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Fancy Steak Sandwich

Servings 4
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Ingredients
  

For the Steak Sandwich:

  • Steak for reverse searing
  • Favorite steak rub
  • Sourdough bread
  • Butter for toasting bread
  • Shredded Colby Jack cheese

For the Fancy Steak Sauce (Sauce Robert):

  • 2 liters beef stock reduced to 500ml
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 whole brown onions thinly sliced
  • 3 rashers streaky bacon thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic thinly sliced
  • 200 ml dry white wine
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 1 sprig of thyme
  • Crushed black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Lemon juice to taste
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 15 g unsalted butter cut into cubes
  • Handful chopped parsley

Instructions
 

  • Season steak with steak rub and sear on a charcoal grill, 90 seconds per side, then smoke indirectly until 128°F internal temperature.
  • Toast buttered sourdough bread in a pan; add shredded Colby Jack cheese to one slice to melt.
  • Fry bacon until crispy, remove, then caramelize onions and garlic in the same pan; add thyme.
  • Deglaze pan with white wine, reduce, add reduced beef stock and bacon back to the pan.
  • Simmer sauce, season with salt, add mustard, lemon juice, Maldon salt, and vinegar.
  • Off the heat, blend in cold butter cubes and stir in chopped parsley. Strain if desired for smoothness.