Tasty Steak And Onions

Here's one of my favorite tasty steak recipes that you'll love. It takes about 40-minutes to cook because of the time needed to grill the onions. The steak cooks in a minute.

Ingredients:

• 1 ribeye steak (or your favorite beef)
• 1 large yellow onion sliced
• 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil (it has a robust fruity smell)
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce (I use Chinese made 'Pearl River Bridge' brand; I don't like Kikkoman's because it is Japanese and tastes quite different than Chinese brands)
• 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
• 1 tsp. of regular or brown sugar

Preparation:

Cut the onion in half, and then slice it thinly into rings. Add 2 Tbsp. of olive oil to a heated frying pan under medium to high heat. Add the onions and grill, stirring occasionally until the onions start to brown (it takes about 20-30 minutes). The smell of the grilling onions is wonderful.

Keep heat on medium to high. Part onions to side of pan using a spatula and place steak in middle of pan. I only cook the steak long enough to brown each side, then I cut it in half to see how red the inside is. I like my steaks medium-rare, so when it's 50% red inside it's done for me. There's nothing worse than an overcooked steak with no juiciness inside. I want to hear the moo in the cow! 

Adjust the marinade to taste. If the marinade is sweet, I add some more vinegar. The idea is to get a perfect blend of the soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar so that you don't taste any one of them by itself; but rather, they blend together to make a delicious flavor. If too salty, add some sugar. If too vinegary, add some soy sauce.

Add your marinade ingredients to pan and stir into onions and beef.

Cooking Tip: I usually cut the steak into bite-sized pieces before cooking it. This makes it easier to cook since you've increased the surface area of your beef. And by doing it this way, I don't need to cut the steak in half to see if it's done while cooking.

I eat this meal with a dinner roll with a teaspoon of real Irish butter on top of the roll. A little salt on the steak is good, as you eat, but not too much. You can always add more salt, but you can't remove it. Too much salt will ruin any meal.

It's also great with Au Gratin or Scalloped potatoes (from the box). I admit I love dehydrated potatoes, there's just something about the flavor. Oven cooking is best to me, which gives a nice baked coating to the cheese and potatoes.

Sometimes I'll have the steak with some freshly sliced avocado on the side. I like avocado with just about any dinner. Enjoy!