marinate the steak bites with smoked paprika, salt and black pepper. Set aside.
• Heat up a skillet, cast-iron preferred on high heat. Add the butter. As soon as it melts, add garlic cloves and stir a few times. Add the steak bites. Stir and cook continuously, flip, turn and toss around with the garlic. Add the Italian seasoning and homemade dry rub, stir to combine well.
• As soon as the steak bites are cooked, about 3-4 minutes, add the chopped parsley. Stir to combine well with the steak. Remove the skillet from the stove top, add the lemon juice on top of the steak and serve immediately.