Screaming Eagle Cheese-Steak Sub
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced, or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil, like canola
- 1 large white onion, peeled and sliced thin
- 2 red bell peppers, seeded and sliced thin
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced thin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 pound button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced thin
- 2 1/2 pounds skirt steak, cut into 6 equal-size sections
- 6 large sub rolls or Italian bread cut into 6 submarine-shaped pieces of 8 to 10 inches, sliced down the center
- 1/2 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, sliced thin
- To make chipotle mayonnaise: Combine mayonnaise and minced peppers in a small bowl and stir well.
- (Leftover sauce may be covered and stored safely in the refrigerator for weeks.)
- To make toppings for sandwich: Heat a griddle or a large, heavy frying pan, ideally cast iron, over medium heat.
- Add oil to pan and, when it begins to shimmer, add the onion and peppers and stir to combine.
- Cook, stirring every so often, until they begin to soften and brown, approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, remove and set aside.
- Wipe pan, add butter and repeat process with mushrooms.
- Cook until they have released their juices and are soft and glazed, about 6 minutes.
- Remove and set aside.
- To make steaks: Heat griddle or frying pan over high heat until nearly smoking.
- Season meat aggressively with salt and pepper.
- Place steaks on griddle, working in batches if necessary, and cook for 3 minutes each side, until well browned but very rare.
- Remove to a serving platter and allow to rest.
- To make sandwiches: Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
- When steaks are complete, slice them along the grain as thinly as possible.
- Place sub rolls in oven to warm.
- Return sliced steaks to griddle or frying pan, over medium heat, and add onions, peppers and mushrooms.
- Stir to combine, turn heat to low and cover with sliced cheese.
- Using tongs and a wide spatula, stir and pull to combine as cheese melts, approximately 3 minutes.
- To serve: Remove rolls from oven and spread chipotle mayonnaise on the interior of each serving.
- Fill each sub with a mixture of meat, vegetables and cheese.
- Serve immediately.
mayonnaise, peppers, neutral cooking oil, white onion, red bell peppers, green bell pepper, kosher salt, unsalted butter, mushrooms, skirt steak, rolls, cheddar cheese
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016285 (may not work)