I identify as a vegan who eats beef.
If you just aspirated your wine, you have good reason. This is a classic oxymoronic euphemism directed to seriously question my own perceptions, particularly in the world of food fan fare.
We’ve all met that class act. A surreptitious charlatan. The one who boasts only the most herbivorous of dietary propaganda, yet deep in the depths of a cryptic, hermitical, hypocritical repose, their guard drops. Unalone, but unbeknownced, they chew, euphorically on the carcass of a dripping swine or hen or heffer.
I’ve witnessed this with my own eyes.
FRAUDS!
But as contradictory as this sounds, it is homogenous with other worldly social ‘norms’. Abnormally normal. Consistently inconsistent. Need I go on?
How about not.
Feeds 4, Takes 1 1/2 hours
Ingredients for Sandwich
- 4 filets, trimmed of excess fat
- 4 sandwich size ciabatta rolls
- 1 cup baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
- 2 glugs zinfandel or other dry red wine
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 6 scallions
- EVOO, salt and pepper
Ingredients/Method for Onion Compote
- 2 large onions (I used 1 red and 1 Walla Walla), diced small
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 1 1/2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 6-8 tbsp water, divided
In a large Dutch oven sauté onions on medium low heat with EVOO. Add salt, vinegar, and pepper and cook for 20 min.
Add 3 tbsp water and sugar. Cook for another 10 min.
Add cornstarch and 3-5 tbsp more water, if it looks dry. Cover and cook on low for 1 hour.
Method for Sandwich and Assembly
In a medium pot, sauté mushrooms with EVOO and salt for 5-7 min. Mushrooms will release water, so continue to cook until most of the liquid evaporates.
Add the garlic powder, pepper and wine. Allow to simmer on low until most of the wine evaporates (another 5-7 min). Taste and adjust seasoning. Set aside.
Heat grill.
Brush steaks with EVOO and salt. Place on grill once it’s really hot.
Grill the steaks for 4-5 min per side on medium heat (for medium). Cover and let rest for 10 min.
Meanwhile, char the scallions on the grill. This will take about 2 min. Make sure to flip them and don’t walk away!
Slice the steak on a bias.
Spread onion compote on bread. Layer steak on top, followed by mushrooms and scallions. Serve with a big ole’ glass of Zin.
And if you like the beef…Eat it. Own it.
More beefy ideas? How about my Easy, Elevated Crunch Wrap? Or some decadent Ricotta, Herb and Meatball Sliders? And your definitely gonna wanna try my Scavenger Beef Bolognese. How about some Ouzo infused Greek Meatballs?
