Grilled Steak
- 1 (10-ounce) rib-eye steak
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme sprigs, crushed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Gorgonzola Cream Sauce, recipe follows
- Sauteed Spinach, recipe follows
- Matchstick Fries, recipe follows
- In a dish put steak, garlic, thyme, and olive oil.
- Turn the steak in the ingredients a few times and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Heat a grill or skillet with grill ridges to high heat.
- Before grilling, remove garlic, and thyme from steak.
- Season well with salt and pepper, and grill to desired doneness.
- Serve steak with Gorgonzola cream sauce, spinach, and Matchstick fries.
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons onions, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons sherry
- 1/2 to 1 cup Gorgonzola, Danish bleu, or Stilton cheese
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter.
- Add the onions, and thyme, then whisk in the flour.
- Cook the flour for 1 minute.
- Add heavy cream and sherry, and continue to whisk.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer to allow flour to cook out.
- After cream simmers for about 2 minutes, add the cheese to melt.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Yield: about 2 cups
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 bunch fresh spinach, cleaned well
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Heat a skillet to almost smoking.
- Add the olive oil, garlic, and spinach.
- Saute quickly, turning the spinach over in the pan, season with the salt and pepper.
- When spinach is just wilted in the pan it is ready.
- Remove from the heat and serve.
- Matchstick Fries:
- Oil, for frying
- 2 white creamer potatoes, or Yukon golds, peeled, and juilienned
- Kosher salt
- Fill a deep pot halfway full with oil.
- Heat the oil to 350 degrees F. Carefully add the potatoes to the hot oil and fry for 1 minute.
- Drain and reserve.
- When you are ready to serve the potatoes, make sure your oil is at 350 degrees F, and fry until crisp, and golden.
- Drain the fries on a paper towel and season with salt, to taste.
garlic, thyme, olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, gorgonzola cream sauce, matchstick fries
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/grilled-steak-recipe0.html (may not work)