Tex-Mex Cheesesteak
- 6 whole Sandwich Rolls, Toasted
- 3 pounds Beef (chuck Shoulder Steak, Skirt Steak, Any Cheap Cut Will Do)
- 1/4 cups Lime Juice
- 3 cloves Fresh Garlic, Grated Or Minced
- 2 teaspoons Dried Cilantro (or Handful Of Fresh)
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 2 teaspoons Pepper
- 1/2 cups Olive Oil, Scant (ie - Slightly Less)
- 1 whole Small White Onion, Chopped
- 3 whole Canned Green Chiles, Chopped (or Fresh!)
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Flour
- 2 cups Milk
- 2 cups Monterey Jack Cheese, Shredded
- * For photos and craving justifications, please see the related link above*
- In a bowl, mix together lime juice, garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper.
- Then whisk in the olive oil.
- Ta-da!
- Marinade!
- Add the meat and toss around to make sure its nice and coated.
- Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- A little less than four hours later, we make cheese sauce!
- Saute your chopped onion and chiles in a saucepan with some butter or olive oil (just a smidge), until theyre translucent and tender.
- Then remove and set aside.
- In that same saucepan, melt your butter.
- This ensures all that onioney/chile flavor is in your sauce from the start.
- Add the flour and whisk together.
- Let this cook for a couple minutes to get the raw-dough flavor out of the flour.
- This will thicken up your cheesy sauce.
- Next, add the milk.
- Stir to combine and get any flour lumps out.
- When the milk is heated, add the monterey jack cheese.
- The cheese will melt, but will resist incorporating in the sauce.
- Dont let it sass you.
- Whisk whisk whisk until all the cheese gives up, lets go of the whisk, and becomes sauce.
- Reduce the heat and simmer the sauce for about ten minutes, letting it thicken up.
- This would be a good time to consider cooking the meat.
- Heat up a grill pan or nice, big skillet.
- Get it really screamin hot.
- Then just toss your marinated meat right onto it.
- Dont worry about oiling the surface your meat conveniently has olive oil all over it!
- Cook the meat just a few minutes on each side.
- The idea is to get a good, flavorful sear on the outside while leaving the inside nice and tender.
- Once its done, set the meat aside to rest.
- And once rested, slice it up.
- Add the sauteed onions and chiles to your thickened cheese sauce.
- Stir until happy.
- Slice open your sammich rolls and stick them under the broiler for a few minutes, until nice and toasty brown.
- Pile high with meat and slather in delicious cheese sauce.
- Devour.
- Enjoy!
sandwich rolls, beef, lime juice, fresh garlic, cilantro, salt, pepper, olive oil, white onion, green chiles, butter, flour, milk, cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/tex-mex-cheesesteak/ (may not work)