Rib Eye Steak with Olive, Carrot and Tomato Ragout
- 4 ounces thickly sliced bacon, finely diced
- 4 carrots, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- One 14-ounce can peeled Italian tomatoes, drained well and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons pitted Nicoise olives
- 3/4 cup low-sodium beef broth
- One 2-inch strip of orange zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Two 2-inch-thick boneless rib eye steaks (about 1 1/4 pounds each)
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- In a large, deep skillet, cook the bacon over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until crisp, about 5 minutes.
- Add the carrots, onion, tomatoes and 1/4 cup of the olives and cook until the carrots and onion are lightly browned in spots, about 2 minutes.
- Add the broth, orange zest and orange juice and season with salt and pepper.
- Cover and simmer over low heat until the vegetables are tender and the liquid has evaporated, about 8 minutes.
- Discard the orange zest.
- Stir in the parsley and keep warm.
- Preheat a grill pan.
- Using a sharp knife, make several deep slits in the steaks.
- Fill the slits with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olives.
- Season the steaks with salt and pepper and grill over high heat, turning occasionally, until browned all over, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the grill pan to the oven and roast the steaks for about 10 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the centers registers 125 for medium-rare meat.
- Let the steaks rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving with the ragout.
bacon, carrots, red onion, italian tomatoes, nicoise olives, beef broth, orange zest, orange juice, salt, flatleaf parsley
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/rib-eye-steak-with-olive-carrot-and-tomato-ragout (may not work)