Ahhhhhhmazing Steak Sandwich

Hey all!  Sorry for the brief hiatus on blogging, between moving homes & changing jobs life has been a bit hectic.  The good news is I have quite a few blogs in my cache that need to get up and posted on here!

So are you ready for the most delicious steak sandwich you could ever imagine?  I am not kidding. The flavors are complex, divine and every bite will be sure to awaken your taste buds!  This recipe has a little back story.  One of my favorite ways to learn to cook is by going to amazing restaurants and becoming inspired by a a meal that I have eaten there.  I am really good at picking up on flavors, or remembering the gist of the meal and going home to re-create it.  Well this is one instance where I had the most delicious sandwich and went home and made it even better!!!!!

The restaurant that inspired is definitely due some great credit.  It is The Bearded Frog in Shelburne, VT.  http://thebeardedfrog.com/ .  This place is amazing.  The atmosphere, the menu, the service, the location, and even their cocktails are original & special.  I happened over to this place a little over a year ago while taking some clients to their Condo in Shelburne in the Fall.  They were off to visit family for the night so I had a few hours to do my own thing.  Sometimes intimidated by this prospect I would have taken the easy way out and gone to some place like Panera for dinner to blend into the background and eat a meal all by my lonesome.  Well, not this time and I have never regretted the experience since. The Bearded Frog was quite an experience, and It was very liberating to eat alone and really enjoy every bite without distraction.  Not many months later I returned with Nate because I thought he should try the place out too.  Delish!

The food we had was a wonderful marinated Steak tip sandwich with horseradish mayonnaise, arugula, melted cheddar & fried shoestring onions.  Here it is a year plus later and I find myself dreaming of this sandwich, one I could add to our Sandwich Sunday cache.  Not too hard to take home and recreate right?  No, but with a few of my own touches this sandwich went from delicious to outrageous!  Because I believe steak tips can be inconsistent and @ times chewy, you'll notice I switched it out for my favorite cut , Rib-eye. Here's the recipe!

Southern Sassy's Copy-Cat Steak Sandwich
Makes 2 large Steak Sandwich's (serves 2-4) depending on the appetite.

Ingredients:
~1 1/2 # Rib-eye Steak (I bought from Earth Fare, grass fed & hormone/antibiotic free)
Marinate steak in a bowl with these ingredients for at least an hour.  Pour 3/4 cup of    Worcestershire sauce over steak. Coat each side with Salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder & 1 Tbsp Rosemary. Flip a few times to marry ingredients & to allow steak to absorb marinade. Put in fridge til ready to cook.

~2 medium sized sweet onions cut in 1/2 then into strips
 Caramelize with 2 Tbsp Olive oil 2 Tbsp salted butter

~3/4 cup Mayonnaise
~1 Tbsp Horseradish
whisk together above 2 ingredients to make horseradish mayo.

~1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
~2 tbsp milk
Over medium heat whisk cheese and milk in pan til melted into a creamy cheese.  Turn on low til ready to use.

~Arugula greens
~2 Publix Sub Deli Rolls/or amoroso type hoagie rolls (Slice 3/4 way down center and open)

Directions:
~Have all above ingredients prepped and ready to go. Heat cast iron pan to high heat with 2 tbsp olive oil in pan.  Add Rib-eye steak and sear each side til browned with high heat.  Pour any remaining juices over steak and turn to med heat cover with a lid.  Cook til just pink left in center/ Medium Rare (a/b 5 mins each side).  Remove and slice as if carving. Into thin slices.
~Spread Horseradish Mayo over both inner sides of rolls.
~Fill rolls with healthy amount of arugula
~top then with steak divided equally, portion caramelized onion over steak ( pour any remaining juices from pan over each sandwich, portion onions on each sandwich then finish with melted cheddar over the top.

Serve warm with homemade roasted potato fries!  Enjoy!!  I know I did and will again & again!