Steak Sandwich with Sweet & Sour Onions

Lunch / Dinner

Steak Sandwich with Sweet & Sour Onions

Grilled steak and sweet-and-sour onions make for a weeknight-friendly dinner that’s a cut above the rest.

Though it’s quick and fairly casual, the flavor of this grilled steak sandwich is nothing short of steak house quality. Start by cooking onions — half sweet, half pungent — in a saucy vinegar mixture for a unique sweet-and-sour flavor. Then move outdoors to grill tri-tip steaks and toast ciabatta bread.

Makes

4 servings

Total Time

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Ingredients

FOR THE ONIONS, CRUSH:

FOR THE STEAK, MIX:

Test Kitchen Tip

For the best flavor, crush whole spices yourself rather than buying them ground. Don’t have a spice grinder or a mortar and pestle? Use a clean coffee grinder.

Instructions

Preheat grill to medium-high. Brush grill grate with oil.

For the onions, crush coriander and mustard seeds in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle.

Purée pimentos and heat in a sauté pan over medium-high. Stir in vinegar, Madeira, sugar, and 2 tsp. spice mixture; bring to a boil.

Add sweet and red onions, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Uncover, increase heat to high, and continue simmering until liquid is nearly evaporated, 3 minutes. Stir in chives and ½ tsp. salt; season with pepper.

For the steak, mix remaining spice mixture with 1 tsp. salt and ½ tsp. pepper. Place steaks on a sheet of plastic wrap, season both sides of steaks with spice mixture, then top with another sheet of plastic wrap. Pound steaks with a meat mallet to about ½-inch thick.

Grill steaks 23 minutes per side for medium-rare. Grill ciabatta at the same time until toasted, 12 minutes per side. Serve each steak on ciabatta with sweet-andsour onions.

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To prevent the mallet from sticking to the meat, place the steaks between sheets of plastic wrap.

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Flavor the sauce for the onions with coriander and mustard, saving the remaining spices for the steaks.

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To prevent the mallet from sticking to the meat, place the steaks between sheets of plastic wrap.

Nutritional Facts

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories: 375

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16g 24%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 86mg 28%

Sodium 877mg 36%

Carbs 31g 10%

Fiber 3g 12%

Protein 27g

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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